Simeon Pompey excels as an educator and  community worker
Community News

Simeon Pompey excels as an educator and community worker

Nompumelelo Moyo (LJI) Simeon Pompey is a well-respected educator and community worker whose commitment to those in his charge and to those around him has earned him recognition and...

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,...

Gracia Kasoki Katahwa looks back at a fulfilling year
Community News

Gracia Kasoki Katahwa looks back at a fulfilling year

A year after what was an unlikely breakthrough in last fall’s municipal elections, it’s safe to say that Gracia Kasoki Katahwa has settled into her tasks as Mayor of...

Sharon Pilgrim uses “Giving Back With Grayson” to bless children
Community News

Sharon Pilgrim uses “Giving Back With Grayson” to bless children

Nompumelelo Moyo (LJI) Driven by her passion to help others, Sharon Pilgrim, co-founder of Afro Canadian Philanthropic Initiative (ACPI) has touched and changed the lives of many through her...

Nicous D’Andre Spring’s family wants answers
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Nicous D’Andre Spring’s family wants answers

“Black people are the magical faces at the bottom of society’s well. Even the poorest whites, those who must live their lives only a few levels above, gain their...

Miller continues to drive Valentino’s forward
Community News

Miller continues to drive Valentino’s forward

Nestled at the corner of Sherbrooke and Girouard street sits Valentino’s Beauty Supply Store. It boasts of being one of the oldest Black owned businesses in Montreal. There, Montrealers...

Big Antigua & Barbuda celebration on November 19
Community News

Big Antigua & Barbuda celebration on November 19

It promises to be an evening of celebration and joy as members of the Antigua & Barbuda Association as well as their supporters get together after a two hiatus...

Culture stalwart Nato is 80
Community News

Culture stalwart Nato is 80

He is Neville Millett Brown but almost everyone calls him Nato, a nickname he acquired in his native Trinidad for no real reason. Here in Montreal where he has...

Obituaries Oct 21, 2022
Obituaries

Obituaries Oct 21, 2022

Mrs. Sylvia Ella Forde (nee Warner) (Barnes) February 10, 1930 – September 10, 2022 At the noble age of 92, Mrs. Sylvia Ella Forde (nee Warner) (Barnes) passed away...

The Fireman “Niced Up” Montreal
Entertainment

The Fireman “Niced Up” Montreal

Hard work does pay off and the success of “Shake It Down” is evidence of just that on Saturday September 17, at the Caribbean Food Factory in NDG. This...