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Tyson Beckford Gets Into Carnival Groove With “Trini Ambassadors”

Posted by CaribShout on November 12, 2009 at 10:49pm

Wendy Fitzwilliam and Tyson Beckford at Antilia's Carnival event in New York. NEW YORK - World renowned super model and host of Bravo's Make Me a Super Model, Jamaican-American Tyson Beckford joined two "Trinidadian Ambassadors" last week at Antilia

Guyana eyes forest cash

Posted by CaribShout on November 12, 2009 at 10:24pm

Guyana's ambitious and much-publicised forest protection programme is underway. The first contribution has come from Norway, whose government has pledged at least US$30million and up to $250m by 2015. That's if the Guyana's fight against deforestati

Reality show films in St Lucia!

Posted by CaribShout on November 10, 2009 at 11:19pm

German celebrities in St Lucia to film Project Paradise. Reality shows are now what the sitcoms used to be to television in the 70’s and 80’s. Many of the popular ones have a cult following of millions of viewers world-wide who tune in week after we

Exciting literary festival for Montserrat

Posted by CaribShout on November 10, 2009 at 12:39am

By Cathy Buffonge SALEM, Montserrat -- This weekend a most exciting Literary Festival is planned, spearheaded by the Open Campus of the University of the West Indies here in Montserrat. The Alliouagana Festival of the Word, running from Thursday 12

Young BVI island-pop singer lands a hit

Posted by CaribShout on November 10, 2009 at 12:36am

NEW YORK, USA (Reuters) -- The emerging genre of "island pop" has enjoyed recent success with the music of Sean Kingston and Jason DeRulo, and now 22-year-old recording artist Iyaz, who grew up in the British Virgin Islands, has landed a hit single i

Haiti's new prime minister wins confirmation

Posted by CaribShout on November 10, 2009 at 12:30am

Jean-Max Bellerive AFP PHOTO PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) -- The lower house of Haiti's parliament confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as prime minister on Saturday, clearing the way for the economist and veteran politician to form a new government. An

WESTJET Launches Non-Stop Service To Turks and Caicos

Posted by CaribShout on November 9, 2009 at 11:48pm

Passengers disembarking WESTJET’s inaugural flight. PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands - WestJet, Canada’s preferred airline today launched their new non-stop service between Providenciales, Turks & Caicos and Toronto, Canada. The inaugural flig

Jamaican Drummer takes the art of drumming and Jamaican music history into Florida schools

Posted by CaribShout on November 9, 2009 at 11:43pm

FT. LAUDERDALE - Jamaican drummer, William ‘Willie’ Stewart has now taken his distinct style of drumming into schools in South Florida. For the last eight years he has been teaching the art of drumming in Broward County schools sharing his knowledge

Haiti And The Caribbean A Regional Plea For A Sister-Country Taking Haiti’s Case To The United Nations

Posted by CaribShout on November 9, 2009 at 11:37pm

By Tony Best It was a plea articulated at the United Nations for a sister Caribbean country which is in urgent need of international assistance. And it came from some of the region’s most prosperous to the smallest in the Americas. While many of them

Haiti deserves governmental stability

Posted by CaribShout on November 9, 2009 at 11:12pm

Wyclef Jean touring his beloved country during 60 Minutes Special's taping After years of political and social upheaval in Haiti, it seemed that following the disasters from series of hurricanes last year, the country was settling down to achieve gr

A Caribbean charter city idea?

Posted by CaribShout on November 9, 2009 at 10:59pm

Professor Romer offers "a truly global win-win solution" Was it a pre-modern power grab or a post-modern experiment in good governance? That question was posed by Newsweek in its reporting of Britain's decision to return direct rule to the Turks and

Sean Paul wins Best Reggae Artist

Posted by CaribShout on November 7, 2009 at 10:50pm in Entertainment

Last night Sean Paul took home the award for Best Reggae Artist at the Soul Train Music Awards. The Soul Train Music Awards was held last night in Atlanta with honors going out to some of the best in the entertainment industry. The Best Reggae Artis

Montserrat, Antigua & Barbuda move to a long term ferry solution

Posted by CaribShout on November 7, 2009 at 10:20pm

BRADES, Montserrat (OCM) -- The Montserrat-Antigua travel route will undergo a major enhancement with the addition of a long term ferry service in January 2010. Sailing under the name Fjortoft, the new ferry will be operated jointly by the government

Church Online: Believers Can Worship On Web, 'Click To Accept Christ'

Posted by Troy Porter on November 7, 2009 at 10:10pm

Church volunteers greet visitors entering the lobby. The worship band begins its set and a pastor offers to pray privately with anyone during the service. When the sermon is done, it's time for communion, and the pastor guides attendees through the

La Croix Maingot boy is Courts reading champ!

Posted by CaribShout on November 7, 2009 at 9:47pm

Written By: Kayra Williams The Courts OECS Reading Competition reached the exciting final stages in St Lucia on Wednesday, November 4, and for the determining competition round, eight students who topped their respective district challenges were pre

Caribbean wrestles with migration

Posted by CaribShout on November 7, 2009 at 9:27pm

The news that the Netherlands Antilles has begun a six-week immigration amnesty has cast the spotlight back on intra-Caribbean migration. As many as 70,000 immigrants - mostly Haitian, Guyanese and Jamaican - are estimated to be living on the five D

Brazil man appears at own funeral -- hahahahahhaha

Posted by Troy Porter on November 5, 2009 at 12:56pm

A 59-year-old Brazilian man has surprised his family by turning up at his own funeral, local media report. Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, a bricklayer, had identified him as the victim of a car crash in southern Parana state the previous day.

Award winning Jamaican cooking star to display at Food, Rum and Rhythm event in London

Posted by CaribShout on November 4, 2009 at 10:37pm

LONDON, UK - The famed Jamaican born British entrepreneur, chef, musician, author and television personality, Levi Roots, will display his mastery of Caribbean cuisine at London’s prime wine and spirit-tasting venue, when the Caribbean Tourism Organ

Two Jamaican Icons honored by South Florida community

Posted by CaribShout on November 4, 2009 at 10:30pm

Professor Mervyn Morris, O.J. (left) and Mrs. Norma Darby, folklorist (right) sharing the spotlight with the Jamaica Folk Revue at a Community Reception in their honor. MIAMI GARDENS - A large number of Jamaicans paid tribute to two Jamaican icons,

The business revelation: Small is Beautiful!

Posted by CaribShout on November 4, 2009 at 10:20pm

"We must encourage entrepreneurship in our people. New ideas is key to stable economies" Jack Ma, founder and chief executive of the Alibaba Group. The Alibaba Group makes it easy for anyone to buy or sell online anywhere in the world. They are a fa