Gifts of the Solstice: Native St. John’s Wort
From The Medicine Woman’s Roots St. John’s Wort has long been one of those herbs that I have great respect for and love as medicine, but have used it minimally simply because it’s not plentiful in my bioregion. Native species…
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Water, water everywhere? Caribbean adds to global drought
By Ezra Fieser From Bloomberg Californians are suffering an historic drought, Brazilians are rationing water and Chile’s Atacama desert is creeping south. Now Caribbean nations from Jamaica to Trinidad that have been praying for rain are counting their losses. A…
Children of the Moon
From The Boston Globe Alabaster-skinned people born on a sun-scorched group of islands off Panama’s Caribbean coast are venerated as “Children of the Moon”. Albinos make up between 5 and 10 percent of the roughly 80,000 indigenous Gunas who live…
Tourists win five-figure settlements after bed bug infestation at Dominican Republic
From Caribbean360 LONDON, England, Friday July 10, 2015 – What was meant to be a romantic vacation turned into a painful ordeal for two British tourists who were ravaged by bed bugs at a resort in the Dominican Republic. Despite…
Sonia Noel’s elegance
Sonia Noel’s elegance meets Atlanta’s fashion scene By Yvette Caslin From rollingout Sonia Noel ranks among international fashion designer’s elite Sonia Noel is an international designer who’s created pieces for singer Michelle Williams and Miss Universe. On June 28, she…
Republicans step up attacks on ‘Sanctuary Cities’
By Cathy Burke From Newsmax Eager to sharpen the focus of the nation’s contentious immigration debate and spurred by the random slaying of a woman by an criminal illegal alien shielded by “sanctuary” prohibitions, Republicans are mobilizing around tightening deportation…
10 toxic household items you should throw away now
By Aly Cohen, MD, FACR Guest Columnist From Everyday Health Could your choice of shampoo or cookware be harming your health? As a rheumatologist, I am often asked why patients have developed a particular autoimmune disease. I take a holistic…
Belize: Sanctuary from the insanity
By Lark Gould From The Washington Times Belize is a top diving spot in the Caribbean, especially with the Great Blue Hole to explore and the world’s second-largest barrier reef nearby. Belize is a top diving spot in the Caribbean,…
Bahamas’ spectacular Harbour Island wins best island in the Caribbean
NEW YORK, NY, Jul 09, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Harbour Island, Bahamas was voted “Best Island in the Caribbean” by Travel + Leisure’s most discerning travellers, taking one of the top honours in the publication’s World’s Best Awards 2015….
