Martinique to host first-ever conference on Caribbean sports tourism
By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique will soon play host to the region’s first-ever conference on Caribbean Sports Tourism. The Caribbean Sport Tourism Conference will be held from Jan. 23 to Jan. 24 at the Institut Martiniquais du Sport in…
New nature boardwalk for Little Cayman
Official opening of Preston Bay Iguana Habitat (George Town, 3 January 2014) Dozens of Little Cayman residents and visitors gathered on the afternoon of Friday, December 27th 2013 to celebrate the official opening of the National Trust for the Cayman…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Tragic start to the New Year in Trinidad and Bahamas
By Caribbean News Now contributor PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Trinidad and Tobago recorded six murders on the first day of the year on Wednesday, while in The Bahamas four people were murdered as 2013 ended and the New Year…
Marjorie Lucille Hurst (she would have been 93 today Jan 3)
In memory of our dear sister Marjorie Lucille Hurst. Born Jan. 3 1921. Died Sep. 7 2010. From Helen and Joan TRIBUTE TO MY SISTER MARJORIE LUCILLE HURST I was about 5 or 6 years of age as I can…
US north-east snow storm causes travel chaos
From BBC Fire crew’s hose spray freezes in US winter weather A winter storm has caused travel chaos in the north-eastern US, bringing up to two feet (60cm) of snow to some places. Some 2,300 flights were cancelled as the…
I asked God and he said “No”
This poem is attributed to Claudia Minden Weisz, the mother of a Rett Syndrome child: I asked God to take away my pride. And God said “No.” He said it was not for Him to take away, but for me…
The Editor speaks: HOPE. A new year and a new beginning
In the Cayman Islands premier’s New Year’s message, Alden McLaughlin said “the advent of the New Year brings with it hope and the prospect of success and better times. So whether your aim is to lose weight, go back to…
Search abandoned for man overboard on Caribbean cruise
From Caribbean360 The US Coast Guard mounted an intensive search for a 26-year-old passenger after he reportedly jumped from the Adventure of the Seas in the Mona Passage. (Credit: Royal Caribbean promo video) FLORIDA, United States, Thursday January 2, 2014…
