His life is a true American success. It started on February 20th, 1927 when his parents from Bahamas came to Florida and…Sidney Poitier was born! He became the first Black American Oscar winner and participated in the March on Washington with Martin Luther King in 1963! And since he is, thanks to his parents, a British citizen, he was knighted by the Queen. In 1997, Sir Sidney Poitier became ambassador of the Bahamas to Japan. In 2009, President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal Of Freedom, the USA’s highest civilian honour.
Caraïbes
Laurah John
She is Saint Lucian and she is the winner of the International Entrepreneurship Competition. Meet Laurah John.
Caribbean Writers
Time for the site to pay tribute to the English Caribbean Writers!
Derek Walcott, born in Saint Lucia, Literature Nobel Prize
Sir VS Naipaul, born in Trinidad and Tobago
George Lamming, born in Barbados
Jamaica Kincaid, born in Antigua
Rabamai Espinet, born in Trinidad and Tobago
Neil Bissoundath, born in Trinidad and Tobago
Marley
Le 6 février 2015, Bob Marley aurait eu 70 ans. Ce 6 février 2014, on célèbrera le 69ème anniversaire de sa naissance. En attendant, profitez des ressources sur le site officiel.
Le film Marley de Kevin McDonald est disponible sur you tube et peut être téléchargé.
Dossier pédagogique sur Bob Marley.
Jamaica minister wants internet access for entire population
Read the article here
Nous nous sommes trouvés
Une exposition consacrée à Aimé Césaire, Pablo Picasso et Wilfredo Lam se tient actuellement à l’habitation Clément du 8 décembre 2013 au 16 février 2014. Courez voir ce qui unit ces trois géants!
Pour en savoir plus, copiez-collez ce lien: http://www.fondation-clement.org/martinique/266_cesaire-lam-picasso dans votre navigateur
Bahamas Junkanoo and 40th anniversary of Independence
December is the period of the Bahamas junkanoo. Junkanoo is a big street parade taking place in many Bahamian towns every boxing day (december 26th), New Year’s day. The biggest parade takes place in Nassau, the Bahamas capital. It will get special dimension for the 40th anniversary of the Bahamas Independence this year.
December programme of Junkanoo
December 6th – 7th: Junkanoo showdown / Category B groups
Thursday December 19th: Jr Junkanoo Parade (New Providence)
Wednesday December 25th: Sr. Junkanoo Parade (New Providence)
Wednesday December 25th: Sr Junkanoo Parade (Eleuthera)
Thursday December 26th: 40th anniversary National Junkanoo Parade
Madiana
Le 20 décembre, sera diffusé le long métrage “Mandela, Un long chemin vers la Liberté“, en VF. Le film sera également diffusé en VO.
http://www.madiana.com/fr/films/prochainement/mandela-un-long-chemin-vers-la-liberte-digital-vf/
Martinique Jazz Festival 2013
From November 30th to December 8th, Martinique Jazz Festival is the great occasion to meet artists from the Caribbean, from Europe, from the USA, in French, English and Spanish languages. .
The programme is available on: http://martinique.coconews.com/agenda-martinique/culture/martinique-jazz-festival-2013.html