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Beres, the man and his music

Posted by CaribShout on July 23, 2010 at 7:43pm

Beres Hammond in Charlotte, N.C. GBurkeImages Photo

Known for his sandpapery smooth voice, Jamaican lover’s rock crooner, Beres Hammond, is one of the most loved singers the island has produced. Though his music consists mostly of romantic ballads, h

Using the environment to beat poverty

Posted by CaribShout on July 19, 2010 at 8:42pm

CARACAS, Venezuela, Monday July 19, 2010 – The environment remains a second-tier matter in Latin America and the Caribbean despite being interwoven with persistent poverty and stalled economic development in the region, according to a new report fro

Barbados and China hold talks

Posted by CaribShout on July 19, 2010 at 8:39pm

BEIJING, China, Monday July 19, 2010 – Tourism, climate change and enhanced relations were the main areas of discussion during a recent meeting between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Barbados and China, Senator Maxine McClean and Yang Jiechi, a

Trinidad & Tobago ready for business

Posted by CaribShout on July 19, 2010 at 8:46pm

Lauderhill Vice Mayor Dale Holness reads the title of a book presented to him and Lauderhill Mayor Richard Kaplan (right) and written by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (second left). Looking on is John Beckford, executive d

World pays tribute to Mandela on his 92 birthday

Posted by CaribShout on July 19, 2010 at 8:58pm

JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela turned 92 on Sunday with US President Barack Obama and other world leaders hailing the anti-apartheid icon’s contribution to global politics and human rights. “We are grateful to continue to be blessed with his extraord

First Person: Jimmy Cliff on how he came to The Harder They Come

Posted by CaribShout on July 17, 2010 at 11:17pm

When I first went to Kingston, reggae music was not yet formed. Jamaica was into jazz, R&B and calypso. We had Latin music from Cuba, but the musicians in Kingston weren’t getting any respect. It was when we were searching for our identity that the

UWI Wants Meeting of Caribbean Education Ministers

Posted by CaribShout on July 14, 2010 at 8:35pm

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC – The University of the West Indies (UWI) wants Caribbean Community (CARICOM) education ministers to meet later this year to discuss a number of issues affecting education in the region, the UWI Vice Chancellor Professor E.

Carnival Bands refuse to play ‘indecent’ songs!

Posted by CaribShout on July 14, 2010 at 4:33pm

At its general Meeting of Saturday July 03, 2010, members of the St. Lucia Carnival Bands Association voted to adopt a common position regarding the playing of songs with indecent lyrics during the Carnival Monday and Carnival Tuesday Parade of the

Weed-Whacking Goats Will Work For Food

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2010 at 12:31pm

The peace of an otherwise quiet summer weekend is often muddled by the sound of lawn mowers and leaf blowers. In Los Angeles’ business district, an old-fashioned method of ground control provides an alternative soundtrack — the munching of goats. In

Civil rights icon says Haiti, Brazil are the future

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2010 at 12:45pm

Lauderhill Vice Mayor Dale Holness (center) has the ears of Civil Rights icon Ambassador Andrew Jackson (right) and State Representative Ronald Brise - Photo by U. Bennett

Civil rights icon, Ambassador Andrew Young has proposed growing small busines

Bill Clinton seeks hurricane-preparedness answers in Haiti

Posted by CaribShout on June 6, 2010 at 10:17pm

Bill Clinton visits one of the worst-hit cities from January's Haiti earthquake to discuss preparations for the hurricane season. Clinton said he wasn't happy with the progress so far but was pleased with efforts to provide temporary shelter.
But alo

CARICOM leaders told to start anew

Posted by CaribShout on July 5, 2010 at 6:10pm

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves (pictured above) has recently expressed frustration about the slow pace of integration.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Ten Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders and representatives of other regi

Caribbean Implications of the BP oil spill

Posted by CaribShout on June 29, 2010 at 9:00pm

In the Gulf of Mexico, oil continues to hemorrhage from a deep sea well nearly a mile beneath the ocean and about forty miles off the US coast. Although estimates vary, the growing consensus among scientists is that even with the cap that has now be

Trinidad's PM breaks the cultural mould

Posted by CaribShout on June 29, 2010 at 9:10pm

A devout Hindu, she swore on the Bhagavad Gita - the Hindu holy book - to do her duty to her people.
Barely 24 hours after she was sworn in as the first woman prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar donned a life jacket and wade

Historic OECS signing in St Lucia!

Posted by CaribShout on June 21, 2010 at 7:55pm

This evening on the date marking its 29th Anniversary, the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will be taking a historic step in deepening the integration of the region. Heads of Government from the nine OECS Member States are in Cas

Government coughs up money for bacchanal

Posted by CaribShout on June 24, 2010 at 9:42pm in Culture

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

A celebration of many nationalities

Posted by CaribShout on June 19, 2010 at 7:54pm

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

About 7,000 West Indians in pipeline to be deported from U.S. to Caricom states

Posted by CaribShout on June 21, 2010 at 8:42pm

As many as 7,000 Caribbean immigrants, most of them from Jamaica are in the pipeline to be deported to the Caricom region. Officials of several Caricom consular and diplomatic missions in New York and Washington said that while hundreds, perhaps a t

They kick like grannies, proudly - Frail, elderly women in South Africa started playing soccer as a joke!

Posted by CaribShout on June 21, 2010 at 8:00pm

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 —

Learning Chinese in Mexico: Children prepare for the future - The Caribbean Next?

Posted by CaribShout on June 19, 2010 at 8:02pm

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

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