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.
Tag: Caribbean
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.
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.
Five Trends in Gender (In)Equality in the Caribbean
Behind the Caribbean’s stunning landscapes and lively culture, a powerful force is driving progress and pushing for change: Caribbean women.
Piton Noire publishes Second Dominican Sci-Fi/Fantasy Anthology. The Flying Crapaud: From Folklore to the Future.
A supernatural goat, a young couple discovers the lair of a serpent god, a football game is interrupted by aliens.
Dominican born King Tappa releases first compilation album
King Tappa says, “Sand Bay Riddim was inspired by my love for the island, my love for the beach(specifically sand bay in my hometown Marigot) and it was only fitting to feature Dominican artists on my first compilation.
CCJ Accepted into the International Consortium for Court Excellence
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has become the first court in the region to be accepted into the prestigious International Consortium for Court Excellence (ICCE). The ICCE is an international network of courts and other organisations with expertise in court and judicial administration, dedicated to ensuring high-quality service delivery. […]
CCJ Finds Males Can Be Raped
In a judgment released today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in its Appellate Jurisdiction, allowed the appeal of the Commissioner of Police, in the matter of Commissioner of Police v Stephen Alleyne [2022] CCJ 2 (AJ) BB. The CCJ has found that in Barbados the law permits a man to be charged for the rape of another man.