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Wednesday 19 June 2024
A MISSION TO PUBLISH, TRANSLATE PUERTO RICAN POETS
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On meeting Amanda Hernández, one is immediately struck by her infectious energy and her generous sharing of information about Puerto Rican w...
Saturday 25 May 2024
IMPRESSIONIST FESTIVAL TAPS INTO GLOBAL CONCERNS
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On a clear, chilly evening this week, the words of African American poet Maya Angelou filled the air in the centre of Rouen, as a vivid ligh...
Sunday 21 April 2024
NEW COMMUNITY LIT FESTIVAL LAUNCHED IN JAMAICA
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Alongside the exciting boom in writing from the Caribbean, the number of literary festivals has been growing throughout the region over the ...
Wednesday 3 April 2024
WORLD SAYS GOODBYE TO A CARIBBEAN LITERARY GIANT
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Maryse Condé, the acclaimed Guadeloupean author, has died in France at the age of 90 - her death eliciting an outpouring of tributes across ...
Sunday 24 March 2024
BRAZILIAN FILM FEST PACKS IN 30-PLUS FILMS IN PARIS
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Spring is the season of film festivals in France, and one of the highlights is the always-stimulating Brazilian Film Festival of Paris, with...
Thursday 15 February 2024
MARLEY FILM: MUSIC AND MEMORIES OF TROUBLED TIMES
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Judging from the audience reactions at a screening of Bob Marley: One Love in Brussels, the music may touch international viewers, but the m...
Monday 25 September 2023
RWANDA MEMORIALS ADDED TO WORLD HERITAGE LIST
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Forty-two new sites, including memorials of the Rwandan genocide, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List, UNESCO (the United Nations...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
INTERVIEW: THE MAKING OF A GHANAIAN SHORT FILM
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Some movie scenes keep replaying in one’s mind long after one has left the cinema, and this is certainly true of Moon Over Aburi , a short f...
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