Idea Ventures

December 2019 - New York, New York (Irish and Chin) - There wasn't a dry eye amongst scores of music lovers during the 10th Anniversary of "Reeewind" on Friday, November 29 in Queens, New York. Overcome with emotions, the audience witnessed Shabba Ranks ‘The Emperor’ ceremonially crown a tearful U-Roy ‘The Godfather’ of Reggae Dancehall during a historical moment planned and executed by Garfield "Chin" Bourne, CEO of Irish and Chin and Sound Chat Radio

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. December 5th , 2019 - Leon Coldero isn’t about to stop. He’s got a lot of enthusiasm to deliver sweet Soca music to the masses, and with great excitement, he’s already unleashed a new single, ahead of Carnival 2020.

The premium all-inclusive event truly raised the bar for holiday soirees in the G.T.A. and gave its attendees an opportunity to celebrate the splendor of the season with various elements of traditional Canadian and Caribbean holiday celebrations.

Carnival 2020 in any island territory is closer than we think! And Benje gives us an excellent jumpstart! The Bahamas based St. Lucian Soca Artiste presents Rum Junkie off of the Soca Syrup Riddim.

Written By: Benjamin “Benje” Alexander, Produced, Mixed and Masteed by Alvin James of Boom Productions; Background Vocals By: Peter “Wildfire” Noel and the track was Executively Produced By: Alvin “Pam Pam” James & Lashawn “Scrouge” Selwood.

POS, Trinidad (Sonique Solutions) – World Interhash, known within the hashing communities across the globe as the World Cup or Olympics of hashing, is set to bring a tourism boost to host country Trinidad & Tobago and the Caribbean region at large as thousands of eager registrants are already gearing up for the biennial event which takes place April 23 rd -26 th 2020.

As an engineer, during his first year onboard, Khemraj worked in the engine room. His previous experience on this area equipped him for the job he had to do in the ship as watchkeeper. Not long after, he was training the new crewmembers that were joining the engine team. Now, he serves as one of the directors, being part of the leadership team.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. November 27th, 2019 - He’s challenging the norm, challenging the sound of Soca even, but humbly, Soca’s new kid on the block, Lucrativ, is making it abundantly clear that he’s in it for the long haul. Back to back music releases in less than two months, cements this relatively new artiste in a place many often hesitate to stand- often too timid to show up those who’ve run the game for many, many years.

The Art Africa Miami Arts Fair (AAMAF) is a narrative and space for Art, Culture, and Community. Previously voted fan favorite and most visited art fair by the Greater Miami Convention Visitors Bureau's Art of Black Miami marketing platform. Neil Hall, Visionary and Founder of the Art Africa Miami purposefully established this fair in Historic Overtown in 2011 and set a precedent as the largest showcase of contemporary artists from the African Diaspora during Art Basel. Art Africa Miami Art Fair is once again generously supported by The Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency. (SEOPW)

November 22, 2019 – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago… The Ministry of Works and Transport’s (MOWT’s) Coastal Protection Unit (CPU), and the Water and Sewerage Authority’s (WASA’s) Water Resources Agency (WRA) have launched a call for papers for the inaugural Integrated Water Resources and Coastal Symposium (IWRCS). With the special focus, “Island Life: Water from Ridge to Reef”,