1st award for female entrepreneurship in Caribbean
The network « The Pioneers » , present in 15 regions in Europe, Africa and the Americas, work together with female entrepreneurs to help them create and develop innovative and sustainable businesses. MARTINIQUE PIONNIERES, incorporated in 2012, has, since its inception, supported over 60 projects, contributed to the creation of some 20 companies and more than 50 […]
Journey around the Globe
King John Magna Carta. William Shakespeare’s “Tragedy of King John” is indeed surrounded by enough anniversaries and landmarks to fill weeks of radio air time, endless TV dramatizations, and a myriad of historical analyses. In no particular order, the play marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. Speaking in November 2014 the Artistic Director […]
Caribbean Food and Drink Expo off to great start
The many months of consultation, preparation and implementation of the Caribbean Food and Drink Expo has not been in vain. The collaboration with Fairweather Productions (famed for staging the Jerk Cook Out in South London) and the Black Cultural Archives has yielded a successful event that has in many ways served to honour the 492 […]
Darby ‘Commodore’ Etienne celebrates 50th in style
For many age 50 is the new 40. No better example of that was demonstrated than at the 50th birthday party of community stalwart and friend of CaribDirect, Darby Etienne. As is typical with Darby he had to do it BIG! He was determined to pull out all the stops to treat his long time […]
Malcolm Marshall Sports & Cultural day returns to Birmingham
West Indies Cricket news. It’s back the ever popular Malcolm Marshall Sports & Cultural day. Organised by the multitalented Sports promoter, Sted Wallen a.k.a widely known as one of the nicest men in cricket, the Malcolm Marshall Sports & Cultural day is expected to attract thousands of cricket enthusiasts from around the Midlands and elsewhere. […]
Likkle but We Still Lost…Jamaican Tallawahs vs. Amazons from Guyana
It was a perfect day for cricket. CaribDirect arrived on scene one hour before match time on July 12th to watch the Jamaican Tallawahs face the Guyanese Amazons, held at their final home Hero Caribbean Premier League game here at Sabina Park, on Sunday. The area was packed with excitement, noisemakers, Jamaican flags and fans […]
Richards calls for support to Test cricket
Many think he could have been world’s most successful batsman in the shortest format of the game like the Twenty20 version of the game, but West Indies great Viv Richards remains an ardent follower of Test cricket even now. “Test cricket is the ultimate examination for any cricketer. I believe ICC in collaboration with various […]
Soca Road March UK Launch | Sun 19th July | Pop Brixton
As a warm up to this year’s Notting Hill Carnival, London’s first Soca Road March launch party will be held in the buzzing heart of SW9, Pop Brixton on Sunday 19th July, 5-11pm. A free event for all the family, Soca Road March UK will be an evening of Soca musical entertainment, celebrating the prestigious carnival tradition originating from […]
Press freedom at great risk in St Lucia
Aggressive affectation for the rule of law is how I would have liked to encapsulate an advisory from the office of the director of public prosecutions via the high command of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) with regard to local media exercising caution in interviewing and displaying the images of potential witnesses and […]
Is Your Boyfriend Bi-Sexual? A question for Jamaicans
There’s been a lot of controversy in this ‘likkle’ island ever since same sex marriages have been approved in 50 states of the United States of America. Religious folks have been voicing their opinions like never before and the reactions have all been a bit spicy and even shocking, for instance, one comment read “that […]