August 20, 2024 Former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan says the British government and its leading research institutions should make a financial commitment to preserve endangered archives in the Caribbean. Speaking…
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Hurricane Ernesto has Bermuda in its sights
By: Staff Writer August 16, 2024 Hurricane Ernesto is on its way to Bermuda after lashing Puerto Rico with 85 mph winds and ha a trajectory to head all the…
Jamaica in State of Emergency amid weekend massacre. Suspect killed by police
By: Staff Writer August 16, 2024 Jamaica is under a State of Emergency for 14 days amid fears of escalating violence emanating from the Clarendon Parish as a result of…
Eastern Caribbean To Express Solidarity With Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution
August 16, 2024 The rallies will also condemn the continuing cyber warfare and diplomatic aggression against Venezuela. Friends of Venezuela and defenders of the Bolivarian Revolution across the Eastern Caribbean…
New Canadian citizen compelled to create a successful Afro-Caribbean festival
August 16, 2024 Elisa Butoyi is hoping to share a part of his culture with North Bay this September. Butoyi, a native of Rwanda, became a Canadian citizen in the…
Rootsman Clyne “disappointed” in Calypso Monarch 2024 finish!
By: Staff Writer August 13, 2024 Kelly Clyne, sobriquet, “Rootsman,” hits at political favouritism in the Grenada Calypso Monarch 2024 after his fifth place finish in this year’s competition. Clyne,…
Buju: Afro-Beats don’t give props back to Dancehall or Reggae
By: Staff Writer August 13, 2024 Jamaican recording artist, Buju Banton, spoke out on the popular Drink Champs podcast with Nore where he hit out at Afro-Beats for not acknowledging…
GRENADA’S CULTURAL CALYPSO ICONS AS THEY WORKED THEY WAY INTO OUR COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS.
By: Helen Grenade August 13, 2024 GRENADA AN ISLAND RICH IN HISTORY AND CULTURE. These movers and shakers from Grenada are not only influential icons in music but are flying…
Colombia’s Total Peace Hangs by a Thread After Ceasefire With ELN Expires
By: Insight Crime August 13, 2024 Peace negotiations with Colombia’s last true guerrilla insurgency are on the verge of collapse after the August 3 expiration of a ceasefire between the…
EPG continues CARICOM’s Good Office role in Haiti
August 13, 2024 The three former prime ministers appointed by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government to carry out the Community’s Good Office role in Haiti continue to do so…
Maduro clamping down on post-election protestors
By: Staff Writer August 9, 2024 Just two weeks after Venezuela’s disputed election, incumbent and presumptive winner Nicolas Maduro has started a coordinated crackdown on opposition dissent. Authorities have arrested…
KELLY CLYNE “Rootsman Kelly” A TOP RANKING GRENADIAN ARTISTS.
By Helen Grenade August 9, 2024 Kelly Clyne, whose sobriquet is “Rootsman Kelly” is a Calypso and Soca stalwart whose music remains iconic, is one prominent and influential Calypso King…