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Bleak tourism winter forecast

Posted by CaribShout on October 24, 2009 at 9:57am

The Caribbean could see a considerable drop in holiday bookings from the UK alone for the upcoming peak winter season. The Association of British Travel Agents says holiday bookings from the UK to the Caribbean, are down by 19 per cent compared to t

Time to learn Creole! The view from St. Lucia

Posted by CaribShout on October 21, 2009 at 9:30pm

Creole Girls: Creole is more than just Madras and food but do our people know that? When the opportunity to learn Creole came my way I literally jumped at the chance. I got the details from my editor and from what she said it seemed I might be the

United States Justice Dept. okays use of medical marijuana

Posted by CaribShout on October 21, 2009 at 9:30pm

The federal government, through the Department of Justice, announced on Monday that the use of marijuana (ganja) for medicinal purposes is permissible in some U.S. states. In a policy memo issued by the Justice Department federal prosecutors were in

Bolt bowls Gayle for 22 runs ... But WI captain leads side to win in Charity 15/15 cricket

Posted by CaribShout on October 20, 2009 at 10:17pm

DISCOVERY BAY, St Ann - Triple Olympic gold medallists and world record holder Usain Bolt created quite a stir at the Kaiser Sports Club here Sunday when he bowled West Indies cricket captain Chris Gayle for a measly 22 runs. Bolt, using his childho

Wyclef Jean's Memoir to be Published by It Books

Posted by CaribShout on October 19, 2009 at 7:44pm

NEW YORK - It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, today announced plans to publish the memoir of Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum musician Wyclef Jean. Jean will be writing the memoir with bestselling author and Rolling Stone writer An

Ska, dub bands a hit in Japan. 'E---verybody can do the ska.'

Posted by CaribShout on October 18, 2009 at 9:30am

Japanese ska band, Bon Deluxe, in performance recently in Kumamoto, Japan. (Photo: Holly Samson) You have no way of predicting what will or won't happen in your lifetime. But really, I had no idea of experiencing one of two recent 'firsts' in the co

Sprint ‘n Sled - JAMAICAN SUMMER AND WINTER SPORTS STARS MEET

Posted by CaribShout on October 16, 2009 at 11:00pm

NEW YORK – Two of Jamaica’s outstanding athletes, triple Olympic and World Champion Usain “Lightning” Bolt and Oswald “Newton” Marshall, musher of the Jamaica Dogsled Team, met recently in New York City during a record breaking celebratory party hel

Reggae Songstress Etana On A Mission to Motivate Youth

Posted by CaribShout on October 15, 2009 at 1:57am

Kingston, Jamaica - Often infused with messages and real life stories, Etana's music is credited with moving all who listen. Riveting songs like "Wrong Address," "Roots," "Not Afraid" and the latest single "August Town" stay true to Etana's signatur

Ambassador Brenda La Grange Johnson awarded the International Humanitarian Award by the American Friends of Jamaica

Posted by CaribShout on October 13, 2009 at 11:36pm

Florida Secretary of State Ambassador Sue M. Cobb (ret) gives the 2009 International Humanitarian Award to former United States Ambassador to Jamaica,Brenda La Grange Johnson. Photo credit: Zakia Ferracho and Errol Anderson NEW YORK – Successfully

St. Kitts: Cool Kids Go Green

Posted by CaribShout on October 13, 2009 at 11:59pm

“Cool Kids Go Green” is the slogan being used by a group of young people in St. Kitts, as they try to get peers and the general public more conscious of caring for the environment. The group was featured on this week’s SKNIS Perspectives, as part of

Soufriere not quite "dormant"

Posted by CaribShout on October 7, 2009 at 10:22pm

It was just a matter of weeks ago when Montserratians, at least some of them, were beginning to think they could breathe a sigh of relief and relax their guard. That's because scientists monitoring the Soufriere Hills Volcano had been speculating t

Tough economy can't stop thousands of Carnival revelers in Miami

Posted by CaribShout on October 11, 2009 at 11:30am

This is the moment that Dania Joseph has been saving for. She has skimped on new clothes, clipped coupons and squirreled away a few dollars here and there. All so she can sojourn to Miami this weekend and be among the revelers in a Super Bowl-like d

The road to recovery - Caribbean Tourism

Posted by CaribShout on October 9, 2009 at 10:29pm

Recession-hit Caribbean tourism destinations are still struggling to overturn what have over the past several months been declining prospects. But the signs are better globally, and the region expects that to filter down to its own industries sooner

Historic Haiti trade mission by Bill Clinton fuels conversation, optimism

Posted by CaribShout on October 6, 2009 at 6:24pm

Bill Clinton, UN special envoy to Haiti and former US president, center, shakes hands with people during his visit to a private port where a new free trade zone will be located in Port-au-Prince, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Clinton and a trade delegation

Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival set to rock Montego Bay for 7 days in 2010

Posted by CaribShout on October 4, 2009 at 6:00pm

Lady Saw captures the attention of, Cat Coore, Donahue Jarrett, Walter Elmore and David Shields. Kingston, Jamaica - The Jamaica Tourist Board, Rose Hall Developments and Air Jamaica have partnered once again with TurnKey Productions to bring an aw

The Fashion Industry - Ambassadors of the Jamaica brand? The view from Australia

Posted by Hume Johnson PhD on September 26, 2009 at 5:39am

Recently, I came across a series of fascinating articles on the Australian Fashion industry and how it was being positioned to service the Australia brand internationally. Indeed Austrade’s (Australian Trade Commission) National Manager, Rob Sutton c

The Caribbean and global warming

Posted by CaribShout on October 4, 2009 at 1:30am

Dramatic new projections for global warming have raised fears of the severe consequences for low-lying areas of the world, including in the Caribbean. The results from computer modelling used by the British Met Office and released this week at a co

Colombia seeks eco-tourism boost

Posted by CaribShout on September 28, 2009 at 9:00pm

By Henry Mance Residents of the town of La Macarena frequently toss a phrase into conversation: "Cuando estaba la guerrilla..." - "When the guerrillas were here..." It is an understated way of describing the region's past troubles. Between 1998 and

St Kitts PM says economic crisis requires quick move to economic union

Posted by CaribShout on October 1, 2009 at 9:11am

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, September 30, 2009 - St Kitts and Nevis' Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas says pressing forward with a meaningful economic union can help ameliorate many of the risks faced by Eastern Caribbean countries in the global financial

Offshore centres hit back

Posted by CaribShout on September 28, 2009 at 9:00pm

Offshore jurisdictions in the Caribbean have hit back at what they called a 'witch hunt' against them, even as they sought to be removed from an international list of non-compliant tax havens. Financial centres in the region and elsewhere have been