Manatees head to Caribbean in first ever repopulation scheme
By Afp From Daily Mail UK Singapore’s zoo said Monday it will send two manatees to Guadeloupe as part of the world’s first repopulation programme for the animal, which became extinct on the French Caribbean island in the early 20th…
Desperate boyfriend offers FREE 5-month Caribbean holiday to anyone who can heal his girlfriend
By JEDIDAJAH OTTE FOR MAILONLINE ‘I’ll do anything to make her walk again’: Desperate boyfriend offers FREE 5-month Caribbean holiday to anyone who can heal his bedbound kite-surfer girlfriend, 27 Zoe Schaffer-Jennett broke her hip when she fell into a…
Caribbean Journal’s 10 Best Airports in the Caribbean – 2016 [Cayman Brac makes list]
From Caribbean Journal These days, flying can be so stressful and soul-destroying that by the time you’ve navigated check-in, security and all the chaos of the concourse you’re desperate for a vacation – even if you didn’t need one before….
Slave traders carried deadly blood parasite from Africa to New World, study finds
By Tyler MacDonald The Schistosoma mansoni parasite made its way to the New World through the slave trade, according to a new study. The team used genome analysis to pinpoint when two of the Schistosoma parasite’s species split from each…
Destination of the week
A perfect little Caribbean island By Alexander Britell From Caribbean Journal The best-kept secret in the French Caribbean TERRE-DE-HAUT — It’s not hard to get here. But it’s hard enough. It’s a short, twice-daily ferry ride from the tall cliffs…
Have you heard of the Zouk yet? This Brazilian dance form is gaining steam across the world
From IBN Live Kendra Haynes stretches so far back that her long blonde hair touches the floor. It is a Monday night in Miami and the hour is approaching midnight. At the C Lounge and Cigar Bar, Haynes and a…