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Wyclef Jean's Hopes For Haiti. CBS' Scott Pelley On The Rock Star's Efforts To Help His Homeland

Posted by CaribShout on August 3, 2009 at 7:51pm

To live the life of Wyclef Jean is to believe that almost anything is possible. Wyclef is a Grammy Award winning multimillionaire rock star who comes from Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. He's one of thousands of Haitians who i

Saving Charlotte Amalie

Posted by CaribShout on August 3, 2009 at 7:00pm

By MEGAN POINSKI ST. THOMAS - Downtown Charlotte Amalie has been renowned worldwide as a charming and historic city. On a walk through downtown, many beautifully restored buildings line both sides of the streets. Their brickwork, facades, windows,

Cardiology could drive Barbados medical tourism

Posted by CaribShout on August 2, 2009 at 10:53pm

Minister of Tourism, Richard Sealy, (center) and Minister of Health, Donville Inniss, greet one of the delegates at the Caribbean Cardiac Society's Conference BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados will seek to capitalise on the billion dollar indu

UVI students showcase summer research

Posted by CaribShout on August 2, 2009 at 10:40pm

Daily News Photo by CHRIS WALSH: UVI student Odari Thomas explains using mathematical models to digitally reproduce the human voice at the Summer Research Symposium. ST. THOMAS - University of the Virgin Islands students were animated and engaged a

An Amazon Culture Withers as Food Dries Up

Posted by CaribShout on August 1, 2009 at 10:27am

A woman and a child of the Kamayurá tribe in the Amazon bathed in a lake on the evening of June 6. Members of the tribe usually bathe three times each day. XINGU NATIONAL PARK, Brazil — As the naked, painted young men of the Kamayurá tribe prepare

US plans IPL-style cricket league

Posted by CaribShout on July 31, 2009 at 7:03pm

There are an estimated 200,000 cricketers in America There are plans to launch a Twenty20 cricket league in the US similar to the successful Indian Premier League, a top US cricket official says. The chief of the USA Cricket Association, Don Locker

Timeline: US-Cuba relations

Posted by CaribShout on July 31, 2009 at 6:42pm

Fidel Castro making an impassioned speech. Fidel Castro has outlasted 10 US presidents The US has long sought the end of President Fidel Castro's regime and has had an economic embargo in place against Cuba since 1960. BBC News tracks the rocky rel

Reliving Cuba's revolution

Posted by CaribShout on July 31, 2009 at 6:20pm

CUBAN REVOLUTION MAPPED Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba 50 years ago after mounting one of the most successful guerrilla campaigns in history. Operating out of the Sierra Maestra, a densely forested mountain range on the eastern tip of Cuba, his

Keeping Cuba on the economic road

Posted by CaribShout on July 30, 2009 at 10:13pm

Running on ingenuity: Classic cars are still common on Havana's streets. BBC News, Havana: In many ways, this communist island in the Caribbean has managed to survive despite the odds. Since the revolution which climaxed on 1 January 1959, Cuba has

Time to give mediocrity the boot! The view from St. Lucia

Posted by CaribShout on July 30, 2009 at 9:36pm

If neither Kenny Anthony (R) or Stephenson King suits the bill then who will step up to the plate before it's too late? Our society has for some time now been in the vortex of Western style consumerism. Put this alongside a poor work ethic and low-

Lancers FC Win Castries Council Soccerama

Posted by CaribShout on July 30, 2009 at 9:27pm

Lancers FC emerged winners of the Castries Football Council (CFC) season opening soccerama on Sunday at the Vigie playing field. Lancers FC executed a clinical 2 goals to nil victory over a youthful but spirited NYAH in the finals. Lancers FC’s goa

'Bermuda is blessed with beautiful women'

Posted by CaribShout on July 29, 2009 at 9:32pm

A local fashion magazine is offering a chance to be a summer bombshell with just a little make-up in their latest edition. In the current issue of Style Bermuda models Tyka Edness, Rayneisha Bean and Christina Troja show this summer's must-have mak

Hot Styles at Red Eye - Antigua

Posted by CaribShout on July 29, 2009 at 9:00pm

Carnival is in the air so once again partygoers got the opportunity to show off their best last weekend at yet another pre-Carnival fete. This time it was the annual Red Eye breakfast fete held at the Antigua Recreation Grounds. Grrrr.They even br

Russia to drill for oil off Cuba

Posted by CaribShout on July 29, 2009 at 6:27pm

A pump at an oilfield in Cuba. Havana imports most of its oil at a subsidised price from Venezuela Russia is to begin oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, after signing a deal with Cuba, says Cuban state media. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor

Future of CARICOM states will always be challenged by small size, says Jamaica PM

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

Prime Minister Bruce Golding listens keenly to some Caricom advice from former Prime Minister PJ Patterson a guest at a reception in celebration of the conferment of the Order of the Caribbean Community. KINGSTON, Jamaica (OPM) -- Jamaican Prime Mi

Singapore business delegation visits Jamaica

Posted by CaribShout on July 26, 2009 at 11:45pm

Minister of Transport and Works, Mike Henry(left), speaking at a meeting at his Ministry, Kingston, with members of a Singaporean team of investors who visited Jamaica last week. Seated beside him from left are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry,

Castro hints at more belt-tightening for Cuba

Posted by CaribShout on July 26, 2009 at 11:40pm

Cuban President Raul Castro speaks in Holguin, 750 km east of Havana, during the celebrations for the Cuban National Day. AFP PHOTO By Jeff Franks HOLGUIN, Cuba (Reuters) -- More belt-tightening may lie ahead for Cuba as President Raul Castro said

Bolt and Gay highlight in London, Day 2 - IAAF World Athletics Tour

Posted by CaribShout on July 25, 2009 at 8:07pm

Usain Bolt in full flow 4x100m relay mode in London (Getty Images) London, UK - There were world leading performances for Lashinda Demus and Tirunesh Dibaba on the second day of the Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace today but it was sprinte

Against the wind Bolt blasts 9.91

Posted by CaribShout on July 24, 2009 at 11:00pm

London, UK – A cool, blustery wind put paid to any chance of fast times on the first day of the Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace this evening, but Usain Bolt still managed to put on a show for his expectant public. Sprinting into a headwind

Reggae music, wild parades send 'vibe' through Toronto Caribana

Posted by CaribShout on July 23, 2009 at 6:45pm

Brightly colored costumes and floats are seen in Caribana in Toronto. AFP PHOTO TORONTO, Canada (Bloomberg) -- Mention Toronto and steel drums, Carnival and reggae music probably aren’t the first things that come to mind. From July 14 through Aug.

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