Interview with Jamaican Photographer Ray Chen

Out of many, one people are the motto of our Island nation Jamaica.  Jamaica has been blessed with the rich diversity of many cultures to give it a special blend that is most unique. Janice Maxwell of Caribbean TV world, and jamaicadiasporia.com collaborated on a project to appreciate the Jamaican Chinese heritage. We celebrate this […]

New CEO for the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados

The Board of Directors of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados has announced the appointment of Ms. René Brathwaite as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1st July 2009. She succeeds Adrian Randall who retires from the Foundation at the end of August 2009, after five years at the helm of the leading health […]

Festival Internacional de Documentales Santiago Álvarez In Memoriam

8-13 March / Movie theatres Cuba and Rialto, Santiago de Cuba Festival Internacional de Documentales Santiago Álvarez In Memoriam Created in 2000, this festival aims at highlighting the prominent role of the documentary, a film genre that has been somewhat consigned to oblivion by the promotional mechanisms of the larger movie festivals, yet with a […]

Concurso y Festival Internacional Fiesta del Tambor Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam

6-10 March / Teatro Amadeo Roldán and Instituto Superior de Arte, Havana Concurso y Festival Internacional Fiesta del Tambor Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam This festivity of percussion that includes a competition, theoretical meeting, lectures, guest speeches and concerts, pays tribute to one of the cult figures of Cuban percussion: Guillermo Barreto, star of the Tropicana […]

Festival de música de concierto A Tempo con Caturla

3-7 March / Santa Clara and Caibarién, Villa Clara Province Festival de música de concierto A Tempo con Caturla Dedicated to one of the greatest Cuban composers of the 20th century, Alejandro García Caturla, representative of the first musical avant-garde in the Island, Performances by young composers and singers from all over Cuba.