Too black to be Prime Minister”: the shackles of mental slavery
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 Mr Hinds’ statement about Dr Rowley rightly caused a stir in Trinidad and Tobago. Regrettably, it also attracted the attention of international news broadcasters, such as the British Broadcasting Corporation says Sir Ronald Sanders….
Cayman has two of the “sexiest” bars in the Caribbean says USA Today
By Melanie Reffles USA Today Shaken or stirred, frozen or on the rocks, with a cherry on top or delivered to a beach towel on the sand, cocktails are the champions of the Caribbean and although every island and every…
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…
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Recycling their industrial garbage bins has saved the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) tens of thousands of dollars. Because of the shrinking budget and the increasing need for the bins the DEH launched an in depth study on the state…
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…
