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The Promoters’ to Debut as First Reality Docu-Series of its kind

A new docu-series, The Promoters, will premiere in early 2026. Directed by Jamal Hill (Brotherly Love, Deuces), it will be the first reality docu-series to …
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A Quick Ting On Afrobeats

Billed as the first-ever book on the Afrobeats genre, Christian Adofo’s A Quick Ting on Afrobeats is his debut book. The title is part...
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Royal Shakespeare Theatre appoints Melissa Simon Hartman as costume designer

Melissa Simon Hartman has been appointed official costume designer for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre’s production of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. The romantic...
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Maya Cozier’s She Paradise is back

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the North American rights to Maya Cozier’s directorial debut film She Paradise. The film follows the life of 17-year-old Sparkle,...
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A Time to Breathe celebrates life with poetry, dance and music

Fighting for breath, half-suffocated by lockdowns, struggling to make voices heard against the howling of fake news and the gabbling of corporate media –...
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Laura Bee – Saint Lucian artist chooses to challenge

Laura Bee is a self-taught Saint Lucian artist who lives and works in London, England. Her bold and colourful artwork pays homage to her...
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Hero lands on Amazon Prime and Cineplex

Trinidadian movie Hero is now available for streaming in Canada on Premium VOD in the Cineplex Store, Prime Video in the United States and...
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Children’s Author making a Creole difference

In 2017, British children’s author Joshua Cartwright and his wife Glenda Cartwright, who is originally from Guyana, launched their first children's book. The Granny...
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Canisia Lubrin wins Caribbean literature prize

The NGC Bocas Lit Fest team hosted a virtual ceremony via its website and social media on 24 April to announce the winner of...
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David Kalloo, Trinidadian-born author

Trinidad-born author David Kalloo grew up in the eastern borough of Arima. A self-taught writer, Kalloo migrated to London in 1989 and joined the...
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CarnivalFilm & TelevisionNews

Are you ready to Lavway?

Feeling blue without T&T Carnival in 2021? Help is at hand – in your hand, in fact. Use it to grab your phone, tablet,...
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Film & Television

Filmco2Go, streaming Caribbean movies and television shows to the world

Caribbean films and television shows are being made accessible to the world through a new Caribbean streaming platform, FILMCO2Go. The subscription-based platform is an initiative...
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The Caribbean Connection, The Bella & Logan series

Soca News spoke to soca lover Lorraine O'Garro, who is making tracks of her own in the publishing industry by proudly sharing aspects of...
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Calypso Rose: Lioness in the Jungle will roar in Tokyo this...

Calypso Rose: Lioness in the Jungle a film that depicts the life and times of Calypso Rose (McCartha Linda Sandy-Lewis) is set to be...
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Steve McQueen’s Mangrove opened the BFI London Film Festival

Steve McQueen’s Mangrove had its European premiere on Wednesday 7 October, when it opened the BFI London Film Festival. Co-written by Steve McQueen and...
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CultureFeaturePoetry

Roger Robinson

In January of this year, Roger Robinson was announced as the 2019 winner of the prestigious T.S. Eliot prize for Poetry with his first...
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Seeking the true meaning of Carnival

This year saw Notting Hill Carnival take to the internet with the project Access All Areas. It offered a new type of audio-visual experience...
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ArtNews

Père et Fils; featuring Boscoe Holder

Campbells of London is currently hosting an exhibition entitled ‘Père et Fils’, created to showcase some of Boscoe Holder’s final unseen pieces, and Christian...
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BBC’s Small Axe series will air in the Autumn

Small Axe, an anthology drama series developed by Oscar-winning writer and director Steve McQueen, will be released later this year; the first episode is...
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Arts of Conflict – The discourse of Notting Hill

London’s Notting Hill Carnival is coming under increasing pressure and attacks from the British press, politicians, police and local residents who consider it an...
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Get stuck into some Misbehaviour

Miss World has had its share of controversy, but never more so than in 1970. This was the year that ‘Women’s Lib’ feminist activism...
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Alison Hinds stars in new film

Bajan soca artiste Alison Hinds appears in new movie that features actors from Ghana, Jamaica and Barbados. The movie, Joseph, focuses on Kevoy Burton,...
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Help support the Queen of Soca movie

With just a few days left to reach their target of US$15,000, producers of Trinidad’s first ‘soca movie’, Queen of Soca, are calling on...
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New mystery-adventure stories in Creole bring Guyana to life for our...

What if you could have something special to remind you of 'back home'? How do you best teach your children what it was like...
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CarnivalFilm & TelevisionNewsReview

J’Ouvert – channelling the spirit of Carnival

“Trini Hill” murmured my neighbour as soon as the two old men set up their folding chairs and started bickering over the pricing strategy...
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Janelle Inspires

Born in Santa Cruz, in Trinidad, Janelle’s is an inspirational story. She moved to England to further her education and in the hope of...
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Nobel Prize-winning British author VS Naipaul dies aged 85

British novelist Sir VS Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature, has died at his home in London aged 85, his family have...
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FeatureThe Islander

Tanya-Nicole, the multi-talented entertaining young Islander

Tanya-Nicole Edwards is a singer, songwriter, musician and actress. She was born for the stage, and from a very early age her talent has...
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If you missed seeing Bazodee

If you were one of the many who wasn’t able to see the Machel Montano film, Bazodee, at its European premiere back in March...
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Review – Bayonets, Mangoes and Beads, by Nairobi Thompson

At June’s official unveiling in Brixton of Britain’s first permanent memorial to the contribution made by servicemen and women from Africa and the Caribbean
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A New Miss Wob Dwiyet Ti Matador & La Dame...

The Waitukubuli Culture and Tourism Initiative (WCTI) held its fourth annual Ti Matador & Miss Wob Dwiyet show on Saturday 2 December
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