The first photograph of a human being
By Amanda Uren From Mashable This picture, the earliest known photograph to include a recognizable human form, was taken in Paris, France, in 1838 by Louis Daguerre. The human in question is standing in the bottom-left of the photograph, on…
The Story Behind the Remembrance Poppy
From The Great War Field poppies growing near Connaught British Military cemetery on the old Western Front battlefields. Poppies growing near Connaught British Military cemetery on the old Somme battlefield. This is the story of how the red field poppy…
HBO premieres powerful lineup of documentaries
A new film will premiere each Monday, beginning October 13th in the Caribbean Miami, FL – October 7, 2014 – HBO presents a compelling array of timely and thought-provoking documentaries, each representing diverse social realities and cultures from different regions…
Study abroad on the Caribbean’s ‘Island of Flowers’
From University of Wisconsin The French Program takes off on a winter Study Abroad adventure during J-term to the Caribbean island of Martinique. Study Abroad on the Caribbeans Island of Flowers Also known as the “Island of Flowers,” Martinique is…
Caribbean country places on unfriendliest cities in the world list
From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Thursday August 21, 2014 – The Caribbean lit up Conde Nast Traveler magazine’s annual Readers’ Choice Survey like a damp matchstick, failing to secure a place among the world’s friendliest cities and having the…
All the world’s an island: Correspondent Carol-Ann covers the Globe with only a back pack Part Two
By Carol-Ann Rudy Two Days—and a Lifetime—to Granada Saturday morning, Paris, July 5. The rest of the Spartanburg Festival Chorus left for the airport while I headed for the train at Montparnasse station and ultimately Granada, Spain in a state…
Are Europe’s banks being prosecuted – or persecuted?
By Jamie Robertson Presenter, BBC World News From BBC Even BNP Paribas cannot shrug off a $9bn (£5.1bn) fine. The bank is the fourth biggest by assets in the world and has been found guilty of violating US economic sanctions…
SSA: World Bank sells first catastrophe bond
From IFR Asia The World Bank has announced its first catastrophe bond for the Caribbean. The $30m cat bond will be linked to earthquake and tropical cyclone risk in 16 Caribbean countries. The new issue will mature June 2017 and…
Will the Caribbean reparations initiative inspire a revitalization of the US movement?
By Don Rojas From The Nation Underdevelopment in the Caribbean is a direct legacy of the slave trade and descendants of enslaved Africans should be compensated accordingly. A nineteenth century bilboes for an adult, typically found on slave ships, on…
Royal Caribbean orders fourth Oasis-class vessel
Announcement made as STX France lays keel for third Oasis-class ship MIAMI, May 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) announced today that it has agreed with STX France to move forward on the order of…
