By: Staff Writer September 3, 2021 An award winning Jamaican fashion designer started off firefighting to now lighting up the fashion world with dazzling pieces, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Moses…
Category: ARTS AND CULTURE
Social media marketing is beating the COVID-19 economic slump on book sales!
By: Staff Writer August 31, 2021 A Trinidadian author had to up her social media marketing to beat the COVID-19 drag on book sales and it is paying off. Shellyann…
Bunji Garlin and FayAnn Lyons headline October Miami Carnival- Same energy, despite COVID-19 concerns
By: Staff Writer August 27, 2021 This year’s 2021 Miami Carnival will be headlined by Bunji Garlin and FayAnn Lyons this coming October as they brave the COVID-19 to have…
The 200 year plus Imperialist War against Haiti continues- Moise assassination is an extension of that.
By: Staff Writer August 24, 2021 Assassinated Haitian president Jovenel Moise was a victim of the imperialist war against Haiti as he was taken out by oligarchic forces in Haiti…
The inaugural 2021 Caribbean Magazine Plus Poetry Contest has come to an end- Here’s what will happen now!
By: Staff Writer August 17, 2021 The inaugural Caribbean Magazine Plus 2021 Poetry Contest has come to a successful end. We thank all of the participants who entered, those who…
DR Music legend Ventura leaves a rich legacy of meringue music- Goodbye to “El Caballo Mayor!”
August 17, 2021 Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano aka “Johnny Ventura” passed away last month leaving behind a rich legacy of music in the Dominican Republic. Johnny Ventura, born March…
Caribbean literary festival in Brooklyn- same great discussions, just held virtually this year.
By: Staff Writer July 30, 2021 The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival will have its event hosted virtually for the second year in a row, but will still facilitate the vibrant…
CDB Awards 25 Visual Artists with Grants to participate in the Visual Arts Biennial Accelerator
July 30, 2021 Work from 25 visual artists from across the Caribbean is currently on display in a virtual Visual Arts Biennial, the culmination of a recent accelerator programme funded…
Showcasing Caribbean culture in NJ- Farmer Nappy set to perform.
By: Staff Writer July 16, 2021 A second generation event organiser is taking over where her father left off in organising the South Jersey Caribbean Festival this coming July, Farmer…
Michele was “born into music”- gets “thrill” out of performing
By: Staff Writer July 9, 2021 A Dominica singer/song writer says that she was a shoo-in for a musical career having being “born into music” and it brings her joy…
Caribbean-English author dreams of Africa in a “Twisted” world view.
By: Staff Writer June 15, 2021 A Caribbean-English author tells us of her dreams of the motherland Africa as she paints her version of sex and slavery through her first…