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New Approach to CARIFESTA 2013 - to be held in Suriname
- By S Coward
- Published 06-Dec-11
- CARICOM , People/Culture/Lifestyle
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Georgetown - Dec. 6, 2011 - The new approach to CARIFESTA, Dr Brown explained, would provide more opportunities for professional and artistic development for the Region’s artists. It would also create a permanent management structure for the Festival and develop new income streams from the intellectual property value of the Festival through better branding and merchandising of the event.
Caribbean Ranks High On Human Development Index
- By S Coward
- Published 22-Nov-11
- People/Culture/Lifestyle
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Kingston - Nov. 22, 2011 - Jamaica is among 11 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states ranked as
very high or high on the United Nations Development Programme's
(UNDP)Human Development Index (HDI) for 2011.
Barbados: Changes to 2012 Crop-Over
- By S Coward
- Published 10-Nov-11
- People/Culture/Lifestyle
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Bridgetown - Nov. 10, 2011- Grand Kadooment, Cohobblopot and the Pic-O-De-Crop Finals will be returning ‘home' to the National Stadium next year.
Guyana ascends HDI scale -According to UNDP human development report
- By S Coward
- Published 04-Nov-11
- People/Culture/Lifestyle
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Georgetown - Nov. 4, 2011 - The 2011 Human Development Report released by the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) has ranked Guyana as a medium human
development country; moving up two points from the 2010 report on the
Human Development Index (HDI) scale.
Trinidad and Tobago's Syr Promises To Turn Things Up....
- By Aba Luke
- Published 02-Nov-11
- People/Culture/Lifestyle , Entertainment/Media
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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. October 31, 2011---- He promises to stand out. He’s fresh and hungry to penetrate the Soca scene and at age 26, Syr (pronounced SY-ER) is prepared to give the feting public and even those who just like to chill out amid the hype, something to talk about.
T&T Get's It's Very Own Wen'D- Down To Earth & Culture Driven
- By Aba Luke
- Published 02-Nov-11
- People/Culture/Lifestyle
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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. October 31, 2011-- T&T;’s getting its very own ‘Wen’D’- a fearless, energetic talk show host who promises to take local culture and arts to its pinnacle of success.
First Prime Minister of Belize Passes
- By S Coward
- Published 20-Sep-11
- People/Culture/Lifestyle
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Sept. 20, 2011 - Almost exactly 61 years ago - on September 29, 1950, on a Belize city night like this one, George Price and others met at his family home on Pickstock street to form the People's United Party. That single frame of time - and all that followed - came to define what we all know as modern Belize. The architect throughout was George Price - and yesterday, he passed on at the age of 92.
Guyana: President Jagdeo expresses concern at famine in the Horn of Africa; grants $20M in famine relief
- By S Coward
- Published 18-Aug-11
- People/Culture/Lifestyle
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Georgetown - Aug. 18, 2011 - President Bharrat Jagdeo expressed his alarm at the
unfolding famine in the Horn of Africa, and emphasised his distress at
the images of children caught in the ravages of the devastating drought
in Eastern Africa.
Saute Trinbago 2011 Set To Impress With Large Scale Cultural Gala
- By Aba Luke
- Published 17-Aug-11
- People/Culture/Lifestyle
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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. August 16 - Organizers of one of Trinidad and
Tobago’s most anticipated cultural engagements prior to Carnival each
year are saying that this year they’re going above and beyond to ensure
the masses enjoy every moment of the affair. Sauté Trinbago 2011 takes
place at the Queen’s Park Savannah on Sunday, September 25th, one day
after the Republic Day holiday on the island.
Young Women in Trinidad and Tobago to Benefit from the Calabash Consortium's YWEEP Symposium 2011
- By Calabash Consortium
- Published 07-Jul-11
- People/Culture/Lifestyle
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YWEEP
Symposium 2011 Aims to Unleash the Greatness in Trinidad and Tobago Young Women
Turks & Caicos: Former Premier's Assets Frozen Worldwide
- By S Coward
- Published 04-Jul-11
- People/Culture/Lifestyle
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July 4, 2011 - The assets of Michael Misick, the former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, have been frozen world-wide.
Curacao, country narrative in the 2011 TIP Report, Curacao (TIER 2 Watch List)
- By S Coward
- Published 28-Jun-11
- People/Culture/Lifestyle
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Willemstad -- June 28, 2011 - Curacao is a source, transit, and
destination area for women, children, and men who are subjected to sex
trafficking and forced labor.
Cast Performance Schedule Announced for CARMEN
- By Caroline Taylor
- Published 26-Jun-11
- Entertainment/Media , People/Culture/Lifestyle
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Trinidad & Tobago's Marionettes Chorale, one of the nation's foremost performing arts groups, announced the schedules for its two award-winning casts for the premiere one of the world's most beloved operas: Bizet's Carmen!
Taj Weekes & Adowa, Highlight of the International Reggae Showcase at the SXSW Music Conference
- By Sarah Scott
- Published 24-Apr-11
- People/Culture/Lifestyle , Books, Movies, Music
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St. Lucian reggae artist
Taj Weekes & Adowa were the highlight of the South by
Southwest® (SXSW®) International Reggae Showcase last month at the Flamingo
Cantina in Austin.
Trinidad & Tobago Postal Corporation and Eric Williams Memorial Collection Launch Commemorative Centenary Stamp
- By S Coward
- Published 04-Apr-11
- People/Culture/Lifestyle
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Port
of Spain, Trinidad - March 19, 2011 - September 25, 2011
marks the 100th birthday of Dr. Eric Williams, Trinidad and Tobago’s
first Prime Minister and Head of Government for a quarter of a century until
his death in 1981.
