Orlando Patterson - NY Times
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Among the most enigmatic features of Jamaica, an island of only 2.8 million people, is its astonishing supremacy in running. Currently, the world’s fastest man and woman are both Jamaicans. Nineteen of
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We thought we knew fast when Usain Bolt won gold in 2008 in preposterous fashion (with his shoe untied!). But somehow he got faster, smashing his Olympic records in 2012. This year, at the ancient age of 29, the fastest man in history grabbed three
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados
Barbados may be looking outside its shores for assistance in dealing with the severe water shortage affecting the country.
It has been reported that the island has already ordered a shipment of fresh water from Suriname.
The s
BERMUDA’S CRYSTAL CAVE OFFERS VISITORS A WALK THROUGH GEOLOGICAL HISTORY. (PHOTO CREDIT: RUSS HAMILTON/SHUTTERSTOCK. REPRODUCED WITH PERMISSION FROM LONELY PLANET’S BEST IN TRAVEL 2017, © 2016 LONELY PLANET)
LONDON, England
They are both small isla
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Thursday October 6, 2016 – Facing a death toll of at least 200 people and widespread catastrophic damage to their country, Haitian government officials speaking in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew today vowed to take charge
Tropical Storm Matthew has formed just east of the Caribbean, about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia, and the National Hurricane Center predicts the storm could become a hurricane by Friday.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Guadeloupe and M
Olympic champion Elaine Thompson set a new Diamond League record in Zurich on Thursday, chasing down Dafne Schippers around the bend to win a thrilling 200 metres.
Victory in 21.85 seconds was not enough to take the overall event title, however, wi
Elaine Thompson was crowned Olympic 100m champion following a scintillating 10.71 seconds run which also ended compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s bid for a third-consecutive title here inside the Olympic Stadium last night.
Fraser-Pryce, who won ba
The night before the men’s 100-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics, 22-year-old Yohan Blake could not sleep. The following day’s race would be the most important of his life: The young Jamaican was about to compete in his first Olympic final. Bi
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday August 1, 2016 – With over 50 physical site locations in 17 English-speaking Caribbean countries, the University of the West Indies is well represented throughout the region. Now, UWI is set to expand globally.
According
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands Department of Tourism is encouraging Virgin Islanders living outside the Territory to come back home to reunite with their loved ones.
Newly appointed Director of Marketing Cani
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Usain Bolt, the fastest man who has ever lived, has withstood a balky hamstring, a needy public and precocious challengers for nine years. Now, he plans to finish his unprecedented Olympic career with three more gold medals.
Minister of Finance, Christopher Sinckler
WITH Britain’s exit from the European Union comes the challenge for the Caribbean of finding “a new voice” in Europe.
Minister of Finance, Christopher Sinckler, noted during a recent courtesy call with Unite
Since the U.S. started loosening Cuba travel restrictions in January 2015, the opening up of Cuba to U.S. tourists spelled potentially bad news for other vacation destinations in the Caribbean.
An agreement between Cuba and the U.S. that allows comm
By Sir Ronald Sanders
LONDON, England, Monday June 27, 2016 – The 12 English-speaking independent countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have, at the most, two years to formulate a plan for dealing with the serious consequences of the Britis
NEW YORK, United States, Friday June 17, 2016 – Martinique has been cited as the Safest Destination in the Caribbean in the 2016 Caribbean Tourism Quality Index.
Released during the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) recent “Caribbean Week” in N
SHE’S fun-loving, adventurous, artistic, techno-savvy, and committed to artistic and health-related causes, as she sees these areas having the potential for sustainable growth.
Bianca Welds tells All Woman that she was born in S
Crabs on the table ready for picking. A first good rain of the season usually signals the beginning of crabbing season. - PHOTOS: JEWEL LEVY
A first good rain of the season usually signals the beginning of crabbing season, which meant a taste of Ca
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 7
Not even today's persistent rain prevented Havana City to be officially declared a Wonder City of Modern World, with the unveiling of a monument at the entrance of Havana Bay that will bear witness to the decision of hundreds of m
