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Mike Adibe celebrates 80th birthday
November 27 Mr. Michael Adibe, one of the foundation members of the Igbo and Nigerian community here in Ottawa and Canada, turned 80 on November 27. T...
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Jamaican Association hosts annual National Heroes awards gal...
by MacAndrew Clarke On Saturday, October 15, at Tudor Hall, the Jamaican Ottawa Community Association (JOCA) hosted its annual National Heroes Awards...
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Anita Dorothy Harris celebrates 100th birthday
by Joanne Robinson On Monday 29th August 2016 Mrs Anita Dorothy Harris celebrated her 100th birthday with a party along with family and friends. Know...
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Ottawa rocks to Carivibe 2016 at Petrie Island
Saturday 18 June 2016 Revellers who had set their sights on Petrie Island in Ottawa’s east end on Saturday 18 June were in search of the most pr...
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Ottawa YM-YWCA celebrates 2016 Multicultural Day
Thursday 23 June 2016 The Taggart Family YM-YWCA on Argyle Avenue was awash with colour and splendour as the agency hosted its annual Multicultural...
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Sudanese singer Abuaraki Albakhit a solid hit with Ottawa fa...
The name Abuaraki Albakhit my not ring a bell to most Canadians, but for the majority of those of Sudanese descent, he is a household word, an icon, ...
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Sierra Leone Association celebrates 55th Independence annive...
Children cutting the Independence Day cake with the Sierra Leone flag by Monty Domingo On April 23rd, 2016 at the Margaret Rywak Community Building, t...
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Barbados celebrates 50th anniversary of independence
The people of Barbados will be celebrating 50 years of Independence on November 20, 2016. Throughout the year, to commemorate this auspicious occasion...
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Spoken-Word Legacy Showcase: “The Revolution Will Be L...
by Sarah Onyango On February 8, 2016, Or.i.gin Studio was packed to the rafters with fans attending an event entitled “The Revolution Will Be Li...
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“On the rocks” fiesta celebrates Caribbean cultu...
by Sarah Onyango On Friday, February 5, 2016, at Ottawa City Hall, patrons were treated to an evening of Caribbean music, dancing and cuisine at the &...