Author with a plan for Black and Caribbean prosperity
Community News

Author with a plan for Black and Caribbean prosperity

Former Montrealer Perry C. Douglas digs deep into his reservoir of experience and acquired expertise in wealth management and investment banking as well as a consultant on energy, healthcare...

A TASTE OF TEA with  treats and Gospel
Community News

A TASTE OF TEA with treats and Gospel

This year, Playmas Montreal Cultural Association is pulling out all the stops to celebrate women’s achievements and reinforce its commitment to women’s equality. On Sunday, March 5, the organization...

Wisdom & Life Apostolic Church: Where the Hand of God Touches Man
Church & Gospel

Wisdom & Life Apostolic Church: Where the Hand of God Touches Man

Submitted by Nicole Robertson-Allen You hear the music as you walk up the steps to the front entrance of the building, the musicians’ skillful fingers dancing across the instruments,...

“… And Then Comes Rock Steady”
Entertainment

“… And Then Comes Rock Steady”

As we enter Black History Month for 2023, we continue to examine the evolution of popular music in Jamaica. In the last edition of The Community Contact, we looked...

Is There Value To Life… Anymore ?
Opinions

Is There Value To Life… Anymore ?

Dr. Alwin Spence A few weeks ago I was watching ‘ The View ‘ on television. A very popular game show host was the guest that morning. In a...

Obituaries February 3, 2023
Obituaries

Obituaries February 3, 2023

In Memory of our Loving Mother Veronica Baptiste Sunrise: 27.09.1925 Sunset: 17.02.2016 You will always be in our hearts. You are sadly missed by your children, Hollis, Michael and...

Bountiful Blessings extend helping hands
Community News

Bountiful Blessings extend helping hands

Fifteen years after opening their doors, Bountiful Blessings a west island based charitable organization continues to be a force for good in the lives many Montrealers who are struggling...

And Then There Was Ska…
Entertainment

And Then There Was Ska…

In the last issue of The Montreal Community Contact, I examined the origins of Jamaica’s first popular music, Mento… The Calypso Of Yard, so to speak. It gives us...

Caribbean man who changed Canada’s exclusionary immigration laws
Special Features

Caribbean man who changed Canada’s exclusionary immigration laws

Donald Willard Moore (1891-1994), was a community leader and civil rights activist who fought to change Canada’s exclusionary immigration laws. Donald Moore was born at Lodge Hill, St. Michael’s...

They are a credit  to our community
Community News

They are a credit to our community

Nompumelelo Moyo (LJI) and Egbert Gaye Audley Coley, Kirk Gayle and Brian Smith have become well known in our community just by their but they have also made their...