September 19, 2023 “Territory,” a short film focused on the indigenous people of the Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica- the Kalinago, wins Best Short Documentary at the 18th annual Caribbean…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
“No one must be left behind,” at this year’s Ananse SoundSplash!
By: Staff Writer September 12, 2023 The upcoming Ananse SoundSplash festival is going into its 25th year of encouraging storytellers from Jamaica to embrace their culture and this year they…
Caribbean nations want reparations now from the British Royals!
By: Staff Writer September 12, 2023 Caribbean nations are preparing to write a formal letter to the British Royals demanding reparations for slavery. According to a report by The Telegraph…
Coral Catastrophe: Bleaching Engulfs Exuma Cays’ Renowned Reefs
September 12, 2023 Newly unveiled findings from the Perry Institute for Marine Science (PIMS) and The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) have painted a grave scenario for coral reefs in the…
Statement by the Eminent Persons Group on their September Visit to Haiti
September 12, 2023 The Eminent Persons Group (EPG), comprising former Prime Ministers Dr. Kenny D. Anthony of Saint Lucia, Bruce Golding of Jamaica, and Perry Christie of The Bahamas, was…
Bahamas Coral Crisis: Global Ocean Heatwave Sparks Urgent Concerns for Coral Bleaching
September 5, 2023 The breathtaking coral reefs of The Bahamas, renowned around the world for their vibrancy and diverse marine life, are under serious and immediate threat as a powerful ocean…
Remembering Mahdia: A Tribute to the Victims of the Mahdia Fire
September 5, 2023 On Sunday May 21, 2023 a horrific fire engulfed a school dormitory at the Mahdia Secondary School in Guyana, taking the lives of twenty (20) children (nineteen…
Bahamas next up for marijuana legalisation- but not for industrial hemp.
By: Staff Writer September 1, 2023 The Bahamas government released a compendium of bills that would transform cannabis use in The Bahamas from a strictly illegal activity to an industry…
Grenada Author Releases: PIVOT BECAUSE LIFE DOESN’T ALWAYS GO AS PLANNED
September 1, 2023 Heather Dolland Taman, serial entrepreneur, author, speaker and life coach, announced the release of her groundbreaking new book, PIVOT BECAUSE LIFE DOESN’T ALWAYS GO AS PLANNED. The book…
Gladstone Heirs to Apologize for Both Slavery and Indenture Tomorrow at the University of Guyana
August 25, 2023 The University of Guyana wishes to clarify that the apology it helped negotiate with the Gladstone heirs for Guyana includes slavery and indentureship since the particular ancestor…
Tropical Storm Franklin Impacting Travel in Caribbean
August 25, 2023 Airlines have issued travel waivers and cruise lines are altering itineraries as Tropical Storm Franklin moved through the Caribbean Sea toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where…
Bonaire Human Rights Organization reaction to Dutch State-Secretary van Huffelen call to participate in internet-consultations
August 18, 2023 With regards to the Dutch government using “internetconsultatie” https://www.internetconsultatie.nl/wolbesfinbes/b1 to collect ideas from residents and organizations, including NGOs, about legislative proposals. That these so-called consultations would be…