Jamaica 60th Cake Cutting
Community News

Jamaica 60th Cake Cutting

On Sunday, August 7, a specially invited group of Montrealers gathered at the Jamaica Association of Montreal for the cake-cutting ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of Independence of...

UNIA: Rooted in the Past, Eyes on the Future
Community News

UNIA: Rooted in the Past, Eyes on the Future

The United Negro Improvement Association (Montreal Chapter 334) was launched in 1919 by The Honourable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, will take a step forward in its rebuilding process when it...

Montreal gearing up for Jamaica’s 60th celebrations
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Montreal gearing up for Jamaica’s 60th celebrations

On the weekend of August 6-7,Montrealers will join Jamaicans around the world in the celebration of the nation’s 60th anniversary of Independence. The Jamaica Association of Montreal is in...

WHO WANTS TO BE A BILLIONAIRE ?
Opinions

WHO WANTS TO BE A BILLIONAIRE ?

A few days ago I walked into my Bank of Montreal Branch and there I noticed on the electronic advertising board, an invitation to Black entrepreneurs to come in...

Jamaica and Jamaicans celebrate on Aug. 6
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Jamaica and Jamaicans celebrate on Aug. 6

On August 6, Jamaicans around the world will be celebrating. For the 2.9 million Jamaicans at home and the 1.8 million in the Diaspora, the day will mark Jamaica’s...

Obituary June 28, 2022
Obituaries

Obituary June 28, 2022

Remembering Uriah Jackson August 18, 1955 – July 1, 2017 My Angel how I miss you so. I think of you everyday The pain of losing you is always...

Father Jim served Montreal well
Community News

Father Jim served Montreal well

Thirty-eight years ago when Archdeacon James W. Bennett introduced himself to Montrealers on the pulpit of St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Cote des Neiges, the Black and Caribbean community...

Summer in the City 2022
Community News

Summer in the City 2022

Faybee’s at McKenzie Park on June 24 The Saint Jean Baptiste (Quebec’s national day) celebration is a day for many in our community to get outdoors and enjoy some...

Two friends and the festival they built
Community News

Two friends and the festival they built

Felix Nadeau The West Island Blues Festival is back. On July 9, the 18th annual edition of the event returns to the outdoors at Dollard des Ormeaux Park after...

Obituaries June 3, 2020
Obituaries

Obituaries June 3, 2020

Ms. Winnifred Loretta Riley Born October 15 1946- Died on May 12, 2022 Ms Riley was a petite, 4 ft 5inch woman who stood tall in her Black community...