Photo courtesy: Destine Media New York, NY June 18, 2025 — Internationally acclaimed dancehall star Konshens is gearing up to release his highly anticipated fifth studio album, Pool Party, on Friday June 27, a vibrant, genre-blending body of work that reflects both a personal and musical rebirth. Set for release on [insert release date], the album offers a […]
By Caribbean Business Report The most significant cultural event in St. Kitts and Nevis reached new international heights with the highly anticipated media launch of the St. Kitts-Nevis National Carnival, known locally as Sugar Mas, in New York City on June 4th, 2025, at Jasmine’s Caribbean Cuisine. This vibrant event marked a monumental moment […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: Roy De La Cruz / shutterstock.com A History and Analysis of J’ouvert in Trinidad & Tobago and Brooklyn J’ouvert, the pre-dawn ritual that explodes onto the streets hours before the main Carnival parades, is more than just a party. It is a living, breathing manifestation of history, resistance, […]
By Sandy Conners In the Caribbean, where language dances with wit and wisdom, proverbs bloom like bougainvillea—bright, thorny, unforgettable. One such gem a saying that sings and stings: “When I let my cock go to tie your hen, it’s life story.” It rolls off the tongue with humor, yet beneath its laughter is a profound […]
By Xavier Murphy, Jamaicans.com | Photo credit: Jamaicans.com | Photo of Professor Hubert Devonish Q: When did you come to the realization that Jamaican patois should be recognized as a separate language? I am not Jamaican but Guyanese. My language awareness started in Guyana in relation to Guyanese Creole or as we term it, Creolese. […]
By Caribbean Business Report The Anse Kawet Crafters and the Laborie/Augier Constituency Council is hosting Laborie Music Festival on Sunday, March 2, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Papel Craft Centre near Rudy John Beach in Laborie. Admission is free! The event will be hosted by the Anse Kawet Crafters and Laborie/Augier […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Nicole Glass Photography / shutterstock.com Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a beacon of moral courage and social justice, left behind a legacy filled with powerful words that continue to inspire generations. One of his most thought-provoking statements is: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he […]
By: Melissa Rose Cooper|Documentedny.com How one woman turned a Caribbean holiday staple into a global sensation When it comes to holiday traditions, no dessert captures the season quite like black cake for the Caribbean community. Typically made with dried fruit soaked in rum and burnt sugar, it’s rich, moist and steeped in heritage. But black […]
By Ana Lucia Araujo, THE CONVERSATION | Editorial credit: Montez Kerr / shuttertsock.com During the era of slavery in the Americas, enslaved men, women and children also enjoyed the holidays. Slave owners usually gave them bigger portions of food, gifted them alcohol and provided extra days of rest. Those gestures, however, were not made out […]
Photo courtesy of Jamaicans.com Oliver Adolphus Samuels, celebrated as the “King of Comedy” in Jamaica, is one of the most beloved figures in Caribbean entertainment. Born on 4 November 1948 in the rural village of Harmony Hall, St Mary, his rise from a banana plantation worker to an international comedy icon is a story […]