Push for Kwanzaa to be a national holiday  

Kwanzaa celebrations kicked off recently, with organisers announcing an ambitious push to have the pan-African holiday recognised as a national holiday in Barbados by next year.

Saa-ankh Clarke, founder of the Sixth Region Movement, revealed plans to approach government officials about granting Kwanzaa the same national recognition as Christmas. 

“So what I’m hoping we can do maybe for next year is have Kwanzaa recognised as a national holiday here, the same way Christmas is,” Clarke...