Photo credit by Kerneisha Beckles I guess we all harbored mixed emotions - excitement, anxiety, lingering doubts - as the army convoy in which we were travelling slowly meandered its way up the Laventille Hills on the morning of November 15 2014. The mission of the Family Association that day was the painting of the St Barbs Primary School, located in the low-income, … [Read more...] about A Colorful Day in Laventille
Arts, Culture & Creativity
West Indians and the Building of the Panama Canal
SS Kroonland transits the Panama Canal on February 2, 1915. Largest passenger ship to date to transit the canal. May 14, the DC premiere of the film Panama Stories will be presented at IDB headquarters. The film will feature five stories based on the lives of everyday people affected by the Canal over the course of 100 years. Producers Pablo Schverdfinger … [Read more...] about West Indians and the Building of the Panama Canal
World Relays – Bahamas, Round 2! K.O.! Five reasons to love the IAAF World Relays, 2015
Photo credit by Everette Sweeting The excitement, the heat, the competition came back to The Bahamas for the 2nd Annual IAAF World Relays and questioned – can The Bahamas top last year? – YES, WE CAN! A week of overcast weather that included rain, thunder and lightning, led to speculation that we would have a rainy and wet Championships. That all was put to rest by … [Read more...] about World Relays – Bahamas, Round 2! K.O.! Five reasons to love the IAAF World Relays, 2015
A Tribute to Mothers
To the one who has long been the backbone of Caribbean societies, picking up the slack where others may have let go. And to the one who has decided to put her dream on hold so that she can help her child live out his or her dream. And to the one who is suddenly not hungry anymore when her child wants a bite of her food. And to the one who loses sleep trying to … [Read more...] about A Tribute to Mothers
The life of an international public servant
Wow! How time flies? One, two, three Carnivals and God knows how many miles around the Queen’s Park Savannah to rid myself of the excesses from consuming too much roti, wrapped or “buss up shut”. … [Read more...] about The life of an international public servant