The Caribbeans

Nadene Lewis:

Nadene is from St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean, and grew up in Prospect (south of the island) in the countryside.

After spending time in the UK to study, she moved to Australia in 2013..

Nadene has been promoting her Caribbean culture heavily in Western Australia, and was a 2016 finalised in the Miss Africa Perth Pageant, representing her country. 

She has been an active executive team member of the Perth Caribbean Association (PCA) since early 2015, and recently become the President in August 2016.

Guy Garconnette:

Originally from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Guy moved to Perth in September 2012.

An information technology professional. He has lived and worked all over the Caribbean including St. Lucia, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Aruba and the Turks & Caicos Islands.

He considers himself a true Caribbean person having ancestry from Trinidad, Barbados, the French Caribbean and of course St. Lucia. 

"I look forward to making a positive contribution to the Perth Caribbean Association. When I first moved here, I had no idea that there were other Caribbean people or people of Caribbean descent here in Perth."

"We have a fantastic opportunity with our association to showcase our Caribbean culture to the people of Western Australia"

Vinnie Molina:

He was born in Guatemala, Central America. migrated to Australia in 1995 and lives in Perth since 1996.

Became involved with the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society (ACFS) in 1996 and has been its President since.

Currently working as a union organiser with the Construction union (CFMEU).

Elizabeth Hulm:

Born in Australia, lives in Perth and became involved in Cuban solidarity after visiting Cuba in 2006. She was elected as the ACFS branch secretary in 2007.

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