Month: March 2025

Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Guyanese-New Yorker and Advocate Antoine B. Craigwell conducted several workshops at the PolyClinic in partnership with the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Family Medical Program to address the illness. Mental Health Awareness Month, which has been observed in the US since 1949, inspired Craigwell's initiative, which recently took him across the Republic to empower citizens to take care of their mental health. […]

Lights! Cameras! Action and red carpet arrivals are set for a live stream broadcast of the 42nd annual International Reggae & World Music Awards (IRAWMA) on March 30. With glitz and glamor poised for online and Pay-per-view access available to a global audience, the acclaimed oldest awards show dedicated to rewarding Caribbean and African genres promises "all the charms of the Grammy Awards, the most irie red-carpet fashion display, and […]

Antigua and Barbuda The Antigua and Barbuda government has dismissed as "false and misleading" claims that the country is behind in its multi-million dollar loan payments to China for the air and seaports. Prime Minister Gaston Browne said that his administration remains current on all its financial obligations to the Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank) and denied suggestions that the country risks losing control of key infrastructure due to […]

The People's Theatre (previously known as People's Theatre Project), LatinX Playwrights Circle, and Boundless Theatre Company will present the world premiere of 'Domino Effect' this spring. This compelling new play was written by award-winning playwright Marco Antonio Rogriguez and devised by immigrant artists. Gonzalez-Leiba, Jr. joins 'Domino Effect' as a producing partner for audience development. Performances will occur at A.R.T./New York Theaters in Manhattan from April 4 through April 20, […]

Caribbean Community governments reacted with bewilderment and controlled anger as travel restrictions and outright travel bans were announced by the Trump administration recently, with most arguing that their nations should not be on any list. In a move that the candidate had long telegraphed, now President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, authorities there announced a list of 43 countries whose nationals would soon be banned from traveling to the […]

Rising Caribbean pop artist Destini Xoda makes waves with her empowering sound and unapologetic authenticity. Born and raised in Brooklyn to a Grenadian mother and a Panamanian father, the 28-year-old singer blends her cultural heritage with a fresh, independent voice in the music industry. Xoda, whose stage name is inspired by civil rights leader Malcolm X, describes herself as a Black woman advocate. Her journey into music began unexpectedly in […]

Women’s History Month Books for Kids by various authors c.2024, 2025                                                   $17.99 - $20                            Various page counts Mom and Grandma know many things. They know what you like for breakfast and lunch. They help you find the most fabulous clothes and the best toys. They’re good at telling stories, teaching you chores, and giving you hugs. You know they do great things, and so have other women throughout history – […]

As a pastor, I have dedicated my life to serving my community, offering guidance, and standing up for what is right. Scripture calls on us to care for one another, to protect the vulnerable, and to be watchful against those who would do harm. That is why I feel compelled to speak out when some seem to have forgotten the threat of illegal gaming operations that prey upon our neighbors, […]

As territorial tensions between Guyana and Venezuela continue to simmer, Guyana's government this week vowed to slap treason charges on any Guyanese who allows Venezuela to appoint or elect him or her as the governor of its oil-rich western region that Venezuela has threatened to annex and administrate. Minister of National Security Robeson Benn told a junior police conference that Venezuelan authorities would not hesitate to impose capital charges on […]