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What does it mean to be Kalinago?

 Photos Discover Dominica

If you were fortunate enough to study Caribbean history in the early years of secondary school in the West Indies, you might remember the stories about the Caribs and the Arawaks. These were tribes of indigenous people who lived across the archipelago of islands located between South America and North America that today we call the Caribbean. These were the tribes that met Christopher Columbus upon his “discovery” of what he called the West Indies.

Dominicans leverage new media technology to launch a virtual art exhibition

Dominicans leverage new media technology to launch a virtual art exhibition By Christal Clashing
On Saturday, January 16th, the Waitukubuli Artist Association, launched ‘WhoOsh!!2’ a virtual art exhibition that reflects the trauma and recovery of Dominicans as a result of Hurricane Maria which caused island-wide devastation across the Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica in 2017.

I WAS THERE THE DAY JOHN LENNON DIED. NUPPY

On my most recent 2023 trip to Antigua & Barbuda,  I happened to be waiting my turn at a local bank in the town of English Harbour wearing my favourite Beatles T shirt when an elderly man approached commenting on the picture of the four lads. He told me his name was Cecil Andres Carlos but affectionately known as NUPPY. He said he was born in 1951 in English Harbour and fathered 10 boys and 5 girls.

Antigua Barbuda Day 2018 Toronto

 by Norman  Hart

The first Antigua  Barbuda Day took place Oct 20 2018 at The Lucie Thornton Blackburn Centre in Toronto. The event was to bring together the Toronto Association in celebration of Antiguan and Barbuda  artists/filmmakers. Among the many topics was the upcoming Carifesta 2021 which will be held on the Island.

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