The Editor speaks: Curiouser and curiouser
Sometimes living here in our beautiful islands it seems I am actually living in Alice’s “Wonderland”. The majority of people play by the normal everyday laws the government of the day administers. Some others that don’t, get their just deserts…
Black Issues in Philosophy: The 2019 Caribbean Philosophical Awards Winners
by Lewis R. Gordon The Caribbean Philosophical Association is pleased to announce the 2019 recipients of the association’s awards for contributions to philosophical thought, literature, and mentorship: The Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Catherine Walsh Frantz Fanon Outstanding…
The intoxicating languor of the Caribbean
From Repeating Islands WRITTEN IN 1929, PAUL MORAND’S CARIBBEAN WINTER IS FINALLY AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH. IF YOU DISREGARD THE RACISM, IT’S A TRAVELOGUE THAT’S HARD TO BEAT A review by Ian Thomson for The Spectator. Our thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing…
Decolonization without Independence: Nationalism & Assimilation in the non-sovereign Caribbean
From Repeating Islands Decolonization without Independence: Nationalism and Assimilation in the Non-Sovereign CaribbeanLecture by Grace CarringtonJanuary 16, 2019, 5:30 – 7:00 pmLecture Room 103, UCL Institute of the Americas, 51 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PNWhile attendance at this event is…
LIFE gives Literacy gift
Cayman Islands’ LIFE gives gift of Literacy to East End Primary students From Cayman Islands Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture and Lands Santa made a special surprise visit to East End Primary School (EEPS) this week to present each…
Tools & Craft #119: The Future of Furniture, Part 1
BY Joel Moskowitz- From Core77 Here are four links to articles in the New York Times that set me pondering. The first says the antique furniture market is collapsing because nobody wants the old stuff, but the article gives hope for modern…
Education Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean
From IDB AUTHOR McMeekin, Robert W. DATE Jan 1998 This report summarizes the results of a study of the education statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), financed by the Ford Foundation and implemented by UNESCO’s Regional Office for…
Institutions for Development: What Lies Ahead in the Caribbean?
From The Dialogue On November 14, the Inter-American Dialogue and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) hosted an event to discuss the Bank’s newest book on the Caribbean region: “Nurturing Institutions for a Resilient Caribbean.” Opening remarks were given by Therese…
How Puzzles Help Your Brain Resist Dementia
From Newsmax Those Sunday crossword puzzles may not prevent the aging brain from slowing down — but they might protect it in a different way, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at the “use it or lose it” theory on…
The future of Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of the rise of China
By Evan Ellis Senior Associate (Non-resident), Americas Program From CSIS There are numerous analyses about China and its future, as well as about Chinese engagement with Latin America. This report examines, in detail, how the growth of China, with its…