Ziktruck is looking for the star of tomorrow
For about ten days, a new programme called “Ziktruck” – which will be broadcast on the channels 1ère and TV5 Monde – was shot in Guadeloupe. This is a singing competition reserved for the inhabitants […]
Articles by Évelyne Chaville
Sergio Vargas and Ramón Orlando join in “Bohemios”
Lovers of good bolero have a main course next August 24 with a promising meeting. Sergio Vargas and Ramón Orlando will perform the best of their repertoire but, this time, in the bolero version in […]
Les Cuisinières de la Guadeloupe celebrated with great pomp their 102 years
Every year, Les Cuisinières de la Guadeloupe (The cooks of Guadeloupe) celebrate St Lawrence, their patron saint. On Saturday, August 11, after the traditionnal religious ceremony in the Saint Pierre and Saint Paul church in […]
The Nobel Prize in Literature V. S. Naipaul took his leave
Writer Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, better known as V.S. Naipaul, died at the age of 85, on August 11 at his home in London. He was one of four Nobel Prize winners born in the Caribbean: […]
Free admission for ladies: generous offer or bait ?
During these school holidays of July and August in Guadeloupe, parties are numerous. Very tempting advertisements are everywhere: on posters, invitation cards, the Internet, newspapers, the radio or on television. People are spoilt for choice […]
When street art dresses shops
An idea to stroll during these school holidays in August: the discovery of works by street artists that decorate more and more the fronts and metal shutters of stores in Guadeloupe. This is a new […]
CULTURAL EVENTS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN – AUGUST 2018
AUGUST 2018 From July 4 to August 29 : School Holidays Operation at the Museum – Entertainments, lectures, exhibitions, films (MARTINIQUE)*Photo From July 16 to August 1 : Tobago Heritage Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo From […]
Gilles Floro and the zouk pioneers in pictures
From July 21 to 28, at the Rémi Nainsouta Cultural Center in Pointe-à-Pitre, the International Zouk Festival (FIZ) presents a photo exhibition entitled “History of Zouk in pictures, a focus on Gilles Floro”. The pictures […]
An art exhibition with rhythms and feelings
After its private view on Friday, July 20, the 8th edition of the collective art exhibition organized by Nicole Favières-Bourguignon, member of the Festival International du Zouk (FIZ), is now opened to the public until […]
The 11th Festival International du Zouk is opened
On Friday, July 20, was launched the 11th edition of the Festival International du Zouk – FIZ (International Zouk Festival) that will take place until August 1 in Guadeloupe. This year, the organizers chose as […]