February 11, 2022 Lady Saw gave her clearest indication yet that she might be getting ready to reenter the dancehall space. Reported on Urbanislandz.com, on Tuesday, Minister Marion Hall, formerly Lady Saw,…
Category: ARTS AND CULTURE
Digital transformation was great schism during COVID-19 for cultural institutions
By: Staff Writer February 8, 2022 Changing over to a digital platform has been a huge challenge for cultural institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a key problem was with…
Trinidad Carnival is on- But not everybody feels it’s wise!
By: Staff Writer January 28, 2022 Carnival 2022 is happening in Trinidad and Tobago however not all entertainers and promotors are not for it citing obvious safety concerns. This year’s…
Eighty years late: Eric Williams’s groundbreaking work on slave economy is finally published in UK
January 25, 2022 Seminal work by scholar and future politician Eric Williams, shunned for decades, is issued by mainstream imprint In 1938, a brilliant young Black scholar at Oxford University…
And Another One- Reo hits Million view mark again with “Dou Dou”
January 18, 2022 Dominican Bouyon artist Dario ‘Reo’ Sebastien is proving he is no one-hit wonder with the strong fan endorsement of his single “Dou Dou,” which in the span of six months has…
Dominican poet selected for curated online feature
January 7, 2022 Dominican poet, Tamara Lowe’s work was recently featured in the Acalabash Blog’s Poetry Portfolio; curated by John Robert Lee, a notable St. Lucian writer, who along with Andy Caul, the founder…
Trini Christmas Diaries: Parang Music, festive Christmas songs of Trinidad
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com December 17, 2021 This year marks another Christmas under the pandemic and for trinis it means less ‘paranging’ house to house, a tradition passed on through…
T&T actor Michael Cherrie to star alongside Oscar winner Regina King in SHIRLEY
Dec, 17, 2021 Michael Cherrie, an award-winning actor from Trinidad and Tobago has been cast alongside Academy-award winning actress Regina King (The Harder They Fall) in her upcoming movie SHIRLEY.…
John Beadle “relieved” to have first ever showing at the TERN Gallery!
By: Staff Writer December 14, 2021 Legendary artist and sculptor has his first ever showing at the Bahamian TERN Gallery starting last week and is relieved to finally be involved…
The TERN Gallery to have “virtual showrooms” for young and upcoming artists in the region!
By: Staff Writer December 14, 2021 On the year anniversary of the TERN Gallery, its founding director said that they have 3D virtual showrooms lined up for artists around the…
Signs of the Sun Poetry Book launch
The Signs of the Sun poetry book from the Caribbean Magazine Plus (CMP) Poetry Contest, 2021 is now available on Amazon as an e-book only. The book is a compilation…
Regional Cultural Committee meet on recovery of culture, creative sectors
December 10, 2021 The recovery of the culture and creative industries from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, featured prominently when the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC) met for its…