Akilah Edwards-Rose

A proud Trinidad and Tobagonian, and Caribbean woman, Akilah has spent almost a decade in France, Brazil and Belgium pursuing her career in country development and research and, by a twist of fate, promoting Caribbean interests abroad. Adept in policy analysis and cross-cultural relations, she has been a key player in developing an English-Caribbean presence in France, a contributor to deepening the Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Island youth presence in Belgium and a cog in promoting Caribbean music and arts in Europe. She is currently trying to master stilt-walking, hoping to become a proficient salsa-on-stilts dancer one day.

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Single, Childless, Career-Driven: Problematic

Akilah Edwards-Rose

25/06/2018

On the 19th of March 2018, retired judge Paula-Mae Weekes was sworn in as President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Weeks prior, on the 6th of February, Trinidad Guardian journalist Joel Julien published an article confirming that Weekes was “not a lesbian.” On the 25th of May...
Cuba: casting a vote in doubtful times

Akilah Edwards-Rose

26/03/2018

On the 11th of March 2018, Cubans turned out to the polls to vote. In a press release, the President of the National Elections Commission of Cuba, Aline Balseiro Gutiérrez, announced that the 605 candidates in the elections were now deputies of the new National Assembly. With over 8.6...

Akilah Edwards-Rose

Single, Childless, Career-Driven: Problematic

Cuba: casting a vote in doubtful times