Orlando Patterson - NY Times
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Among the most enigmatic features of Jamaica, an island of only 2.8 million people, is its astonishing supremacy in running. Currently, the world’s fastest man and woman are both Jamaicans. Nineteen of
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Elaine Thompson was crowned Olympic 100m champion following a scintillating 10.71 seconds run which also ended compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s bid for a third-consecutive title here inside the Olympic Stadium last night.
Fraser-Pryce, who won ba
The night before the men’s 100-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics, 22-year-old Yohan Blake could not sleep. The following day’s race would be the most important of his life: The young Jamaican was about to compete in his first Olympic final. Bi
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday August 1, 2016 – With over 50 physical site locations in 17 English-speaking Caribbean countries, the University of the West Indies is well represented throughout the region. Now, UWI is set to expand globally.
According
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands Department of Tourism is encouraging Virgin Islanders living outside the Territory to come back home to reunite with their loved ones.
Newly appointed Director of Marketing Cani
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Usain Bolt, the fastest man who has ever lived, has withstood a balky hamstring, a needy public and precocious challengers for nine years. Now, he plans to finish his unprecedented Olympic career with three more gold medals.
Minister of Finance, Christopher Sinckler
WITH Britain’s exit from the European Union comes the challenge for the Caribbean of finding “a new voice” in Europe.
Minister of Finance, Christopher Sinckler, noted during a recent courtesy call with Unite
Since the U.S. started loosening Cuba travel restrictions in January 2015, the opening up of Cuba to U.S. tourists spelled potentially bad news for other vacation destinations in the Caribbean.
An agreement between Cuba and the U.S. that allows comm
By Sir Ronald Sanders
LONDON, England, Monday June 27, 2016 – The 12 English-speaking independent countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have, at the most, two years to formulate a plan for dealing with the serious consequences of the Britis
NEW YORK, United States, Friday June 17, 2016 – Martinique has been cited as the Safest Destination in the Caribbean in the 2016 Caribbean Tourism Quality Index.
Released during the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) recent “Caribbean Week” in N
SHE’S fun-loving, adventurous, artistic, techno-savvy, and committed to artistic and health-related causes, as she sees these areas having the potential for sustainable growth.
Bianca Welds tells All Woman that she was born in S
Crabs on the table ready for picking. A first good rain of the season usually signals the beginning of crabbing season. - PHOTOS: JEWEL LEVY
A first good rain of the season usually signals the beginning of crabbing season, which meant a taste of Ca
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 7
Not even today's persistent rain prevented Havana City to be officially declared a Wonder City of Modern World, with the unveiling of a monument at the entrance of Havana Bay that will bear witness to the decision of hundreds of m
By: Robert McCrum - The Guardian
In Britain, literary festivals ply their trade in tents, church halls and dusty hotel ballrooms. At Calabash in Jamaica – a festival that rivals Hay, Bath and Cheltenham – the action takes place on Treasure Beach und
KINGSTON, Jamaica — It seems hard to believe that 21 years ago Big Mountain scored a massive hit with their reggae cover of Peter Frampton’s Baby I Love Your Way. Even harder to fathom, its been 10 years since the southern California band released a
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cuba announced Tuesday that it will legalize small- and medium-sized private businesses in a move that could significantly expand private enterprise in one of the world's last communist countries.
Cuban busi
HAVANA (AP) — "Fast and Furious." U.S. cruise ships. A star-studded private celebration of Chanel.
The triple tsunami of global capitalism that pounded socialist Cuba this month has spawned a fierce debate about the downside of detente with the Unit
CayFilm 2016 is just around the corner, from July 1-4, bringing film screenings, workshops, seminars and star-studded parties to Cayman’s shores.
Movie buffs, aspiring actors, directors and film crew who have not already bought tickets should do so
Roell Gomes has his eyes set on the world’s fashion capitals – Paris, Milan and the likes – but for now he is busy growing his brand, an unmistakable Roell Gomes brand, and preparing himself for the big outing. He knows that to get what he wants woul
Barbados will begin exporting some of its manufactured goods to Cuba in a matter of months, Minister of Trade, Industry and Commerce Donville Inniss said today.
The Minister made that announcement midway through a tour of BMEX 2016, on which he was
