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The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, TD helps Canadians securely send money in more ways to more places with TD Global Transfer 2 months ago

If you’re one of the many Canadians who regularly sends money abroad to family or friends, you may know there are several important factors to consider when deciding which money transfer service you should u […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, City of Toronto launches Traffic Agents program 2 months ago

Toronto Traffic Agents on the job
The City of Toronto yesterday officially launched its new Traffic Agents program which will help keep people moving through busy intersections while also improving safety for […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Chris Campbell appointed Equity and Diversity Representative of Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario 2 months ago

Chris Campbell
Jamaica-born Chris Campbell has been appointed Equity and Diversity Representative of the Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario (CDCO).

Campbell , widely regarded in trade union circles in t […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Tropicana ready to resume talks with striking workers 2 months ago

By Lincoln DePradine
Raymund Guiste
Raymund Guiste, executive director of Tropicana Community Services (TCS) in Toronto says management is ready to resume talks with workers who went on strike November 9 […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, What a Biden presidency could mean for the Caribbean 2 months ago

By W. Andy Knight
Andy Knight
After the 2020 US election was over on November 3 last, it took seven days before CNN felt comfortable declaring Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States of America. […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Harris inspiring young Black Canadian women toward politics – MPs 2 months ago

Kamala Harris-VP-Elect
OTTAWA — The election of Kamala Harris as vice-president of the United States will inspire more young Black women in Canada to engage in politics and run for office, says Velma Morgan, a […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Former multiculturalism minister calls for support for Black History Museum 2 months ago

By Lincoln DePradine
Jean Augustine
Former Canadian Minister of Multiculturalism and the Status of Women, Jean Augustine, has called for support for efforts to establish a Black History Museum in Toronto.
“It i […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Former CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge named new Chief Executive Officer of TVO 2 months ago

Jeffrey Orridge
TORONTO — Former Canadian Football League commissioner Jeffrey Orridge has been named the new head of TVO.

Orridge will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer of Ontario’s public bro […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Partnerships are always better than hostility 2 months, 1 week ago

By David Jessop
Michael Pompeo
A few days ago, the US Ambassador in Kingston, Donald Tapia, gave an exclusive interview to the Jamaica Observer. In it he said that the country has to make a decision as to […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Policies adopted in Canada ‘systematically disadvantaged’ Black people – Anthony Morgan 2 months, 1 week ago

By Lincoln DePradine
Anthony Morgan and Aina-Nia Ayo’del
Acts of discrimination and racism against people of African descent are often excused as nothing more than “unconscious’’ bias.
However, human rights […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Off-duty policeman sentenced to nine months in jail in assault of Black man 2 months, 1 week ago

Michael Theriault and Dafonte Miller
A Toronto police officer convicted in the brutal assault of a young man was sentenced to nine months in jail last Thursday in a ruling the victim’s lawyer hailed as h […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Human rights museum releases plan to address racism 2 months, 1 week ago

Isha Khan
WINNIPEG – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has laid out how it will move forward after allegations of racism, homophobia and censorship.

Museum president and CEO Isha Khan says the p […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, CARICOM welcomes Biden-Harris victory 2 months, 1 week ago

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said on Monday that it is looking forward to working with the new administration in the United States, recalling t […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Tropicana workers go on strike 2 months, 1 week ago

Tropicana workers on the picket line.
Fifty workers of Tropicana Community Services in Toronto went on strike on Monday.

The workers who are members of Services Employees International Union (SEIU) are […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Mighty Sparrow in wax unveiled 2 months, 1 week ago

The wax figure of “The Mighty Sparrow” and Anthony “Mighty Gabby” Carter
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A life-sized wax figure of Slinger “The Mighty Sparrow” Francisco was unveiled before a gathering of artists and c […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, A new day for America 2 months, 1 week ago

Editorial
A new day for AmericaKamala Harris-VP-Elect
For so many who stayed up late on Tuesday night last week to watch the results of the United States elections on television, it was indeed a long wait.

But […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Caribbean-Canadian business organizations to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020 2 months, 1 week ago

Meegan Scott
Several organizations from the Caribbean diaspora will join business leaders and their supporters in celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020 to be held November 16-22, organizers have […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Trudeau calls Kamala Harris an ‘inspiration’ 2 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris-VP-Elect
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday praised the “historic milestone” marked in the United States by the election of Kamala Harris to the nation’s second-highest office. […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Tourism must get back on track – Bartlett 2 months, 1 week ago

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett says the tourism industry is a key driver of the Jamaican economy and urges stakeholders to view the unprecedented c […]

The Caribbean Camera wrote a new post, Jamaica pays tribute to James Bond actor Sean Connery 2 months, 1 week ago

Sean Connery
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaican government has paid tribute to Sean Connery, the Scottish actor who is best known for playing fictional spy James Bond in seven films from 1962 to 1983.

Connery d […]

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