Blogs

Featured Posts (1491)

Sort by

Pineapples have potential!

Posted by CaribShout on January 26, 2010 at 10:31pm

Close to a dozen pineapple farmers responded to an invitation from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Banana Industry Trust (BIT), to be apprised of the findings of a rapid assessment of the Pineapple sector.

A chance for Haiti to be great again by Wyclef Jean

Posted by CaribShout on January 30, 2010 at 10:00pm

UK TIMES ONLINE - The morning after the earthquake in Haiti, I arrived in my mother country and I walked into Armageddon. I want to tell you that story, but that is not the story I want to tell you first. The earthquake is Haiti’s present, and I wan

ECFH continues to push adult literacy in St. Lucia

Posted by CaribShout on January 26, 2010 at 10:35pm

Adults head back to school to as part of literacy programme. The month of January is back to school for hundreds of primary, secondary and tertiary students. But it’s also back to school for another group of students whom we sometimes overlook but s

Jamaican Skier gets ready for 2010 Winter Olympics

Posted by CaribShout on January 26, 2010 at 10:41pm

Jamaica's Consul General to Toronto, Mr. George Ramocan (right), with Jamaican skier, Mr. Errol Kerr (centre) and his coach, Mr. Eric Holmer; after Mr. Kerr qualified for a World Cup event. TORONTO, Canada - Twenty-three year-old freestyle skier, Mr

Britain Hails Jamaica for Response to Haiti Crisis

Posted by CaribShout on January 24, 2010 at 2:52pm

BRITAIN'S new high commissioner to Jamaica, Howard Drake, yesterday praised Jamaica for its quick and positive response to the Haitian earthquake crisis. Drake, during his courtesy call on Prime Minister Bruce Golding at Jamaica House, said Britain

Wyclef to Oprah: "Haiti Don't Need No More Photo Ops"

Posted by CaribShout on January 24, 2010 at 4:00pm

Where Wyclef Jean goes, awareness of and aid for Haiti's earthquake- (and now aftershock-) wrought devastation, follows. This morning, the erstwhile Fugee and briefly scandal-plagued Yelé Haiti founder appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was s

Consuelo wins title for St Lucia!

Posted by CaribShout on January 11, 2010 at 10:26pm

Consuelo Dupal, St Lucian winner of the Digicel Haynes Smith Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant. Consuelo Dupal was late. The 18-year-old caramel skinned beauty made her way to the STAR in a real hurry wearing jeans, a flirty ruffled black halter top

Martinique rejects more autonomy

Posted by CaribShout on January 12, 2010 at 7:37pm

Two French overseas territories in the Caribbean have confirmed what some residents say is a reluctance to remove themselves from Paris. Both Martinique and French Guiana have rejected plans for increased autonomy. Full independence wasn't even on t

St. Lucia pan players off to Panorama in Trinidad

Posted by CaribShout on January 14, 2010 at 8:07pm

The St Lucia contingent for T&T Panorama get set to compete. A contingent of fifteen pan players from St Lucia are off to Trinidad to take part in Panorama 2010. The group, which leaves the island this week, comprises twelve pan players from Leverag

Bird Book for Caribbean Schools to be launched

Posted by CaribShout on January 14, 2010 at 8:04pm

The green throated Carib. The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in collaboration with the government of Saint Lucia will be launching a Bird Book of Saint Lucia for Caribbean Schools (including two DVDs) Wednesday 13th January 2010 at the Ad

Caricom mercy mission heading to Haiti

Posted by CaribShout on January 14, 2010 at 7:59pm

What's being described as a Caricom mercy mission is to make a first-hand assessment of the earthquake devastation in Haiti. Caribbean leaders offered their sympathies to the people of Haiti and said they were making immediate relief and financial a

Haiti Earthquake Disaster

Posted by CaribShout on January 13, 2010 at 6:58pm

The Caribbean reacted swiftly to news of the earthquake with initial responses coming from Haiti's immediate neighbours - the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic. The airport outside the Dominican Republic capital, Santo Domingo, became the scene of

Wyclef Jean lends voice to Haiti earthquake cause

Posted by CaribShout on January 13, 2010 at 7:01pm

Haitian-born rap star Wyclef Jean has urged fans to donate to relief efforts in the wake of the huge earthquake that struck the Caribbean state on Tuesday. "Your money will help with relief efforts," he wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter. "They ne

China in the Caribbean: The New Big Brother

Posted by CaribShout on January 8, 2010 at 7:16pm

Prime Minister Stephenson King (St. Lucia) calls on President Ma Ying-jeou in Taiwan as locally based ambassador Tom Chou looks on. When Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Wu Banggou arrived in the Bahamas in

The Maldives: Paradise threatened?

Posted by CaribShout on January 10, 2010 at 3:30pm

Reporting from Malé, Maldives Here's what happens when you travel to the Maldives with someone who followed an Indian guru for 20 years: You find yourself convinced that the dazzling liquid topaz ocean surrounding you is energizing your chakras and

Getting the best of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)

Posted by CaribShout on January 6, 2010 at 8:03pm

Port of Miami From the American perspective, the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) remains a vital element in US economic relations with Central America and the Caribbean. The Office of the United States Trade Representative says the CBI is intended

NY based Saint Lucian releases third book

Posted by CaribShout on December 21, 2009 at 7:42pm

New York based St Lucian born writer Demedrius Charles has released his third book. The publication is a collection of poems called “Dancing with the Imagination”. Charles says that the book invites readers to get out of their safety zones by explor

Shaggy and Friends 2010 a Hit- Minus a Few Glitches

Posted by CaribShout on January 4, 2010 at 9:33pm

Shaggy made the call for charity and Jamaica responded... again. This year's Shaggy and Friends concert, held on Saturday night on the lawns of Jamaica House, was a sold-out affair, with host Shaggy declaring that "every ticket has been sold". Accor

Skincare Tips for Women of Color

Posted by CaribShout on January 3, 2010 at 3:00pm

We all know that color really matters, so why don't you keep your skin healthy. There's one step a woman can take to look and feel her best and that's to practice good skin regimen everyday. However, you can really get back your youthful appearance

Melanie Fiona - A star in the making

Posted by CaribShout on January 3, 2010 at 2:47pm

By Zandile Blay Melanie Fiona. The Canadian born R&B singer is at that brief stage in an artists career where she's not instantly recognizable but vaguely familiar. Her debut album, The Bridge, which is already racking up rave reviews is about to ch

of 75

CaribShout connects you to the beauty, diversity, culture and people of the Caribbean.

#xg { position:relative;top:120px; } #xn_bar { top:120px; }

Hello, you need to enable JavaScript to use CaribShout.

Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator.

Scroll

Note: this page contains paid content.

Note: this page contains paid content.

Note: this page contains paid content.

Note: this page contains paid content.

Note: this page contains paid content.

Note: this page contains paid content.