Ingrid Persaud of Trinidad Wins BBC National Short Story Award
Trinidadian author Ingrid Persaud has won the 13th BBC National Short Story Award for her story The Sweet Sop. The Sweet Sop was Persaud’s first...
Rihanna Named Ambassador Extraordinary of Barbados
Government has appointed international pop icon, Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, with specific responsibility for promoting education, tourism and investment for the...
Lisa Wickham: Trinidad & Tobago’s Film Ambassador
If there was a list of 21st Century Caribbean Film Pioneers, Lisa Wickham would be on it in the category for producer of film and...
UWI Bestows Honorary Doctorate On Award-Winning Jamaican Jazz Maestro Monty Alexander
NEW YORK, NY – Over five decades of performances and more than 70 CDs later, award-winning Jamaican-born jazz maestro, Monty Alexander, is being bestowed with an...
USVI Student Tops FCCA Poster Competition, JA and SXM Also Claim Prizes
ST. CROIX – Tyrone Lake of the U.S. Virgin Islands is the winner of the Junior Division of the 2018 Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Foundation...
Internet Experts Call for More Community Networks in the Caribbean
BY GERARD BEST PANAMA CITY, Panama —A group of experts is calling for a different approach to providing Internet access to the poor, remote and...
Haiti Hotel Promotes “Urban Mural” Culture
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A historic Caribbean hotel is beautifying the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince with a stunning mural of Haitian art. The mural, commissioned last...
New Frances-Anne Solomon Film to Open TTFF ’18
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – HERO: Inspired by The Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross will officially open the 13th edition of trinidad+tobago film festival...
Meet the Caribbean’s Queen’s Young Leaders Award 2018 Winners
Several young Caribbean nationals were included in the fourth and final installment of the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards programme. The awards celebrates the achievements of...