Curacao Chronicle: Carmabi Nears Completion of Major Digitization Project Preserving 70 Years of Caribbean Heritage. “Carmabi is nearing the completion of a major project to digitize 70 years of valuable documents, photographs, and research reports from its library collection, making unique information about the nature and history of Curaçao and the other Caribbean islands accessible online to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/29/curacao-chronicle-carmabi-nears-completion-of-major-digitization-project-preserving-70-years-of-caribbean-heritage/
Curacao Chronicle: Carmabi Nears Completion of Major Digitization Project Preserving 70 Years of Caribbean Heritage

Curacao Chronicle: Carmabi Nears Completion of Major Digitization Project Preserving 70 Years of Caribbean Heritage. “Carmabi is nearing the completion of a major project to digitize 70 years…

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African Journey: Threads of Survival, Suffering, and Strength

She is finished!!! I call her African Journey. Each block represents one part of our journey from Africa across the Atlantic, through the Middle Passage, and finally the arrival in the islands.

https://startingwithme869.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/african-journey/

Amazing Grace: St. Kitts and the Turning Point of a Complicated Legacy

Long before abolition, Amazing Grace was written by a former slave ship captain. This piece reveals how St. Kitts shaped John Newton’s transformation and influenced the movement that helped end the British slave trade in 1807.

https://startingwithme869.com/2026/05/06/amazing-grace-st-kitts-and-the-turning-point-of-a-complicated-legacy/

San Juan Daily Star: CENCOR launches islandwide survey to map Puerto Rico cultural heritage.. “The Puerto Rico Center for Conservation and Restoration (CENCOR) has released a new study and survey effort aimed at producing the most comprehensive snapshot to date of the cultural heritage field in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, an area the organization says has long lacked integrated, systematic […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/san-juan-daily-star-cencor-launches-islandwide-survey-to-map-puerto-rico-cultural-heritage/
San Juan Daily Star: CENCOR launches islandwide survey to map Puerto Rico cultural heritage.

San Juan Daily Star: CENCOR launches islandwide survey to map Puerto Rico cultural heritage.. “The Puerto Rico Center for Conservation and Restoration (CENCOR) has released a new study and su…

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#OnThisDay, 13 Mar 1990, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot became the provisional president of Haiti. She was the first woman to hold the role.

She stabilised the country for long enough for it to hold a free and fair election.

“I accepted the position in the name of Haitian women. I did it as a service to my country. I did it with love and determination.”

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #CaribbeanHistory #Histodons

What they know about black history if they know only about America? Know more on Carribbean Black History through this book.

C.L.R. James’s "Beyond A Boundary" reveals the game’s deeper cultural and political role. Dive into this insightful review! Read review

https://yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book-review-beyond-boundary-clr-james.html

#BLM #BlackHistory #caribbean #CaribbeanHistory #Racism #Bookrecommendations #Bookreview

Book Review: Beyond A Boundary- C.L.R. James

Beyond A Boundary, C L. R. James, Cricket, Colonialism, Caribbean Identity, Sports, England, WestIndies, Decolonization, Black History, Trinidad, Book

Explore cricket as more than a game—it's poetry, politics, and resistance in "Beyond A Boundary" by C.L.R. James. A compelling journey through Caribbean history and identity. 🏏📖

Read the detailed review here:

https://yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book-review-beyond-boundary-clr-james.html

#BookReview #Postcolonialism #CricketAndCulture #CLRJames #CaribbeanHistory #SocialJustice #MarxistTheory #BlackHistory #Cricket
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Visiting the Bequia Whaling Museum

From rusted anchors to hand-thrown harpoons, the Bequia Whaling Museum preserves a deeply local story—one of skill, sea, and survival.

https://islandinthenet.com/visiting-the-bequia-whaling-museum/

From rusted anchors to hand-thrown harpoons, the Bequia Whaling Museum preserves a deeply local story—one of skill, sea, and survival.

#Bequia #CaribbeanHistory #WhalingHeritage #MaritimeMuseum #SVGHistory

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Visiting the Bequia Whaling Museum - Island in the Net

From rusted anchors to hand-thrown harpoons, the Bequia Whaling Museum preserves a deeply local story—one of skill, sea, and survival.

Island in the Net