5 Caribbean mother tongues that developed from West African languages
By Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson from Face2Face Africa Africa and the Caribbean share a strong bond through history that has affected both lands. Today, close to 70% of people from the Caribbean trace their roots to Africa with the majority closely…
5 children’s books that celebrate the spirit of Black History Month
By Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it’s 2019…
The Editor speaks: Pirates
“Pirates have been around since men went to sea – Julius Caesar was captured by pirates.” – Angus Konstam. I have always loved pirates. I believe most young children enjoyed playing pirates. Unlike ‘Cowboys and Indians’ where you wanted to…
The pirate queens
The pirate queens of the Caribbean: Fearless pair who dressed as men and ‘fought like warriors’ would expose their breasts to their dying victims to reveal they had been vanquished by a woman By Leigh McManus From Daily Mail UK…
‘Small Island’ author Andrea Levy dies of cancer at 62
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press From Valley Press LONDON (AP) — Andrea Levy, a prize-winning novelist who chronicled the hopes and horrors experienced by the post-World War II generation of Jamaican immigrants in Britain, has died. She…
Reading Road Show targets communities as part of activities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines to celebrate literacy
Thursday, February 14, 2019 — The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is partnering with the United States in an ongoing effort to promote national literacy. Young students and parents in Kingstown were thrilled as they paraded in costumes of their…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Celebrate Cayman District Display concludes in West Bay Celebrate Cayman’s Travelling District Display has made its way to West Bay. The display opens for public viewing at the Church of God Chapel, West Bay (on Town Hall Road) on Wednesday…
Annual Cayman Islands Storyboard Competition inspires readers
The annual Storyboard Competition is now open, and organisers are looking forward to seeing the creativity of Cayman’s younger readers on display, and inviting the public to come out and support the students. An initiative spearheaded by the Cayman Islands…
Extra features and usage of PDF files
We know how PDF works. It’s a printable format of the document that Adobe invented. It looks professional, doesn’t change the structure in different systems and is worldwide. We often use PDF file format for sending the documents through the…
Translating cultures: French Caribbean history, literature and migration
From British Library On 24 September 2018, the British Library welcomed a galaxy of leading specialists to a study dayaddressing the history, literature and arts of the French Caribbean and its diaspora. The day kicked off with a comparative overview of…