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Buena Vista Social Club: Cuban band or brand?

Posted by CaribShout on February 26, 2010 at 7:00pm

By Michael Voss BBC News, Havana
Sunday night in Old Havana and dozens of tourists pack into a club on a corner of the colonial Plaza Vieja to hear the sounds of the Buena Vista Social Club. Leading the night's entertainment is 67-year-old "sonero"

Caribbean battles drought

Posted by CaribShout on February 20, 2010 at 1:00pm

Several Caribbean nations are battling prolonged low rainfall that is hurting residents and economic sectors. And the pattern could continue for some weeks yet, according to forecasters. The drought has been affecting countries from Jamaica to Guyan

Building national pride for Independence

Posted by CaribShout on February 20, 2010 at 12:49pm

Activities to mark St Lucia’s 31st Independence have already started unfolding all over the country with schools being among the first to unveil demonstrations of national pride. The STAR visited the Anglican Primary School on Tuesday, February 16 a

Beyonce does Trinidad

Posted by CaribShout on February 20, 2010 at 12:54pm

Carnival spectators take shelter near this massive Beyonce billboard promoting the event.

Even though it was carnival and “palancing” fever in Trinidad and Tobago all of last week into Mardi Gras on Tuesday February 16, there was no stopping the feve

Bolshoi performs in Cuba for first time in 30 years

Posted by CaribShout on February 15, 2010 at 2:40pm

Russian dancers from the Navoi Bolshoi Ballet. AFP PHOTO
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) - Members of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet danced in Cuba for the first time in 30 years on Saturday in a joint performance with the Cuban National Ballet at Havana's Karl Ma

Caricom calls for UN health summit

Posted by CaribShout on February 8, 2010 at 7:25pm

One Barbadian a day suffers a stroke, more than half are overweight and one in five suffers from hypertension, local media reported last month. A statistic like that is one of the reasons behind a push by Caribbean nations for a United Nations summi

Saint Lucia's Volleyballers celebrate successful year!

Posted by CaribShout on February 11, 2010 at 8:00pm

The major award recipients at the recent St Lucia Volleyball Association Recognition Evening.
The St Lucia Volleyball Association (SLVA) recently held their sixth consecutive Recognition Ceremony at Glen Castle Hotel. During the evening the associa

Science an intriguing affair at St. Lucia's Montessori Centre!

Posted by CaribShout on February 2, 2010 at 10:30pm

Ariana Beaubrun all smiles with her project. Science Fair time is an exciting and much anticipated period for students at the Montessori Centre as they get the opportunity to take science straight out of the textbook and bring it to life through ha

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

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