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NOVLENE WILLIAMS
Following a superb win at the Jamaican National Track and Field Championships at the weekend 400m specialist Novlene Williams-Mills has confirmed she will race at the Aviva London Grand Prix in July.
Dr ROSELLE ANTOINE MBE
Managing Challenging Behaviour: A British Caribbean Perspective (2009), the new ground-breaking book by Grenadian-born educationist and literature specialist, Dr Roselle Antoine MBE.
USAIN BOLT IN THE UK
The World's greatest athlete Usain Bolt, who stole the hearts of sports fans around the world at the Beijing Olympics, will take centre stage among a star-studded field at the Aviva London Grand Prix this summer.
LAND CAUGHT IN A TIME WARP
Enrico Stennett was born in 1926 in a village in Jamaica named Maroon Town. Enrico Stennett arrived in the UK in 1947, at the age of 19, where within months he became a member of the League of Coloured People.
PUNCH AND JUICY
Punch and Juicy are looking for 30 people.... are you ONE OF THEM ???? Volunteer open day on Monday 1st June 2009 Willesden Green Library.
FATHERS DAY EVENT
100 Black Men of London (100BMOL) are proud to announce that this year their annual 'Quality Time' event will be a day trip to Thorpe Park.
ERROL BARROW MEMORIAL LECTURE
'The Peace Dividend, the Errol Walton Barrow Legacy for the Century', captures the spirit of what Errol Barrow, Caribbean statesman and first Prime minister of Barbados, stood for.
WINDRUSH SQUARE
Lambeth Council is to honour the first generation of African Caribbean settlers in Britain by naming a new pedestrian square in Brixton, Windrush Square.
KELSO COCHRANE HONOURED
50 years to the day, after the violent murder of North Kensington resident Kelso Cochrane, the Nubian Jak Community Trust is to install a Blue Plaque at the Grove Inn Restaurant & Bar, as part of the The Kelso Cochrane Weekend Events 15th -17th May 2009.
ONE LOVE REGGAE FESTIVAL
One Love Reggae festival 2009, the UK's only annual Reggae Camping Festival returns, bringing together the best in reggae, dub and electronic music and set in some of Sussex's most spectacular landscape.
LIVING ANCESTORS
Artist and activist Gabrielle Le Roux recently opened her exhibit, Living Ancestors, which are drawings of ten centenarian women in Dominica on April 1st at Museum of London Docklands.
CARIBBEAN AIR CREW WWII
Not many people in Britain today are aware that during World War II, there were over 400 air crew from the Caribbean who flew with the RAF.
JASON LAWRENCE
Bringing new business adventures to the European Pool Billiards market, Jason 'The Lone Wolf' Lawrence has agreed to set up a 'British Division' of America's Universal Pool League system, which will also include summer schools for Juniors at Riley's pool halls in Bolton and Manchester.
R.I.P SCOOBIE SANTINO
The Funeral for Ian Newtion AKA Scoobie Santino will be held on Friday, May 15, 2009 at 11:30am
at The North Sheen Cemetery Chapel.
TIM CAMPBELL
Tim Campbell has come a long way since winning The Apprentice, Yana Johnson (MBE) for itzcaribbean caught up with him to find out what he has been up to.
GROVE ROOTS
Eight young West Londoners the opportunity to document the history of their local area in a film that traces the evolution of Ladbroke Grove from the 1958 race riots to the present day.
THE OTHER SIDE OF CARNIVAL
View The Other Side of Carnival promo for the documentary on the socioeconomic effects of Carnival in Trinidad, giving insight into Trinidadian
culture, and highlight the underlying historical conflict and socioeconomic impact not usually
associated with modern day Carnival.
DWAIN CHAMBERS
Dwain Chambers - Race Against Me, is a book that will shake UK and world athletics to the core written by a man who tells it how it is.
YANA JOHNSON MBE
Congratulations to founder of Yana Cosmetics and successful business woman Yana Johnson who has been
awarded an MBE for 'outstanding achievement and service to the cosmetics industry' in the
2009 New Years Honours List.
A REVELLERS REVIEW
An obvious road March winner announcement brought the St.Kitts-Nevis National Carnival 2008-09 to a predictable yet very exciting end on last lap January 2nd 2009.
ADOPTION OPEN EVENT
Action For Children Adoption Black Families (London) - If you are black, Asian, dual heritage or in a mixed relationship and have considered adoption before this is a great way to find out more information and get your questions answered.
ROY STEWART
The late great Roy Stewart who famously played Quarrel Jr in the the 1973 Bond movie Live And Let Die. 15th May 1925 - 27th October 2008.
WALTER TULL
Stars of film, TV and sport will come together this month for a night of entertainment celebrating the life of one of Britain's first black footballers, Walter Tull.
DAVID NEITA ON OBAMA
Dave Neita, barrister, published poet, and founder and director of ELECT, writes an open letter to American Voters.
JAMAICAN OLYMPIC HEROES
Regarded as a 'track and field powerhouse' in international athletic circles over the years, Jamaica had not really made their superior presence felt but, with the Beijing Olympics, they set the record straight.
CLAUDIA JONES TRIBUTE
50th anniversary tribute to Claudia Jones the organiser of Britain's first Caribbean Carnival (1958) and pioneer of the Notting Hill Street Carnival.
CONGRATULATING USAIN BOLT
(FFBJ) Joins the family of Jamaicans at home and all over the world in congratulating Usain Bolt in winning the men's 100m finals in the world record time of 9.69
seconds in the Beijing Olympics in China and further setting a new
world record.
CONNIE MARK HONORED
A commemorative blue plaque in honour of community activist Connie Mark MBE was unveiled as part of the Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham's Windrush Season
PARKSIDE PREP SCHOOL
Parkside Preparatory School is the ideal school for parents of African and Caribbean heritage who desire a solid and sound education for their children.
BOB MARLEY A NATIONAL HERO
It's been almost 27 years since the death of Bob Marley, yet despite international appeals and a host of post-humous awards, Jamaica still fails to accord him National Hero status.
CARIBBEAN FOUNDATION
Caribbean Foundation: Application Forms for Grants Bursaries and scholarships available from the Caribbean Foundation in 2009.
CARIBBEAN MOTHERS
Jean Otalor interviews the author of Caribbean Mothers - Identity and experience in the UK.
