Exporting Caribbean creativity: Calling all artisans

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has officially opened the doors for the best regional contemporary product designers and artisans to showcase their products to regional and international buyers at the region’s largest design trade event, Design Caribbean. Design Caribbean will be held at the Grand Lucayan Resort, Freeport, Grand Bahama, The [...]

LIAT signs contract with ATR for new planes

ST JOHN’S, Antigua — French aircraft manufacturer ATR and the Caribbean carrier Leeward Islands Air Transport Services (LIAT) have signed an agreement for the purchase of a total of three 48-seat ATR 42-600s. The deal also includes options for two 68-seat ATR 72-600s, and is valued at over US$100 million. LIAT will take delivery of [...]

Stakeholders discuss implementing national geographic information policy

Stakeholders discuss implementing national geographic information policy Guyana, GINA. A wide cross-section of stakeholders from Government Ministries, the armed forces, the University of Guyana, international donors and local Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) met at the Guyana Forestry Commission’s Multi Complex Building on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of a National Policy on Geographic Information. In [...]

Cuban Women Federation Leader Visits Areas Hard Hit by Sandy

HAVANA, Nov 20 (ACN) The general secretary of the Cuban Women’s Federation, Teresa Amarelle, visited Santiago de Cuba province, where she could see the efficient recovery actions underway since hurricane Sandy ravaged that eastern Cuban territory in late October. In conversation with federation members in Santiago, Amarelle was briefed about the women’s reaction to the [...]

Jamaica Bridal Expo Opens in Montego Bay

Jamaica, JIS. Montego Bay – Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeil, says Jamaica is the perfect destination for weddings and should maximize its potential income from this market. The Minister was speaking at the official opening of Montego Bay’s first “Jamaica Bridal Expo”, at the Montego Bay Convention Center, in Rose Hall, [...]

Music legend Stevie Wonder makes impromptu appearance at USVI resort

ST THOMAS, USVI — Guests and diners at Iggies at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, were treated to an unbelievable moment on Monday night when music legend Stevie Wonder got up on stage for an impromptu performance. Wonder had been dining at the beachfront restaurant listening to the local Becca [...]

New York’s MoMA Brings Traveling Exhibition of Documentary Shorts to Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 21 (acn) ‘Closing Distances’, a U.S. documentary shorts program organized by the New York-based Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will begin on Sunday, March 25th, a tour around several Cuban cities. The traveling exhibition is organized by Sally Berger, Assistant Curator at MoMA, and Alexandra Halkin, Director of the Americas Media Initiative,a [...]

Tuty’s Retrospective Marriot Grand Cayman March 24th through 27th 2011

The first mid-Career Retrospective of Cuban Painter Lazaro Herrrera Ramirez(1970) “Tuty” begins this week at the Marriott Grand Cayman Hotel on Seven Mile Beach in the Cayman Islands. The Grand Halls and Restaurants will feature over 16 artworks by the Artist as well as two from colleague Carlos Cabrera. The Exhibition dates are from 12 [...]

ActNow Foundation Opens Up Black History Month 2011 with New Independent Film Festival at BAM

New York, NY/ January 14, 2010 – Fort Greene based ActNow Foundation, in conjunction with BAMcinématek and NYC Council Member Letitia James, present a new screening series reflecting African Diaspora communities in Brooklyn and beyond. The New Voices in Black Cinema Screening Series is a multi-genre showcase promoting appreciation for Black independent film. Choosing excellence [...]

Cuban Days and Nights at Marriott Grand Cayman opens with quintessential Cuban artists

An impressive evening of Cuban art, music, dance and culinary delights launches tomorrow December 27th at 7PM at the Ultra-Luxury Marriott Grand Cayman on Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman. The Beachside Hotel Grand Halls and dining rooms are decorated with Cuban art dated from 1957 to 2010. The Opening Evening’s Solana Restaurant will ring [...]

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