The parang is blasting, the sorrel and ginger beer are already being prepped, the Ponche de crème is flowing, and the ham is making its way onto menus everywhere—it’s officially Christmas in the Caribbean! What better way to embrace the season than with a few perfect holiday reads? We put out aContinue Reading
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The Caribbean is home to a plethora of romance writers creating everything from contemporary love stories to intense historical sagas. We’ve spent the last year combing through their works to highlight some of the best voices shaping the genre. This list is just the beginning, and we’re always looking toContinue Reading
The Cropper Foundation, with funding from Open Society Foundations, proudly launched the preview for Writing For Our Lives, a groundbreaking Caribbean Climate Justice anthology, at the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Attendees at the CARICOM Pavilion experienced the unveiling of a thoughtfully curated e-book sample, featuringContinue Reading
Caribbean music star Vanessa “Nessa Preppy” John has released her sophomore album, ‘Little Miss Arima’, an evocative tribute to her hometown and heritage. The album, named after Arima, the town where she was raised in Trinidad and Tobago, takes listeners through her roots, cultural heritage, and personal evolution. This projectContinue Reading
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – October, 2024 – Vincentian designer Karen DeFreitas, founder of the fashion brand SOKA, made an extraordinary statement at Paris Fashion Week 2024 with the debut of her Spring/Summer 2025 collection, “Canboulay.” Presented by Flying Solo, the collection underscored the resilient spirit and vibrant energy of theContinue Reading
Georgetown, Guyana, October 2, 2024 – Jamella Chesney, an emerging poet from Guyana, is proud to announce the publication of her poem Mama Said (No Back Chat) in the Commonwealth Foundation’s online magazine, adda. The poem, inspired by Jamaica Kincaid’s Girl, offers a powerful reflection on the upbringing of girlsContinue Reading
Audra Gordon’s infectious personality mirrors the bold, eye-catching designs of her fashion brand, Beam Bold. A proud Vincentian now based in Hong Kong, Audra founded her label out of a passion for colour, inclusivity, and versatility. Inspired by her Caribbean upbringing in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and shaped byContinue Reading
Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin brands are thrilled to announce their arrival in the Caribbean, landing on nine beautiful islands on October 24th, 2024. This marks a significant homecoming for global icon and Fenty CEO, Rihanna, as her beloved brands will now be available in her homeland of Barbados,Continue Reading
Produced by Motive Pictures (The Woman in The Wall) first-look images have been released for Get Millie Black, a vivid, unflinching, and gripping five-part crime noir and the screenwriting debut of Booker Prize award-winning author Marlon James, which is coming to Channel 4 next year, co-produced by HBO. Starring Tamara Lawrance, Joe Dempsie,Continue Reading