The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival begins on Thursday, Sept. 7, with events through Sunday. Sept. 10. All events are free with RSVP. Time and location of events varies – check www.bklyncbeanlitfest.org/festival-5 for the full schedule.
Take a moment to educate yourself a little bit more about emancipation in the Caribbean with this interesting video. https://youtu.be/oJilZO93jwY
Irish singer and activist Sinéad O'Connor has died at the age of 56. Sinéad was best known for her single Nothing Compares 2 U released in 1990, which reached number one and brought her worldwide fame. Her voice was unique. RIP. https://youtu.be/0-EF60neguk
Check out my podcast Metaphorically Speaking. In this episode, I'm in conversation with emotional therapist, Alison Knowles, creator of 'Ollie and his Superpowers', a book that helps both children and adults understand and control their emotions. She explains what the metaphor, 'The apple doesn't fall far from the tree," means to her. Website: www.ollieandhisuperpowers.com Show [...]
I recently paid my respects to Saint Lucia's High Commission to the UK, His Excellency, Mr Anthony B Severin in London. We had so much to talk about including the excellence of Saint Lucia's Nobel Laureates Sir Arthur Lewis and Sir Derek Walcott. More on this collaboration coming soon!
With so many interesting news items coming from the Caribbean, we like to share more ‘good’ news than ‘bad’. A few minutes is all it takes!
Can you believe we're nearing 2021? I can't! Here's a short roundup of the news that affected the Caribbean in 2021.
Caribbean news bulletins feature this month. Watch CaribDirect’s Caribbean Headline News now!
We have a question to ask you this month…We are looking forward to reading your answers. Watch CaribDirect’s Caribbean Headline News now!
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