Tag: 2014
RBC Black History Month Essay winners Award
The event featured a stirring keynote address from Catherine Chandler-Crichlow, Executive Director of the Centre of Excellence in Financial Services Education. “We need to ensure…
Heineken’s new factory in Ethiopia to commence production
Heineken Greenfield Brewery’s new brewery in Ethiopia being constructed at Kilinto area on the outskirts of Addis Ababa lying on 25 hectares is set for…
RBC announces Black History Month Student Essay Competition scholarship winners
TORONTO, February 4, 2013 – Tonight, at a special event at the Toronto Board of Trade, RBC announced the three winners of the 2014 RBC…
Macklemore & Lewis lead Grammy Award winners
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and Daft Punk are among the stars vying for glory at the prestigious Grammy Awards. Hip-hop duo Macklemore and Lewis are…
Ethiopian film “Difret” Wins World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award at Sundance
World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award: Difret /Ethiopia (Director and screenwriter: Zeresenay Berhane Mehari) — Meaza Ashenafi is a young lawyer who operates under the government’s…
Get ready to text on Jan 28 for mental health, in Canada and elsewhere!
Winter sport? Summer sport? Clara Hughes is an athlete for all seasons. She’s one of the biggest stories to emerge in Canadian sports, and she’s…
Ethiopian Movie “Difret” at Sundance international Movie Festival
Three hours outside of Addis Ababa, a bright 14-year-old girl is on her way home from school when men on horses swoop in and kidnap…
BBC World TV’s Komla Dumor dies, a loss for African journalism.
BBC TV presenter Komla Dumor has died suddenly at his home in London at the age of 41, it has been announced. Ghana-born Dumor was…
Ethiopian couple win $5-million JACKPOT
Dereje Kinfe and his wife Hiwot are Ethiopia-bound after winning the $5-million jackpot on the Jan. 4 Lotto 6/49 draw. The 44-year-old Surrey man, who works…