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Angela Bassett, award-winning actress, director, producer and activist is a true Hollywood legend. Although she hasn’t stopped working since the early 1990s when she first found fame in the groundbreaking Boyz n the Hood, she is best known for her biographical portrayal of strong African American women such as Rosa Parks, Betty Shabazz, Katherine Jackson, Voletta Wallace and her Oscar-nominated role as Tina Turner in What’s Love Got to Do with It.In more recent years, Yale-educated Angela has starred in Mission: Impossible Fallout, American Horror Story and is currently in the midst of filming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, where the…
Akon – artist, visionary and philanthropist. Having rose to fame in the mid-2000s with a string of Grammy-nominated records, his unique blend of hip-hop with West African vocals, fruit of his Senegalese and American upbringing, has led to collaborations with superstars like Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Michael Jackson. Over the past few years, Akon’s name has been more often linked to his philanthropic work, including Akon Lighting Africa, which provides electricity across the African continent and his Konfidence Foundation. More recently, he has been hitting the headlines with his multi-billion-dollar project to create Akon City, a futuristic and…
Once again, in this issue we meet up with a new citizen to find out why they’ve decided to become an Antigua & Barbuda passport holder. Mouna Ayoub, a French businesswoman, author and socialite of Lebanese origin, is one of the newest citizens of these paradise islands. Just as comfortable on the red carpet at events like the Cannes Film Festival as she is in one of Antigua’s local eateries during her recent visit to Antigua, we asked about her experience in becoming a citizen of the twin islands. You are certainly cosmopolitan and have lived in many places around…
Lauded as one of the best batsmen ever to have played in international cricket, Antigua & Barbuda’s national hero, Sir Vivian Richards, is currently the country’s tourism ambassador. His international cricket career began in 1973 and spanned two decades, including captaining the West Indies team and playing league cricket in England. He is now based back in his beloved Antigua but travels extensively promoting the numerous attractions of his home nation. You are regarded as one of the best batsmen of all time. What would you say was the highlight of your career?I’ve achieved many things and earned many accolades…
Jason Pickering’s trajectory to becoming one of Antigua & Barbuda’s preeminent photographers is nothing short of remarkable. Born in the UK, Jason’s distinguished career in the world of science – including a postdoctoral research fellowship at Oxford University – turned one hundred and eighty degrees when he became an expedition diving officer in the Philippines, before returning home to start his own diving company. Not content to stay under the waves, he later trained as a commercially endorsed yacht master, buying and refitting a 39-foot yacht, Ciao, which became his home for the next seven years. Like so many before…