A kayak expedition around Waitukabuli
On September 1st, 2021, two kayakers successfully circumnavigated the Caribbean island of Dominica. Dominica, also known as Waitukabuli in the Amerindian native tongue, translates as “long is her body.” Our kayakers, Weston Moses and Kerry Alleyne, residents of Dominica, certainly came to know the truth of that translation over an expedition time of 4 days and 7 hours.
The Movie “St. Lawrence”
Commffest founder Sandie De Freitas has also turned her eye to Writing and Directing her first feature film.
The impact of Caribbean anti-vax protests
It’s happening in countries all over the world. There are large percentages of national populations that are resisting taking the COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of supplier. The Caribbean hasn’t been immune to this and it has made even Antiguans, some of the more placid people in the Caribbean, take to the streets in protest of increasingly widespread requirements for full vaccination. Across the region, including Barbados, St. Vincent and Grenada, there has been resistance against taking the coronavirus vaccine.
Help For Haiti
Pierspective Entraide Humanitaire is a registered Canadian charity, formed in 2002 by Dr. Eric Pierre and members of the Haitian community. Our mission is to assist the less fortunate particularly the young and elderly. NEW ANTIGUA PIER ALLOWS MORE CRUISE SHIP VISITS.
Antigua Cruise Port announced in a press statement this week that the construction of its fifth berth, the newest pier at St John’s Port, Antigua is completed. According to the statement, the $30 million investment was started before the pandemic and finalized in November 2020, despite “minimal interruption created by the unwelcome virus.”
Carifesta around the corner.The main purpose is to gather artists, musicians, authors, and to exhibit the folkloric from Caribbean and Latin American region
CARIFESTA is expected to be held in Antigua and Barbuda in August 11-21-2022 under the theme ‘One Caribbean. One Environment. Diverse Cultures’.
The main purpose is to gather artists, musicians, authors, and to exhibit the folkloric from Caribbean and Latin American region
The diaspora began as early as 1950 when England put out a call to action for Antiguans among other Caribbean islands for labourers due to the shortage of workforce.
WHAT IS 5G TECHNOLOGY AND HOW WILL IT EFFECT US ?
I shot a picture earlier today in downtown Toronto showing several maintenance men working on a nearby apartment roof. They were adding 4 more 5G transmitters to the already loaded mast. Lately tens of thousands of masts like this are popping up here in Canada and all over the world.
