Caribbean Fashionweek 2014 launches online shop
Caribbean news. The official opening of new online fashion site www.Shopcaribbeanfashion.com was announced at this year’s prestigious Caribbean Fashionweek event last month. The launch allows international fashion lovers based in the UK & USA to purchase directly from the catwalk online via the website, supporting talented Caribbean designers in the process. Sporting collections from an […]
Carnival historical book launch in August
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Caribbean news. Carnival Village Trust would like to invite you to the book launch of ‘Carnival– a photographic and testimonial history of the Notting Hill Carnival’. Please RSVP by August 1st. 0 0
CARICOM: Arrest “bun-wuk” before it spreads
Caribbean news. “Bun-wuk” or “Fiyah-d-wuk” are two names for a troubling phenomenon that has recently emerged in certain countries of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Unless it is nipped in the bud by practical measures to address the growing difficulties associated with youth, it is bound to spread like wildfire with troubling consequences throughout the […]
A Tribute to the Late ANR Robinson TC, OCC, SC
Caribbean news. Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson SC, OCC, TC (16 December 1926 – 9 April 2014; known as A. N. R. or “Ray” Robinson) was the third President of Trinidad and Tobago, serving from 19 March 1997 to 17 March 2003. He was also Trinidad and Tobago’s third Prime Minister, serving in that capacity from […]
Amanda Rooney new CIBN Membership Coordinator
The management of CaribDirect International Business Network (CIBN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Amanda Rooney as the new Membership Coordinator. Ms Rooney who has strong family ties to the island of Saint Lucia, is currently a United States Immigration Paralegal with experience in providing business set up assistance to clients both in […]
Maltese Carnival to participate in Notting Hill Carnival 2014
Caribbean news. A number of major groups linked to the London Notting Hill Carnival have invited the Malta Carnival to be their special guests in 2014. This invitation came as a result of a creative partnership between the Carnivals in Malta and London Notting Hill Carnival. The Universal Carnival Queen, Sureya John, crowned in Luton […]
tamara gibson st lucia – tamara gibson one nation – Tamara-Gibson Marks to return to St.Vincent to answer charges
Caribbean news. KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES; FRIDAY JUNE 27, 2014 – More new developments are coming to light in the matter concerning former Registrar of the High Court, Tamara Gibson-Marks. Gibson-Marks is under investigation for allegedly embezzling funds from an account of which she is reportedly the only signatory. According to a government […]
Commonwealth Secretariat has new Chair of Board of Governors
Community news. London – 1 July 2014 – Rwanda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Williams Nkurunziza, is the new Chair of Commonwealth Secretariat Board of Governors. Having been elected unanimously by his fellow Board members, he took up his responsibilities on 1 July 2014. Mr Nkurunziza succeeds His Excellency Carl Roberts, High […]
Dancehall/Reggae star Jah Vinci set to launch Ghetto Born
Caribbean news. The album is based on the subculture of inner city life. It focuses on the hardships ‘ghetto youth’ face such as crime, violence, and poverty. Out of those hardships a star is born to break those barriers and rise to success. The album will be available on iTunes and all major digital/physical retailers. […]
Londoner kills Grenadian wife on the island
Caribbean news. A British businessman has been charged with killing his wife after she was beaten and strangled in the Caribbean. Alexander Clack, 32, originally from London, is accused of murdering his wife Nixiann Downes-Clack after her body was found in a shallow grave in Grenada on Friday, four days after she was reported missing […]