A Canadian Girl at St. Rose’s, Guyana By Shelagh Plunkett Sister Hazel frowned as she examined the papers that told the story of my education up to when we’d left Canada. That was 1974, and my mother and I had been called in to meet the headmistress of St. Rose’s High School in Georgetown, Guyana. […]
Women’s Caribbean Fashion Week “Forget the fashion weeks of London, Paris, Milan and New York for sizzling looks hot off the catwalk, stylist Salome Munuo discovers the only way is the Caribbean!” So screamed the UK’s Daily Express in a piece published on Monday, featuring Caribbean Fashion Week 2014, and captioned ‘Babes, beachwear and bikinis’. Ranked in the […]
Bring Back Our Girls By Gerald V. Paul Trinidad and Tobago’s Rhoma Spencer joined a collective of cultural representatives at Toronto City Hall recently with one theme: Bring Back Our Girls. Spencer, a producer and actress, told The Camera the Toronto Artists Concert was in solidarity with Nigeria, where 200 girls were captured by Boko […]
Guyana elections gap irks U.S. envoy by Brad Savage ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday forthrightly dismissed a statement by outgoing U.S.Ambassador Brent Hardt who accused the head of state of selectively abiding by the country’s constitution, even as the country awaits long-overdue local government elections. Hardt, addressing a function […]
Carib Chief to be chosen in Dominica by Brad Savage Next Monday, Dominica’s indigenous peoples vote for a new Carib Chief. ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica’s indigenous population goes to the polls Monday to elect a new Carib Chief. Incumbent Garnet Joseph says he is confident of defeating Charles Williams and Irvince Auguiste, two former […]
St. Kitts-Nevis opens Havana embassy by Brad Savage With the opening of an embassy in Havana, St. Kitts-Nevis has called on the U.S. to end its embargo. BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – St. Kitts-Nevis has opened an embassy in Cuba and called on the United States to end its decades-old trade and economic embargo against […]
Barbados pols tire of British politics by Brad Savage The Parliament buildings in Bridgetown, Barbados, where politicians want a change of style. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – With experience of the Westminster parliamentary system for 375 years in their consciousness, Barbadian politicians are saying they want a change from this adversarial mode of governance. Speaker of […]
Jamaican Artist Connects with Community By Jasminee Sahoye His father had told him he might be unable to adequately provide for a family as an artist. But Paul Blackwood was determined to follow his passion and he proved his father wrong. After 32 years of doing canvas painting in oil and collages, this self-taught artist […]
T&T Archbishop Exhorts Local Catholics to Serve with Values By Gerald V. Paul The 10th Archbishop of Port of Spain, His Grace Archbishop Joseph Harris officiated at Our Lady of Good Counsel Caribbean Catholic Church, in Toronto’s west end. Within the context of a Holy Spirit Novena, His Grace was the main celebrant at the […]
World Cup: Although Brazil’s team has many black stars, the fans in the stands are whiter than Norway. Note from BW of Brazil: So by now everyone knows that the long anticipated 2014 World Cup in Brazil has begun with the host team opening with a convincing 3-1 victory over Croatia in the Itaquerão stadium […]
