New Canadian citizen compelled to create a successful Afro-Caribbean festival
August 16, 2024 Elisa Butoyi is hoping to share a part of his culture with North Bay this September. Butoyi, a native of Rwanda, became a Canadian citizen in the…
EDITORIAL: Dickon Mitchell working hard to lose re-election
August 13, 2024 Never have we seen such a promising young leader like Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell of Grenada, continually make silly missteps that will certainly cause him at the…
AUDIO: Devotions led by Seminarian Damien White
August 13, 2024 Devotions led by Seminarian Damien White of St. Matthews Anglican Church, Nassau, Bahamas.
COMMENTARY: The Rise and Fall of a Petrostate
By: Diana Roy and Amelia Cheatham Venezuela’s ongoing descent into economic and political chaos is a cautionary tale of the dangerous influence that resource wealth can have on developing countries. Summary…
Rootsman Clyne “disappointed” in Calypso Monarch 2024 finish!
By: Staff Writer August 13, 2024 Kelly Clyne, sobriquet, “Rootsman,” hits at political favouritism in the Grenada Calypso Monarch 2024 after his fifth place finish in this year’s competition. Clyne,…
Buju: Afro-Beats don’t give props back to Dancehall or Reggae
By: Staff Writer August 13, 2024 Jamaican recording artist, Buju Banton, spoke out on the popular Drink Champs podcast with Nore where he hit out at Afro-Beats for not acknowledging…
GRENADA’S CULTURAL CALYPSO ICONS AS THEY WORKED THEY WAY INTO OUR COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS.
By: Helen Grenade August 13, 2024 GRENADA AN ISLAND RICH IN HISTORY AND CULTURE. These movers and shakers from Grenada are not only influential icons in music but are flying…
3 Dancehall albums make the iTunes Top 5 Reggae Albums Chart
August 13, 2024 Fans of dancehall woke up to the news on Friday morning that 3 albums are in the Top 5 of the iTunes Reggae Chart. At number 4…
Colombia’s Total Peace Hangs by a Thread After Ceasefire With ELN Expires
By: Insight Crime August 13, 2024 Peace negotiations with Colombia’s last true guerrilla insurgency are on the verge of collapse after the August 3 expiration of a ceasefire between the…
CDB and IDB Announce Four New Graduate Scholarships in Public Procurement
August 13, 2024 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are pleased to announce the opening of applications for its prestigious scholarship programme, offering full scholarships…
EPG continues CARICOM’s Good Office role in Haiti
August 13, 2024 The three former prime ministers appointed by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government to carry out the Community’s Good Office role in Haiti continue to do so…
IOM, OAS and ILO to Train Women Leaders of the Diasporas of Latin America and the Caribbean
August 13, 2024 The 3rd Regional Meeting of Women Leaders of Diasporas in Latin America and the Caribbean “Dialogue of women leaders of the diasporas in Latin America and the Caribbean” will…