Trinbago Day marked with embassy reception and festival
On August 15, 2014, the High Commission of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago in conjunction with the Trinidad & Tobago Association of Ottawa, hosted a reception for a delegation from…
Yasir Naqvi hosts annual Liberal Party BBQ
August 20, 2014, at 1826 Prince of Wales Drive Popular MPP Yasir Naqvi was joined by numerous supporters and well wishers at the Ottawa Centre Provincial Liberal Association 24th Annual…
Justina Ikwu: Not every time collectivism, Sometimes Individualism
Not Everytime Collectivism, Sometimes Individualism The necessity for dependency varies in different continents depending on their firm beliefs and practices. In Africa, the psychological framework of survival is seen…
Andy Kusi-Appiah: Is overpopulation real? – Thinking out loud.
Last Friday, on our way back from a football game (we lost this game so badly that the ride back home was really boring, even though there were four…
In conversation with Jimmy Sebulime
Jimmy Sebulime is the founder of the Agnes Zabali Boys’ and Girls’ Club in Uganda (pics below) and President of the Uganda Community Association in Ottawa. Each year, he accompanies and…
Golf fundraiser for Black Canadian Scholarship Fund
Friday August 8 Themed Augustfest, the popular annual fundraising golf tournament organised by the Black Canadian Scholarship Fund (BCSF) drew golfers from Ottawa’s diverse communities at the Anderson Links. BCSF…
JAM Day brings rousing end to Jamaican Independence celebrations
Saturday August 9, hundreds of revelers were at Mooney’s Bay for a day of fun, music, dance and laughter for friends and families of Jamaican Canadians. With Papa Ritchie dishing…
Jamaican community marks independence with church service
Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica commenced week-long celebrations of their country’s 52nd independence anniversary with a church service at the Parkdale United Church on Sunday 3 August. In attendance were…
Celebrating the life of Sylvia Regis
Peacefully at Elizabeth Bruyère Hospital, surrounded by family, Friday, August 8, 2014 at the age of 68. Predeceased by her parents Caralie James Martelly and Theresa Martelly (nee Charley)….
Honouring our 2014 graduates
Black Ottawa Scene is proud to honour these young men and women who have recently graduated from high school, college and university. The future of our community rests with these…