Beloved actor Sherman Hemsley, most celebrated for his iconic role of George Jefferson on the TV hit The Jeffersons, past away this week at 74.

Born in South Philadelphia, Hemsley was a celebrated theater actor before he first danced into TV lovers' hearts as George Jefferson on the 1970s classic show, All in the Family. With his slick dance moves, dapper three-piece suits and ever sharp tongue ready to spar with TV wife, Louise "Weezy" Jefferson , played by Isabel Sanford, Hemsley went on to launch the widely successful spinoff The Jeffersons.

The series earned Hemsley an Emmy nomination in 1984 and a Golden Globe nomination 1985. He is also known for his role as Deacon Ernest Frye in the NBC series, Amen.

Another Caribbean-born designer may sweep the top spot in the latest season of popular fashion competition show, Project Runway.

Ven Budhu, who was born in Berbice, Guyana and moved to New York when he was 4, is already making waves in the competition with his old Hollywood glamour with a vivid Caribbean palette

Budhu came in a close second in the very first competition, receiving praise from judges such as designer Michael Kors and Marie Claire fashion director Nina Garcia for his impeccable tailoring. A graduate from the prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology, Budhu already runs his own line called GAVASKAR, and calls his own style "a marriage between romanticism and modern sophistication."

In the show's Fan Favorite voting competition, where the designer chosen as fan favorite wins $10,000, Budhu is currently in fourth place with 8 percent of the vote. If you want to support Budhu for his glamorous deisgns and be such to vote the Guyanese designer on the show's website.

Last year, Trinidad and Tobago's Anya Ayoung-Chee won the competition with her Spring 2012 collection, "Tobago Love." She also copped the tile of Fan Favorite last year, and choose to invest the $10,000 in microfinance loan program for young creatives in Trinidad and Tobago, with future plans to expand the project accross the Caribbean.

New Bajan band Cover Drive continues their domination of the UK summer pop charts with the release of their latest single and music video, "Explode," with UK rapper Dappy.

This is the fourth single off their hit album, Bajan Style, released in the UK this year. The video shows the band bringing their island-flavored rock to wow a bored "Battle of the Bands" judge panel.

The Barbados-based group, with leader singer Amanda Reifer, drummer T-Ray Armstrong, guitarist Barry "Bar-Man" Hill and bassist Jamar Harding, copped a publishing deal with Sony last year. The group has already earned three top ten singles on the UK charts, with their song "Twilight" reaching number one.

Hip-hop darling Nicki Minaj may be heading back to Trinidad and Tobago come August, if collaboration talks with officials from Fashion Week Trinidad and Tobago (FWTT) prove successful.

FWTT officials confirm that they are presently in talks with the rap star's representation about possible collaborations for this year's event, set for October 22 to 28. No news however about the nature of the collaboration, be it music, fashion or otherwise. This year's fashion week though is focused on celebrating Trinidad and Tobago's 50th anniversary of independence

Minaj just completed shooting a music video in Trinidad and Tobago for her next single, "Pound the Alarm," which features video cameos from soca legend Machel Montano and the "fire man" Bunji Garlin.

Behind the scenes photos show Minaj and a crew of dancers decked out in full carnival style, with a riot of red feathers and sequins.