A Steinberg Henry Profile
Before these titles he was…
A boy on a boat’s deck off Philipsburg, reading with the lowered jib half folded around him, dasheen and plantain waiting to be sold on the wharf so the next semester of school could be paid for.
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Castle Bruce Farm Wraps Up Youth Agriculture Camp, Signals a Different Future for Young Farmers
Thirty to forty young people, most between the ages of 13 and 25, spent two weeks this summer on Pastor Adrien Bannis’s farm in Castle Bruce, learning agriculture not from a textbook but from the soil itself. The camp, which concluded this week, is part of an ongoing effort by Bannis and his family to […]
Caribbean Leaders Face Mounting Questions Over Citizenship by Investment Programmes as EU Deadline Looms
The World Trade Organization’s intervention in the 1990s stripped Caribbean bananas of preferential access to the European market. That, combined with external shocks of the same period, pushed policymakers to look for non traditional revenue.
Barbados’ Mia Mottley Defends Reparations Push, Dismisses UK Criticism as Global Debate Intensifies
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has forcefully defended the Caribbean’s campaign for reparations for slavery, rejecting criticism from some British politicians and insisting that the movement is rooted in justice rather than financial compensation or political symbolism. Speaking in her capacity as chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Prime Ministerial Subcommittee on Reparations, Mottley […]
The Exercise Book: How Catherine Dorsette Became One of the Caribbean’s Most Prolific Storytellers
What distinguishes her romantic fiction, in her own account, is a deliberate resistance to writing love scenes that lean on explicit content to hold a reader’s attention.
Climate-Smart Farming Is the Caribbean’s Next Big Opportunity, Says Dominican Agro-Entrepreneur
The clearest version of that strategy is root crops. “If a hurricane blow, you don’t have to go back and plant again,” Bannis said. “You just continue to take care of it.” He named sweet potato, dasheen, tania, and yams specifically.
Dominican Author Sam George Turns a Childhood Hunting Story into an Animal’s Revenge
“Growing up, my dad always loved, he loved hunting agouti,” George said. “So when I got to a certain age I myself was no longer interested… but I used to tease him all the time. I used to tell him, ‘You love hunting agouti, one day agouti will hunt you back.'”
Write-Tukubuli Virtual Literary Festival 2025 Celebrates a Triumphant Week of Storytelling and Innovation!
The 2025 Write-Tukubuli Virtual Literary Festival has successfully concluded a vibrant week-long celebration of Dominican and Caribbean creativity, drawing an astounding 70+ Dominican writers from around the world.
Citizens File Legal Challenge to Halt General Elections in Dominica: Calls for a for a Stay of Future Elections Until the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Dominica and Electoral Laws are enforced and Complied with.
May 27th, 2025, Roseau, DOMINICA Concerned Citizens announces to the Dominican public and the wider Caribbean community the filing of a Re-Amended Fixed Date Claim Form (DOMHCV of 2024) has been officially filed on May 8, 2025 with the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the High Court of Justice in the Commonwealth of Dominica. The […]
Rallying to Support a father, brother, and dear friend
Dominica – December 13th, 2024 – With a heavy heart, we share the story of Dale, a cherished member of our community and a passionate soccer player in his youth on the beautiful island of Dominica. Dale is currently facing a severe medical crisis that threatens his life. After being diagnosed with mitral stenosis, a […]