Bajan singer Krisirie

Bajan singer Krisirie searches for hope in new track “Return to Love”

As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues, it's difficult for even the most optimistic to keep their hopes up. At times, singer Krisirie finds herself among the despondent....

Afrobeats’ African Giant Burna Boy Headlines Tipsy Music Festival Miami for Miami Carnival Weekend...

MIAMI, Fl. (September 9, 2022) – Afrobeats has been sizzling the airwaves with chart topping hits across the globe. Afrobeat artists like Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tems...

Caribbean-American Lifestyle Magazine Shines, Winning Eighth Florida Magazine Association Award

Island Origins takes home two new Florida Magazine Association awards for creative excellence.   FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (July 21, 2021) - Island...

Why This New Duet by Yanatha Desouvre Was 30 Years In The Making

Some songs take only a few minutes to come to fruition. But for Haitian-American artist Yanatha Desouvre, it took 30 years to create his latest release—a duet of...

Island SPACE Caribbean Museum to Host Third Annual Rum Cake and Black Cake Fest

Plantation, Fla.: Island SPACE Caribbean Museum and Caribbean Professionals Network are excited to announce the third annual Rum Cake and Caribbean Black Cake Fest, set...

Celebrating Caribbean-American Heritage In Greater Fort Lauderdale

The Greater Fort Lauderdale community encompasses a wide and diverse array of cultures, and this month it’s time to enjoy a multitude of festive fêtes...
Haitian American Claudine Gay FIrst Black President of Harvard Universityvideo

Haitian-American Claudine Gay Will be the First Black President at Harvard University

The daughter of Haitian immigrants, Claudine Gay received her bachelor’s degree in 1992 from Stanford, where she majored in economics and was awarded the Anna...

Buju Banton is back with Genius New Album – Upside Down 2020

After about a decade of silence, a painfully long wait for fans, reggae and dancehall star Buju Banton has made a comeback with a new album titled...

Renowned Photo Artist David I. Muir to Release Iconic “Pieces of Jamaica®” Book Ahead...

Ten years after his internationally acclaimed photo art collection-turned-coffee table book “Pieces of Jamaica®: The Real Rock Edition,” photographer David I. Muir is releasing a...
Taste the Islands Experience Caribbean Culinary Museum

Caribbean Culinary Museum: A New Cultural Element for Jerk Festival

Jerk, griot, rice and peas, culantro, scotch bonnet peppers and so on, are not elements you typically think about when you think of Caribbean history. But when...

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