Antigua Celebrates its Attributes through Music

Antigua Celebrates its Attributes through Music

Elite Island Resorts, the premier name in Caribbean hospitality, celebrates the grand reopening of The Verandah Antigua with the video premiere of Caribbean Vacation, a spirited musical collaboration with Antigua’s Reggae Ambassador Causion featuring Caribbean reggae artist Red Fox. This new melodic celebration is an invitation for all to dive into the rhythmic allure of […]

Pan in Times Square

Pan in Times Square

After years of strenuous diplomatic efforts by Trinidad and Tobago, the United Nations has declared August 11 as World Steelpan Day.  This Official confirmation of the global embrace of the steelpan, the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago is a colossal victory for our country. Trinidad and Tobago, is the birthplace and cradle of the Steelpan, an instrument […]

American Airlines to add more capacity for 25th St. Kitts Music Festival

American Airlines to add more capacity for 25th St. Kitts Music Festival

As Caribbean delegations continue their work to encourage airlines to increase flights to and within the region, American Airlines has given the nod to St. Kitts by adding flights to the destination this summer. Marsha Henderson, Tourism Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, announced at the Routes Americas route development conference in Chicago this week […]

Reggae classic ‘One Love’ re-issued to help children upended by COVID crisis

The iconic Bob Marley song One Love is to be re-released with the blessing of the musician’s family to support children whose lives have been upended by COVID-19, the UN said on Thursday.

Reggae classic ‘One Love’ re-issued to help children upended by COVID crisis

Photo: UNICEF/Nicole Toutounji – Jamaican reggae artist and musician Ziggy Marley pledges his support for ‘Say Yes for Children’ while visiting UN Headquarters, in July 2001. By UN News The fundraising initiative comes as the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that an additional 6,000 children could die every day from preventable causes in the next […]

Shaggy Passed on Working With Rihanna on Her New Album Because He Didn’t Want to Audition

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Shaggy Passed on Working With Rihanna on Her New Album Because He Didn’t Want to Audition

(Singer Shaggy performs on the stage of the 68th Sanremo Song Festival on February 7, 2018, in Sanremo, Italy. Photo: shutterstock) ByTara Mahadevan Shaggy reprotedly turned down the opportunity to feature on Rihanna’s forever-forthcoming album, R9. Shaggy seemed to be the perfect fit for the project, especially since RiRi has been working with a number of […]

Buju Banton to Perform at St. Kitts Music Festival 2019

Buju Banton to Perform at St. Kitts Music Festival 2019

Basseterre, St. Kitts: Continuing to add to the already star-studded line-up, the St. Kitts Tourism Authority in conjunction with the Ministry of Tourism announced that Buju Banton will be performing at the 23rd Annual St. Kitts Music Festival, which will take place on June 26-30, 2019. He joins previously announced popular artists Smokey Robinson, French […]

Remembering Aretha Franklin

Remembering Aretha Franklin

By Dana Mathura. This past Aug. 16, the world lost the acclaimed singer-songwriter, Aretha Franklin to advanced stage pancreatic cancer. The Queen of Soul, as she was most often referred to, was 76 years old. She passed away at her home in Detroit just two days after it was announced she was in hospice care. […]