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JetBlue and Barbados partner for exclusive Rihanna concert

Posted by CaribShout on November 28, 2009 at 12:06am

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- In celebration of its new nonstop service to Barbados, JetBlue Airways and the Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) will present a private concert by Rihanna on Dec. 3, 2009 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, where the

Negril, Jamaica

Posted by CaribShout on November 26, 2009 at 7:07pm

Jamaica's shrine to permissive indulgence, NEGRIL has metamorphosed from deserted fishing beach to full-blown resort town in little over two decades. American hippies first started visiting what was then a virgin paradise in the 1970s, setting the t

Caribbean Full-figure models ready for TV debut

Posted by CaribShout on November 26, 2009 at 6:55pm

Pulse made history at this year's Caribbean Model Search (CMS) when it named 24-year-old University of the West Indies student Tka Briscoe as its first Full Figure Fashion model winner. Full figured songstress, Timberlee, introduced the full figure

The Dream added to the line-up for Usain Bolt's 9.58 Super Party.

Posted by CaribShout on November 26, 2009 at 6:30pm

International R&B Artiste and Producer, The Dream has been added to the line-up for the December 5 Usain Bolt 9.58 Super Party. The event, which is to take place at Richmond Estate in St Ann, will also have a slew of Jamaica's most popular artistes

Top Holiday Spending Mistakes

Posted by CaribShout on November 26, 2009 at 6:30pm

The annual holiday gauntlet run is upon us. People all over will be scouring shopping malls, websites and catalogs for that perfect gift. This year, take advantage of some useful tools and a little pre-thought that may help you avoid some of these c

Yendi Turns Up The Heat

Posted by CaribShout on November 26, 2009 at 6:30pm

The shores of Cape Town South Africa will be graced with the beauty of the dynamic Jamaican, Yendi Phillipps. Miss Jamaica World 2007 and Digicel Rising Stars host will be following her dream and pursuing a career in modeling, at the prestigious Bas

My Sportsman of the year: Usain Bolt

Posted by CaribShout on November 25, 2009 at 10:30am

Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Nov. 30. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. Encores happen in sport, this we know. Michael Jordan kept winning NBA titles. Joe Montana kept winning S

When it comes to spelling girls are the queen bees!

Posted by CaribShout on November 23, 2009 at 10:30pm

Saint Lucia's Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy started the spelling bee which saw students from across the island take part. In the end Clendon Mason took the top spot. An article by Howard Wolinsky, in the Chicago Tribune, tells of research

Freedom Bay-Saint Lucia development previews at the London Hilton

Posted by CaribShout on November 23, 2009 at 10:26pm

Young CEO Wayne Girard with former US President Bill Clinton. Girard says the development will be eco-friendly. It was an international celebrity list of invitees that gathered last week at the Hilton Hotel London to be the first to preview the eage

Bolt and Richards are World Athletes of the Year – 2009 World Athletics Gala

Posted by CaribShout on November 23, 2009 at 10:00pm

Monte-Carlo – During the celebrations of the World Athletics Gala hosted by International Athletic Foundation (IAF) Honorary President HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and IAF & IAAF President Lamine Diack in the Salle des Etoiles of the Sporting Club

Commonwealth's competing agendas

Posted by CaribShout on November 23, 2009 at 9:46pm

As Commonwealth Heads of Government prepare for the summit in Trinidad later this week, there are fears that climate change could overshadow the meeting's agenda. Less than a month before they gather in Copenhagen, Denmark to negotiate a cut in carb

ACKEE THIEVES FIGHT IN TREE - Hospitalised after falling

Posted by Troy Porter on November 23, 2009 at 7:25pm

Two alleged, St Mary thieves, are now in hospital after reportedly falling from an ackee tree in which they clashed after meeting up on each other. THE STAR learnt that on Saturday, the two men had a fight while in the fruit tree and eventually fell

Pathway To Legalization An Obama Promise that’s Welcomed

Posted by CaribShout on November 22, 2009 at 8:59pm

Dr. Kendal Stewart, the outgoing Chairman of the New York City Council’s Immigration Committee It’s a proposed pathway to legality that’s being eagerly embraced by those who hold the best interest of undocumented immigrants close to their hearts.

Jamaica’s Bruce Golding To Visit Haiti

Posted by CaribShout on November 22, 2009 at 8:55pm

By Tony Best Haiti, which is facing serious economic challenges, needs assistance and Jamaica wants to see how it can extend a helping-hand. And that’s why Bruce Golding, the English-speaking Caribbean nation’s Prime Minister, plans to visit Haiti s

Tourism importance increasing in T&T

Posted by CaribShout on November 22, 2009 at 8:51pm

Port of Spain, Trinidad The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) says the tourism industry is becoming more important to Trinidad and Tobago's economy and will develop even further over the next 10 years. The WTTC says travel and tourism generat

Jade Mountain wins GAVA Gold Award

Posted by CaribShout on November 21, 2009 at 12:54am

St Lucia’s Jade Mountain was the recipient of the first ever GAVA Gold Award at the inaugural award reception held at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas on November 15th. Also, the coral kaleidoscope pool of the Jade Mountain Club was chosen as the cover

The legendary godfather of rap returns

Posted by CaribShout on November 21, 2009 at 12:30am

Gil Scott-Heron He was the man who invented rap, "the black Bob Dylan".As lanky as a basketball player, he delivered jeremiads against racism and poverty, but with such nonchalant poise that he might have been a Harlem Globetrotter. The phrase 'the

Jr Gong, Nas for National Geographic event

Posted by CaribShout on November 19, 2009 at 11:00pm

Nas (left) and Damion 'Junior Gong' Marley shake hands following a performance at Reggae Sumfest this year American rapper Nas and Reggae's Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley thrilled audiences in Montego Bay this past summer as their performed together giving

Legendary international artistes Foreigner and Steel Pulse for St. Lucia Jazz 2010

Posted by CaribShout on November 19, 2009 at 10:16pm

American Rock band Foreigner. Some of the Jazz world’s most iconic and legendary musicians are set to perform on the luscious tropical gem of Saint Lucia at the prestigious Saint Lucia Jazz in May 2010. The ten-day celebration will take place from

After helping family escape fire, Queens man dies retrieving his cell phone

Posted by Troy Porter on November 18, 2009 at 3:42pm

A 75-year-old man helped his family escape his burning Queens home early Monday - but died after running back into the house for his cell phone, witnesses and FDNY sources said. Nathaniel Lagree was found lifeless in the basement of his smoky St. Al

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