Coventry (England) Caribbean Festival to shower city in colour
By Mary Isokariari, From The Voice Annual event takes place this weekend (27/28) Coventry is getting ready to celebrate the annual Caribbean Festival 2013 this weekend at the War Memorial Park . Local teenager Kaman Francis Balou, 18, a street…
Caribbean intellectual is Emancipation keynoter
By Carolyn Guniss Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE – Caribbean Emancipation Day is Aug. 1 and the Greater Caribbean American Cultural Coalition, under the auspices of State Rep. Hazelle Rogers and the Caribbean Consular Corps, has put together…
Caribbean Carnival ‘mas’ made in Scarborough
By Mike Adler, Scarborough Mirror D’Regulars among 11 of 12 festival mas camps based in Scarborough Having shaped it with pliers and masking tape, Clyde Bascombe dabs contact cement on the wire frame of what will soon be a face….
Thousands turn out to Toronto Junior Carnival Parade
ByJessica McDiarmid / Torstar Network From Brampton Guardian TORONTO— Rebecca Pooran danced the entire one-kilometre Junior Carnival Parade route, hauling a float that didn’t stop shaking for two hours. “You have to keep it moving so it can sparkle,” said…
National Gallery events and new work for National Collection
From The National gallery of the Cayman Islands The National Gallery has secured a recent work by artist Joe Bernard for the National Collection. La Tortuga and Three Angels, which was previously featured in the 2012 Ogier Art Award exhibition,…
Houston Caribbean Festival shows the many colors of Houston
by Ashura M.I.R. Bayyan From Houston Forward Times When I went to San Miguel Arena on Friday, July 5th I knew nothing about J’Ouvert or the Caribbean community in Houston. Once I arrived, I saw swarms of black people pouring…
2013 Toronto Caribbean Carnival opens
Revellers and children perform on stage at the opening ceremony of the 2013 Toronto Caribbean Carnival at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Canada, July 9, 2013 Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto is an exciting three-week cultural explosion of Caribbean music, cuisine,…
Fishing families strive to say ‘I do’ the traditional way
By Lo Wei, South China Morning Post Fishing families want to preserve their unique wedding traditions, for better or for worse Wedding ceremonies in Hong Kong’s fishing families have their unique traditions, but fewer people know about them as the…
CNCF grants for the arts
As part of our mission to facilitate and preserve all forms of artistic expression in Cayman, the Cultural Foundation awards financial grants to individuals, groups and organisations to help further development, to assist in bringing a worthy project to fruition,…
Colombian Scholars Highlight Importance of Being Caribbean
Santiago de Cuba, July 4 (Prensa Latina) Scholars from Colombia highlighted here today the links to the Caribbean, a reality dodged for a long time. During the Colloquium “The Caribbean Linking Us”, as part of the 33rd Fiesta del Fuego…
