Victory for education in the Caribbean

By Sophie Richmond New Internationalist blog Most famous as a holiday destination, the Dominican Republic is on the face of it a country doing very well – its economy is growing, and it has emerged relatively unscathed from the global…

Rewriting Caribbean history with local archaeologists

From Universiteit leiden More than fifty researchers are working together to describe the colonisation of the Americas from the Amerindian perspective. In November they will be meeting for the first time, in Leiden. How is Corinne Hofman, Leiden Professor of…

World’s Safest Airlines for 2015

AirlineRatings.com announces its safest airlines for 2015. AirlineRatings.com, the world’s only safety and product rating website, which was launched in June 2013, has announced its top ten safest airlines and top ten safest low cost airlines for 2015 from the…

Cardboard furniture for the dorm room and beyond

By Jeri Dansky From Core77 Furniture made from corrugated cardboard has many advantages. It’s easy to move; it’s not too expensive; it’s recyclable. We’ve written about the products from Our Paper Life, but a number of other companies have entered…

Father throws five-year-old daughter to her death from Tampa Bridge

From Inquisitr Florida has seen its share of tragedy recently, but none so horrible as a father killing his daughter. Five-year-old Phoebe Jonchuck was found dead this morning after her father threw her into Tampa Bay waters just after midnight….

Forget lumpy fruitcake. Rum-saturated Caribbean black cake

By Sara Rashkin From LAWeekly If you thought you could never like a fruitcake, don’t throw in the towel until you’ve tried black cake, the tasty holiday treat made throughout the English-speaking Caribbean for Christmas, New Year’s and weddings. Related…

The day CIA failed to un-beard Castro in his own den

By Thalif Deen From Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – The controversial low-brow Hollywood comedy, ‘The Interview’, portrays the story of two U.S. talk-show journalists on assignment to interview Kim Jong-un – and midway down the road are recruited…

Royal Caribbean passenger falls overboard unnoticed — Man saved by passing Disney Cruise Line ship

From Inquisitr A passenger sailing on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas fell overboard on Thursday morning, and it went completely unnoticed by anyone on the ship. The Disney Magic, of the Disney Cruise Line fleet, was sailing the exact…

‘We in the Caribbean are living climate change’

By Desmond Brown From Caribbean Life News MOCHO, Jamaica, Dec 10, 2013 (IPS) – The Mocho Mountains that run through the centre of Jamaica were once covered by lush tropical forests that helped control rainfall. Now, much of the forests…

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