Grenada’s football coach Modeste banned by FIFA
FIFA has suspended Grenada’s senior men’s national football coach Anthony Modeste for four games and fined more than US$10,000 for misconduct against match officials. The Disciplinary Committee, comprising of Claudio Sulser of Switzerland as chairman, and members Jim Shaw of Northern Ireland, Ariel Alvarado of Panama and Cristian Varela of Chile, handed down its decision […]
Best Calypso in the world played by Massy Trinidad All Stars
Winning performance of Curry Tabanca, composed by Winsford Devine, sung by The Mighty Trini, arranged by Leon ‘Smooth’ Edwards. This tune by this Band – slightly different arrangement – has finally earned its rightful place as the best in the world! It was by far the best arrangement in 1987! And in 2015 it is […]
JA Hosts 20th Int’l Meeting of BirdsCaribbean
August 6, 2015—Kingston, Jamaica—Every two years, bird educators, scientists and conservationists from throughout the Caribbean and beyond gather for BirdsCaribbean’s International Meeting. At this year’s meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, over 220 international and local delegates gathered to share the latest in Caribbean bird science, conservation and education. Birds—Connecting Communities and Conservation was the theme for […]
Strength of a Woman – Scene 1 (Dreams and Reality)
I loved when my mother told us stories…She would move her hands wildly about when she was telling the exciting parts. She would open her already big eyes wide when she thought we would be surprised. She would laugh when we asked insightful questions. ‘Dis yah generation smart eeh’ she would say to her partner. […]
Guyana sends $65M contingent to CARIFESTA XII
An eighty member contingent will be representing Guyana at the 2015 Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) in Haiti. Minister within the Ministry of Education Nicolette Henry told the media that the contingent will represent all aspects of Guyanese culture. Speaking at a press briefing at the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport on Friday, August […]
British Guiana leading up to the First World War
An overview of conditions in British Guiana leading up to the First World War The Great War or First World War began seventy-five years after enslaved people were declared totally “free” in the British colonies. But what were social conditions like for the people of British Guiana? Sugar estate owners were the main employers and […]
Usain Bolt is back!
The season started pretty poor for Usain Bolt that had his competitors demonstrating some chance at stamping Bolt on the track and even rumours that maybe Usain Bolt had his run. However, Usain Bolt put all those to rest when he returned to form by winning the 100 metres in 9.87 seconds at the Diamond […]
Caribbean Seeks to Provide Additional Support to Existing Investors
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, July 29, 2015. Targeting existing investors to reinvest in the Caribbean and creating linkages in the domestic economy between investors and local suppliers to drive investment growth were issues at the centre of the strategy recommended to the region’s’ Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) at the recently held workshop facilitated by the Caribbean Export […]
Black women were banned from wearing hair in public
“Did you know that in late 18th century Louisiana, black and multiracial women were ordered to cover their hair in public?” My sister asked me. “WOW. Really?” I replied. I’d probably heard of this in one of my black studies classes in undergrad, but who remembers everything they’ve been taught? Besides, this information felt instantly […]
Saint Vincent hire bridge designers to stop flooding
The government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) entered into a contract with Egis Eau of France on July 13, 2015, for the design and supervision of bridge replacement and flood mitigation works in Kingstown, Green Hill, Dauphine, Fenton, and Arnos Vale. The contract, worth some EC$1.96 million, is funded by the World Bank […]