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Simón Rodríguez (NACLA) writes concerning the persistence of Afro-Dominican tradition, regardless of “the ongoing criminalization and racist persecution of African tradition, from the criminalization of Vodou to restrictions against Gagá.” Learn the entire article and see extra images at NACLA. “Are these children taught about God? Are they taught the Bible, do they believe God?” On Might 21, 2024, Iván Ruiz, host of the Noon Present, one of many most-watched TV packages within the Dominican Republic, requested these inquiries to the kids’s dance group of the Fundación Cultural Herencia Viva de Mata de los Indios, who had meant to carry out…
Our warmest congratulations to The Journal of West Indian Literature (JWIL) crew and co-editors in chief Michael Bucknor and Lisa Outar for receiving the 2025 Bocas Henry Swanzy Award—such a well-deserved recognition! Description (from Bocas Lit Fest): The recipient of the 2025 Bocas Henry Swanzy Award is The Journal of West Indian Literature (JWIL), first printed in 1986, in recognition of its indelible function as essentially the most important scholarly journal devoted to the sphere of Caribbean literature — an important discussion board for critic and artistic debate, and an archive of analysis and thought together with virtually each scholar of…
The white-sand seashores. The toes-in-the-sand bars. The fresh-caught fish and the merengue. Punta Cana is already the middle of the most-visited vacation spot in the entire Caribbean, and now the Dominican Republic’s crown jewel is getting one other enormous enhance from American Airways. The airline has introduced plans to kick off 4 new routes from US cities to Punta Cana’s well-known thatched-roof airport, with all 4 nonstop flights beginning on Dec. 6, in time for the height winter season. American is including once-weekly flights from Indianapolis, Nashville, Pittsburgh and Raleigh-Durham, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed to Caribbean Culinary Tours. …
No area on the planet has a extra various or dynamic culinary continuum than the Caribbean. Nearly each delicacies on earth is represented, usually in splendidly, intoxicatingly fused expressions. Throughout the breadth of the Caribbean Basin, you can find an unmatched gastronomic mosaic. And should you’ve been to the area lately, you understand that Caribbean meals is having its second, deservedly carving out a distinguished place as a serious world foodie vacation spot. Since we first began the 50 Greatest Eating places within the Caribbean again in 2013, we’ve seen the exceptional rise of Caribbean meals and a really superb…
Protected worldwide home windows on WCA wishlist for ‘sustainable future’ of cricket Wed, Mar 26, ’25 Protected home windows for worldwide cricket, a extra equitable income distribution system that helps development and aggressive steadiness, higher regulation of participant actions throughout T20 leagues, and an ICC as a world governing physique and never a members’ membership; these are the headline suggestions from a complete game-wide assessment by the World Cricketers’ Affiliation (WCA) to repair what it has known as the “broken global structure” of cricket. A few of the suggestions symbolize radical shifts to the present ecosystem, equivalent to…
Our most enthusiastic congratulations to poet Anthony Vahni Capildeo (Trinidad and Tobago/Scotland) for profitable Yale College’s 2025 Windham-Campbell Prize. Eight authors of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama acquired this yr’s worldwide award in recognition of literary achievements or promise. The opposite 2025 recipients are Rana Dasgupta, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Anne Enright, Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini, Sigrid Nunez, Patricia J. Williams, and Roy Williams. Congratulations to all of the winners! Poet Anthony Vahni Capildeo was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and lives within the UK. One finds a sacred marvel and enjoyment of language in each poem in every of their 9 collections and…
Phil Simmons to educate Bangladesh till 2027 ODI World Cup Wed, Mar 26, ’25 Phil Simmons will proceed as Bangladesh’s head coach for the following two years, up till the top of the 2027 ODI World Cup. The BCB provided him an extended contract after initially appointing him as interim coach till the conclusion of the 2025 Champions Trophy. “I am delighted to be given the opportunity to work with Bangladesh cricket on a long-term basis,” Simmons, 61, stated. “The talent within this team is undeniable, and I believe we have the potential to achieve great things together. I…
Rudy Rabathaly (Martinique), journalist and former editor-in-chief of France Antilles, will likely be signing his new novel Kokliko (Caraïbéditions, 2025) at Cultura Californie (bookstore) in Lamentin, Martinique, on Saturday, March 29, at 10:00am. Description: Kokliko (hibiscus flower in Creole) is the nickname of the kid, the younger woman, the lady who inhabits this novel, which unfolds like a musical rating in counterpoint. Between fairytale and coming-of-age story, the characters invite us to spin within the dancing circles of Caribbean poetry. Blurring the boundaries between the literary and on a regular basis language, between the dear and the favored, the creator…
Denise “The Vamp DeVille” Zubizarreta (Latinamedia.co) explains that “this is the second segment in a series highlighting Latina artists like Elsa María Meléndez, the uphill battles we face, and the ways we’re counteracting our own erasure.” The primary time I wrote about Elsa María Meléndez for Hyperallergic, I knew her work deserved greater than only a one-time characteristic – it deserves constant, crucial consideration. However that’s the issue, isn’t it? Latina artists don’t get the posh of sustained visibility. They get one article, one point out, one fleeting second within the press earlier than the trade strikes on, again to the identical rotating solid of…
WestJet flies to Turks and Caicos. Air Canada flies to Turks and Caicos. For years, Turks and Caicos has been a very talked-about vacation spot for Canadians (and Canadian builders have performed a serious function in cultivating the tourism trade there). Now, Turks and Caicos tourism officers are making a brand new push to attract vacationers from Canada, which stays “a key source market for the Turks and Caicos Islands,” in response to Trina Adams, CMO of Expertise Turks and Caicos. Adams was a part of a latest high-level mission to Toronto geared toward deepening relationships with native brokers and…