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MJ Opoku, a rising star from Toronto, Ontario, with proud Ghanaian-Jamaican roots, was impressive on the international stage at the inaugural Under-12 Norwich City Mina Cup in the UK. Playing …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE Calls continue for amendment to schools’ curriculum, including at the university level, to better reflect the history and contribution to Canada of people of African descent. “We …

— Click the play button to listen to this article — By RON FANFAIR War and famine have taken a toll on millions of Ethiopians. Many have fled to other …

— Click the play button to listen to this article — By LINCOLN DEPRADINE The leader of Jamaica’s parliamentary opposition, Mark Golding, believes that Andrew Holness should resign as the …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE Prostate cancer, which severely impacts people of African descent, is curable and Black men must get themselves tested early for the possible presence of the disease, according …

By RON FANFAIR Thirteen years after leaving Ontario to become the James Johnston Endowed Chair in Black Canadian Studies at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Dr. Afua Cooper has returned …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE Although the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rapid Transit (LRT) has been delayed by four years, severely impacting businesses in “Little Jamaica” in west-end Toronto, the …

By RON FANFAIR Healthcare professional Dionne Sinclair is among 15 new inductees into the Canadian Nurses Association’s (CNA) 2024 Class of Fellows. The Jamaican-born Registered Nurse and her colleagues were …

The two top diplomats for Jamaica and Canada met for bilateral talks on the margins of the Women Foreign Ministers Meeting hosted by Global Affairs Canada, which began on September …