This year there has been more meetings than actual events when it comes to “Looshan Carnival” 2010, leaving more than just a bitter tastes in the mouths of many over the event which supposedly has a tag line “nothing sweeter than that.” Money and th
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A child holds a Brazilian flag in his lap as he watches a World Cup soccer match between Brazil and North Korea from his father's tire repair shop in a low income neighborhood on the outskirts of Brasilia. (Eraldo Peres, Associated Press / June 15, 2
In a nod to the national team, Bafana Bafana ("boys boys" in Zulu), the grannies called themselves Vakhegula Vakhegula ("grandmothers grandmothers" in Tsonga). (Dominic Barnardt, Getty Images / June 18, 2010)Reporting from Nkowankowa, South Africa —
Damaris De Luna Sanchez, right, and a schoolmate study Chinese at Pedro Garcia Rojas elementary in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Students take five hours a week of Mandarin, four hours a week of English.As China swiftly expands its reach across Latin Amer
In cooperation with the government of St Vincent, the Sanctuary maintains a captive breeding population of St Vincent Amazon parrots, one of the rarest parrots on earth with fewer than 600 living in the wild.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday June 4, 2010 – The Barbados government has announced plans for the establishment of a National Park, stretching from the north to the east of the island, as a priority. It would run from Archer's Bay in St Lucy to the fi
A mango seller in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, prepares to leave at the end of the day. She ties up the packaging that was used to transport mangoes to the market. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times Reporting from Saut d'Eau, Haiti — —
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“What we have is something that has grown over the years,” Charlemagne said. “Carnival in St Lucia is the next one after Trinidad and Tobago, how can we let down the people? We cannot let down the people. It’s the people in the end who decide whethe
GBurke Images Photo: LONDON, England (JIS) -- Jamaica will, later this year, be the featured destination in a popular food and lifestyle magazine owned by world famous celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver. The editor of Jamie Magazine, Andy Harris, world re
Foreign Minister Peter David says discussions wi
Acting Prime Minister Freundel Stuart said that Barbados would continue to strengthen its brand, by carving niches in carefully selected areas, including private trust companies, hedge fund management and other areas of private wealth.
Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said that a US$68 million loan has been secured for the purchase, but made it clear that it would not increase government’s debt burden.
Jamaican gospel singer Papa San (left) rocked Grand Cayman on Friday night. Here, he stands on stage with Pastor Miles McPherson of Miles Ahead at Black Pearle Skate Park in Grand Cayman. CAYMAN ISLANDS - Former reggae and dancehall star turned gospe
Her victory over former prime minister, veteran politician Basdeo Panday for the leadership of her Party the United National Congress (UNC), might have served as a warning to Manning that she was determined to take on the establishment and take it d
Students in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, learn English via live online lesson s on laptop computers. The long-distance English classes are the brainchild of Karl Purnell, a 76-year-old author and former journalist who has used the Internet and video hookup
