Nivyabandi appointed AI Secretary General
Human rights defender and poet Ketty Nivyabandi appointed Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 Lana Verran, Chair of the Board of Directors of Amnesty International Canada (English…
Browne: Sloly passes leadership test
by Robin Browne In his message, Testing Leadership: An Inconvenient Truth, posted on the Ottawa Police Association website, OPA president Matt Skof says Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly has failed on…
Impact Black Global launched in Ottawa
by Sarah Onyango 7 September 2020 Impact Black Global, a Black youth-based organization, was launched in Ottawa on a cloudy Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, in a fenced-in section of Mooney’s…
Rev Ekong: Your Steps directed by the Lord
by Rev Bassey Ekong September 21 A Blueprint of Your Vision “And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;” (2 Peter 1:5 KJV). A…
Gwen Madiba wins Community Builder award
I am honoured and deeply touched to be included in the list of 2020 Community Builders of the United Way East Ontario at City Hall. The ceremony occurred yesterday online….
Lawal appointed CIBC Executive Vice President
2 September 2020 The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s President and CEO Victor Dodig today announced an appointment to the bank’s Executive Committee. Kikelomo (Kike) Lawal has been appointed Executive Vice-President and…
Ewart Walters: Failed attack on Police chief Sloly
Walters: Ottawa police union boss’s attack on Chief Sloly fails the credibility test by Ewart Walters Sep 18, 2020 The credibility of Ottawa Police Association president Matt Skof has been…
Kusi-Appiah: Societies work because people work
Part 2: “Societies work because people work.” By Professor Kusi-Appiah, QE scholar, 2019/2020 “So let us get to work.” : President Chakwera, on Malawi’s 56th Independence day, 2020 Last month…
Councillor King hosts virtual townhall meeting
Saturday 26 September Councillor Rawlson King held a virtual town hall for the African, Black and Caribbean communities on September 26, 2020. The event included elected officials, professionals and most…
Robinson: Tribute to Third World Players
A TRIBUTE TO THE THIRD WORLD PLAYERS Each year Flo’s Seniors honours a person or group that has contributed to the community; this year we honour The Third World Players….