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Toronto-based award-winning journalist. You can find my articles on https://xitter.cf/t.co/vJoO5Vlog3 and https://xitter.cf/t.co/uCE51JZ26R

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Along Guyana’s Essequibo River, history and community bring the journey to life ronfanfair.com/home/2026/10/…

Along Guyana’s Essequibo River, history and community bring the journey to life — Ron Fanfair

October 16, 2026 Just over four months earlier, Fort Island had welcomed thousands for Guyana’s 60th independence anniversary celebrations. In early October, it offered a quieter welcome to media...

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From Barbados roads to Toronto schools, road tennis finds a new generation ronfanfair.com/home/2026/10/…

From Barbados roads to Toronto schools, road tennis finds a new generation — Ron Fanfair

October 14, 2026 At the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame’s 2022 induction gala, Ron Kellman watched guests dressed for an awards ceremony pick up racquets and try a game many had never seen before. Two...

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Dee George keeps Guyana’s sugar story alive at Herdmanston Lodge ronfanfair.com/home/2026/10/…

Dee George keeps Guyana’s sugar story alive at Herdmanston Lodge — Ron Fanfair

October 13, 2026 A guest about to check into the Rose Hall room at Herdmanston Lodge noticed another room named Albion, after the Guyanese sugar estate where he had once lived. He asked to switch...

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Amarni Webster gives Anguilla a big voice in tourism’s future ronfanfair.com/home/2026/10/…

Amarni Webster gives Anguilla a big voice in tourism’s future — Ron Fanfair

October 11, 2026 Amarni Webster had barely been named the Caribbean’s Regional Junior Minister of Tourism when he began thinking about how his victory could raise Anguilla’s profile. He believed the...

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Rooted in their land, Indigenous communities are shaping Guyana’s tourism future ronfanfair.com/home/2026/10/…

Rooted in their land, Indigenous communities are shaping Guyana’s tourism future — Ron Fanfair

October 9, 2026 For the potters of Toka, clay carries a responsibility passed down through generations -- take carefully from the earth and give something back. That belief helped shape how the...

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Study on Caribbean travel choices wins inaugural tourism intelligence award ronfanfair.com/home/2026/10/…

Study on Caribbean travel choices wins inaugural tourism intelligence award — Ron Fanfair

October 8, 2026 Dr. Dalano DaSouza and Dr. Dennis McCall Jr. have won the inaugural Caribbean Tourism Intelligence Award for research exploring why Caribbean residents increasingly choose internati...

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Natural beauty alone will not secure Caribbean tourism’s future ronfanfair.com/home/2026/10/…

Natural beauty alone will not secure Caribbean tourism’s future — Ron Fanfair

October 7, 2026 The Caribbean cannot rely on its natural beauty alone to secure its tourism future, Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali warned, calling for stronger transport connections, better disaster...

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Tobago Drama Guild brings ‘In My Dreams’ and a spirit of collaboration to Toronto ronfanfair.com/home/2026/10/…

Tobago Drama Guild brings ‘In My Dreams’ and a spirit of collaboration to Toronto — Ron Fanfair

October 6, 2026 After years in Canada, Thabiti and Cherryll Birchwood returned to Tobago with experience in theatre and education, and a belief that the stage could help young people find their...

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Collaboration and clay connect Caribbean histories in new Gardiner Museum exhibition ronfanfair.com/home/2026/10/…

Collaboration and clay connect Caribbean histories in new Gardiner Museum exhibition — Ron Fanfair

October 2, 2026 A new Toronto exhibition uses clay to connect Caribbean histories, artistic traditions and migration experiences across languages, borders and generations. After the Island: Caribbean...

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Today, we honour Indigenous communities, residential school survivors, their families, and those who continue to carry the impacts across generations. May we listen, learn, remember, and commit to meaningful reconciliation.
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Patrick Husbands’ greatest victory was making it as a Black jockey ronfanfair.com/home/2026/9/2…

Patrick Husbands’ greatest victory was making it as a Black jockey — Ron Fanfair

September 29, 2026 After weeks at Woodbine Racetrack with few chances to ride, Patrick Husbands was ready to return to Barbados. The young jockey had already made his name at home where winning...

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Caribbean Canadian summit urges diaspora to help shape the region’s economic future. ronfanfair.com/home/2026/9/2…

Caribbean Canadian summit urges diaspora to help shape the region’s economic future — Ron Fanfair

September 27, 2026 For generations, Caribbean Canadians have sent money home, supported relatives, shared their professional skills and helped build businesses across borders. At the Caribbean...

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At Tuff Gong, a Marley colleague keeps the music alive ronfanfair.com/home/2026/9/2…

At Tuff Gong, a Marley colleague keeps the music alive — Ron Fanfair

September 25, 2026 Sitting quietly inside a recording studio at Tuff Gong International in Kingston, Chiao ‘Chow’ Ng might have escaped our notice had tour guide Malik Stanley not introduced him....

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How three couples built PeppaThyme in Jamaica ronfanfair.com/home/2026/9/2…

How three couples built PeppaThyme in Jamaica — Ron Fanfair

September 24, 2026 Eight years ago, Shelly Sterling and five partners found a property in uptown Jamaica and saw the potential for a restaurant & bar where none existed. “It was all dirt and bush,”...

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From Bay Street to the Bencher’s Table, Tanya Walker leads with purpose ronfanfair.com/home/2026/9/2…

From Bay Street to the Bencher’s Table, Tanya Walker leads with purpose — Ron Fanfair

September 22, 2026 A decade ago, Tanya Walker broke new ground as the first Black woman elected a Toronto bencher of the Law Society of Ontario. Her 2016 election gave her a voice on the governing...

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From cane fields to rum glasses, Worthy Park offers a taste of Jamaican heritage. ronfanfair.com/home/2026/9/2…

From cane fields to rum glasses, Worthy Park offers a taste of Jamaican heritage — Ron Fanfair

September 21, 2026 Becoming a rum blender was never part of Craig Nicholson’s plan. Meteorology was his first career interest, followed by medicine. However, an opportunity close to home eventually...

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Ocho Rios fishermen become guardians of the sea ronfanfair.com/home/2026/9/1…

Ocho Rios fishermen become guardians of the sea — Ron Fanfair

September 18, 2026 Noel ‘Cookie’ Francis does not need a scientific report to understand why protecting the waters off White River in Ocho Rios matters. The lifelong fisherman has watched the sea...

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Kingston City Run offers visitors a cultural journey and chance to give back ronfanfair.com/home/2026/9/1…

Kingston City Run offers visitors a cultural journey and chance to give back — Ron Fanfair

September 16, 2026 For Canadians seeking a Caribbean vacation that goes beyond beaches and resorts, the Kingston City Run offers an opportunity to experience Jamaica’s capital through its history,...

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Pure Chocolate seeks a sweeter share of Canadian market. ronfanfair.com/home/2026/9/1…

Pure Chocolate seeks a sweeter share of Canadian market — Ron Fanfair

September 15, 2026 Major hotel chains, luxury resorts and established attractions commanded much of the attention in the main exhibition hall as the 36th Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) unfolded at...

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