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ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda (Friday, October 16, 2020) — CARIFESTA, the Caribbean’s premiere cultural festival, which was scheduled to be held in Antigua and Barbuda in August next year, has been postponed to August 2022. Daryll Matthew, Minister of ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Systemic racism is real, despite repeated denial to the contrary. We do not need to look back very far in the history of Quebec and Canada, to see some of the most notorious examples of ...

By Gloria Blizzard and Gillian TurnbullGuest Contributors Music has been significant for many during COVID-19 isolation, and in these same months Black musicians have amplified the momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement. While pop or hip hop music are genres whose ...

By Gemma Raeburn-Baynes Guest Writer MONTREAL, Quebec Friday, October 2, 2020 — University students as well as parents, teachers, professors and members of the Black and Caribbean Canadiancommunity, who are interested in learning more about the application process to secure ...

TORONTO, Ontario (Friday, October 2, 2020) — Aloe Blacc – the GRAMMY-nominated, platinum-selling singer, songwriter, producer, and activist – released his newest album, All Love Everything, today. Inspired by his family, the new album, out on BMG, is really shaped ...

BARBADOS (Friday, October 2, 2020) — Concerns raised in the public domain, with respect to the efficacy of procedures and systems used by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in its computation and declaration of student performance data are of great ...

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia (Friday, October 2, 2020 — Legislation that extends the U.S.–Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) through 2030, passed the Senate, last night, by unanimous consent. The legislation (H.R. 991) passed in the lower House on September ...

TORONTO, Ontario (Friday, October 2, 2020) – Yesterday, Toronto City Council unanimously passed a motion — introduced by Ward 8 Councillor, Mike Colle, and seconded by Deputy Mayor, Ana Bailão — establishing a “Little Jamaica” Heritage and Innovation Hub in ...

TORONTO, Ontario (Friday, October 2, 2020) – The Black Business and Professional Association’s (BBPA) National Scholarship Program announced, today, that 86 Black students, across Canada, will receive the organisation’s national scholarships this year. The National Scholarship Program — formerly named ...

HAMILTON, Bermuda (Friday, October 2, 2020) — Incumbent Premier, David Burt, led his Progressive Labour Party (PLP) to a landslide victory in the island-nation’s General Elections held, yesterday. The PLP won 30 of the 36 seats at stake, with the ...