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Kyle Hernandez is the 2023 winner of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam (FCNPS), the popular spoken word championship. He triumphed over 14 finalists to take the prize of $50,000, sponsored by First Citizens. Performing before a sold-out audience at the Central Bank Auditorium, Port of Spain, on April 30, Hernandez wooed the judges with

A new generation of talented writers in all genres will be in the spotlight at the 2023 NGC Bocas Lit Fest. Running from April 28-30 and based at the National Library in downtown Port of Spain, the annual festival – now in its 13th year – returns to an in-person format, with a programme of

Fourteen poets will challenge defending champion Alexandra Stewart at the First Citizens National Poetry Slam Finals on April 30. The announcement, on the First Citizens National Poetry Slam social media on March 28, featured poets 16-54, and included past winners and several first-time slam entrants. The poets performed before a full and interactive audience on

The 2023 First Citizens National Poetry Slam (FCNPS) has moved into the semi-final round and 30 poets have made the cut. The three-day hybrid auditions showcased performers of all ages. The line-up of hopefuls included veterans, past winners, and newcomers. The event was streamed live on the National Poetry Slam's Facebook page and the Bocas

DOUBLE Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah is scheduled to open her season at today's 21st staging of the highly anticipated Queen's/Grace Jackson Meet at the National Stadium. Thompson-Herah ...

‘CARICOM Moment of Ambition’ held on eve of Paris Agreement’s 5th Anniversary   GEORGETOWN, Guyana--On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the Caribbean Community CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), in partnership with the UK government hosted the “CARICOM Moment of Ambition”, on Friday.    The event was convened to demonstrate continued small island developing states (SIDS) leadership and ambit...