“Games for everyone” is a fitting motto for the 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, with some 5,000 athletes from across the Commonwealth gathering to test their skills against both the elements and opponents across 20 sports and 283 events. Caribbean athletes have commonly found success here, copping 41 medals at the …
The Ford Foundation Gallery explores Asian-Caribbean heritage New York’s Ford Foundation Gallery is re-opening its doors for the first time in over two years with a ground-breaking exhibition that turns the spotlight on four female artists of Asian-Caribbean heritage. Curated by Trinidadian scholar and artist Andil Gosein, everything slackens in a wreck features Chinese-Jamaican Margaret Chen; …
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When tiny turtle hatchlings dig their way out from nests deep beneath the sand, they face long perilous odds to survive. Their first few moments on the beach are among the most dangerous. Popping their little heads up, they’ll search for the natural light horizon over the shoreline and scramble toward the surf, where they’ll …
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By CoolestCarib.com Jamaica is one of the world’s most special vacation spots. This gorgeous Caribbean island has a rich landscape full of mountains, rainforests, and magnificent beaches. It provides the visitors with a diverse range of activities, places, and things to enjoy. Its tranquil environment attracts millions of tourists every year. They usually come here …
When it comes to couple getaways, we have choices and choices. But, when it comes to the romantic heavens of earth, Caribbean islands are hard to beat. There is something about these islands that makes them mystic and marvelous, something that makes everyone put them on their traveling wish lists. And the best part about …
What is the allure of the Caribbean to tourists from around the world? Learn why visiting the Caribbean should be on your bucket list and the best time to visit. The Caribbean is made up of over 700 islands and 30 territories that are situated within or near the Caribbean Sea, located east of Central …
This month’s listening picks from the Caribbean — featuring new music by Dechode Mode; Bob Marley and The Wailers; Charlie Halloran; and Levi Silvanie The Triquetra of Love Dechode Mode (Mark Made Group) The Trinidadian husband and wife duo of Dechode Mode — decoding the echo — have been making a kind of dreamy electronica …
It begins, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo tells me, as so many stories do: in Belmont. When We Were Birds, her debut novel, sits at the peak of highly-anticipated lists from international publications like the UK Observer, Buzzfeed, The Irish Times, and Good Housekeeping. Robert Jones, Jr., author of The Prophets, calls it “the kind of story …
We open with blackness, the screen pinpricked with scattered dots of flickering starlight, like fireflies glowing in the night. The sounds we hear are of a tropical forest, a nocturnal tapestry of animal cries and calls. Cut to film footage — hissing, warm, slightly worn with age — of an elongated white object shooting up …
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T&T-born Tonya Villafana on her love for science, her work developing a COVID-19 vaccine at AstraZeneca, and keeping grounded in mid-pandemic — as told to Marvin Espinoza I grew up in Trinidad, and it was a wonderful experience to grow up on a Caribbean island in the 1970s and 80s. My love for science began with …
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