St. George’s: The Grenada National Reparations Committee (GNRC) says direct Caribbean-to-Africa airlift should be a focus of ongoing attempts at strengthening ties between Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries and African Union (AU) nations. “There is perhaps no better way for Africans on the continent and those in the Caribbean Diaspora to reconnect than to be able to […]
STATEMENT BY THE GRENADA NATIONAL REPARATIONS COMMITTEE (GNRC) St. George’s, Grenada: On 1st August 1834, Britain passed the Slavery Abolition Act. The Abolition Act prohibited the buying, selling and owning of human beings in British colonies. It was the beginning of freedom for 800,000 enslaved people in the English-speaking Caribbean. The significance of August 1st is […]
By Arley Salimbi Gill – In “The Colonizers Model of the World: Geographical Diffusionism and Eurocentric History’’, J.M. Blaut posits, “Eurocentrism is quite simply the colonizer’s model of the world.” In recent weeks, European football enthusiasts have demonstrated Blaut’s definition of Eurocentrism with their strong criticism and condemnation of Saudi Arabia’s emergence as a major […]
By Arley Salimbi Gill In April, Christians celebrated Easter—He is Risen. Beginning Easter weekend, Grenada was awash with cultural activities. They ranged from a River Sallee Saracca and Reggae Fest, Maroon and String Band festival to the Uncorked Beer and Wine Fest, and a sprinkling of other activities here-and-there throughout the state. In musing on […]
