Haitian evictions, an international disgrace
In my last column we looked at the 200 year history of tension between the neighboring nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Now I’d …
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Haitian evictions, an international disgrace
Haitian evictions, an international disgrace [part 1]
By Calibe Thompson I think we’re all repulsed by the Dominican Republic’s leaders right now. They’ve made the decision to deport possibly hundreds of thousands …
PBS TV Series, “Taste the Islands”
The ever popular PBS Caribbean Cooking show “Taste the Islands with Chef Irie” began airing Monday on Create® Tv nationwide. If you have not seen …
What’s in it for me?
Reaching out to a friend who was born in Jamaica but left as a child, I asked the question – would you invest in Jamaica? …
Haiti’s Gingerbread architecture takes center stage in this exhibit
MIAMI — An exhibit that hails a Haitian architecture style popularized in the wake of colonialism seeks to educate visitors at the Little Haiti Cultural …
Think About the Audience
I’d forgotten how beautiful Jamaica was. Not the metropolitan area of St Andrew I grew up in. That was still the concrete jungle I remembered. …
Our digital destiny
I’ve just spent the last few days at the American Black Film Festival and within those few days I’ve come to realize, I’m officially an …
In Trinidad, former FIFA executive seen as ‘Nation’s Robin Hood’
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — In one moment, Jack Warner is on TV telling his countrymen he fears for his life. …
Red Cross and the Haitian Salvation
Thank goodness for NPR! Thanks to them, you can learn so much on the drive between home and the grocery store. This week, I learned …
Learning more about our history, heritage
By MAXINE J. TULLOCH Special to South Florida Times This year marks the eighth anniversary of June as National Caribbean American Heritage Month, when the United States pays …