Jaku Konbit “Greatness camp” a big success
On Friday, August 15, 2014, parents, guest presenters, Jaku Konbit board members and supporters attended the Greatness is Within Me Summer Camp Closing Ceremony presented by the young campers. This year,…
Dapo Fun Day commemorates young Nigerian-Canadian hero
On Saturday, August 16, 2014, friends and supporters of the Agoro family gathered at Blackburn Community Park, in Blackburn Hamlet, for Dapo Fun Day. This event is held every year in…
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…