Brothers suspected in murder of Canadian missionary, killed
From Caribbean360 Raulito Balona, one of two brothers being sought for the murder, was shot and killed in the village of Arenal on Tuesday. The body of his brother, Marlon, was found on January 19 with wounds to the chest…
Latin American and Caribbean countries call for stand-alone goal in strong pre-CSW declaration
From UN Women At the conclusion of the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Consultations ahead of the 58th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58), held 6-7 February in Mexico City, Ministers and senior Government representatives from 27 countries…
Caribbean Queen
Actress Martina Laird on bringing a Trinidadian tale to life on stage Written by Davina Hamilton From The Voice Following on from a successful run in 2012, Moon On A Rainbow Shawl returns to the UK stage. The classic Caribbean…
Caribbean Sea water beneficial to your health
From Virgin Islands Daily News In our previous articles we spoke quite a bit about why Virgin Islanders don’t swim. Now, let’s spend a little time talking about why we should, hence the title of the column, “Swim to Live.”…
Whale Tails: How Caribbean sailors can help whale research
By Nathalie Ward From sail-world Sailors for the Sea, a David Rockefeller project, whose mission it is to ‘educate and engage the boating community in the worldwide protection of the oceans’, occasionally publishes essays about the state of our oceans,…
Barbados to host the inaugural Caribbean Economic Forum
From Caribbean360 The interactive event is the first of its kind in the region and will examine topics ranging from the economic prowess of emerging markets to reform of the IMF. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Distinguished visiting economist Dr C….
Barbados to benefit from additional British Airways flights
From Caribbean360 British Airways said it would increase from 10 to 12 the number of weekly flights to Barbados as of November 30 this year to February 29, 2015. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, 2014, CMC – Barbados, which last year registered a…
Caribbean faces threat of biggest tsunami ever recorded
From Caribbean 360 A new study suggests that a mega-tsunami could devastate coastlines from Florida to Brazil following a volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands. LONDON, England, Wednesday February 12, 2014 – The Caribbean could be at risk from a…
Economic crisis and the Caribbean: The challenges facing Barbados
By Hilbourne Watson From Stabroek News Hilbourne A. Watson is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Barbados is yet another casualty of the economic crisis facing the Caribbean, with the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) government euphemistically…
Haiti to register Haitian migrants abroad
By Trenton Daniel From Boston.com PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti is launching a program to register its migrants who live without documentation abroad, including in the Dominican Republic, where thousands of people of Haitian origin are in danger of being…
