Caribbean identity

Film-making in Trinidad and Tobago

Sometimes as communications professionals we tend to think in a vacuum. When we think of media we think print as in newspapers (and sometimes magazines), radio (advertising, news, and talkshows), and television (as in news, talk shows and advertising). But what about film or full-fledged shows outside of the “talk” arena?
 
In Trinidad and Tobago, the […]

Profiling Caribbean Public Relations: Interviewing Barbados

 

Photo: Christal McIntosh at work.
 
Ever since I started this blog, I’ve wanted to start a series of interview with public relations and marketing practitioners from throughout the region. Today marks the start of the “Profiling Caribbean PR” series, and features Christal McIntosh from Barbados. Christal is a Corporate Communications Specialist at the Barbados Tourism Authority, […]

Caribbean - Poor but Mobile

Ever since cell phones were introduced in Trinidad and Tobago, we’ve noticed that every Tom, Dick and Harry (meaning almost everyone) had a cell phone. While I was working at the Newsday, I remember a colleague mentioning the fact that the street cleaner had stopped for a bit to chat on his cell phone. Of […]

Communicators communicating

Members of the International Association of Business Communicators - Trinidad and Tobago (IABC T&T) mingle after the Association’s first annual general meeting, which was held yesterday at the Courtyard Marriot, Invader’s Bay, Port of Spain.

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The complexities of Caribbean identity

Attempting to psychoanalyse the Caribbean demands lots of time, and speaking to many people. This week, I wrote an article that takes a look at Caribbean identity and integration through the eyes of Caribbean bloggers, Francis Wade, Geoffrey Philp, and Living Guyana.

Here’s a teaser:
What it means to be Caribbean“Caribbean means being a part of […]