A.N.R. Robinson – A Remembrance
Caribbean news. Among the many epitaphs and eulogies to A.N.R. Robinson may I add my own as a fellow West Indian. It was as a West Indian that I knew him first – as a young Member of the House of Assembly of the Federation of The West Indies when I was a member of […]
Caribbean Media House joins CIBN membership
Caribbean news. Ricardo Allen is Jamaican born, raised and educated, and a patriot to his country. His attribute goes beyond having full knowledge of the historical and present television programmes, but also has the knowledge of what viewers like and importantly “dislike. Lillian Allen is of Jamaican parentage with a background of more than 10 […]
Lily-white workers wanted says Dutch company
Europe news. “Only whites need apply.” It’s a phrase that would bring any American back to the memories of the segregated south. Except this is a sentiment that was recently expressed in present-day Netherlands, and it was not meant to stir debate about the past. It was a job advertisement. The owner of a Dutch […]
10 Mistakes Americans make about the Caribbean
Caribbean news. 1. The Caribbean is an Archipelago, a chain of islands. Most Americans believe Jamaica is the Caribbean, They believe that St lucia, Barbados, Trinidad etc are parts of Jamaica. SMH 2. Bermuda is not part of the Caribbean. Bermuda is indeed a beautiful place, actually my second favorite place after St Lucia – […]
Carnival 2015: New Soca, Young Blood
Caribbean news. Soca as a musical genre is as distinct from other music as much as a hummingbird is different from a Scarlet Ibis. This can also be said of its artistes. Each one possesses a unique flavour and style that affect what “their Soca” is used for. As Bungi Garlin one said in the […]
Norman Girvan: The passing of a Caribbean Patriot
Caribbean news. The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) mourns the passing of a true Caribbean patriot, Professor Norman Girvan. Professor Girvan has contributed immensely to the struggle for social justice, equity, the improvement of the well being and dignity of the ordinary Caribbean man, woman and child and the sovereignty of the region. While a […]
A tale of Caribbean Entrepreneurship touches New York
Caribbean Author, Giftus R John reaches out to Phenomenal Women Book Club Caribbean news. Basseterre, 11 April 2014 – Caribbean Author, Giftus R John continues to reach out to wider audiences with his book Ma William and Her Circle of Friends and connected with the Phenomenal Women Book Club of New City, NY on 23 March 2014. According […]
Open letter to Nation Newspaper on Venezuela situation
Dear Ms Gittens, Approximately one week ago, you and your Nation Newspaper facilitated the staging of a Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Barbados by the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) — a United States of America dominated association of media corporations and media owners. And as was to be expected, the IAPA utilized its Barbados-based […]
More UK Screenings of Caribbean Film KUWTJ
Caribbean news. To everyone that missed out on seeing the hit Caribbean film (“Keeping Up With The Joneses: The Movie”) in the historic cinema premiere recently (March 2014) in London, worry no more – some good news is at hand! First, you can feel the excitement and catch up on the great event itself with the […]
Caribbean Overseas Territory Representatives meet CIBN
Caribbean news. As the first networking session focusing on trade and investment with a St Lucia theme gathers momentum, CaribDirect International Business Network (CIBN) Project Director, David F. Roberts met with Overseas Territory Representatives from Bermuda, Montserrat, The Cayman Islands, Anguilla and British Virgin Islands in London on Thursday. These discussions, held at the offices […]