Maybe you already knew, maybe you didn't. The Caribbean Community has been exporting creative and intellectual talent to and growing talent within the U.S. for many decades. Let’s take a closer look at 40 famous Capitol Hill change-makers, Hollywood royalty, and some others in-between, whom you may not have known were of Caribbean descent. We left out the athletes … [Read more...] about 40 Famous Pop Culture Personalities of Caribbean Descent: It May Surprise You…
Arts, Culture & Creativity
One Stop Mini-Fair
Opening the door of the Royal Tocarica Ballroom you will find some treasures of the Caribbean Civil Society. On May 21 2014, six Caribbean countries (The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago) displayed materials depicting the work of civil society organizations within the region. The occassion was the One-Stop Mini Fair - an activity … [Read more...] about One Stop Mini-Fair
One-day? Twenty-20?
So I told you about batswomen, throwing with your elbow straight, and an innings. Questions? Oh, yes. You meant one inning? No, man, I meant one innings - and it can go up to four innings. I see. Every time the wicket is knocked over it's a wicket? That too. But there are other ways to get a wicket. Hit the ball in the air and it is caught, it's a wicket. The ball is going to … [Read more...] about One-day? Twenty-20?
The Tree of Life and IDB Pink Campaign
It is reputed to be the heaviest, hardest, strongest wood in the world. The Lignum Vitae can resist the elements and is almost completely immune to insect attacks (The Wood Database, 2014). Derived from the Latin, Lignum Vitae’s meaning, tree of life, is quite apt – considering the wood is also used for medicinal purposes. It is no surprise then that this tree is the national … [Read more...] about The Tree of Life and IDB Pink Campaign
Parade Gardens Community Center opens in downtown Kingston, Jamaica
On June 18th, the traditionally fractious neighborhood of Parade Gardens got a new lease on life. A new, refurbished building was opened as a Community Center, to breathe life into an area better known for gang warfare built on tribal politics. The building located in the South Central section of the Kingston Metropolitan area, has a community base of two districts, Southside … [Read more...] about Parade Gardens Community Center opens in downtown Kingston, Jamaica