In all Caribbean academic conferences, seminars, webinars, panel presentations and roundtables, there are few Indo-Caribbean researchers, scholars and intellectuals. Given that they are a numerical minority in the region, they…
The recording of our: 27th, December 2020 ZOOM Public meeting PRESENTERS: CLIFF RAJKUMAR – Community services entrepreneur & Former Senior VP of the Financial Services Division at Deutsche Bank as…
This year’s annual Bocas Lit’ Fest (Bocas Literary Festival) has just ended in Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago (23-25/4/21). For the second year, it ran entirely virtual and…
For Hindus, Christmas begins with Divali – the annual Festival of Lights – which usually falls in November. As followers of an eclectic faith, Hindus celebrate Divali as well as…
On her Facebook page, well-known ruling People’s National Movement’s (PNM’s) political activist, Juliet Davy, of Trinidad and Tobago, created and shared a horrifying video recently. No one in the mainstream…
The National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago has been strangely silent on the rowdy and relentless campaign to remove the historical statue of Christopher Columbus in the capital city of…
Schools, colleges and universities worldwide have been closed since March 11, 2020 when COVID-19 was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a global pandemic. But for 69 lecturers…
By Dr Kumar Mahabir and Jai Sears When rain falls, the laterite roads to the Amerindian settlements in the Rupununi Savannah in Guyana run in a mess and get flooded…
By Dr Kumar Mahabir and Jai Sears Traditionally, Amerindians in Guyana have voted for the Bharrat Jagdeo-led People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) party, now in Opposition. In Region 9 where…