Peter Binose: Did the American Embassy In Barbados think he was a liar?
By Peter Binose Ralph Gonsalves had the perfect alibi when they tried to decide who killed Glen Jackson his press secretary in Kingstown. Not that anyone at the time suspected him of doing it. Gonsalves was in Kuala Lumpa Malaysia,…
Canadian navy and army personnel to take part in U.S-led exercise in Caribbean
By David Pugliese, From Ottawa Citizen The Canadian Forces will take part in Exercise Tradewinds 16, a United States-led multinational “maritime interdiction, disaster response, and ground security exercise” taking place in the Caribbean from June 5th to 28th. Ships, aircraft…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Decisive challenge for Caricom
By Rickey Singh, From Nationnews Barbados IN RESPONSE to the governance challenges his fledgling Jamaica Labour Party administration faces as it cautiously navigates the country out of very difficult economic and social challenges, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has opted to…
Atlantic hurricane season officially starts with warning
From Caribbean 360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday June 1, 2016 – Today marks the start of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season and despite predictions of an average hurricane season, residents of the Caribbean are being told there could be more hurricane…
This deconstructed coffee is peak hipsterdom and how the world ends
BY JOHNNY LIEU From Mashable So, this is it folks. It’s been saaah cool sipping on a flat white or the macchiato willy-nilly, but now there’s a coffee out there that could signal the irreversible decline of our once productive…
Presidential Proclamation — National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2016
NATIONAL CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The dynamism and diversity of Caribbean Americans have contributed to our Nation’s story in extraordinary ways. Millions…