Demolishing srereotypes
Clark University’s Caribbean and African students demolish stereotypes By Kaiomi Inniss From Odyssey All Africans are whaaat? Stereotypes; they are everywhere. Usually perpetuated by the mass media, stereotypes usually become labels for certain cultures, races, ethnicities and/or religions. Caribbean and…
‘My Father’s Land’ bolsters Caribbean presence at IFF Panama
By Martin Dale From Variety Movie explores hot issue of immigration PANAMA CITY — This year’s edition of IFF Panama was very much the Caribbean’s year, with a significant number of Caribbean titles, including projects originated in English-language speaking Caribbean countries,…
Haitians deported from their own country
By JACOB KUSHNER From Pulitzer Center FOND BAYARD, Haiti—On April 28, 2009, Julia Antoine gave birth to a girl in a hospital in the town of Los Mina, in the Dominican Republic. Her husband, Fritz Charles, couldn’t be there—he was…
Cayman Islands Conservation Council Earth Month initiative
Saturday [April 2] at dawn usually sees members of the Conolly family combining morning exercise with civic service in the Colliers community. “We gather at my house and walk down to Morritt’s on one side and back on the other,…
Haiti’s interim leadership swears in new cabinet
From Yahoo News Port-au-Prince (AFP) – Haiti’s interim leader, Jocelerme Privert, officially swore in his cabinet Monday, promising an urgent push forward to get the Caribbean nation’s electoral process back on track. “You will not have the luxury of any…
At least 7 killed in tanker truck explosion
From Caribbean News Service PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Mar 18 2016 – At least seven people were killed and about 30 others seriously burned in Haiti when a tanker truck transporting fuel for the Total oil company caught fire and exploded. The…
These Caribbean Nations want to rid the oceans of garbage
By John Dyer From Vice News Sick and tired of seeing their white sand beaches tainted by garbage, Caribbean nations are at the vanguard of international efforts to eliminate plastic waste. On April 1, a ban on Styrofoam products will…
Haiti and the Dominican Republic to pool resources to attract foreign direct investment
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, March, 17, 2016. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the Centre for Facilitation of Investments of Haiti (CFI) and the Export and Investment Centre of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD), conducted a workshop…
Caribbean nations step up fight against environmental crisis
From telesur Guyana is the latest member of the 15-nation CARICOM to ban Styrofoam, which poses a serious risk to the region’s diverse marine life. Caribbean governments are taking firm steps to ban the importation of non-biodegradable products into their…
2 Caribbean lakes rise
The relentless rise of two Caribbean lakes baffles scientists By Jacob Kushner From National Geographic In Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the lakes are flooding farmland, swallowing communities and leading to deforestation. The Haitian village of Lunettes appears to float…
