Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Director It’s the beginning of the end for the Wertheim School of Music’s performances this spring term with April’s catalogue of events. Their list of events is expansive, but here’s some of PantherNOW’s suggestions on some big events to keep an eye out for. Starting the month on April 1 […]
Benz de Marshall Pierre | Staff Writer If you follow international events at all, news coming out of Haiti has been difficult to dodge. The island nation is once again staring intently at the abyss as it’s experiencing another episode of chronic instability. Several explanations are pouring forth hoping to elucidate the origins of the […]
(Check out a slideshow of the event above! Drag to view all pictures.) Alejandra Ayala | Photographer Student contestants raced for the Miss CSA pageant crown in the Graham Center stage on Jan. 30. Hosted by the Caribbean Student Association, the contestants represented countries from all over the Caribbean, including Haiti, Grenada, Cuba and Jamaica. […]
Andres Davila | Assistant News Director Issues regarding foreign security and allyship were central topics to FIU’s eighth annual Hemispheric Security Conference, hosted by the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy on May 2 and 3. The conference is an annual event revolving around experts from academia, governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, and private sectors […]
Michael McEwen / Staff Writer Southern Haiti was the epicenter of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Aug. 14 which left more than 2,000 dead and 30,000 without shelter, further complicating the Caribbean nation’s ongoing political crisis. Haiti’s second major earthquake in 11 years, this disaster occurred during a period of acute instability for the national […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director Former President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera gave a presentation in the GC Ballrooms on Thursday, Sept. 13 to commemorate his first day as a distinguished visiting scholar for the Latin American and Caribbean Center at SIPA. His presentation, titled “The Future of The Americas,” touched on issues […]
Here is a sample of some tracks played on my set today: Jesse Royal-Gimme Likkle Jah Cure-Territory Protoje ft Jesse Royal & Sevana-Sudden Flight Popcaan-Mad Me Alkaline-Move Mountains Denyqe-Loyal Girl I-Octane-My Way Mr. Vegas-Squat Vybz Kartel-Party Chris Martin-Under The Influence Destra-Dip & Ride Eva Simons ft Lady Bee-Policeman Bring The Trumpets Tifa-Rock My Body Crooks […]
David McFadden/AP Writer Hadi Mezawi has never set foot on the Caribbean island of Dominica, has never seen its rainforests or black-sand beaches. But he’s one of its newest citizens. Without leaving his home in the United Arab Emirates, the Palestinian man recently received a brand new Dominican passport after sending a roughly $100,000 contribution to the […]
