Month: February 2025

Bahamas Tourism officials in The Bahamas say they expect the country to become a key player in the rapidly growing space tourism sector as its first international rocket landing is set to take place off the coast of The Exumas. The global space tourism industry's SpaceX said that its Falcon 9 rocket will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. "About eight minutes […]

“Qualified: How Competency Checking and Race Collide at Work” by Shari Dunn c.2025, Harper Business                                             $32.00                                     320 pages   Check your work. When you were in school, you probably heard that a lot. Look over that math equation. Be sure your spelling is right. Reexamine your answers. Doing those things should result in rewards, right? Unless, as in the new business book, “Qualified” by Shari Dunn, someone’s over-checking you. In […]

As he handed over the chairpersonship of the 15-nation Caribbean Community to Mia Mottley of Barbados, Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell told the European Union that it could not avoid making reparation payments for the crimes linked to the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Making his remarks as immediate past bloc chair, Mitchell was blunt in his assessment of the situation, telling the audience at last week’s summit in Barbados that the […]

On the last Saturday of Black History Month 2025, a predominantly Afro-Panamanian crowd packed into Brooklyn's Roulette Intermedium to support "Ramon," a short film about an undocumented immigrant from the isthmus. Slated for four daily screenings, the marathon event culled curious nationals, friends, and advocates of an open immigration policy in America. "I am here because I identify with the storyline," a patron who asked to be recognized as Enid […]

According to women's organizations, women across America will be decked out in elegant attire in purple, green, and white, colors with significant and historical roots that carry important psychological meanings that continue to inspire them daily. The United States proclaimed March 1987 National Women's History Month to pay extra attention to the amazing accomplishments of strong, determined women. Today, women continue to excel in every profession, many of which were […]

Caribbean immigration advocates in New York on Thursday condemned the Trump administration's decision to revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti, leaving hundreds of thousands of Haitians at risk of deportation from the United States and without work permits. Trump had campaigned on deporting Haitians living illegally in the US as part of his mass deportation agenda. "The Trump administration's decision to revoke TPS for Haitians is a […]

Reverend Marie Berbick, a Jamaican-born pastor, motivational speaker, and life coach, was recently awarded the prestigious President's Lifetime Achievement Award by the outgoing Joe Biden Administration. Berbick received the honor in person on Tuesday, Jan. 21, following two days of celebratory festivities at the U.S. Presidential and Leadership Awards Dinner hosted by the African and Caribbean International Leadership Conference. The event was held at the iconic Capital Hilton Hotel in […]

The St. Kitts Music Festival has officially unveiled its second wave of artists for the highly-anticipated 27th annual event, from June 26-28, 2025, at Warner Park Stadium in St. Kitts. With the latest additions, the St. Kitts Music Festival said on Thursday that this year’s lineup is “shaping up to be one of the most thrilling in the festival’s history, blending a dynamic mix of soca, dancehall, reggae, R&B, and […]