Tribute to a master pan-man and musician In Trinidad and Tobago the entire nation is joining the steelband fraternity in mourning the passing of Dr. Jit Samaroo, one of...

Haiti UN Chief concerned by political instability in Haiti United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concerns over growing political uncertainty in Haiti and urged the two candidates in...

I would like to wish all the Community Contact readers a Happy and prosperous New Year. I believe 2016 is definitely the year for changes, which have become evident...

What happened on the 9th Floor of   Sir George Williams University 47 years ago will forever be etched in the annals of race relations in Montreal. Rife with issues...

When it was all about music, eating and drinking… Egbert Gaye Ask a roomful of Caribbean people what they miss most about Christmas “back home” and more than anything...

Today, Hawks International Inc. stands as one of the longest serving organizations in our community, with more than 40 years of service  to the development of  seniors, youth and...

Soca Parang for Christmas and Reggae at the Grammys Coming to the end of 2015, a lot has been going on in the Montreal Caribbean entertainment scene highlighted by...

Ramdas West Indian Food Contact STAFF As the owner of one of a handful of West Indian stores in Montreal, you’d think that Mr. Raymond Ramdas would be troubled...

As the bombs rain down in the Middle East… With recent terrorist events in San Bernadino, California, Paris, Mali, Ottawa and the bombing of a Metrojet airliner over the...

In the previous issue, we talked about how our Caribbean Christmas traditions are slowly disappearing. I was attempting to create an awareness of a Caribbean Tradition that provides an...