On November 12 and 13 the St. Eustatius Public Library hostedthe exhibition of a young Haitian painter, sculpture, and digital artist residing in the Netherlands, Frederick Calmes. The exhibition consists of twelve artworks created for the family heritage project “Remember Statia: Tracing Our Origins” organized by the Bigi Bon foundation and the St. Eustatius Afrikan Burial Ground Alliance from April to October 2024.

The responses to the latest AFRO Magazine print edition -titled Remember Statia- that was launched on Sanday October 13, have varied so far.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana–The Caribbean Community CARICOM and the African Union (AU)

AMSTERDAM — On Sunday October 13, Afrocentric media platform in the Netherlands, AFRO Magazine will launch a special print edition with articles by people from the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, relating to the island’s slavery past. The event that will take place at the AFRO Magazine offices in the city of Weesp in North Holland, will also feature the unveiling of artwork created by artist Fre Calmes from the stories that are published in the magazine.

NEW YORK, United States of America –Haiti has become the 12th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state to accede the partnership agreement between and among CARICOM countries and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) .

ST. EUSTATIUS –The Golden Rock and Godet Afrikan burial sites in St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean, will be recognized by UNESCO as significant sites tied to the legacies of enslavement.

Broos Institute, the Afrocentric educational institute that launched the first university African studies program in the Netherlands, has launched a crowdfunding campaign this week for its African partner The Millar Institute.

In the rolling hills of the Akuapem Ridge in Ghana, a quiet revolution is taking place, and coffee is at the heart of it.