By: Staff Writer May 10, 2022 The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) launched its inaugural “Support Caribbean Writers Tour” last month with OCM Bocas Prize winner as the headline storyteller.…
Category: ARTS AND CULTURE
Unthinkable — The Moko Jumbie Queen that mounted on stilts at five months pregnant
By Marcia Braveboy May 3, 2022 Two developments struck the senses during and post the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in Trinidad and Tobago, between 2021 and 2022. Animals roaming the streets…
CALL FOR MUSICIANS FOR: THE TROPICSPIN MUSIC AND SONG COMPETITION
Arawak Media is calling for all amateur musicians and entertainers in the Caribbean and Central America to submit their music videos to be featured at the TropicSpin Music and Song…
CMP Short Story winners to feature at CARICON, 2022!
April 26, 2022 The top three Caribbean Magazine Plus (CMP) Short Story, 2022 contest winners will be featured at this year’s Caribbean Literary Conference (CARICON) Festival said Arawak Media’s chief…
Best Of The Best Returns With Stellar Line up of Legends and Young Guns
April 26, 2022 North America’s premier music festival is back for its 16th annual staging at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami. After an October staging last year due to covid-19…
CMP Short Story Contest Winners announced! Award Ceremony on April 23 at 11am.
By: Staff Writer April 15, 2022 The Caribbean Magazine Plus Short Story Contest award ceremony will be held on Saturday April 23, 2022 at 11am and will be streamed on…
Being a better teacher depends on lessons from starfish!
By: Staff Writer April 12, 2022 A labour of love helped turned tragedy into triumph for this educator/author in the past as she comes back with another offering to help…
I was storytelling since the doctor slapped me: Dr Amina Blackwood-Meeks
By: Staff Writer April 12, 2022 This Jamaican storyteller is a natural born performer and runs workshops on storytelling for people that want to hone their craft. Dr Amina Blackwood-Meeks,…
The Jamaica Cultural Alliance to host the reception and screening Of African Redemption: The Life And Legacy Of Marcus Garvey at the 30th Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles
April 12, 2022 Roy T. Anderson, award-winning filmmaker, is bringing his latest film, “African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey” to the 30th annual Pan African Film Festival in…
New Garvey documentary details his life from cradle to grave
By: Staff Writer April 5, 2022 A Jamaican filmmaker is daring to tell the full story of Marcus Garvey and what he meant for Black people around the world. Roy…
The Garth Fagan Dance Company keeps building young minorities in the New York area!
By: Staff Writer April 1, 2022 The Garth Fagan Dance Company, eponymously named after its founder, has been a staple in the Rochester New York area for over 30 years…
Candelario Ortiz’s new book “The Mango Tree” is a thought-provoking fable that perfectly depicts the outcome of too much greed.
March 29, 2022 Recent release “The Mango Tree” from Page Publishing author Candelario Ortiz is a contemplative read showing the worst case scenario if hunger and despair were combined with selfishness. Candelario…