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By Dwain Wellington Rattray Pride Contributing Editor The Trinidad and Tobago 51st Independence Gala in Toronto on Saturday, August 24, 2013 took the shape of the fashion show, Cuttin’ Style. To say the celebration was a resounding success would be ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Canada, last Friday, withdrew the work permit for Jamaican Reggae artiste, Queen Ifrica, following complaints from the Canada-based Jamaica Association of Gays and Lesbians Abroad (JAGLA). The activists had complained that the dancehall performer was “notorious” ...

By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – Dr. Carolyn Cooper, a professor of literary and cultural studies at the University of the West Indies, has plans to celebrate the 70th birthday of reggae icon, Bob Marley, with a ...

By Dwain Wellington Rattray Pride Contributing Editor Style and fashion have always been synonymous with the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Those refreshingly distinct styles are the fashion signature of Joan Pierre, who first brought Cuttin’ Style to ...

By Dwain Wellington Rattray Pride Contributing Editor “One good thing about music: when it hits, you feel no pain.” Those immortal words of Reggae legend Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley may be considered the energy that surrounds and propels the current ...

TORONTO, Ontario – While Jamaican icons, Honourable Louise Bennett Coverly and Leonie Forbes, have essentially set the stage in Jamaican theatre, Terri Salmon is one who is working assiduously to keep the standards high. Salmon is an award winning actress, who ...

TORONTO, Ontario – Twelve-year-old Omri Brown, a singer, and 13-year-old drummer, Shiloh Higgins, the daughter of veteran journalist, Dalton Higgins, will be two of the young performers who will showcase their talents at TweenFest — a component of RastaFest — ...

TORONTO, Ontario – Fresh from a European tour with Snoop Lion (formerly known as Snoop Dog), and German dancehall great, Gentleman, Jamaica’s singing sensation and golden voice, Richie Stephens, (formerly of Soul II Soul) brings his internationally renowned and Grammy ...

TORONTO, Ontario – Following on the heels of the successful Simply Myrna Revue in Jamaica for the last three years, the banquet hall of the Hilton Double Tree Hotel By The Airport will be transformed into a swanky night club ...

By Dwain Wellington Rattray Pride Contributing Editor TORONTO, ON – Island vibes will grace Markham like never before, adding to that city’s diverse cultural offerings. Carnival festivities will have ended and Jamaican Independence Day celebrations will be in the air ...