Martinique to host first-ever conference on Caribbean sports tourism
By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique will soon play host to the region’s first-ever conference on Caribbean Sports Tourism. The Caribbean Sport Tourism Conference will be held from Jan. 23 to Jan. 24 at the Institut Martiniquais du Sport in…
Search abandoned for man overboard on Caribbean cruise
From Caribbean360 The US Coast Guard mounted an intensive search for a 26-year-old passenger after he reportedly jumped from the Adventure of the Seas in the Mona Passage. (Credit: Royal Caribbean promo video) FLORIDA, United States, Thursday January 2, 2014…
Miss St. Kitts dominates Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant
By Toni Frederick From winnfm Miss St. Kitts Pernelle Abraham dominated the 2013 Haynes Smith Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant winning four of the five segments (Photo by T. Frederick) St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): History was made in the early…
A case for compensation for climate change destruction
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 The Caribbean can no longer merely endure the effects of global warming whose evidence is plain to see and whose offenders have been identified by no less an organization than the United Nations says…
Caribbean child brides worry UNFPA
By Nadine Wilson Observer staff reporter From Jamaica Observer Agency says leaders must address human rights violation Approximately 29 per cent of girls in the Caribbean were married before their 18th birthday, resulting in what representatives from the United Nations…
8 Jamaicans make Caribbean’s Most Interesting People for 2013 list
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica – Having been named the Caribbean Journal’s Artist of the Year 2013, Jamaican singing sensation and The Voice winner Tessanne Chin also made the Journal’s list of 25 Most Interesting People for 2013, along with…
Rihanna sports blue bikini for Christmas, shows Instagram followers how to “twerk” Caribbean style
By Star Cooper From Mstarz Looks like summer came to the Barbados for Christmas. Pop star princess, Rihanna sported a blue bikini while sailing the Caribbean seas. The photo of the glowing star was posted on her Instagram, along with…
African dust makes journey to Caribbean
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ From the Durango Herald Scientists studying particles’ effect on climate, health PHOTO: In this Aug. 19 satellite image, African dust blowing over the eastern Atlantic Ocean approaches the Canary Islands. Each summer, dust particles from African sandstorms…
Caribbean chikungunya outbreak grows, poses threat to US
Via CIDRAP, Lisa Schnirring writes From croftsblogs Health officials are reporting a sharp rise in the number of patients sickened in a chikungunya fever outbreak centered on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, which may signal an increasing risk to…
2014 Caribbean Combine, First Ever for MLS
2014 Caribbean Combine, First Ever for MLS By Darren Weber From Soccerly Recently, Major League Soccer announced that 24 elite-level players have been invited to participate in their first ever Caribbean Combine. The three-day event will take place January 2-4,…
