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Go from ‘survive’ to ‘thrive’ at work

Posted by CaribShout on October 24, 2009 at 11:36am

With a wide-spread recession and high jobless rates, it would be no surprise to find that many employed Americans are in “survivor mode” – doing what they can to make the most of the jobs and resources they have at hand. Yet, a 2009 World of Work st

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

Single Ladies Stay away from these cities if you are looking for a mate

Posted by Ann-Rose Johnson-Lewis on October 21, 2009 at 11:28pm

Top 4 cities with the ugliest guys: Rank 1-4: El Paso, Tx, Hagertown, MD, Miami, FL,?? AND in 4th place Greensboro, NC..1 1/2 hours from Charlotte no surprise there. Source Channel 9 WABC News, Charlotte, NC. Thanks for the tip Erica.

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

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

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

Cuba cutting subsidies to balance the budget

Posted by CaribShout on October 19, 2009 at 8:30pm

HAVANA, Cuba: Cuban President Raúl Castro is willing to risk unpopular measures to free the state from its excessive burden of subsidies and for-free services, as part of a programme to adjust public expenditure to shrunken government revenues and b

Importance of Play for Youth

Posted by CaribShout on October 19, 2009 at 8:14pm

Play is an important part of every child’s development – and it’s no secret that many of New York’s neighborhoods lack safe places for children to play. The problem is so acute in some neighborhoods, like the Foxhurst section of the Bronx, that fami

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

A taste of Trini Carnival returns to New York City

Posted by CaribShout on October 18, 2009 at 8:06pm

Soca King Machel Montano (left) and Antilia's Simon Khan partnering to promote Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago. NEW YORK, USA -- The spirit of Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival returns to New York on Thursday, November 5, 2009 when the New York-based C

Anthropologist to modern men: ‘You’re not the best'

Posted by CaribShout on October 18, 2009 at 7:30pm

By John Mehaffey LONDON -- Many prehistoric Australian aboriginals could have outrun the world 100- and 200-metres record holder Usain Bolt in modern conditions. Some Tutsi men in Rwanda exceeded the current world high jump record of 2.45 metres dur

St Lucia to celebrate International Rural Women's Day

Posted by CaribShout on October 18, 2009 at 7:30pm

Sweet potato farmer CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in collaboration with the St Lucia Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry and Fisheries and partners will be hosting an Exhibition in comm

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

Review: Miami Carnival 25 - Event brings economic boost to South Florida

Posted by CaribShout on October 18, 2009 at 9:00am

A kaleidoscope of costumes, titillating soca music and hedonistic revelry will dominate, when Carnival lovers from all over the U.S. and overseas descend upon the Bicentennial Park in Downtown Miami for the Miami-Broward One Carnival on Saturday and

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

Discovering a scuba diving paradise in Saba, the Caribbean's underwater marvel

Posted by CaribShout on October 15, 2009 at 1:42am

By Barney Calman Gliding silently out of the watery darkness, a grey form caught my torchlight. The bullet-like body, punctuated by a single sharp dorsal fin, was instantly recognisable. I was 60ft under the sea and eyeball to eyeball with one of t

Usain Bolt Gets Another SuperCar

Posted by Troy Porter on October 14, 2009 at 7:09pm

Yesterday after getting his latest toy, a 2010 Nissan GTR, world 100m record holder, Usain Bolt, was invited to take his car this weekend to Dover for a gentlemanly race.

Bolt was

Caribbean Nations Among Hapless Victims of Global Financial Crisis

Posted by CaribShout on October 14, 2009 at 12:05am

We meet at a critical juncture as the world confronts multiple crises –the global financial and economic crises, food, energy and the climate change, joined by the H1N1 pandemic. Both developed and developing countries are affected by these crises.

The Ongoing Saga of Deportees

Posted by CaribShout on October 14, 2009 at 12:01am

In July, 2009, the CaribWorldNews published some detailed data on criminals who have been deported from the United States of America to the Caribbean. Since 1996, changes in American immigration laws have provided the Immigration and Customs E