Book review: “My Grandmother’s Bed” by Nessa Sherwood
Book title: My Grandmother’s Bed Author: Nessa Sherwood Reviewer: Annette Ejiofor, Associate Editor Nessa Bedward Sherwood returns with My Grandmother’s Bed, a short children’s book of pure poetry, nostalgia, and...
Ottawa Centre Liberal Party holds annual holiday brunch
12 December, 2015 Friends and supporters of the Ottawa Centre Liberal Party gathered in their hundreds for their annual brunch at Sala San Marco centre. With MPP and Minister of...
Canada’s other refugees: 26,000 arrive annually without fanfare
Diana Kouablan and her brother Fiacre show some of their traditional clothing to their sponsor Joy Vaz, centre. Source: National Post Joe O’Connor | December 18, 2015 More from...
Haiti Embassy hosts Art Exhibit at City Hall
by Sarah Onyango On Wednesday, November, 18, 2015 at Ottawa City Hall the Embassy of Haiti in Canada presented “Haiti Art Exhibition 2015” In Memory of Vertières – November 18th...
Mixed fortunes for black candidates in Federal election
By Janice Gourgues Walz The federal election on October 19, 2015 produced the most diverse group of elected candidates in Canadian history. Out of 18 hopefuls from various political parties,...
Stanford Miaro receives 2015 Youth Leadership award
Stanford Miaro centre, with Shad Qadri, left, President of Crime Prevention Ottawa and Barbara McKinnon, CPO Board member Among the winners of the Crime Prevention Ottawa 2015 Community Safety awards was...
“Da Kink In My Hair” TV show comes to Ottawa
by Marsha Ayeni When I heard, that Trey Anthony’s play ‘Da Kink In My Hair’ was coming to Ottawa, I couldn’t believe it! Seriously…here…Ottawa??? My mind was completely blown with...
Ottawa Music Festival hosts African & Caribbean dialogue with Ottawa Police Service
by Ketcia Peters On October 24, 2015, Ketcia Peters, member of the Ottawa Community Police Acting Committee, in partnership with Connexion Jeunesse Canada Afrique organized an at large community event...
Jamaican Heroes honoured at Awards gala
It was a packed house as the the Jamaican Ottawa Community Association (JOCA) hosted its annual national heroes awards gala at the Centurion conference Centre on Colonnade Road, on Saturday...
Chibuike Hammond’s christening ceremony
14 November 2015 Walter Hammond and his family hosted hosted family and friends at the christening ceremony of their son Chibuike, at the Tom Brown arena in Ottawa’s west end....