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Historic Haiti trade mission by Bill Clinton fuels conversation, optimism

Posted by CaribShout on October 6, 2009 at 6:24pm

Bill Clinton, UN special envoy to Haiti and former US president, center, shakes hands with people during his visit to a private port where a new free trade zone will be located in Port-au-Prince, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Clinton and a trade delegation

NEW RISING STAR G-WHIZZ MAKES IT TO THE TOP WITH MY LIFE

Posted by Paula-Anne Porter Jones on October 5, 2009 at 1:16pm

Hype TV Top 20 Singles Chartwww.hypetvjam.comOctober 2nd – October 8th, 2009TW LW WOC ARTISTE - TITLE - LABEL - Peak Position01 02 09 G Whizz – My Life – TJ Records-1wk@102 01 13 Queen Ifrica – Lioness On The Rise – Penthouse-2wks@103 04 12 Unicorn &

Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival set to rock Montego Bay for 7 days in 2010

Posted by CaribShout on October 4, 2009 at 6:00pm

Lady Saw captures the attention of, Cat Coore, Donahue Jarrett, Walter Elmore and David Shields. Kingston, Jamaica - The Jamaica Tourist Board, Rose Hall Developments and Air Jamaica have partnered once again with TurnKey Productions to bring an aw

Inaugural flight of JetBlue Airways arrives in Barbados

Posted by CaribShout on October 4, 2009 at 5:00pm

JetBlue Airway's all-Barbadian cabin crew poses with pilot Captain Carter. By Joy-Ann Gill BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- The inaugural flight of jetBlue Airways touched down October 4th at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) with an al

The Caribbean and global warming

Posted by CaribShout on October 4, 2009 at 1:30am

Dramatic new projections for global warming have raised fears of the severe consequences for low-lying areas of the world, including in the Caribbean. The results from computer modelling used by the British Met Office and released this week at a co

St Kitts PM says economic crisis requires quick move to economic union

Posted by CaribShout on October 1, 2009 at 9:11am

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, September 30, 2009 - St Kitts and Nevis' Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas says pressing forward with a meaningful economic union can help ameliorate many of the risks faced by Eastern Caribbean countries in the global financial

Caribbean countries urged to invest more in agriculture

Posted by CaribShout on October 1, 2009 at 8:57am

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 30, 2009 - Barbados' Agriculture Minister Haynesley Benn has urged the Caribbean to invest more in their respective agricultural sectors, in order to bring about the transformation and diversification needed to give

Cherine Anderson Charts on Billboard!!!

Posted by CaribShout on September 28, 2009 at 10:30pm

Cherine performing in Los Angeles, CA 09/23/2009 Cherine Anderson may be the first Jamaican female artist in recent times to hit not one but five Billboard charts simultaneously. The feat brings about another first in Anderson’s short career, as sh

Haitian-American to lead diversity sales at hotel group

Posted by CaribShout on September 28, 2009 at 9:59pm

Caroline Racine By: Bevan Springer NEW YORK, USA -- Haitian-American travel executive Caroline Racine is climbing the corporate ladder at Choice Hotels International. Racine, who ran the company's Caribbean Franchise Development efforts for two and

Caricom pays tribute to Caribbbean literary icons

Posted by CaribShout on September 28, 2009 at 9:30pm

Trevor Rhone. GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (Caricom) governments have paid tribute to three internationally renowned literary figures who died earlier this month. In a statement, the Guyana-based Caricom Secretariat said the region had l

Colombia seeks eco-tourism boost

Posted by CaribShout on September 28, 2009 at 9:00pm

By Henry Mance Residents of the town of La Macarena frequently toss a phrase into conversation: "Cuando estaba la guerrilla..." - "When the guerrillas were here..." It is an understated way of describing the region's past troubles. Between 1998 and

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

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