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…
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…
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…
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…
Update: Another car accident fatality in Cayman Brac/CITN reporting mugging on Eastern Ave
Update: MVA Fatality-Cayman Brac From RCIPS Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 7:28 PM Police can now release the name of the deceased person as Raoul Muhammed Scott, a 19 years old resident, involved in last night’s motor vehicle accident which occurred at…
Chatman rewarded for success [will go to Cayman Islands]
By Matt Sigler from natchezdemocrat.com NATCHEZ -Former Natchez High football standout Trevon Chatman is knocking on the door of his dream -to play football at the highest level. But for Chatman, that wasn’t always the case, because he got a…
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Cayman Islands Football Association to host women’s USA University football friendlies The Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) will host the women’s football team from the University Of New Haven (UNH) in March for two friendly matches. The University of New…
More Cubans taking to the sea following Obama’s announcement
By Wilfredo Cancio Isla (Café Fuerte) From Havana Times HAVANA TIMES — In an attempt to curb the alarming increase in illegal Cuban immigration, US authorities announced on Monday that immigration policy and coastguard operations in the Strait of Florida…
CARICOM must fully implement “bold” strategic plan – Christie
From CARIBBEAN360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Monday January 5, 2014, CMC – Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie says it’s important for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to fully implement the five-year strategic plan that has been endorsed by regional leaders for deepening the…





