Charlie Breadfruit - Caribbean History Podcast
1) Dame Mary Eugenia Charles - "The Iron Lady of the Caribbean"
Dame Mary Eugenia Charles was a lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Dominica from 1980 to 1995. She was the country’s first woman lawyer and first Prime Minister to serve in the Cari...Show More
2) US Invasion of Grenada in 1983
The United States invaded Grenada on 25 October 1983. Codenamed Operation Urgent Fury by the U.S. military, it resulted in military occupation within a few days. It was triggered by the strife within ...Show More
3) Hasely Crawford - Olympic Champion
Hasely Joachim Crawford (born 16 August 1950) is a former track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1976, he became his country's first Olympic champion Crawford was born in San Fernando, T...Show More
4) Jennifer Hosten - The 1st Black Miss World
Jennifer Hosten is a Grenadian radio announcer, development worker, diplomat, author, model, and beauty queen who won the Miss World 1970 contest, representing Grenada. She became the first black woma...Show More
5) Sir Vivian Richards - The Cricket GOAT
Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards KNH, OBE is an Antiguan retired cricketer who led the West Indies Cricket team, and he is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. The name Viv Ri...Show More
6) Sir Arthur Lewis - Nobel Prize Winner
Sir William Arthur Lewis was a Saint Lucian economist and Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University. Lewis is known for his contributions in the field of economic development for which he...Show More
7) Mia Mottley - The most influential Caribbean politician of the 21st Century
The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Q.C., M.P., is a Barbadian politician, attorney, and leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP). She became eighth and first female Prime Minister of Barbados on May 25...Show More
Mia Mottley - The most influential Caribbean politician of the 21st Century
03:30 | Dec 3rd, 2021