Jamaica begins enquiry into bloody Tivoli military incursion
By Denise From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday December 9, 2014 — A Commission of Enquiry has begun to look into the circumstances that led to the deaths of 70 people during a joint police-military operation in Kingston, Jamaica in May…
Study: Active ingredient in marijuana effective in treatment of Alzheimer’s
From CBS SF Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Relief for the millions of seniors who suffer from Azheimer’s Disease may come in form of a joint. A new study finds marijuana is effective in the treatment and prevention…
Commentary: The reparations debate in the Caribbean
By Oliver Mills, From Caribbean News Now Since the recent publication of the book “Britain’s Black Debt” by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, principal of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies, a debate has emerged in…
Cuba urges slashing tariffs on intra-Caribbean trade
EFE From Fox News Latino Cuban President Raul Castro on Monday called for revising and updating the trade and cooperation agreement between his country and the Caribbean Community to scrap tariffs on 300 products. “Small and vulnerable” countries need to…
The worst Caribbean ports of call for cruises
By Melinda Crow From Yahoo Travel Ships lined up in the port of Nassau in the Bahamas (Photo: Roger Wollstadt/Flickr) It’s dreary outside and you find yourself dreaming of an escape to the Caribbean. You long for turquoise water and…
Brixton [London] Village 1961
By Mike Urban From Brixton Buzz See how Brixton Village looked in 1961 with Pathe’s ‘Caribbean Market’ footage of Granville Arcade British Pathé have released some wonderful colour footage showing scenes from Granville Arcade (now Brixton Village) in 1961. Granville…
Digicel could scale back Caribbean investment
From The Irish Times The CWC-Columbus deal would create ‘virtual monopolies’ in several Caribbean markets Colm Delves, who runs Denis O’Brien’s Caribbean telco Digicel, gave a most interesting interview over the weekend in its main market of Jamaica. No doubt…
Cayman Male Voice Choir sings in the Christmas Season
The Cayman Male Voice Choir were in good voice when they set the Christmas season off last Sunday night at Elmslie Memorial United Church with their “A Christmas Carol Sing-a-Long”. And sing-a-long the almost full church did although their were…
Naturalist not ‘Eaten Alive’ by anaconda on TV show, gets called ‘wimp’ by angry viewers
From Fox News Latino It was all hype and no follow-through for Discovery Channel’s special “Eaten Alive.” For weeks the network and nature conservationist Paul Rosolie led viewers to believe that Rosolie would be swallowed whole by a giant green…
