ECLAC promotes family planning and community empowerment at local event
From ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (ECLAC) SUBREGIONAL HEADQUARTERS FOR THE CARIBBEAN Family planning, sexual and reproductive health, and empowerment of individuals and families took centre stage as World Population Day (WPD) 2018 was celebrated through a…
Destinations of the week
The 13 cheapest holiday destinations in the world for couples By Alison Millington From Business Insider The Post Office Holiday Money Report has revealed the cheapest holiday hotspots in the world in 2018 that make for the perfect holiday for…
Think the Gulf’s only energy export is oil? Think again.
By Nick Fouriezos From OZY The Middle East’s most diversified economy is making a fresh bet on the future. When Majid Al-Suwaidi landed in Aruba in 2016, the United Arab Emirates consulate general to New York may have seemed as…
On 17th April: Columbus & the Caribbean
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, ROBERTO MÚKARO BORRERO From World Policy On April 17, 1492, Christopher Columbus reached an agreement with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain on the terms of his voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The Spanish monarchs would fund the journey,…
Destinations of the week
100 under-the-radar beaches everyone should visit in their lifetime Part 5 By Alison Millington From Business Insider Whether you’ve only spent a handful of days on the sand in your life or you’re a full-blown sunseeker, there are plenty of…
Destinations of the week
100 under-the-radar beaches everyone should visit in their lifetime Part 5 By Alison Millington From Business Insider Whether you’ve only spent a handful of days on the sand in your life or you’re a full-blown sunseeker, there are plenty of…
Port of Spain City Village showcases women entrepreneurs
In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2018, the City Hall of Port of Spain was transformed into a ‘Women’s City Village’ for one day, on Wednesday 7 March, as part of a week of activities showcasing women. The theme…
“Caribbean Honduras” teaches Mesoamerican history
By GILLIAN REINHARD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF From The Trinity Tripod Students interested in Latin-American culture and history were treated on Feb. 15 to a common hour lecture by Professor of History and International Studies Dario Euraque. A Honduran native, Professor Euraque explained…
Portugal police ‘find cocaine in traveller’s padded pants’
From BBC Police in Portugal have detained a man at Lisbon’s international airport accused of carrying 1kg (2.2lb) of cocaine in fake buttocks. Local media said the Brazilian citizen had arrived on a flight from the city of Belém, in…
This Caribbean Carnival won’t allow you to twerk —unless you ask permission first
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES From Miami Herald Attention all Carnival revelers and masqueraders attending the Caribbean’s biggest bacchanal: Non-consensual grinding, the provocative hip-gyrating, free-for-all that’s known in Caribbean parlance as “wining,” can get you slapped with an assault charge. Trinidad and…
