Books – Movies – Tech
Lucea, Jamaica — Internationally recognised poet and Chevening scholar, Juleus Ghunta, has returned to his home parish, Hanover, to launch his picture book, Tata and the Big Bad Bull. The launch will take place on May 22 at 10 am at the Hanover Parish Library. After the formal event, at 1:30 pm, Ghunta will lead…
Cory Zufelt, Linda Dias, Kenna Questelles George and Chaneil Imhoff excel at regional competition. Four young OECS entrepreneurs have placed in the top three of the Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurship Programme (CTEP), an initiative designed to help address unemployment in the Caribbean by leveraging opportunities in the Virtual Economy. CTEP provides regionally relevant capacity-building workshops and…
Antigua and Barbuda’s burgeoning film industry is getting a major boost this week, as the nation’s most celebrated film production company, HAMAFilms, begins production of its fifth motion picture, Deep Blue. The film, which tells the tale of an environmentalist and an architect who are in love and war over a development project, is the…
Deebzlenuz’s affinity for reggae and hip and hop and his love for his birth country Montserrat comes through clearly in his latest CD Outta Mi Soul 2 and the Outta Mi Soul EP. Born Dominic Lee, Deebzlenuz takes listeners from a meditative space to grooving on the 18-track production and the EP which is now…
Founded in the land of wood and water, this social enterprise is transforming lives by offering healthy, nutritious foods, sharing knowledge and empowering other members of the community. CEO Craslyn Benjamin established Benlar Foods in 2014, while working as a strategic forecaster with Jamaican food giant, Grace Kennedy. It was initially an experiment intended to…
Roseau, Dominica – Three artistes have been announced for Dominica’s Jazz ‘n Creole carded for May 3 – 5, 2019, at Fort Shirley in the Cabrits National Park. Marva Williams, Festival and Events Manager (Ag) at the Dominica Festivals Committee (DFC) made the announcement at a concert featuring British artiste Joss Stone. On the line…
The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta is famous for world-class racing and attracting some of the world’s top musical acts for their legendary parties. This year is no different. Motown royalty, The Jacksons – Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon – will perform on Sunday March 3rd, 2019. St. Maarten Heineken Regatta Production Director, John Leone, comments, ‘Along with an action-packed race…
GREAT BAY, St. Martin —HNP has won the American Graphic Design Award for Plastered in Pretty by N.C. Marks, according to Gordon Kaye, editor and publisher at Graphic Design USA (GDUSA). Carole Maugé-Lewis designed the winning book cover for the new dystopian novel by Marks, an author from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The New…
While living and working as a development professional in Ethiopia, Meme Bete’s founder, Taribba do Nascimento helped women entrepreneurs get export-ready, and as she watched their ventures grow, she was inspired to follow the entrepreneurial path. “The leather industry is really organized in Ethiopia, and I loved African prints, so I thought African print fabric…