People

Theatre and Dance, People, Barbados

Gina Mayers: daring to dance | Inspire

Dance has brought Gina Mayers through devastating personal loss and a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis — and to stages from Barbados to New York, writes Shelly-Ann Inniss

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Literature, History, People, United States, Jamaica

Claude McKay: the Black Bolshevik | On this day

James Ferguson profiles Jamaican poet and revolutionary Claude McKay, whose landmark collection Harlem Shadows was published a century ago

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Food and Cuisine, People, Suriname

Soenil Bahadoer: the chef with the spice | Cookup

Niala Maharaj meets the award-winning Soenil Bahadoer, whose fusion of European haute cuisine and Surinamese home cooking draws foodies to his Michelin-starred restaurant in the Netherlands

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Film and Television, People, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago

Mishael Morgan: “I was designed for that moment because of where I came from” | Own Words

Trinidad-born Mishael Morgan on making Daytime Emmy history; living with purpose; and the power of storytelling — as told to Caroline Taylor

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Homepage Slider, Film and Television, People, Caribbean Diaspora

Streaming the Caribbean | Plugin

Caribbean diaspora films and series often struggle to reach audiences further afield. A range of online streaming platforms seek to bridge the gap, writes Mark Lyndersay

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Food and Cuisine, Lifestyle, People, Barbados

Mindful cooking with Damian Leach | Live green

Shelly-Ann Inniss talks to award-winning Barbadian chef Damian Leach about his passion for Caribbean cuisine and zero-waste cooking

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Community, People, Caribbean Diaspora

A movement of Maroons | Inspire

Descendants of Maroon peoples in the Caribbean diaspora have been working tirelessly to be recognised as Indigenous. Attillah Springer takes us inside this important work

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History, People, Science, Barbados

Alain Bombard: the voluntary castaway | On this day

Seventy years ago, Alain Bombard journeyed from the Canaries to the Caribbean in a 15-foot dinghy to prove that man could survive on water, fish, and plankton alone. James Ferguson tells the tale

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