Entering 2024, BCEEN celebrates a pivotal year past and looks forward to forging new paths. A highlight of 2023 was the historic MOU signing with St. Vincent & the Grenadines during its 44th Year of Independence celebration at Ken Whillan’s Square—a first for Brampton with any African or Caribbean nation. This achievement, a collaboration between...
The past two months were quite busy for the Brampton Community & Economic Empowerment Network (BCEEN). On October 21st, 2021, BCEEN held the flag-raising ceremony for Saint Vincent & The Grenadine’s 42nd Year of Independence at the Ken Whillans Square at Brampton City Hall. This was part of a concerted effort to strategically strengthen relations...
On Saturday, June 5th, the clock tower at City of Brampton’s City Hall was lit on World Environment Day in solidarity with the citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines after the devastation caused by the eruption of the Island’s La Soufriere volcano that occurred in April. The Clock Tower remained lit until the sunrise...
The excitement within the city of Brampton was high for the second annual flag-raising to celebrate Barbados’ 54th Year of Independence as the bar was raised from the inaugural flag raising last year. However, the coronavirus pandemic had other ideas and this year’s flag-raising was cancelled. Yet, BCEEN was undaunted in its determination to make...
On November 28th, 2019, the Barbadian Flag flew High at City Hall to mark the 53rd year of Independence. This event was a collaboration between the Consulate of Barbados’ Toronto Office and the Brampton-based nonprofit organization, Brampton Community & Economic Empowerment Network (BCEEN) who were granted the honour of raising the flag by the current...