There is so much more to Caribbean carnival than beads, costumes, feathers and drinking alcohol, just like there is much more to festivals and rituals celebrated in any other part of the globe, explains Leigh-Ann Worrell, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from St Thomas, Barbados. Caribbean people burst with pride about various aspects of our life …

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There is so much more to Caribbean carnival than beads, costumes, feathers and drinking alcohol, just like there is much more to festivals and rituals celebrated in any other part of the globe, explains Leigh-Ann Worrell, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from St Thomas, Barbados. Caribbean people burst with pride about various aspects of our life …

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Everyone’s an advocate until it requires them to actually practice what they preach. writes Ashlee Burnett, 20, a Correspondent from Couva in Trinidad, as she examines consent in the context of Carnival. Everyone’s an activist until it requires them to act on everything they preach against. In 2017, women’s rights were celebrated; her right to say …

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