TORONTO: Yasmine Brown had dreams of becoming a basketball player, but eventually pivoted to focus on her mental health. That’s when she realised that she had all this time and energy to create things: she started drawing, learned how to paint,...
TORONTO: The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is throwing its full support behind Harmonies of Hope, a star-studded benefit concert set for December 10 at Toronto’s Meridian Arts Centre, as the island works to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Melissa....
TORONTO: Torontonians may now donate essential items at 12 fire stations across the city and can provide financial assistance to the Jamaican Canadian Association’s Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund through the DonateTO portal ( toronto.ca/donate)....
TORONTO: Jamaican artist Anna-K Cuffe has urged an audience in Toronto, Canada, to donate to the Government’s Hurricane Melissa relief effort website, supportjamaica.gov.jm, to help rebuild communities affected by the category 5 hurricane. Using...
Several Jamaican workers of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) in Canada have lost their homes and businesses as a result of Hurricane Melissa, and some are still unable to reach their families. However, Althea Riley, chief liaison...
As Jamaican-Canadians consider how they can help their homeland, ravaged by the fury of Hurricane Melissa, the Jamaican High Commission in Ottawa held a meeting last week underscoring that it is vital to prepare for recovery and reconstruction...
Grace Lyons, the founder and music director of Heritage Singers Canada, is overjoyed that the Heritage Singers Canada archival donation is now housed in the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections at the Scott Library, York University, and...
TORONTO, Canada: Four Jamaican-Canadians were celebrated with national honours on Monday during the annual Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards on the lawns of King’s House in Kingston. The honourees – Dr Sylvanus...
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has commended the finalists of the 2025 Edith Baxter Memorial Award initiated by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and the Baxter family in Toronto, Canada. Established in 2021 to honour the legacy of...
When Chris Campbell arrived in Canada from Jamaica with just $20 in his pocket, he could not have imagined the impact he would have on the North American country’s skilled trades industry. After 35 years of service, Campbell – who made history in...
TORONTO: Five outstanding Jamaican-Canadians will be celebrated by the Consulate General of Jamaica in Toronto for their contributions to justice, business, education, health, community and youth empowerment within Canada and across the diaspora....
TORONTO: Fifty-six years after immigrating to Canada from Jamaica, veteran labour movement leader and community advocate, Herman Stewart, 75, has launched his memoir, A Labour of Love: In Pursuit of Just Causes. Chronicling his journey from...
TORONTO: Jamaica Tourist Board representatives last week hailed the special relationship which it shares with its Canada market, which has seen steady growth in the last year with significant developments planned for the sector. Addressing a press...
TORONTO: A Jamaican-led men’s health interest and prostate cancer support group has chosen September, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, to offer a scholarship to black medical students at the new Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) School of...
A Jamaican professor from Atlanta, Georgia, was the historical consultant for a documentary about Ghana’s first prime minister and president, Kwame Nkrumah, that had its world premiere last week at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)....
Jamaican-Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area will gather on September 3 to watch the results of the general election at a special watch party hosted by the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA). The event, to be held at the Jamaican Canadian...
TORONTO: The work of a British sculptor of Jamaican heritage now sits outside the main entrance of the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto – one of the largest art museums in North America . Standing 2.7 metres tall and made of lustrous black bronze...
Lillie Johnson, a nurse, educator, public health advocate, and community stalwart died at the age of 103 years old on August 10. In her memoir, My Dream, she writes: “If I had to do anything over again in my life, what would I do differently?...
TORONTO: When Paul A. Smith, Commanding officer of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) York became the first black officer to lead a Royal Canadian warship, he did so with the support of those around him who saw his leadership potential. As the...
TORONTO: Four Jamaican-Canadians appointed to Jamaica’s national honours and awards and to the badge of honour, effective August 6, are enthusiastic about the recognition from their homeland. Award-winning author and Jamaica’s Poet Laureate from...
TORONTO: When Claudette McGowan, a visionary leader in information technology, got the call that she was appointed to the Order of Canada, she was very surprised. “I immediately went into cyber investigator mode and started asking questions that...
TORONTO: Should you meet Dr Michael Vaughan, it is easy to understand why the gregarious and outgoing medical doctor took on the role of honorary consul for Jamaica in Victoria, British Columbia, in 2012 and retired recently after almost 13 years...
TORONTO: One year after he died, a park in Toronto has been renamed to honour the late community advocate, Louis March, founder of the Zero Gun Violence Movement which was set up with a goal of ending gun violence in Toronto and beyond. The Sumach...
TORONTO: Participants in this year’s Alliance of Jamaican Alumni Associations (AJAA) Graduates Programme were encouraged to recognise their inner voice and individual strengths, even as they embraced the power of community. Nicole Maylor, who was...
Justice Aston Hall, who in 2021 became the first black judge to be appointed Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, has been honoured with a degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) by the Law Society of Ontario. At its June...
