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 war...
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 da...
"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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
