Recycle OECS, ReMLit, conclude regional initiatives

Photo: OECSFrom March 26 to March 28, 2025, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission collaborated with the European Union (EU), the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), and the Government of Norway to host close-out...

ReMLit and Recycle OECS Projects close successfully

From March 26 to March 28, 2025, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States(OECS) Commission in partnership with the European Union (EU) under the EU Zero Waste Initiative, The Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) and the Government of...

CARIFESTA XV in Barbados to Celebrate “Caribbean Roots, Global Excellence”

Barbados’s Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, Senator Shantal Munro-Knight, says the country is ready to welcome the region and the world to CARIFESTA XV from August 22 to 31, 2025. Staged under the theme...

All set for 17th SMART edition

An earlier edition of SMART. PHILIPSBURG--All is set for the grand opening of the seventeenth edition of the St. Maarten/St. Martin Annual Regional Tradeshow (SMART) which runs from today, Monday, March 31, to Friday, April 4, at Simpson Bay...

Spitfire Audio Releases SPITFIRE SWARMS

Spitfire Audio has released SPITFIRE SWARMS which they describe as a consolidated KONTAKT PLAYER library bringing together the ethereal textures of HARP SWARM, the percussive choir of MARIMBA SWARM, and the chaotic beauty of MANDOLIN SWARM. Here's...

PAHO and CARPHA collaborate to strengthen national and supranational regulatory systems in the Caribbean

Miami, March 17, 2025. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), organized a two-day workshop on “Strengthening National and Supranational Regulatory Systems in the Caribbean”...

Robert Sutherland, pianist with Maria Callas on last world tour

In July 1973 Robert Sutherland received an intriguing card from Ivor Newton, a pianist known for accompanying some of the world’s greatest singers. “I need some advice on an unusual proposition,” it read.Sutherland knew that Maria Callas, the...

Sammarinese Nationalism: Between Myth and Modernity

The tiny microstate of San Marino, enclaved entirely within Italy, embodies a strong nationalist tradition. Despite there being relatively few academic efforts to introduce the country to a global audience, Veenendaal (2015: 71) highlights the...

Eric Clapton is turning 80 – and no one's more surprised than 'Slowhand' himself

Eric Clapton playing a charity gig in 2020 (Image: Gareth Cattermole / Getty) Eric Clapton is nothing if not a survivor. As he turns 80 tomorrow – with a major series of concerts in Japan, Europe and the UK in the offing – “Slowhand”, as the...

The Best Ghost Films Of All Time

The horror genre as we know it wouldn't be the same without the spooky classics about ghosts haunting a location. Just as video games have their penchant for featuring ghosts, some more benevolent than others, movies also love to explore ghost...

Is the EU taking a page from Trump on deregulation?

What’s the context? The EU plans to cut red tape to boost business, but campaigners worry it will weaken worker and environmental protections. BRUSSELS - The European Commission plans sweeping changes to key environmental and corporate...

New AI Player Staircase Studios Formed By ‘Divergent’ Producer Pouya Shahbazian; Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Kenneth Lerer And Aryeh Bourkoff Among Its Advisors And Backers

Staircase Studios AI, a new maker of films, TV series and video games, is promising to deliver “near-major-studio” levels of quality at budgets under $500,000. The new company was founded by Pouya Shahbazian, producer of the Divergent franchise....

The 1966 West Indies School Boys Tournament – the forgotten competition

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour looks at the overlooked school boys tournament. Prologue An extract from the 11th July, 2013 edition of the Trinidad Guardian published under the caption “Under-19...

A Week of Days: Plantain Appreciation Day, World Sleep Day

Our Caribbean community celebrates many holidays and observances each week, and this week is no different. We continue to dance between tradition and festivity, embracing the past while celebrating the present. This week highlights national pride,...

‘I have nothing, but I have drugs’: The forgotten victims of the war on fentanyl

The bullet took mercy on him. They forced him to his knees, the gun against his head. The shots —“bang, bang, bang” — pierced the quiet of the early morning at Laguna Salada, deep in the vast, desolate desert that surrounds Mexicali. “I didn’t...

‘Divergent’ Producer Pouya Shahbazian Reveals Investors, First Productions For His Staircase Studios AI

“Divergent” franchise producer Pouya Shahbazian has revealed the investors and the first productions planned for his recently-founded Staircase Studios AI, a film, television, and gaming studio centered on an AI workflow. The venture aims to...

Why you should swap the fast-paced French Alps for a slowed-down ski holiday in Catalonia

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Almanac - Monday March 17, 2025

Today is Monday, the 17th of March of 2025, March 17 is the 76th day of the year 289 days remain until the end of the year. 3 days until spring begins Spring Equinox will occur on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM in the Northern Hemisphere ·...

Rebuilding resilience in Nepal

The Anandaban Trauma Centre, which was built in the wake of the earthquakes that struck Nepal in 2015, proved its resilience in the face of disaster in September last year when deadly monsoon rains hit the Kathmandu valley. The landslides that...

How To Plan A Caribbean Island-Hopping Vacation

Island hopping – exploring multiple destinations in one vacation – is the pinnacle of travel experiences, particularly in the Caribbean. Nonstop aquatic activities, seafood delicacies, and a wealth of cultural traditions typically characterize...