With a present rift existing between the cinemas established within the state production of Cuba and the films produced independently, we look at some of the pioneers of Cuban cinema from history and the present day.

Her work may not be as well known as that of Nobel Prize winners V. S. Naipaul and (St. Lucia born) Derek Walcott, but as a new generation of Caribbean literature emerges, Oonya Kempadoo offers up fresh representations of the Caribbean.

The world-famous carnivals in the Caribbean unite an explosion of music, food, dance and costume. We look at ten standout festivals held in these tropical islands.

The Dominican Republic is the second largest country in the Caribbean after Cuba. The country is diverse with mountain ranges, fertile plains, deserts and rain forests. Given the diversity, this article explores some of the less known and yet awe inspiring places to visit.

Gathering at the Cuban Pavilion under the title ‘The Perversion of the Classic: Anarchy of Stories’,fifteen artists draw from their own radical creative past to give classic themes a rebellious translation.

Cuba’s historic and atmospheric capital is one of the finest examples of a Spanish Colonial city in the Americas. We take a look at the current top ten unique mix of classical and luxurious hotels in the area.

The Caribbean’s diverse art reflects the mix of European immigrants that have inhabited the region. Here we take a look at ten of the region’s best art galleries alongside a number of exciting upcoming and successful past exhibitions.

Best known by its nickname of ‘The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean,’ the beautiful island of Montserrat marked the end of 2012 with its annual Montserrat Festival.

Directed by Lisa Wickham, the documentary Forward Home: The Power of the Caribbean Diaspora explores the way in which the Caribbean diaspora contributes to the region’s economy through ‘diasporic tourism’.

The 2012 exhibition Histoires de Voir: Show & Tell revived a great fascination for Haitian Vodou flags. These wonderful artefacts, far from serving a purely aesthetic purpose, can only be fully understood in the light of the Vodou religion itself.

Calypso Rose is an iconic cultural figure in her native Trinidad and Tobago, where she is revered as one of the greatest Calypso singers ever, and a key figure in bringing the music of the Caribbean to the wider world.

Raoul Peck is a celebrated Haitian documentary and feature film maker who has directed several acclaimed films about both his native Haiti, and DR Congo, where he lived in exile.

The work of VS Naipaul is not set in the mythical worlds of fantasy or the futuristic abyss of science fiction. His characters and thematic interrogations are embedded in the dark realities postcolonial societies often face.

The Jamaica Literature blog provides up to date news and information on all the the goings on in the Jamaican literary scene.

Started in 2006, Jamaipanese is run by Jamaican Kirk Brown, and covers both Jamaican and Japanese culture.

Documenting Haiti’s struggles and its often-misunderstood history, The Haitian Blogger also covers a range of topics from culture to politics.

A blog that questions the Barbados's politics, Barbados Free Press discusses the country's somewhat questionable policies.