By Sarah R. Olutola Guest Contributor Rapper and pop singer Nicki Minaj made headlines after her Sept. 13 tweet about her as-of-yet unidentified cousin’s friend in Trinidad, who was dumped at the altar by his wife-to-be because “the vaccine” — presumably ...
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He already owns one Star Island home that he bought in 2003, and TMZ has just learned that Diddy is the mystery buyer behind the recent sale of Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s Star Island home. Diddy paid $35 million for ...
Read More »Black And Caribbean Book Affair Celebrates Imagination
By Neil Armstrong Guest Contributor When the pages of books — featured at the 2021 Black and Caribbean Book Affair, October 14 to 17 — are turned, they will reveal works boldly discussing issues of colour, race, education, discrimination, identity, ...
Read More »Jamaica On Show As New James Bond Movie, ‘No Time To Die’, Opens In Major Markets
Port Antonio and Jamaica will be showcased to an international audience, as the James Bond film, ‘No Time to Die’, is released in major markets around the world. The 25th James Bond film, which stars British actor, Daniel Craig, premiered ...
Read More »Go Transit Has Your New Destination For Entertainment — On-Board Wi-Fi, And More
As you return to the office, Metrolinx has been working to making your return to GO trains and buses a little more fun. Keep your Wi-Fi on, and your journey to work or school is instantly transformed to a journey ...
Read More »Movies Filmed On Nevis Soon To Hit Screens Worldwide
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis (September 2, 2021) — Three movies, filmed on Nevis, by MSR Media, over the past seven months, have all been sold to distributors and will soon be available on international streaming services. Under a three-year, multi-film production deal ...
Read More »Toronto Rapper, Nue, Drops New Single, Feel It Now
By Dalton Higgins Guest Contributor TORONTO, Ontario (Friday, August 13, 2021) — Toronto-based rapper, Nue, today, released the first single, “Feel It Now”, from his forthcoming, full-length album, Playground, due in early 2022, on Wax Records and Republic Records (UMG ...
Read More »Deanna Bowen Captures Canada’s Richest Photography Prize
By Stephen Weir Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — The annual Scotiabank Photography Award offers the largest cash prize in Canada for photographers — and this year, Deanna Bowen took top honours. As winner of the Award, Bowen receives a $50,000 ...
Read More »No Toronto Caribbean Festival Parade This Year, But The Show Goes On
By Stephen Weir Guest Contributor TORONTO, Ontario (PrideNews) — Meet Lateisha Williams and Celena Seusahai, two well-known Toronto mas’ models and long-time Carnival organizers, who were named the Face of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival Festival for 2021 and 2022, respectively, ...
Read More »Caribbean Carnival In Toronto Re-imagined
By Roger Gibbs Guest Contributor The community that has given us the Toronto Caribbean Carnival (TCC) for over five decades, has nothing to show for its efforts. The Caribana/TCC arts community is in disarray. Despite the billions of dollars, which ...
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