[Aimé Césaire\Negritude Movement]
BlackPast: “The journal explored the expression of a Pan-African worldview under colonization. The concept of Negritude, a word coined by Césaire, would be founded on these ideas.”
Photo: Twitter
Martinique
Martinique Protesters Destroy Colonial Statues on Caribbean Island
[Martinique\Statue of Empress Josephine]
Weekly Journal: “Protesters with sledgehammers first hacked at the stone base of the statue of Empress Josephine, which was already missing its head…they attached cords to it, brought it crashing down and stamped and jumped on it.”
Photo: YouTube
MARTINIQUE, DREAM DESTINATION FOR MANY TRAVELLERS, WILL CELEBRATE ANNUAL CARNIVAL IN FEBRUARY
[Travel\Martinique]
Martinique—a dream destination for nature lovers, divers, foodies or those passionate about history—never ceases to astound…King Vaval will return to the streets of Martinique during the island’s colorful and unique carnival happening February 23 to 26, 2020.
Photo: Atout France
OECS: INTRAREGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION VITALLY IMPORTANT TO CARIBBEAN GROWTH
[Caribbean News\Intraregional Trade]
OECS Dr. Didacus Jules: “None of the OECS Member States by themselves can meet their own or the region’s food security needs. What we should lament is our continued dependence on the importation of substandard meat and poultry from extra-regional sources that cost our governments millions of US dollars…Increasing intra-OECS trade is not a one-sided matter. We are building partnerships so that Member States can focus on areas of comparative advantage to build a dynamic, sustainable internal market of healthy organic food.”
Photo: OECS
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS RECEIVE TRAINING IN OECS “FREE MOVEMENT” IMMIGRATION PLAN
[Caribbean News\OECS “Free Movement” Immigration Plan]
Ambassador Colin Murdoch: “The fundamental objective of the OECS Economic Union is to remove barriers, consolidate markets for all Member States and support the rights and privileges that are given to any citizen and national of the Economic Union.”
Under the Revised Treaty of Basseterre, citizens of all Protocol Member States in the OECS Economic Union are free to move, live and work throughout Member States.
Photo: OECS
INTERREG CAP 3D COOPERATION PROJECT SEEKS TO CREATE ANIMATION INDUSTRY IN CARIBBEAN
[Education News\Animation]
Saïdou Bernabé and Yoane Pavadé founders of Parallel 14 “Our professional backgrounds have led us to work in Paris, London and New Zealand on film production teams such as “MOI, MOCHE ET MECHANT”, “BATMAN, THE DARK KNIGHT” and “THE HOBBIT” by Peter JACKSON. We wanted to share this knowledge, these technical skills and this experience with the next generation. Thus was born the school PARALLEL 14 in 2013.”
Photo: OECS
VINCENTIAN DESIGNER KIMYA GLASGOW HOSTS MARTINIQUE FASHION SHOW ON EVE OF PARIS FASHION WEEK
[Caribbean News\Fashion]
Kimya Glasgow holds an Associate Degree in Fashion Design from the Barbados Community College and has been mentored by several of the Caribbean’s most influential designers, including Trinidadian fashion maven Claudia Pegus, with whom she apprenticed. She has been shown in Miami Fashion Week, Caribbean Fashion Week in Jamaica, Fashion Week Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados Fashion Week, St. Kitts Fashion Weekend and repeatedly in Fashion Caribbean – St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ premier Fashion show. She is a 2009 Caribbean Fashion Awards winner.
Photo: OECS
