Something more than Bikini, Beads & Feathers

Date:8/10/2008  By:Trinidad Express

The Carnival 2009 band launches continue. On July 30, it was the turn of D Krewe to give the media a sneak peek of costumes from their upcoming presentation titled Iere Virgin Paradise. From what we saw, we must say kudos to D Krewe for coming up with something more than bikini, beads and feathers (BBF).

Carnival Camboulay comes to Philadelphia

Date:6/10/2008  By:KGW

Saturday June 14th 2008 - Fathers Day weekend West Philadelphia becomes a stage for Philadelphia's Caribbean Community with Costumed Masqueraders parading along Parkside Ave. Fairmount Park towards Memorial Hall. The Parade begins at 1pm and continues into the late afternoon where the Festivities Shift to the Carnival Camboulay at Wall Street Intl.

Glory Charles: A passion for painting

Date:6/9/2008  By:BBC Caribbean

At just twenty-three years old, Antigua-born UK-based artist Glory Charles describes his work as “having a freedom in movement and colour.”

Pamela Dillon, beauty industry trailblazer

Date:5/24/2008  By:Stabroek News

The name Pamela Dillon is a well known one in Guyana and further afield and as such it came as no surprise that Ward not only indicated to Dillon that she was her mentor but went a step further and gave her a trailblazer award. This was done on April 19 in Barbados and Dillon can’t seem to stop smiling when she talks about it and she modestly said that she thought the gesture by Ward was very “thoughtful.”

Miss Jamaica UK - Tamara Beckford

Date:4/7/2008  By:Denise Reid - Jamaica Gleaner

Tamara Beckford has the ability to illuminate any room with her captivating smile, and her bubbly, charismatic personality.