Barbados Canada Association

12/03/2024

🇧🇧 Relive the Memories! 🇧🇧

The photobooth pictures from our amazing Barbados Independence Gala and Fundraiser on November 30th are now live! 📸✨

Click the link to view and share your favorite moments from this special celebration of our culture and heritage. Don’t forget to tag and your family+friends, use to spread the joy! 💙💛🖤

🌟 https://simplysmiles.boothpics.com/9PWI

Thank you for making this event unforgettable! 🌴🎶🍹

12/01/2024

🎉 Celebrating 58 years of Barbados' Independence in true Bajan style! 🇧🇧

The Consulate General in Toronto hosted a heartwarming New Barbadian Citizens Recognition Ceremony following the flag raising. With inspiring remarks from Acting Consul General David Gibbs and Vice Consul of Diaspora Affairs, Mishka, the event honored new citizens who received their official Bajan badges and recited The Pledge with pride. 🏅✨

The celebration ended with a toast and a spread of delicious Bajan delicacies, bringing the community together in unity and joy. 🥂🍴

Here’s to our beautiful nation and the growing Bajan family in Canada ! 💛💙🖤

11/30/2024

Today, we gathered at Mel Lastman Square to celebrate 58 years of Barbados' independence at the Consulate General of Barbados in Toronto's flag-raising ceremony. 🎉🇧🇧

With a warm welcome from Acting CG Davide Gibbs, prayers for the nation by Mathew Waterman, a meaningful Land Acknowledgement by Vice Consul Mishca Roberts, and the singing of the national anthems of Canada and Barbados, the spirit of unity and pride filled the air.

Special thanks to PC Anthony Als for hoisting the flag and to everyone who joined in this beautiful celebration of our heritage. Happy Independence Day, Barbados! 💛💙🖤

11/29/2024

11/26/2024

✨ The Barbados Canada Association goes ALL-INCLUSIVE for the 2024 Independence Gala! 🇧🇧🥂 Join us on Saturday, November 30th in Toronto for an unforgettable evening of elegance, culture, and celebration.

This isn’t just a gala—it’s a fundraiser for a worthy cause, bringing our community together in style. 💙💛🖤 From live entertainment by 2 Mile Hill to a 3-course dinner, open bar, and dancing, we’re pulling out all the stops!

📍 Scarborough Convention Centre
🎟 $175 | ALL-INCLUSIVE
💻 Read more about this exciting event and its mission: https://news.sx/caribbean-news/barbados-canada-association-2024-independence-gala/

Let’s celebrate Barbados’ 58th Independence together while making a difference. See you there! 🎉✨

11/23/2024

✨The countdown is ON!✨ Just 8 days until we come together to celebrate Barbados’ 58th Independence with style and spirit! 🇧🇧

Secure your spot for an unforgettable evening filled with food, drinks, and music that will make you feel like you're back home! 🌴🎶⁣

11/21/2024

𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝟮 𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙀 𝙃𝙄𝙇𝙇⁣
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This Barbadian band has shared the stage with some of the world’s most celebrated and talented stars: Angie Stone, Damian Marley, Erykah Badu and Sizzla to name a few. Formerly called NexCyx, a name they dropped in early 2016, they’ve also racked up awards and accolades at home in Barbados, and internationally from MTV, Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton and RyanSeacrest.com. But this is only part of their story.⁣
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Bandmates since college, Mahalia (lead vocalist), Russell (guitarist), Kris (bassist) and Chadd (drummer), have mastered a formula for rotation-worthy records that have made them a household name in Barbados, and created opportunities for them around the globe 🌎⁣
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From traveling to France where they co-headlined a concert with Wyclef Jean, to New York City where they were the featured act in the exclusive Billboard Lounge, the band has established themselves as one of the most sought-after Barbadian acts for regional and international music promoters.⁣
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Their ability to fuse Caribbean vibes with an urban pop sound gives their music an infectious energy that is always guaranteed to be a staple on local radio and rock audiences around the world. In addition to making music, the band is also the founder of the island’s biggest acoustic music festival, Mahalia’s Corner.⁣

11/15/2024

Kristin Lasonta Ward a.k.a LASONTA is a long-standing singer/songwriter, dynamic performer, and studio artist in the Toronto music scene. Coming from the island of Barbados to Canada, her love for soca music, and musical diversity has enriched her journey 🏝️

She enjoys opportunities to collaborate with other artists, lending her songwriting abilities and versatile powerhouse vocals to various musical projects in a variety of genres. Lasonta has a unique spark for the creative arts and sends a warm, lively energetic vibration through her music. She has performed both lead and backing vocals at various music venues across the Toronto scene. When she’s not performing on the stages, her passion for music continues through facilitating Music Therapy programs. Lasonta is a professional Music Therapist and the owner of In Harmony Music Therapy.

A graduate of the University of Windsor with an honors degree / Bachelor of Music Therapy, Lasonta has over 10 years of experience working in a variety of humanitarian sectors in her community. She loves performing.

Her energy levels match her robust personality, with a natural flair for representing her Afro Caribbean roots through her lively performances💫