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TORONTO, Ontario (Thursday May 5, 2022) — Exactly two weeks ago, on April 21, the late jazz and blues icon, Salome Bey, got her rare and classic, self-titled, debut album, Salome Bey, reissued — exactly 52 years after it first ...

TORONTO, Ontario (Wednesday, May 4, 2022) — Celebrated actor, Amaka Umeh, who is playing Hamlet at the Stratford Festival this season; and Board member, David Simmonds, each received prestigious Harry Jerome Awards at the Black Business and Professional Association’s (BBPA) ...

By Ettie M. Rutherford B.Ed., Dip.Ed., M.Ed. Contributing Columnist As we find ourselves still engulfed in the ravages of the pandemic, it is of utmost importance to know who we are, what we can tolerate, as well as what abilities ...

By Vinita Srivastava Guest Contributor It felt like these Oscars were the first ones that weren’t actually so white. The whole event felt different. With attempts to display a more inclusive Hollywood, the showcase seemed to go beyond its usual ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Monday, April 4, 2022) — Jamaica is set to benefit from investment of US$30 million from the United States (US). The development follows a meeting, between US Vice President, Kamala Harris, and Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, at the ...

Starting on March 14, Metrolinx made transit around the Greater Golden Horseshoe more affordable with bigger discounts for transit riders. This means more savings and more reasons to choose transit. Discounted Fare Rates for Youth and Post-Secondary Students The GGH’s ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Canadian Women joined hands with others, around the world, in the annual celebration of International Women’s Day on Tuesday, March 8. This year’s motto Gender Equality Today, For A Sustainable Tomorrow reminds us that in ...

BRAMPTON, Ontario (Friday, March 18, 2022) — Delores Armstrong (nee Scarlett), 79 — born on September 15, 1942, in Lower Buxton, St. Ann, Jamaica — died, surrounded by family, earlier this month on March 4, in Brampton, Ontario. The first ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist One of the most frightening results of today’s virus-ravaged world is the other wide-spread epidemic. I am talking about stress in every-day life. Although everyone experiences stress to some degree, the way we respond makes ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Thursday, February 17, 2022) — Guyana will be pursuing a low-carbon transportation infrastructure, to reduce the demand for imported fossil fuels for vehicular transport in 2022. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, Mark Phillips, on the third day ...