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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

Caribbean Nationals Energise Queensland (Australia): How sweet it is!

Posted by Hume Johnson PhD on September 28, 2009 at 9:40am

"That dude with the Rasta head band is Trini", the operator of Jamaica Joes restuarant and pub in the North Queensland city of Townsville Australia, American Christopher Haddad, shouted to me in a packed pub of Australians out in numbers to watch the

ACADEMIC ASPIRATIONS: Dr Hume Johnson has found her niche in research & teaching

Posted by Hume Johnson PhD on September 27, 2009 at 11:30pm

The following is the featured article on me in the Weekend Edition of the TOWNSVILLE BULLETIN. The article was the highlight of the Career section called CAREER ONE.______________________________________________________________By BESSIE BLORE

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Trackalerts.com Article on Usain's New York Trip

Posted by Paula-Anne Porter Jones on September 27, 2009 at 9:13am

http://www.trackalerts.com/?p=3674Usain Bolt’s NY tripPosted by admin on Sep 26th, 2009 and filed under News246 views Print This Post Email This PostUsain Bolt in New YorkNEW YORK – Usain Bolt is in NY for a brief media tour and will make a few stops

Hype TV Top 20 Singles Chart September 25th – October 1st, 2009

Posted by Paula-Anne Porter Jones on September 27, 2009 at 8:43am

Hype TV Top 20 Singles Chartwww.hypetvjam.comSeptember 25th – October 1st, 2009TW LW WOC ARTISTE - TITLE - LABEL - Peak Position01 01 12 Queen Ifrica – Lioness On The Rise – Penthouse-2wks@102 02 08 G Whizz – My Life – TJ Records – Shot To Watch03 03

It's Not Sport, It's Politics Stupid (Jamaica's Ascendancy in World Athletics)

Posted by Hume Johnson PhD on September 26, 2009 at 5:47am

Jamaican Usain Bolt, fastest man in the worldThe balance of power in world athletics has finally shifted. American dominance of the popular sport is well and truly over. Since August 1936 when American Jesse Owens accomplished athletics history by ca

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

Australian Writer Goes Gaga Over Reggae (Sample Lymie Murray songs she heard inside)

Posted by Hume Johnson PhD on September 25, 2009 at 5:30pm

Jamaican Reggae singer, Lymie MurrayTara Gething is not a big fan of reggae; never was. “My genre is metal”, she says with a wide grin, knowing fully well that this would freak out the average person. So I freaked out. Not at the thought of the outla

People: An Interview with Australian Public Relations Consultant Sarah Mathieson

Posted by Hume Johnson PhD on September 25, 2009 at 5:27pm

In this new blog series called "People", we feature interviews with interesting personalities and professionals from around the world who are making a mark in various fields and industries. Today, we talk with Sarah Mathieson, a Public Relations Cons

Woman delivers 19-pound boy

Posted by Troy Porter on September 24, 2009 at 6:24pm

Indonesian mom delivers a 2-foot-long, toddler-size baby He’s a bouncing baby boy who could break a knee — a mother in Jakarta, Indonesia, delivered a 19.2-pound, 2-foot-long child on Monday via Caesarean section. The as-yet-unnamed baby’s arriva

Badminton alive and well in the innercity!

Posted by Troy Porter on September 24, 2009 at 12:02pm

Badminton coach Lisco Jackson is convinced that the continued investment in sports is one sure way of providing a lifeline for innercity youth. In a recent interview with the Sunday Herald he pointed to the many badminton success stories, of youngste

Conspiracy to kill? -- Entertainer accuses police of trying to kill him after car accident

Posted by Troy Porter on September 24, 2009 at 11:57am

Imagine stopping at a red light at an intersection, and while you are waiting for the green light, you observe a police car breaking the red light from the opposite direction. Now imagine after the police car breaks the stop light it hits your car, w

Nevis honours eight local heroes

Posted by CaribShout on September 23, 2009 at 9:31pm

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis – Eight individuals who contributed to the development of Nevis, received public recognition from the Nevis Island Administration(NIA) last Wednesday at a ceremony to mark National Heroes Day. The event which was held at the Occasi

Raul Castro pushes Cubans to rethink socialism

Posted by CaribShout on September 23, 2009 at 9:25pm

By Marc Frank HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) -- Cubans began taking a hard look this week at entrenched customs like food rationing, pilfering on the job, cradle-to-grave subsidies and black market trading in a national debate called by President Raul Castr

Privy Council's Caribbean complaint

Posted by CaribShout on September 22, 2009 at 5:30pm

The future of the Privy Council as the final court of appeal for most Caricom member states has been placed into doubt after comments by Britain's top judge. Lord Nicholas Phillips, has said that the Law Lords on the Privy Council, were spending a

Jamaican Author

Posted by Margaret Cezair Thompson on September 22, 2009 at 1:31pm

To find out more about me & my books go to my website www.margaretcezairthompson.com I also welcome comments, questions and discussion at -- http://www.myspace.com/thepiratesdaughterThe Pirate's DaughterSet in Port Antonio, Jamaica, winner of the Ess

Russian-Jamaican Hip-Hop Duo Fly Gypsy To Release The Vodka & Rum Mixtape

Posted by CaribShout on September 22, 2009 at 12:20pm

(Brooklyn, NY) Taking The Grey Album Concept A Step Further, Fly Gypsy Mixes Lauryn Hill, Kanye West, Nas, Wyclef Jean, Busta Rhymes and Jose Feliciano Into Its Own Songs. Russian-Jamaican Hip-Hop Duo Fly Gypsy To Release The Vodka & Rum Mixtape + K

Getting US attention

Posted by CaribShout on September 21, 2009 at 7:30pm

By Sir Ronald Sanders Business analyst and former Caribbean diplomat During this month, I was invited to deliver a lecture to 85 high-ranking military officers from Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle-East on the subje

Bahamas outlook clouds for Haitians

Posted by CaribShout on September 21, 2009 at 7:08pm

Thousands of Haitians see the Bahamas as a land of promise. By Nick Davis - BBC News, The Bahamas Row after row of taxis are lined up along the street, their drivers milling about as tourists stream off the latest cruise ship to have docked in Nass

Role of calypsonians should be recognised - The view from Barbados

Posted by CaribShout on September 21, 2009 at 6:34pm

From left: Head of the University of the West Indies Open Campus in Barbados, Dr. Ian Austin, Director of the EBCCI, Professor Gladstone Yearwood, and Dr. Hollis ‘Chalkdust’ Liverpool, speaking after Friday’s lecture. Calypsonians have a long histo