Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places Source
CARICOM’s Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett on her Belizean roots, passion for her kitchen garden, and goals for CARICOM as the regional body turns 50 — as … Source
Essential info about what’s happening across the region in July and August! Source
Rising athletic stars from across the region will test their mettle against the best in the world at the Commonwealth Youth Games this August. Sheldon Waith … Source
This month’s listening picks from the Caribbean — featuring new music by Destra; élan parlē; Yann Cléry; and Sabrina Francis Source
The fate of an annual celebration of Caribbean and tropical culture that parades down the Champs-Elysées in Paris was hanging in the balance today less than 24 hours before the event is due to start. The Carnaval Tropical de Paris has taken place on the first Sunday in July since 2001. After a Covid-induced suspension…
This month’s reading picks from the Caribbean, with reviews of Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks; Blackgirl on Mars by Lesley-Ann Brown; A Sun to be Sewn by Je … Source
The planet’s fragile ocean ecosystems are under increasing threat from development, tourism, shipping, pollution and seabed mining. Global warming and rising sea levels associated with the climate crisis are particularly threatening for small island states, which also struggle with high levels of sovereign debt. Barbados has adopted an interesting way of tackling all these problems…
The varied and flavourful plant-based traditions in the Caribbean have always been about us, and never about trends, writes Vaughn Stafford Gray Source
The finals of the National Carnival Queen show a staple in the Saint Lucia Carnival event calendar was held last evening a the Pavilion, Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia. There were 10 contestants chasing the 2023 crown, but as with these competitions, there can only be one winner. The crown was passed from last year’s winner…