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...
Actor Tonya Williams is overjoyed to be appointed to the Order of Canada — the honour comes just one week after her induction into Canada’s Walk of Fame. The Office of the Governor General revealed on June 30 the names of 83 new appointees;...
TORONTO: A Jamaican-Canadian paediatrician was among five female change-makers recently recognised by the Black Physicians’ Association on Ontario (BPA0) for their achievements. Dr Anna Jarvis is professor emerita of Temerty Faculty of Medicine,...
TORONTO: Dave D’Oyen will graduate from the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) with a Juris Doctor with Distinction degree. Before convocation on June 20, however, he had been racking up accolades from the...
Wayne Isaacs, an entrepreneur known for building businesses in developing economies across over 25 countries, does not usually sing his own praises but on June 19 many will know about his work and philanthropy when he receives an honorary doctor of...
TORONTO: When the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, holds its convocation on June 10, two Jamaican-Canadians will receive honorary doctorates for their accomplishments. The citation notes that “ for more than 50 years, Trevor Lloyd Massey’s...
TORONTO: Starting the week of October 13, 100 senior managers at Sandals Resorts in Jamaica will be offered specialised executive training programmes to further enhance their skills and expertise resulting from a partnership of Sandals Corporate...
TORONTO: A research report to assess the potential establishment of the Pan-African Credit Union (PACU) in Ontario was launched recently by the Pan-African Credit Union (PACU) Initiative Steering Committee in Toronto. Its purpose is to dismantle...
TORONTO: Jamaica’s High Com-missioner to Canada, Marsha Coore Lobban, has hailed the strength and success of Canada/Caribbean partnerships at various leadership levels over the years. Coore Lobban was a participant at the opening plenary of The...
TORONTO: Courtney Grant, CEO of Caribbean Queen Jerk Group of Companies, has opened a new facility, CQ Banquet Hall and Event Centre, in northwest Toronto. The St Thomas, Jamaica native, who immigrated to Canada in 1998, said this is a dream come...
The leadership, compassion, and commitment to service of community advocate Nehemiah ‘Miah’ Bailey, 92, will be remembered for many years to come. The beloved Jamaican-Canadian was born on October 7, 1932, in Ipswich, St Elizabeth in Jamaica, and...
TORONTO: Jamaica’s director of tourism, Donovan White, says the Jamaica Tourist Board owes a great deal of its success to the ever-expanding Canadian market. Speaking on Monday at a cocktail reception to celebrate the JTB’s 70th anniversary at...
TORONTO: Jamaican-Canadian Dr. Mary Anne Chambers has been re-elected as chancellor of the University of Guelph. She was named the university’s 10th chancellor in 2022. Dr. Rene Van Acker, interim president and vice-chancellor commended Dr....
TORONTO: Dr Frederick Edward Aldrick ‘Buddy’ McIntosh, an ear, nose and throat specialist and an alumnus of Kingston College, passed away peacefully in hospital on March 28 in Ontario, Canada. He was 88 years old. Born on February 4, 1937, he is...
TORONTO: Two Jamaican community stalwarts have recently published books – one that focuses on the education system in Ontario, the other on growing up in Jamaica in the 1960s and 1970s. Luther Brown, an educator and researcher, has written Leading...
One of Toronto’s oldest churches, the St James Cathedral (Toronto), last Sunday held for the first time a Bob Marley Mass composed by the Reverend Canon Dr Stephen Fields, vicar of the church, in observation of the International Day for the...
