Editorial credit: Dennis MacDonald / Shutterstock.com Saint Lucia, the Caribbean’s Leading Nature, and Adventure Tourism Destination, eagerly anticipates the revival of cruise tourism as it sets sail into the 2023/24 season, from October 8th. This season, which runs until September 2024, is poised to be dynamic and prosperous, featuring over 400 cruise calls and a […]
Photo courtesy of the Institute of Caribbean Studies By Institute of Caribbean Studies The Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) is thrilled to announce the line-up of honorees for the highly anticipated 30th Annual Caribbean American Heritage (CARAH) Awards (CARAH) Gala. This prestigious event, scheduled for November 17th, 2023, at the iconic JW Marriott in Washington, D.C., promises […]
Editorial credit: FashionStock.com / Shutterstock.com Leading Experts and Institutions Will Oversee Statewide Effort to Create Smarter, Greener Fashion Industry $9 Million State Investment Will Promote the Development of Sustainable, New York-Made Textiles Using Locally-Sourced Materials Complements Governor’s Agenda to Boost Innovation Across Industry Sectors and Support Green, 21st Century Jobs Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that […]
Photos courtesy of Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival South Florida’s most popular Caribbean food festival returns to Miramar Regional Park Miramar, FL (August 24, 2023) – On Sunday, November 12, 2023, 2pm-10pm, get ready to savor the authentic island flavors, feel the rhythm, and embrace the vibrant spirit of the Caribbean at the 21st Annual Grace […]
(L-R) Juvanie Piquant of Council Member Rita Joseph’s office, Sabine Blaizin, Director of Programs at CCCADI, Council Member Mercedes Narcisse, Melody Capote, Executive Director of CCCDAI in front of CCCADI’s timeline. Photo by Biv Sanchez. New York, NY – As Haitian Heritage Month comes to a close, the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) […]
by Harry Johnsonn //eturbonews.com When government officials and professionals from the Caribbean’s Tourism and Travel Industry converge in Manhattan, New York for Caribbean Week 2023, they can look forward to enjoying Lagniappe – A Culinary Cultural Experience of Trinidad, which will be hosted by Tourism Trinidad Limited at Midtown Loft and Terrace in Manhattan, from 7pm […]
Actor, writer, director, and producer Jon Favreau, a Flushing native who attended Queens College from 1984 to 1987, received an honorary doctorate of fine arts at today’s 99th commencement exercises. (Click here for video of Favreau accepting his degree.) Favreau’s work in such films as Elf, Zathura, Iron Man and Iron Man 2, Cowboys and Aliens, Chef, The Jungle Book, and The Lion King is known around the […]
By Pearl Phillip “Grim” is how one restaurant owner describes New York’s restaurant industry today. The Covid-19 pandemic may be officially over. But restaurants continue to feel the impact. Delicious Caribbean meal of stewed oxtails, rice and peas, steamed cabbage and green peas. The restaurant industry is integral to New York City’s social and economic […]
The best of St. Lucian is on show at the Castries City Hall as the Jazz and Arts Festival intensifies this week. Art and the City forms part of the Arts Component for the 2023 Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival. It presents an interactive showcase of emerging Saint Lucian artists complemented by selected works […]
Photo Editorial credit: YES Market Media Credit: Caribbean Business Report The 2023 Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival has rolled out across the island successful fringe events in Marchand, in Castries, Babonneau, Desruisseaux and Soufriere. Saint Lucia marked the return of the Jazz and Arts Festival for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic with […]