Co-founder of B-GLAD, Ro-Ann Mohammed, shares her experience on coming out to her Trinidadian family, and navigating West Indian culture as a queer Caribbean wo...
Gritty & Groovy
Released in April 2018, St Lucian artist Kayo teamed up with Barbadian producer Sean M Field of Iland Boy Films to direct the music video f...
"When my sons went to school in the US, they went to school as 'black boys'. Here, they go to school as 'boys'."
Arthur shares his feelings on leaving the US and raising his sons in Barbados, where they aren't considered a minority.
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Barbadian artist, Jus D, released the highly anticipated video for his vibey, afro-soca bop "9 (Na Na Ni)".
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Director: Ahmed Patel
DP: Justin Lokai
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We asked Ranussa to share her some of her experiences on being a Guyanese living in Barbados. Watch her response.
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Growing up in the Caribbean…or anywhere in the world, you can’t turn the corner without seeing a Bob/One Love/We Jammin/ t-shirt, key chain, lighter, the works and usually in green, red, yellow and black.
The Caribbean - the OG “sun and sand paradise” region of the world. So it’s no surprise that of all niches, Swimwear Design as an industry is growing robustly in the region. Here are the designers we’re stocking our swimmie drawers with this season
I few months ago, on my annual trip to the homeland, I was asked to do a nice historical piece for Barbados Independence.
I remember it well; deliciously warm night, whistling frogs out and bad, the stars sprawl out pun de night sky, a glass of ru...
Twenty-four year old artist, Melissa Lyn was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She is a recent graduate of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in...
From the moment I open my eyes to my daughter’s waking calls, in the half-light that is 5 a.m., I worry about her. I worry about how much she’s eaten for the day, if she went #2… Am I stimulating her mind enough? Giving her enough freedom? And am I r...
"Before, being a Bajan was never having to defend or convince anyone that you are Bajan. It was just saying, 'I iz ah Bajan.'"
The past week on Barbadian socia...
It's been plaguing the Caribbean islands, Central America and the Southern Coasts of the USA. Since its first attention-grabbing appearance in 2011, sargassum s...
Marlon James’s A Brief History of Seven Killings was recently named to the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize; it is the first Jamaican novel to be nominated. Literary Hub, "the site readers can rely on for smart, engaged, entertaining writing about ...
In my final year of university, coming up to my last Easter holiday, my parents made the trip over to England just in time to witness the arrival of my nephew. ...
My homeland haunts me. A tropical paradise pictured by it’s seas, bluer than any blue you can think of and skies, brighter than light. It's the smell of warm sp...
Fact: West Indians are all over the globe.
That’s the main reason for The Global West Indian - to connect the diaspora in every corner of the globe.
So for th...
The other day I came across a post which suggested saying, "I don't see colour" was actually racist.
I read it and agreed with many of the points but then I ...
My interest has always been piqued by the colourful stories of ghouls and creepy experiences; especially when they hit close to home.
From the legend of the Chase vault, to the tales of the Steel Donkey, Heart Man and many more, ask and I've proba...
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The coconut palm tree, symbol of island paradise and a means of living, is being attacked by a deadly virus now ...
In case you haven’t heard, the white celebrities of the world continue to get called out for ‘cultural appropriation’- borrowing an aspect of a minority culture...
Before we get into the nitty-gritty, here are the basic facts about Lionfish:
Lionfish belong to the Scorpion fish family and are ambush predators (they sit and wait, which also means that they will not generally swim away from you and are relativ...
Not for the last time I’ve been asked, “Are you Irish?" Just the night before a tipsy Scot heard me complain in line for the cloakroom and says to me, “...You u...
Watch Jamaican artist, Leash Johnson installing 'Promise Land' in Aruba during the 2015 edition of Caribbean Linked.
Caribbean Linked III recently concluded and while everyone has their individual taste, there’s one piece that everyone agrees was ...
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