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A Chat with Dr. Armstrong Alexis, CARICOM’s Deputy Secretary General

  • ByChadia Mathurin
  • July 10, 2022
Deputy Secretary General of CARICOM, Dr. Armstrong Alexis sat for a conversation with Chadia Mathurin from Wakonté.
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Trinidad Carnival: A Look Back

  • ByAkil Warner
  • February 24, 2021
Trinidad Carnival. A spectacle that seems to be grounded more in the realm of the fantastical rather than…
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Writing The Way We Speak: Is There Space for the “Caribbean” Writer?

  • ByStephanie Ramlogan
  • February 23, 2021
I am a Caribbean writer, and I go out of my way to include “Caribbean” in that title.…
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A Tribute to Singing Sandra

  • ByAkil Warner
  • January 31, 2021
Singing Sandra. A voice from the ghetto. The sudden and unexpected death of Feminist icon and veteran Calypsonian…
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Breast Cancer & The Caribbean Woman: Sadé Weekes

  • ByChadia Mathurin
  • October 21, 2020
A 16-year-old Sadé Weekes sat in rapt attention during a Health Education class at Debe High School in…
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Gym Body: Carlos Elcock & Trinifit

  • ByChadia Mathurin
  • September 3, 2020
Carlos Elcock hails from a Caribbean nation that has no shortage of dedicated gym-goers; even more so the…
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What Being A Black Woman In The Caribbean Feels Like

  • ByKizzy Charles
  • July 2, 2020
“I was stereotyped along with other dark skin black girls at school. We were singled out and given…
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A Letter to the “Pull Your Socks Up Black Man” Brigade.

  • Bybaidawi
  • June 29, 2020
Being Black Black in T&T The first time I became aware of colourism was as a child and…
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The Caribbean Print?: James Hackett & The Lush Kingdom

  • ByChadia Mathurin
  • May 26, 2020
Every year, during the month of October, Saint Lucia, along with her sister isle Dominica, celebrates Creole Heritage…
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Unmasked: Longing For Home

  • ByWakonté Caribbean
  • May 24, 2020
David Rubin, a Trinidadian citizen shares the struggles he’s experienced while trying to make his way back home in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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