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The Trinidad and Tobago Women with Disabilities Network (TTWDN) is calling for equal opportunities and full participation of women with disabilities in the national life. They are urging relevant stakeholders to remove all barriers and social injust

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When one thinks of Kelly Ann Charles’s story, the only word that comes to mind is ‘courage’. The thirty-three year old Trinidadian actress is living the quintessential Hollywood tale of trying to make it to the big screen as an actress. Unlike many

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Capogiro, a Philadelphia gelateria, has unusual flavors of the smooth treat, handcrafted each day.

Photograph courtesy Capogiro

From the National Geographic book Food Journeys of a Lifetime

  1. Capogiro Gelato, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Made with the

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For the first time since the 1959 revolution, all Cubans will be allowed to buy and sell their cars, the latest in a series of reforms that are slowly opening up the island nation's tightly restricted economy.

The law was part of a package approved

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3665137522?profile=originalBy Katie Neal.

The WFU Cuba Project (which raises awareness about Cuban issues through cultural events), the Provost's Office, the Romance Languages Department and the Latin American and Latino Studies Program are sponsoring the troupe's visit.  Inte

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Holness to be named Jamaica's Prime Minister

3665137608?profile=originalMinister of Education and West Central St. Andrew Member of Parliament, Andrew Holness has been chosen to be leader of The Jamaica Labor Party and the next Prime Minister of Jamaica. The announcement was made at a press conference on Wednesday at the
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By Maia Chung

 

Quinn Garren James Smith is the last of my three sons. He was diagnosed with severe Autism at the age of 3 years old. We live in Kingston Jamaica in the Caribbean.  He just turned 11 in May 2011. He attends the Adonijah Group of Schools

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A former bodyguard for Fidel Castro finds that, as restrictions relax, he can publicly embrace his religion and have more access to the game he practically worships.

He carries a dictiona
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Rigs to Riches: A lesson for Guyana’s future?

3665137437?profile=original Rigs to riches is the story of Norway’s rise from one of Europe’s backwater countries in 1969 to its position as one of the richest nations in Europe today.  How it achieved that status in just over 40 years could be a lesson for Guyana which is now
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Harlequin to open luxury boutique hotel in Barbados

3665137284?profile=originalHarlequin Hotels & Resorts has purchased the Allamanda Beach Hotel on the southcoast of the island to immediately begin a BDS$11 million (US$5.5 million) renovation to transform the beachfront property into a luxury boutique hotel.

The planned openin
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3665137111?profile=originalPR NewswirePR Newswire. Inclusive Five-Day Tour Runs November 17-21

Talk about bragging rights: for the first time ever, Insight Cuba is collaborating with the Havana Marathon (Marabana Marathon) to allow American athletes the opportunity to legally

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Jamaican-American now Lauderhill Chief of Police

3665137082?profile=originalJamaican-American and former Lauderdale Lakes Chief of Police, Andrew Smalling, was on Thursday (Sept. 15) sworn in as the Chief of Police for the City of Lauderhill – a city with a high concentration of Jamaican and Caribbean residents.

The move fro

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Five Seductive Coves, Cays and Bays in Jamaica

3665137295?profile=originalCourtesy of Island Buzz Jamaica:

Jamaica is one of the most sought-after destinations in the Caribbean and the world. The island’s stunning natural beauty and an alluring cultural appeal have been wooing travelers all over the world for decades. Part

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Trinidad Profiles: Dara Tayo self-made and proud

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“What do I do?” Dara Tayo laughs incredulously at the scope of the question. “It would be easier for me to tell you what I DON’T do! I do everything under the sun.”

Tayo is the newly appointed Operations Manager of the all-male T&T Police Service So

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