Twenty-eight-year-old Newton Marshall became the first Jamaican musher to complete the gruelling Yukon Quest, a 1000-mile international dog sled race between Alaska and Yukon on February 26, 2009, finishing 13th out of 29 racers.
In frigid temperatu
Nine of Versan ’s top male scholars, who won places at American Ivy League schools based on near-perfect SAT scores, pose for the Sunday Observer’s cameras — (standing from left) Mark Levy, Andrei Riley, David Young, Phillip Pryce, Graeme Welds and
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Thursday April 14, 2011 – The small Dutch-speaking island of Curacao will be catapulted into history when it becomes the launch pad for a Dutch business venture into space.
A group of Dutch businessmen are to offer space trips
An announcement made by Redjet chief executive officer Ian Burns on Monday morning, revealed that
With a huge military parade and amid high
There’s a reason why Lisa Sarjeant comes alive when talking about fabric: she knows it intimately, having worked with fabric as an artist for two decades. The talk radio personality, whose hand-painted scarves were presented to the world leaders and
T&T’s thriving agriculture sector and the seasonality and abundance of fresh local ingredients have inspired a new food magazine. Called Dougla In Season, the quarterly glossy captures the richness and diversity of local food in its 120 full colour p
You don't look Jamaican is something I have heard in Africa, London, just this week Haiti. I mean European people straight outta Ukraine say you look American. Bwoy and from me start travel them no ramp fe welcome me back home to the US. I find it u
By way of introduction pageant director Joan Johnson, founder of Miss Universe St Lucia, said it was with sheer enthusiasm organizers were staging this year’s pageant, not only because of the eight capable and super elegant ladies vying for the crown
If you are Food Network junkie, as is half of this country’s female population, then you would have followed Jamika Pessoa in the 2009 Next Food Network Star right up to her elimination. The self-described island girl who was really born in Alabama,
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Pedro Plains Jamaica Jerk’s exciting range of 100 per cent authentic Jamaican sauces will be featured on Lifetime Television Network’s “The Balancing Act” - the premier one-hour women’s morning show in the United States - on April
Preliminary results in Haiti's presidential election suggest musician Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly won the runoff vote on 20 March.
He defeated ex-senator and former first lady Mirlande Manigat, officials quoted by news agencies say.
Turnout in the
THE venture into coffee production by Rohan Marley, son of reggae icon Bob Marley, appears to be paying dividends as his company seeks to give the Marley Coffee brand a global presence.
Speaking with Caribbean Business Report from the Bob Marley Mus
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Kingston Minicakes, as the word suggests, are on the smaller side; nonetheless, they are sinfully delicious with every bite. And the moist cakes, complemented by fresh frosting, are guaranteed to tantalise your tastebuds.
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Creative people are special in their own right. They see things that others don’t. Their interpretations come from the depths of an unknown and for this, they are admired and even revered. St Lucia is a treasure trove of artists and artisans.
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