Bharatiya community in Barbados
Barbados is located in the Caribbean near Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Martinique. It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 miles) in width…
Dr. Kumar Mahabir
Dr. Kumar Mahabir, Assistant Professor University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) Chairman, Indo-Caribbean Cultural Centre Co. Ltd. (ICC) E-mail: [email protected]
The 45th Independence Anniversary of Suriname
The 45th Independence Anniversary of Suriname was celebrated in grand style on November 25th 2020. The Independence Day (Onafhankelijkheidsdag) was marked by the annual public holiday On November 25th 1975,…
Bharatiya Diaspora Studies in universities in Bharat
Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who live in the Caribbean, and in the Caribbean diaspora, are descendants of indentured, immigrant labourers. They were brought by the British, Dutch, Danish and…
Iere Theatre Productions of Trinidad: Preserving heritage through staged plays
Not many Bharatiya parents in Bharat and the Bharatiya Diaspora are inclined to encourage their children to participate in, or study the Arts, the Humanities and/ or the Social Sciences. …
An unsung hero of the Caribbean: Dr. Jung Bahadur Singh of Guyana
This article is part of a plan that is intended to profile and celebrate Hidden Heroes of the Caribbean. Even in countries in the Caribbean in which (East) Indians are…
How should Indo Caribbean Culture be treated by the new Governments in Trinidad, Guyana and Suriname?
In the multi-ethnic countries of Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Suriname in the southern Caribbean, new elected Governments were sworn into office this year, within two months, on August 18th,…
The 2020-21 National Budgets in Trinidad, Guyana and Suriname
In Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Suriname in the Southern Caribbean, National Budgets were read in their Parliaments recently (October 5th, and September 9th and 29th respectively). In all three…
Trinidadians are divided by race in politics and in death
I wish to express my deep and sincere condolences to the family and friends of popular Trinidad and Tobago entertainer, Dennis “Sprangalang” Hall. The 71-year old cultural icon passed away…
The 12,000 persons of Bharatiya descent in Belize, Central America
The following is a synopsis of a virtual public meeting held on 20th September, 2020 on the topic “The 12,000 persons of East Indian descent in Belize, Central America: Embracing…
The unprecedented oil wealth in Guyana and Suriname, and opportunities for Trinidad
Guyana in the Southern Caribbean is set to receive the highest estimated total income from its multi-billion-barrel oil and gas resources under various oil price scenarios, when compared to neighbours,…