The Caribbean Global Awards 2025: innovation, culture and diaspora in the heart of London

Caribbean Global Awards 2025

The Caribbean Global Awards 2025 is set to make London the global center of Caribbean creativity, innovation and identity. On September 27, the prestigious Cumberland Hotel will be transformed into a stage of honor to celebrate leading figures from the Caribbean and its diaspora. Driven by a strong desire to highlight the talents that are transforming the region, this event promises to be a high point of international recognition.

A meeting place for Caribbean excellence

Organized by the Caribbean Global Institute, the Caribbean Global Awards 2025 will promote the real impact of Caribbean personalities in fields as varied as entrepreneurship, culture, social commitment and scientific research. The evening will feature a gala evening with awards presentations, artistic performances, a sit-down dinner and high-level networking opportunities.

More than just a prize list, the Caribbean Global Awards 2025 will assert a clear ambition: to strengthen Caribbean pride in a globalized world, based on concrete, inspiring success stories.

Caribbean Global Awards 2025
©Caribbean Global Awards
Caribbean Global Awards 2025
©Caribbean Global Awards
Caribbean Global Awards 2025
©Caribbean Global Awards

Distinctions to reflect contemporary dynamics

The prizes awarded at Caribbean Global Awards 2025 will cover several key categories:

  • 🏆 A life’s work
  • 🏆 Cultural excellence
  • 🏆 Social impact
  • 🏆 Scientific innovation
  • 🏆 Ethical business
  • 🏆 Emerging talent

A special mention, the People’s Choice Award – Caribbean Global Leader, will go to an emblematic figure elected by the public. In 2025, Trinidadian Kamla Persad-Bissessar, former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, will have been chosen as the winner. Her career, marked by a steadfast commitment to education and equal opportunities, has mobilized thousands of supporters in the diaspora.

Caribbean Global Awards 2025
Kamla Persad-Bissessar

A scenography rooted in Caribbean identity

The Cumberland Hotel, located just a stone’s throw from Marble Arch, will welcome guests in a decor blending British elegance with Caribbean cultural references. Traditional fabrics, handicrafts and contemporary works will create an immersive environment, reflecting the diversity of the region’s heritage.

During dinner, guests will discover a selection of emblematic dishes, including Trinidad callaloo, Guadeloupe lambi and Jamaican jerk chicken, revisited by Caribbean chefs based in the UK.

Caribbean Global Awards 2025
©Caribbean Global Awards

A committed artistic program

Singer Angie Lang, a rising star on the soul and Caribbean scene, will open the ceremony with a live performance. Other artists, whose names will be revealed in the coming weeks, will combine traditional music, spoken word and hybrid creations. In keeping with the spirit of the Caribbean Global Awards 2025, the artistic program will showcase the region’s wealth of contemporary expression.

The evening will also feature speeches by entrepreneurs, activists, researchers and educators on the challenges and advances facing their respective territories, underlining the Caribbean’s ability to play its part in major global dynamics.

Caribbean Global Awards 2025
© Angie Lang

A reach beyond the event

The Caribbean Global Awards 2025 will be more than just symbolic recognition. The event will generate tangible effects: scholarships, regional cooperation projects, digital incubators and sustainable innovation funds will all be created in its wake.

Long-term partnerships will also be consolidated with academic institutions, private foundations and diaspora organizations, making this ceremony a strategic lever for the region’s development.

A global stage for an influential Caribbean

By setting up in London, the Caribbean Global Awards 2025 will reaffirm the Caribbean’s place in the international spheres of culture, economics and social innovation. It will help to project a plural, bold and proactive image of a region that is often caricatured or underestimated.

On September 27, 2025, the Caribbean will make its voice heard. Strong, creative, united. And more influential than ever.

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