By Kerry Mc Donald. Mango vert, mango teen… I am sure you are aware of this folk song.  I have a weakness for mangoes, but not just any type of mango. Give me a bucket of Julie mangoes and it’s as though I won the lottery. Bowl of eight to ten …

By Joyanne James. “I enjoy the visit from people, secretly they are my friends. I welcome them to come to my Botanical Gardens.” My Botanical Gardens A paradise with fruits everywhere When I eat out the fruits from one tree Another tree starts to bear The air is fresh and clean …

By Simone Charles. Interview with Ann Marie Amante, Journalist/Author. Many persons know her perhaps by only reading about her featured in various local magazines over the years. Some may say, “Oh, she’s the woman who married this famous guy.” A selective senior few may say, “Hey! I know her reporting …

By Marc Algernon. “This was one of those nights where nothing seems to go right. Out of the dark comes a horrible scream, this must be a terrible dream. I just love long Sunday drives and returning home late at night But I must have made a wrong turn, the narrowing …

By Marc Algernon.  “Darling I cannot afford, please do the math, it’s too expensive to buy a giraffe.” I went to the zoo and tried not to laugh, when she said, “Daddy, I want a giraffe.” In her bright yellow boots and her hat and her scarf, she begged, “Daddy, can …

By Stacey Alfonso-Mills, Children’s Book Author. More local please! It is always a great moment when new local books hit the market, especially local children’s illustrated storybooks. One of our recent local storybooks for children “If I can, You Can Too!” is written and self-published by Marsha L Riley and illustrated …

By Stacey Alfonso-Mills, Children’s Books Author. “Reader’s theatre is simply a dramatic presentation of a book and there are many ways for this to be fun and exciting for children.” Over the last few years, many of our schools as well as our National Library have adopted “book-reading” or read-aloud …

By Joyanne James. He is here today! That boy who disrupts the class whenever he actually comes to class, that annoying disruptive student. Maybe I should ignore him like I have done before and continue with my lesson despite the other students laughing at his jokes and completely ignoring me. Unfortunately, that …

By Stacey Alfonso-Mills, author: One of the best ways to educate ourselves and the rest of the world about T&T, and at the same time preserve our culture and history is through books. This concern fuelled my goal to start writing for children about T&T. I consider this my tiny, but …

Caribbean Books Foundation wishes to see an increase in literary and literacy initiatives nationwide says founder Marsha Gomes-Mckie. We hope to make literature as attractive as music and fashion to the corporate sponsors as we request an addition to the Corporation Act (Finance Act) that relates to the Art and Culture …

If you have written a book you may add it to our catalogue on caribbeanbooks.org and request a free review by contacting us at marsha@caribbeanbooks.org with the heading Book Review Request. Our site provides a platform for writers to connect with readers across the globe. Caribbean Books Foundation is an …

By Annisa Phillip. There are some accents that can be classified as the easiest to imitate. The top three are British accent, American accent and Jamaican accent… well maybe this is true for English speakers. I believe that Bajan may fall right in fourth place, I could be wrong but this …

By Israel Ramsumair, 11 years old.  “Over by the neighbour’s backyard there is a nice mango tree with some nice ripe starch mangoes.” Yesterday was a day that was not to be forgotten. Malykk came up with such an idea that it turned out to be very good, well, not …

By Joyanne James. I have a class of eight students sitting around a table. The one at my left keeps daydreaming, probably because he thinks I cannot see him. The one next to him looks at his phone every two minutes. The girl who faces me constantly giggles when no one …

By Joyanne James. Fifteen minutes have passed and these young men are still arguing over who is the best footballer in the world. For every positive point that Lionel Messi gets, Christiano Renaldo gets two. The atmosphere is heated with debate as these passionate students show enthusiasm to convince their opponents …