The Powerful Legacy and Lessons of Colin Powell’s Life
In his 1995 autobiography, “My American Journey,” Colin Powell recalls a near-death experience in Jamaica during his visit there three years earlier while representing the...
White Caribbean Woman on the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement
Verandah Talk - with Sonya Sanchez Arias
As a white Caribbean woman with a strong island accent in a mixed race marriage,...
Double Earthquake hits Haiti
The people of Haiti are still reeling following this weekend's double earthquake. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northern Haiti on Saturday night. Then a major aftershock measuring 5.2...
FFTP President/CEO Ed Raine Joins D.C. Roundtable on Crisis in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2023) – As attention around the violence in Haiti escalates, Food For The Poor FFTP President/CEO Ed Raine was invited to attend...
Jamaican Dancehall Star Vybz Kartel Released Early from Prison After 13-Years Served
Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel, born Adidja Palmer, has been freed from prison after the Jamaican Court of Appeal decided against a retrial for his...
Jamaican Olympian Progresses to Next Round on America’s Got Talent
Shevon Stoddart Nieto, a 37-year old Jamaican Olympian and singer has made it to the next round of Season 15 of America’s Got Talent. She got thumbs...
J Perry Leads Line-Up at Taste The Islands Experience
A Caribbean celebration is never complete without music. And the upcoming Taste the Island Experience certainly won't disappoint, with Haitian star J Perry as the headliner for...
In The Spot Light
Writer Monique McIntosh | Photography Contributed
If film is a tale told in light and shadows, then consider Mario Pignard Jr. the master illuminator.
For 15 years, this highly-regarded motion...
8 Caribbean Athletes to Watch at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
From Jamaica to Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada to Haiti and beyond, the Caribbean is renowned for producing world-class athletes who dominate the international sports scene....
Jamaica’s Consul General Oliver Mair to Serve as Dean of South Florida Caribbean Consular...
Jamaica’s Consul General Oliver Mair will serve as the Dean of the Caribbean Consular Corp in South Florida. Making the announcement recently, Ambassador Gilbert Boustany,...
