November 16, 2021 Casting is underway for In the Black and popular American actor Richard Gant has been attached to the project to play the role of Jamaican-born Harry Gairey. Produced by CaribbeanTales…
Category: NEWS AND POLITICS
OAS Electoral Observation Mission Condemns Acts of Violence in the Context of the Upcoming Elections in Honduras
November 16, 2021 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Honduras, headed by the former President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solís, strongly condemns the…
Haitian detainees denied visitors in Houston- Some are in need of medical care!
By: Staff Writer November 12, 2021 Thousands of Haitians are still stuck in Houston, Texas after crawling their way up from Central and South America and one Haitian pastor is…
Chastanet: “We left the country in good stead.”
By: Staff Writer November 12, 2021 Former Prime Minister of St Lucia, Allen Chastanet, still out doing work on behalf of the St Lucian people while at the Caribbean Hotel…
Dominican Republic to Host the Regional Dialogue on Transparency and Integrity
November 12, 2021 PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LUIS ABINADER; SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) MATHIAS CORMANN; CHAIR OF TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL DELIA FERREIRA RUBIO; IDB INVEST…
United Kingdom Overseas Territories Climate Change Pledge
November 9, 2021 We, the Governments of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories, are custodians of internationally important habitats which span the globe from the Antarctic to the Caribbean, the South Atlantic…
Jamaican Native-owned Popongo Announces Official Sponsorship of the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team
November 9, 2021 Local Denver Businessman and Jamaican Native Errol Anderson Commits Portion of Sales of Popongo T-Shirts and Games to Benefit Members of the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team Popongo, a…
The international community has “failed” on climate change- Adaptation and resiliency key now!
By: Staff Writer November 5, 2021 A United Nations Ambassador has called out the international community for their failure to heed the call of small island developing states from 1989…
Jamaican makes history in Virginia as its first woman Lt Governor!
By: Staff Writer November 5, 2021 Republican Winsome Sears has been elected as Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, securing a narrow victory over Democrat Hala Ayala to become the first woman…
HAITIAN-DOMINICAN CULTURAL MOVEMENT AZUEÏ WINS UNESCO TRANSCULTURA PROGRAMME CALL
Published at Repeating Islands November 5, 2021 UNESCO announced that the Haitian-Dominican cultural movement Azueï—named after the lake that sits between the two countries—won the UNESCO Transcultura program call. As…
A New Temporary Protected Status For Central America
By: Dashiell Allen November 5, 2021 Garifuna activists in New York are working to change the legal status and improve the lives of Central American immigrants in the United States.…
Kes Speaks On Purpose, Soca Energy, Carnival Culture + More
November 5, 2021 Kees Dieffenthaller, better known as Kees from the Kes Band, speaks with the Breakfast Club about Carnival Culture and a host of other things.