Artisans have been invited to exhibit their products at the region’s foremost trade show, Design Caribbean, offering unique access to important regional and international buyers, in addition to massive market opportunities presented in Dominican Republic with a population of 10 million people. Artisan Sign-up Details Over the past month we have had an outstanding response [...]

Even Santo Domingans will be able to catch the royal wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton on DR television on Friday morning, from 5 to 9am local time. Telesistema, part of the Corripio Communications Group, said that there would be a repeat transmission from 4 to 7 in the afternoon. Some two [...]

It’s been 20 years since actress Dionne Audain has visited her homeland of Montserrat and she is returning as a presenter and instructor at YES Caribbean, a conference for entrepreneurs May 25-28, 2011 at the Montserrat Cultural Centre. Dionne left Montserrat at the age of seven prior, having grown up around Plymouth and later St. Johns [...]

Release Date: 7 May, 2011 Genre: Thriller Cast: David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford, Nathaniel Parker Directors: Nick Tomnay Writer: Nick Tomnay MPAA: R Studio: Magnolia Pictures Plot: A criminal on the run cons his way into the wrong dinner party where the host is anything but ordinary.

Jackson is director of music at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Connecticut {AND IS ALSO A BAJAN: B.R.}. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Royal College of Music, an ARCM in the teaching of Organ, and doctoral and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School, where he appeared twice as soloist with the Juilliard Symphony.

With the Digicel Series 2011 underway in St. Lucia, Digicel was delighted to host music legend and Rolling Stones lead singer, Mick Jagger, in its corporate box in the Beausejour Cricket grounds. Mr. Jagger, an avid cricket fan, was in Beausejour to watch the second Digicel ODI, which sees the West Indies team take on [...]

Barbadian self made millionaire land mogul Sir Charles Williams talks about his achievements in Barbados with popular News personality Sir Trevor MacDonald

The Pharmacy Owners Association of the Dominican Republic spoke with their Hoy newspaper how prices of pharmaceuticals have increased by up to 40% in recent months. As reported, association president Luz Divina Crisostomo said there had been continuous price increases. She complained that prices are even higher than in 2004, when the dollar was at [...]

I have no idea why, but I decided to give Subway a third and final try, sometime this year they are supposed to open another branch in Warrens – if it really happens? The original article I did drew much heat for its brutal honesty, but I was not impressed, if you check the comments you’ll see [...]

In an effort to court higher ratings controversially, Robyn Fenty of Westbury road implies she’d a do a lesbian-styled music-video with another Pop Icon, simply to create a new ‘partner-name‘ a la Bennifer for the erstwhile Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck or Brangelina for Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie, according to South Africa’s “Times Live” [...]

This is handheld footage taken by a survivor of the Syrian government’s crackdown against protesters in the immediate aftermath of a massacre. These are not guerrilla, paramilitary resistance forces being killed. These are unarmed civilians, regular people like anyone else. The Syrian army fired exploding rifle rounds into the marching protesters. There are reports that [...]

The West Indies v India tour begins on June 4th in Trinidad & Tobago’s Queen’s Park Royal. The teams will then play in Antigua & Barbuda, Jamaica and Barbados before finishing in Dominica on July 10th.

Global Black Inventor Research Projects, Inc., (GBIRP), whose roots grow in Brooklyn and whose branches now span six continents, provides a canopy under which students of all ages can expand their perspectives on African creativity and spark their inventive genius. Keith C. Holmes, researcher and founder, has spent over twenty years researching inventors of color. [...]

The University of the West Indies recently laid out a large sum to have the ‘Concourse‘ or the path leading to the Walcott Warner Theatre suddenly get a name and be given a name of of a Nationality which you hardly find at the Cave Hill Campus – Haitians, with all due respects I know you can [...]

The UNAIDS Special Youth Programme seeks to recruit young people aged 20-24 from developing countries with some programme experience in HIV related issues to join UNAIDS for a 9-month remunerated fellowship. The fellowship is divided into two sections: an initial fellowship in UNAIDS Geneva, followed – upon satisfactory performance – by a continued fellowship in [...]

The U.S. Embassy at Bridgetown is inviting applications for candidates to participate in the 2012 International Fulbright Science and Technology Scholarship. Approximately 40 awards will be granted worldwide for candidates who demonstrate high aptitude and potential for innovation in scientific fields. Successful applicants will be enrolled for Ph.D. study at top U.S. universities in the [...]

An investment banker at full-service global investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs, born to Barbadian parents in Toronto, Canada, is set to deliver the key note address at the 2011 Invest Caribbean Power Breakfast this June in New York City. Wendell Dave Dowrich, Vice President of Risk and Capital Markets in the Financial Institutions [...]

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Digicel, the best value operator in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific, has once again partnered with Caribbean Cup Inc. for the 20th staging of the Digicel Caribbean Cup New York. This marks Digicel’s third year of sponsorship, which has provided key financial support and facilitated player development. Digicel Diaspora General Manager, Valerie Estimé, [...]

Let’s face facts: (1) we invaded Afghanistan and we’ve occupied Afghanistan for years now. a lot of the population hates us just for that. every invader up to and including Alexander the Great has regretted that decision. we’re in the process of learning it. after all, how would you feel if the US was invaded and occupied [...]

Well known Worldwide Indigenous Rights Activist Damon Gerard Corrie (himself of maternal Guyanese Lokono-Arawak descent), is now the Caribbean representative on the Planning Committee of the 4th Indigenous Leaders Summit of the Americas; it is a three-year mandate. With the majority of votes of support coming in from every Caribbean country that harbors an Indigenous [...]

Montserrat needs the Caribbean and the Caribbean needs Montserrat, if we are all to make our mark on the world stage in business and as trendsetters. This is the belief of entrepreneur and organizer of YES Caribbean 2011, Nerissa Golden. YES Caribbean 2011 will take place on Montserrat May 25-28, 2011 at the Montserrat Cultural [...]

The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has sent congratulations to the victorious West Indies International T20 Cricket Team and to former Captain, Chris Gayle, who scored an unbeaten century today. Speaking on behalf of WIPA, President and CEO, Dinanath Ramnarine, said, “In terms of the winning performance against Pakistan yesterday by the West Indies team, [...]

A five-member delegation, headed by Delta Petroleum Regional General Manager Bevis Sylvester, just left Trinidad and Tobago after a number of high level meetings. Leading the team is Bevis Sylvester, DP’s RGM and accompanying him is Acting Island Manager of Tortola, Andrew Vasconcelos; the Island Manager of Virgin Gorda Samuel Mc Sheen; Senior Truck Driver [...]

Dancehall star Mr. Vegas made an impassioned plea to reggae music fans to give as much as possible toward disaster relief in Japan in the wake of the devastation caused by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. After rocking the eclectic crowd at the Jamrock for Japan benefit concert at SOBs in New York City [...]