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The Matriarch and the Missing Man
When Evan McDonald began listening closely to his grandmother’s childhood memories, he didn’t realise he was gathering the first threads of what would become his artistic identity. Her stories—staking out [...]
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The Flavour of Legacy
Every flavour Juan Wilson presented at NIFCA 2025 carried a piece of her past. Through Harold & Holman, she turned her family’s traditions into award-winning creations. Operating under her business umbrella, Uniquely [...]
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Documenting The Cultural Memory of A Nation
When ZEITGEIST! earned two NIFCA Silver Awards in 2025 for Season 2 Episodes 1 and 3, it marked not just another accolade but a moment of clarity for creator and producer Kota [...]
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When Medicine Meets The Metaphors
When Ramario Phillips thinks back to the moment writing truly entered his life, he returns to 2011: a junior bronze at NIFCA for a poem he never expected to travel [...]
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A Teacher’s Truth, Spoken Aloud
When Samantha Julien stepped onto the NIFCA stage to share her spoken word piece 1260, she carried with her far more than a poem. She carried the collective exhaustion, pride, frustration, and deep, [...]
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Running for NIFCA Gold
When Jennifer Walker first stepped into the world of creatives, it did not begin under bright stage lights but rather in the quiet corners of curiosity. As a child, she [...]
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Final Results for the Richard Stoute Teen Talent and Over 21 Competitions
The Richard Stoute Teen Talent and Over 21 Competitions concluded recently with outstanding performances across both categories, as contestants vied for top honours and over $30,000 in cash prizes. In [...]
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Finding Her Voice
At 38, when many settle into routine, Nakita Thomas was quietly wrestling with a feeling she could no longer ignore. “I had reached a point where I felt like I was merely [...]
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Turning Pain into Purpose
When Odane Bartley steps on stage, something powerful happens. Known to audiences as Prynce OB, the Jamaica-born, Barbados-based performer brings an authenticity that fuses vulnerability with hope, a sound and [...]
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Taking Flight with “Birds of a Feather”
When the Bim Cheer Federation took the stage at the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) this year, their Pom routine “Birds of a Feather: A Tribute to Rio” [...]
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