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Exhibition: “Vestigios” – Repeating Islands

“Vestigios” is a solo exhibition by Giovanni Rodríguez. Presented by La Lineal Gallery, with the collaboration of Antonio Martorell, the exhibit…

Whose Whales? The Debate Over Antigua & Barbuda’s Position on Commercial Whaling – Repeating Islands

Martha Watkins Gilkes (All at Sea, 29 August 2026) writes, “Ahead of IWC70 [the 70th meeting of the International Whaling Commission], Antiguan…

26th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals – Repeating Islands

[Many thanks to Ey Boricua for sharing this news.] The 26th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals will be held in San Juan, Puert…

New Book: “Picadillo for Paulina” – Repeating Islands

[Many thanks to Lawrence “Larry” La Fountain-Stokes for bringing this item to our attention.] This new children’s book by Ruth Behar and Gabriel…

Forthcoming Book / Discussion: “En Pointe, Off Kilter” – Repeating Islands

Thomas Glave’s En Pointe, Off Kilter (Jacaranda, March 2027) gathers essays on race and racism, Jamaica and Jamaican queer realities and recent…

Edward Bowen at the Grenada Pavilion, 2026 Biennale di Venezia – Repeating Islands

We had prepared a version of this post back in March 2025, when we were sharing news on Caribbean artists participating in the 2026 Biennale di…

Forthcoming Book: “Ciguapa Unbound” – Repeating Islands

[Many thanks to the Caribbean Philosophical Association for bringing this item to our attention.] Omaris Z. Zamora’s Ciguapa Unbound: AfroLatinx…

New Book: “Enter the Lion” – Repeating Islands

[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Enter the Lion: The 1966 State Visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I to the…

Exhibition— “Mariners: Religion, Race and Empire” – Repeating Islands

The traveling exhibition “Mariners: Religion, Race and Empire” is now being hosted at the Lambeth Palace Library (at 15 Lambeth Palace Road) in…

New Book: “Virgin Islands Noir” – Repeating Islands

The new volume Virgin Islands Noir (Akashic Books, 2026) edited by Tiphanie Yanique and Richard Georges will be presented at Bajo el Sol Gallery…

Forthcoming Exhibition: “Carlos Raquel Rivera (1923-1999)” – Repeating Islands

[Many thanks to artist Pseudo Mero for bringing this item to our attention.] 90 Grados recently reported on the forthcoming exhibition “Carlos R…

Puerto Rico Will Begin Rationing Water Amid Fresh Crisis – Repeating Islands

David Ovalle (from Miami) and Laura N. Pérez Sánchez (from San Juan and Loíza, Puerto Rico) report that, since yesterday (Friday) the island’s w…

?I need my beach’: Why Jamaica’s beaches are off-limits to locals – Repeating Islands

Cree-Summer Haughton (ITV News, July 28, 2026) has been investigating claims that public access to Jamaica’s beaches is becoming increasingly di…

Exhibition: “Cazador de milagros” [Hunter of Miracles] – Repeating Islands

“Cazador de milagros” is a solo exhibition featuring the photographic practice of photojournalist Ricardo Alcaraz, curated by Christopher Gregor…

How Tobago’s festival season celebrates its future—and its past – Repeating Islands

[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] In National Geographic Traveller (UK), Sarah Gillespie writes “Fifty yea…