Regional News

FAO Addresses Gender Inequalities In Caribbean Farming

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados โ€”ย The Caribbean appears to fare well in global gender statistics, with a high Gender Parity Index (GPI) and good rankings reported in the most recentย World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2017. However, […]

Commentary

The reason why Carriacou and Petite Martinique Melee Parang music influence main land Grenada Christmas celebration………… By Hudson George

Some old time Grenadians traditions have almost disappear and new ones have evolved or imported from neighbouring countries. I remember when I was a little boy growing up in Grenada, people used to serenade on […]

Regional News

Building Resilience to Natural Disasters in the Caribbean Requires Greater Preparedness

By Sรฒnia Muรฑoz and ฤฐnci ร–tker (IMF NEWS)-As global warming continues to increase sea-water temperatures, the Caribbean is becoming more vulnerable to increasingly frequent and damaging natural disasters.ย Policiesย that build resilience in Caribbean countriesโ€”such as strengthening […]

Culture

UNESCO Adds Reggae Music To Global Cultural Heritage

Reggae music, the genre that originated in Jamaica, secured a coveted spot on the United Nationsโ€™ list of global cultural treasure. UNESCO, the world bodyโ€™s cultural and scientific agency, added reggae to its collection of […]

Culture

Reggae Legend, Marcia Griffiths, Charms at Jamaica Music Conference; Shines at Floridaโ€™s Grace Jerk Festival

Reggae legend and icon, Marcia Griffiths, charmed her audience, while giving a talk at the 6thย annual Jamaica Music Conference (JMC), held in Jamaica earlier this month. Speaking to an audience of upcoming artists, artist managers, […]

Commentary

Africa Set To Become A Massive Free Trade Area …………By Kingsley Ighobor Contributing Writer

UNITED NATIONS, New York November 23, 2018 (IPS) โ€”ย Following the unveiling of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in Kigali, Rwanda, in March 2018, Africa is about to become the worldโ€™s largest free trade area: […]

Culture

GRAMMY Award-Nominated Julian Marley To Release First Album In 10 Year…………………………… Compliments PRIDE

It has been close to a decade since GRAMMY award-nominated Julian Marley delivered his critically acclaimed โ€œAwakeโ€ album. And since fans and music lovers have been clamoring for another musical offering, the reggae star has […]

Commentary

Child Abuse Versus Discipline: The Inference And The Difference ….โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.By Yvonne Sam โ€ฆโ€ฆ.Social and Political Commentator โ€ฆ Story Re-produced from PRIDE

Each and every child has rights, the chief of which is the right to be respected. Another such right is not to be abused. Do not get me wrong for I am not saying โ€œspare […]