Immigration’s Request for Evidence and Notice of Intent to Deny Letters
In my practice I believe that the processing of most immigration petitions is divided into three main areas. There is the initial acceptance, prima facie review, and the final processing. In this article I will briefly discuss these three main areas for processing and provide some tips on how best to respond to Immigration. […]
A conversation with a Jamaican Empress
This week we interview radio/TV personality, singer, actor, activist and business woman, “Empress”. This multi-talented Jamaican woman has a passion for youth which is reflected in her music and her charity work to raising money during Jamaica’s Child Month. This self-proclaimed “Media baby” was raised in Trelawny, Jamaica, & Miami, Florida & Australia. She has […]
Grow Your Own, Eat Your Own
For some time now the Jamaican Government has been encouraging its citizens to plant a garden in their yard to help compensate for the world’s economic crisis affecting all of us. This sounded like a pretty good idea to me. My very first job at the tender age of eight was on a carrot and […]
“The Caribbean’s Most Original Carnival”
Carnival, or ‘The Real Mas’, is a pre-Lenten festival, and usually falls in February or March each year. It is unquestionably the most festive season in Dominica. It is hard to miss the fervour of the people’s loyalty to their favourite calypsonian or pageant during the preceding months of the Calypso Final and the National […]
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.
Carriacou Maroon & String Band Music Festival
Dateline St. George’s: Established in 2001, the Carriacou Maroon Music Festival is a unique indigenous event that celebrates the rich history and culture of Carriacou. For 2010 it is being merged with a string band competition to create a single compelling event that focuses on preserving the rich cultural expressions of Carriacou. The Carriacou Maroon […]