TORONTO: Seventy years ago, a 35-member delegation, led by community icon, Barbados-born Donald Willard Moore, which included Jamaican leaders Bromley Armstrong, Harry Gairey Sr, and Stanley Grizzle, who was of Jamaican heritage, travelled to...
TORONTO: A Jamaican-Canadian seasoned public servant will for the second time receive a prestigious Harry Jerome Award – this time, the professional award – presented by the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA). The first award she...
TORONTO: When 108 Jamaican farm workers arrived recently in Toronto to work in Ontario, they did so under what Pearnel Charles Jr, minister of labour and social security, promised would be a year in which the government will enhance, protect, and...
TORONTO: The story of a Jamaican-Canadian who travelled to Canada from the United Kingdom in 1964 – after living in the United States and returning to Jamaica before relocating to England – has been included in an exhibition that “showcases the...
TORONTO: Although Loris Thomas retired 12 years ago from corporate Canada where she spent almost 40 years, her drive to volunteer within the black community has not gone unnoticed. She believes that she is called to serve and intends to continue...
TORONTO: Estella Wheeler is remembered by her colleagues, parents, students, and members of the community as an excellent teacher, well loved by her students. On March 13, parents organised a community candlelight vigil outside the school to honour...
TORONTO: The sudden death of beloved educator and consultant Jay Williams has resulted in an outpouring of tributes on various media platforms. Williams, 40, died in the early hours of February 29 – three weeks after attending the swearing-in...
TORONTO: The Free For All Foundation, a non-profit organisation that was initially set up to help black and racialised youths, has evolved into offering several services across the Region of Peel and the Greater Toronto Area. It recently held a...
TORONTO: Jamaica-born Lillie Johnson, the grand dame of sickle cell advocacy in Ontario, was invested into the Order of Canada by Edith Dumont, lieutenant-governor of Ontario, at a special ceremony held at the long-term care residence where she...
When Dr. Harcourt Fuller found a wallet with banknotes — including one with the image of Marcus Garvey — underneath a house in Kingston, Jamaica, when he was just nine years old, little did he know that it would lead to him becoming the founder and...
In its celebration of Black History Month, the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) chose the theme ‘Black Resistance’ and lauded three individuals who, it said, exemplified such through their work, advocacy and commitment to equity. Dr Andrew B....
TORONTO: Veteran musician, Jamaican Canadian Jay Douglas who has performed in Canada and Jamaica for more than 50 years, is being celebrated for his contribution to the art at two Black History Month events during February. Douglas, who first...
TORONTO: Canada lost one of its leading dub poets when KlydeBroox, aka Durm-I, who performed on many stages across North America, Europe and the Caribbean, died in Hamilton, Ontario, of cancer on January 20. He was 66 years old. Born in Little...
TORONTO: A new initiative in Montreal, Canada will shine light on black life in Quebec in an upcoming exhibition during February – Black History Month – and will make a virtual reality tour of all the places Marcus Garvey visited there accessible...
TORONTO: A group that represents international students from Jamaica and the Caribbean says Canada’s plan to cap the number of international student permits over the next two years, is no surprise given the current situation for most...
TORONTO: Visitors to the Ontario Legislature, Queen’s Park, will be able to view a new commemorative bust of Canada’s first black member of parliament, first black Canadian cabinet minister, and Ontario’s first black Lieutenant Governor Lincoln...
TORONTO: Marie Clarke Walker, a veteran Jamaican-Canadian labour leader, has expressed satisfaction with the recommendations of a task force set up to to undertake the most comprehensive review of Canada’s Employment Equity Act since its...
TORONTO: The new year started with good news for three residents of Ontario of Jamaican heritage who were appointed to the Order of Ontario for 2023. Gervan Fearon, president of George Brown College; retired internist, Dr. Herbert Ho Ping Kong;...
TORONTO: A Jamaican-Canadian centenarian has been named among the 78 new appointments to the Order of Canada – one of the country’s highest honours – “for her long-time dedication to improving public health within the black community, notably...
TORONTO: Another Jamaican has been appointed to the Senate of Canada. Paulette Senior, the president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Women’s Foundation, has been appointed by Governor General Mary Simon as an independent senator to...
TORONTO: A Jamaican Canadian has been appointed to the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest honour for outstanding achievement. Marva Wisdom, a senior equity and leadership practitioner, accepted the honour acknowledging her ‘teams’ or ‘the...
TORONTO: A project led by Jamaican-Canadian award-winning placemaker Jay Pitter about Toronto’s cultural district, Little Jamaica, has won a Heritage Toronto award which recognises extraordinary contributions to the city’s heritage. The Public...
Sheila June Alexander, a former managing director at The Gleaner’s North America office, was described as loyal, articulate, disciplined, selfless and tenacious by her nephew, Daryl Vaz, member of Parliament for Portland Western at a service of...
TORONTO: The Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), formerly Ryerson, recently unveiled a portrait of its late chancellor emeritus, Jamaica-born G. Raymond Chang, which will be prominently displayed in The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing...
TORONTO: A Jamaican-Canadian police superintendent has pleaded guilty to seven counts of misconduct, at a disciplinary tribunal headed by retired South Simcoe Police Deputy Chief Robin McElary-Downer. It is alleged that Supt Stacy Clarke committed...
