Community Events Aug 18, 2016 Community News

Community Events Aug 18, 2016

Trini Revellers present an Independence Celebration Contact Staff On Sunday, August 28th, Trini Revellers will celebrate  the 54th Anniversary of Independence of Trinidad & Tobago with a mega show...

The stage set for Reggae Fest 2016
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The stage set for Reggae Fest 2016

This summer’s Montreal International Reggae Festival 2016, the largest outdoor reggae festival in Canada, is expected to be the best one. The 13th edition of MIRF, which runs the...

Transport MInister made a stop-over at MR. PATTY’s BBQ
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Transport MInister made a stop-over at MR. PATTY’s BBQ

On Sunday July 17, Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau made a surprise visit to the home of David and Madge Bailey in Cote St. Luc. The occasion was a...

Socamatters at the Reggae Fest
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Socamatters at the Reggae Fest

Reggae music is always going to be the main part of the Caribbean musical output, but there is an argument to be made that for Caribbean people who live...

DOWN THERE IT’S RACE, GUNS AND  POLITICS UP HERE IT’S all THAT- LIte Opinions

DOWN THERE IT’S RACE, GUNS AND POLITICS UP HERE IT’S all THAT- LIte

It was another hot summer’s day in Montreal, tourists walking the streets of downtown Montreal. God Bless America and the Benjamins! Down at the barbershop the air conditioner was...

Church Events Aug 4, 2016
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Church Events Aug 4, 2016

Inter-Faith Church Service On Saturday 20,  August 2016 an Interfaith service to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the independence of Guyana will be held at St. Paul’s Anglican Church....

A trusted ancient African tradition of savings
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A trusted ancient African tradition of savings

Meeting-Turn, Box Hand, Partner, Tontines and Sol By Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein Black Canadians have contributed enormously to the social economy in Canada. And it seems fitting–in the U.N....

What Does It Mean to be  a Black Canadian?
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What Does It Mean to be a Black Canadian?

Know Thy Self…. Renée White-Francis Where are you from? It’s a short and inconspicuous question. It slips off the tongue quickly, and leaves a little shine in the eyes....

Nostalgia and music colored Umoja Reunion on July 1
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Nostalgia and music colored Umoja Reunion on July 1

Contact Staff   (with notes from Molly Young) A cross-section of Montrealers and former Montrealers who came in from Toronto, New York and Miami gathered at Hampton Inn in...

Another successful Tea Party for the Pioneer Women
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Another successful Tea Party for the Pioneer Women

Contact Staff As usual, The Caribbean Pioneer Women of Canada had a capacity crowd at their 27th annual Tea Party, held this year on July 10 at the St....