From acorn-sized beginnings to its towering oak tree proportions in the present day, the idea of Citizenship by Funding (CIP) within the Caribbean has developed right into a reliable supply of international capital for nations.
Creating financial variety for the area’s tourism-dependent nations, CIP initiatives have grown since St. Kitts and Nevis first adopted the income-producing follow in 1984.
“Comparing Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Programs: A 2025 Guide” from the Make investments Caribbean Now! non-public sector company — examines the necessities and advantages of packages which “continue to attract global investors in 2025, offering a blend of visa-free travel, tax advantages, and family security.”
The information particulars the minimal funding required for CIP, the processing time, visa entry to different nations, residency requirement and different pertinent data.
2025 Black Authors Competition
A vibrant, generations-old custom of Black and Caribbean American literature and writers on Lengthy Island might be honored once more this 12 months when the third annual Nationwide Black Authors Competition is held on the scenic Breakwater Yacht Membership, 51 Bay St, in Sag Harbor, L.I. on Aug. 2, beginning at 5 p.m.
Veteran and aspiring authors, educators, college students, neighborhood leaders and on a regular basis people who respect the facility of the revealed phrase might be among the many competition’s attendees, mentioned competition co-founder Darlene Williams, an award-winning businesswoman and civic chief.
Caribbean-rooted Amaryllis Greene (who penned “Poets are Children Too”) and veteran author Sunny Hostin, longtime contributor on ABC’s “The View” discuss present are among the many author-honorees for the occasion, which incorporates panel discussions, writer autographing classes, informational workshops, and movie screenings, along with a tribute to Native Individuals of Lengthy Island and a ceremony recognizing historic Black fraternal organizations with a “D-Nine (Divine Nine) toast.”
Literacy — valued as a pathway to liberation and independence that was as soon as legally denied to enslaved Africans in America — might be addressed via the competition’s “Power of Literacy” theme. The competition may even function a “Paddle Raise Fundraiser” benefiting the Bridgehampton Little one Care and Leisure Heart and the A Father’s Love Private Improvement and Neighborhood Companies group.
Maurice Williams — A Father’s Love’s government director and Darlene Williams’ husband — conceived the Energy of Literacy and is a residing testomony to the 2025 competition theme. As a younger man, he taught himself to learn and later attained grasp’s levels from Columbia College and the School of New Rochelle and based the not-for-profit group.
Black illiteracy in marginalized communities, the specter of guide banning and different points might be addressed on the competition.
“One of the main tenets of slavery was not being able to read. If they’re banning Black books and they’re taking books out of schools, they’re erasing us,” charged Darlene Williams.
The comparatively new occasion has already made an impression nationally. USA Right now’s ranked the Nationwide Black Authors Competition within the prime 10 of its “Best New Festival” occasions of 2024.
Film maker makes strides
Haitian American filmmaker Wanly Florexile — who’s been flexing his cinematic muscle mass over time by creating works that reveal the complexities of people — has directed “Joseph,” a movie that tackles “themes of faith, moral ambiguity, and identity through the story of a first-generation Christian man battling gambling addiction.”
The movie, which was screened final month in Brooklyn has gotten the curiosity of the Tubi and Apple TV streaming channels.
“Wanly not only directed and wrote the film but also stars in the lead role, marking a powerful evolution in his storytelling,” mentioned spokeswoman Marie Pushed of Playbook MG.
