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1. Umana Yana repairs 50% complete

Caribbean/Heritage

GUYANA - Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony on Friday toured the Umana Yana located at High Street and Battery Road, Kingston, to oversee the rehabilitation works being done on the benab, and he said his ministry is p...

2. Monument to local carver nears completion in Jayuya

Caribbean/Heritage

Jayuya, Boriken (UCTP Taino News) – Master carver and archeologist Robinson Urayoan Rosado is preparing a commemorative monument for renowned artisan Elpidio Collazo Gonz�lez “Maboit�” at the Centro de Arte y Cult...

3. 15% of Dominicans have Taíno DNA

Caribbean/Heritage

Santo Domingo (UCTP Ta�no News) – A recently concluded DNA study indicates that 15% of Dominicans have indigenous Ta�no genes not found anywhere else. The research which began in 2006 also determined that another 15% conserve ...

4. Puerto Rican food adds zest to Taino solstice celebration

Caribbean/Culture

Youngstown, Ohio - To the untrained eye, a Puerto Rican pastelillo looks like a close relative of the Mexican chimichanga, but make no mistake — Mexican and Puerto Rican food are not the same.

21/06/2010 | 208 Hits | Print | PDF | Email

5. Taino prepare for change in season

Caribbean/Culture

UCTP Taino News - March 20 is recognized around the world as symbolic of the seasonal change. Spring will be welcomed north of the equator while the cooler temperatures of autumn are expected south of the equator. Indigenous Taino throughout th...

6. GUYANA CONSUL LETTER TO NATION NEWSPAPER: FIRST SETTLERS

Caribbean/Heritage

The following is a letter to the editor of The Nation Newspaper of� Barbados submitted by Norman Faria, Guyana's Honorary Consul in Barbados. � �

24/02/2010 | 605 Hits | Print | PDF | Email

7. Jamaicans Remember their Ancestors

Caribbean/Heritage

Irish Town, Jamaica (UCTP Taino News) - In May 2007 the first official “Taino Day” was observed in Jamaica, however some Jamaicans would like to see more than a cursory nod given to the nation’s indigenous ancestors. Carol Miller ...

8. Taino Honor Island’s First Hero

Caribbean/Heritage

Ponce, Boriken (UCTP Taino News) – Local Taino gathered in Ponce, Boriken on November 19, 2009 to pay respect to Kasike (Chief) Agueybana II, a 16th century warrior considered by many to be the island’s first hero to stand against colo...

9. BARBADIAN ''INDIANA JONES' MAKES DISCOVERY OF LIFETIME IN GUYANA REMOTE INTERIOR

Caribbean/Traditional Knowledge

PAKARAIMA MOUNTAINS, GUYANA - Word has leaked out to a select few local, regional and International media sources that Barbados born Damon Gerard Corrie (of paternal Trinidadian and maternal Guyanese Amerindian descent) - well known to Barbadians a...

10. Taíno Celebrate Diversity in the Bronx

Caribbean/Culture

Bronx, NY (UCTP Ta�no News) – Members of the Ta�no community participated in the first annual Cultural Diversity Festival held in Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx, NY on Sept. 6, 2009. The festival was organized by the Kingsbridge Hei...

11. Memo to the Media: Puerto Rican Is Not a Race

Caribbean/Heritage

Time magazine said it. So did CNN. The New York Times said it, too. �

16/07/2009 | 1919 Hits | Print | PDF | Email

12. Solar power pilot for some Mabaruma communities

Caribbean/Technology

GUYANA - Some areas in the Mabaruma Sub-Region in Region One (Barima/Waini) will be part of a pilot programme that will see the provision of solar electricity.�

29/06/2009 | 835 Hits | Print | PDF | Email

13. Bermuda’s 400th anniversary celebration to honor Native Peoples

Caribbean/Culture

UCTP Taino News – As part of the island of Bermuda’s 400th anniversary celebrations, the St. David’s Island Community will host its fifth Native American Festival on Saturday June 20th and Sunday June 21st, 2009. Previous festiva...

14. Karaira: Tribal Link’s Taíno Grandmother

Caribbean/Heritage

I first met Grandmother Karaira (aka 'Millie') in 2008 during my first year of Tribal Link Foundation’s “Project Access Global Capacity Building Training for Indigenous Peoples” in New York. She is fiercely proud of her Boriken ...

15. WIPO Launches Publication on Indigenous Traditional Knowledge

Caribbean/Traditional Knowledge

United Nations (UCTP Taino News) – The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the L’auravetl’an Information & Education Network of Indigenous Peoples (LIENIP) have jointly developed a bilingual – English and...