Episode Summary In this episode, Barry Adedamola talks about the Nigerian energy market, education system issues, the role of the youth in Nigeria, and infrastructure problems that are slowing the growth of the country and…
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13: From Jamaica to Queens NY, Irwine Clare Is Never Far from Home
What’s going on in Jamaica? In this episode, we get the scoop from our guest Irwine Clare, Sr., the co-founder and managing director of the New York-based Caribbean Immigrant Services, Inc. and a radio host…
12: How Africa Is Keeping the Coronavirus at Bay
In Episode 12: United Nations Communication Specialist, Kingsley Lington-Ighobor returns to the show to explain how Africa has been able to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus on the continent while new cases and…
Episode 11: Kenya’s Parliament Not Seeing Eye to Eye on Women’s Right to Equality
All eyes are on Kenya’s parliamentary leaders to see if they have the will to achieve the Constitutional amendment for gender equality to raise female representation in elected office. Kenyan lawyer and women’s rights advocate…
10: Actress and Playwright Ingrid Griffith Brings Shirley Chisholm Alive on Stage
Ingrid Griffith is an award-winning playwright, stage actress, solo artist, and an adjunct professor who, until the coronavirus pandemic stopped everyone in their tracks, had been touring London and the Caribbean over the last six…
9: Former Miss Liberia, Patrice Juah, Talks “Sexy Like A Book”
Episode 9. Patrice Juah, former Ms. Liberia uses her experience and status to develop initiatives focused on educating girls in Liberia with programs such as “Girl Power” and “Sexy Like a Book.” In this episode,…
8: From Guyana to Glasgow
Episode 8. During a walking tour of Glasgow, her adopted home for more than 30 years, Dr. Myrtle Peterkin stumbles on information that leads her to trace her family’s life in her native Guyana and…
7: Author Gareth Miles Goes on a Metaphysical Adventure in his New Book: Soul Shakedown
British-Guyanese author Gareth R. Miles read from his debut novel, Soul Shakedown: A Metaphysical Adventure, and talks about the experiences and inspiration that led to the metaphysical adventure that readers take with the lead character,…
Adapting to the Times: How Barbados’ Beach Church Draws Worshipers from all over the World
When the Coronavirus pandemic shut down businesses and social gathering place worldwide following government orders for social distancing, some churchgoers and leaders resisted. Religious leaders wandered how they would remain connected with their flock. After…
5: The Church vs. Millennials
Welcome to Episode 5 of What’s Going On? Eyes on Africa and the Caribbean. It’s no secret that young adults are not filling the church pews the way they used to in many countries around…