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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

Hula Hoop Champ

Posted by CaribShout on July 17, 2010 at 11:12pm

Easy Does it! Davicka Vassell of Maxfield Park Primary School in Kingston was the winner in the 7-12 year-old group of the National Health Fund Hula-Hoopers Competition held last Saturday on the UWI Mona Campus. Davicka, who received a bicycle for h

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.

Did local St. Lucia station refuse to play Nicole video?

Posted by CaribShout on July 14, 2010 at 4:37pm

is Nicole David’s new video too ourageous for HTS? On Wednesday July 7, the Carnival Bands Association announced its decision to use its discretion regarding the playing of songs with indecent lyrics during the Carnival Monday and Tuesday’s Parade o

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

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

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

Disabled Jamaican are you a citizen of Jamaica or not?

Posted by Maia Chung on July 7, 2010 at 10:35pm

Disabled Jamaican are you a citizen of Jamaicaor not?

By Maia Chung

For me its pretty "neat" to see when a politician shows care love andempathy for those he or she has been charged to care for by his or herelectorate.

It's even better when these politi

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

Special migration body launched

Posted by CaribShout on July 5, 2010 at 6:04pm

Former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson sad that the first exercise will be to make the case for the Commonwealth to take concerted action on the subject of migration.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, Monday July 5, 2010 – A commission to advise Commonweal

Acapa - Like Someone Else (Official Video)

Posted by Acapa on July 3, 2010 at 8:53pm

Directed by A&A Filmz

Directed by Labnoise

Directed by A&A Filmz

CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO VISIT MY SITE. THANKS

Acapa - Like Someone Else (Official Video)

Posted by Acapa on July 3, 2010 at 8:53pm

Directed by A&A Filmz

Directed by Labnoise

Directed by A&A Filmz

CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO VISIT MY SITE. THANKS

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

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

What if the oil spill reaches the Caribbean?

Posted by CaribShout on June 29, 2010 at 8:30pm

With the level of dependency on Tourism for revenue in the Caribbean, the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is raising concerns among the region’s leaders. In Thursday’s meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Bridgetown,

Autism Chronicles

Posted by Maia Chung on June 29, 2010 at 4:23pm

Autism Chronicles from Jamaica

By Maia Chung

My name is Maia Chung and I am the mother of three sons. They are Wickham 14, Cinquain 12 and Quinn 10.

Quinn has Autism.

We live in Jamaica which is located in the Caribbean for those of you who have never h

Asafa Powell out to beat Usain Bolt's 100m world record

Posted by CaribShout on June 24, 2010 at 9:50pm

Asafa Powell (left) races Tyson Gay Powell (left) has not beaten Gay in their last three meetings Asafa Powell aims to reclaim the 100m world record, which stands at 9.58 seconds from Usain Bolt. Powell will meet American rival Tyson Gay in two rac

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

Breaking News Christopher Dudus Coke now in Police Custody in Jamaica

Posted by Maia Chung on June 22, 2010 at 6:05pm

Get the details on Newstalk 93 FM via www.newstalk93fm.com we stream live for free

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

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