Angolan-born lawyer named Portugal’s Justice Minister
Mrs Francisca Van Dunem ARNALDO VIEIRA in Luanda Sunday, November 29 2015 a The new socialist government in Portugal has named an Angolan-born lawyer to the cabinet. Mrs Francisca Van Dunem...
RBC Royal Bank Black History Month Winning essay: Mary Ann Shadd Cary – A Writer Who Shaped History
Mary Ann Shadd Cary: A Writer Who Shaped History Kikachukwu Otiono – Colonel By Secondary School In Canadian history, there is little mention of the influential writers of Afro-Caribbean ancestry...
Obituary: Cresdell Joyford Clarke
Source: Ottawa Citizen CLARKE, Cresdell Joyford Peacefully at 1 o’clock on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the age of 99 years. He will be sadly missed by his wife...
OCISO’s Connector Program assists new immigrants with job search
18 October 2015 Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organisation is pleased to announce the implementation of the Ottawa Connector Program with the objective of supporting internationally educated professionals to expand their...
Jaku Konbit celebrates 2015 Kwanzaa at City Hall
Heru Dummers entertain the guests 27 December, 2015 Jaku Konbit hosted its annual Kwanzaa celebrations at City Hall, with President Ken Campbell and family and friends of the organisation in attendance. An...
River Jordan Ministries and Somerset West Community Health Centre host HIV/AIDS information session
Saturday 5 December About a hundred people from Ottawa’s diverse communities were at the River Jordan Ministries on Bentley Street on Saturday for an information session on HIV/AIDS. The event...
Christmas celebrations for Sierra Leone community
26 December, 2015 The Sierra Leone Community Association, under the leadership of President Monty Domingo, hosted its annual Christmas party at the Margaret Rywark Community Centre on Knoxdale Road. Santa Claus...
Tonight-4-Tanzania raises funds for children’s education
Saturday 24 October. Canadian World Education Foundation (CWEF) hosted a wonderful social, cultural and networking Event in support of CWEF Tanzania at 176 Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa. The event showcased African culture...
Trinidad community hosts annual Parang Soca Lime event
By Sarah Onyango On Sunday, November 15, 2015, at the Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre, 3’s Company and the Trinidad & Tobago Association of Ottawa presented Ottawa’s annual Parang/Soca Lime, featuring Los...
Jaku Konbit in Youth Services Bureau “SleepOUT” fund-raiser
by Pascale Newry With more than 300 people sleeping out and a grand total raised of over $149,000, the 2015 Youth Services Bureau SleepOUT for Youth was a phenomenal success! It was...