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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

Cash-strapped Cuba says toilet paper running short

Posted by CaribShout on August 9, 2009 at 9:33am

HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) -- Cuba, in the grip of a serious economic crisis, is running short of toilet paper and may not get sufficient supplies until the end of the year, officials with state-run companies said on Friday. Officials said they were lowe

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

James Wins World Youth 200 Metres

Posted by CaribShout on July 21, 2009 at 10:30pm

BRESSANONE, Italy, CMC – Grenada’s Kirani James secured his second gold medal at the 6th IAAF World Youth Championship on Sunday when he superbly won the men’s 200 metres on the last day of the meet. James, 16, clocked a personal best 21.05 seconds

Jamaica: Eco Style, Port Antonio Charm with a Conscience

Posted by CaribShout on August 3, 2009 at 9:30pm

Hotel Mockingbird Hill Since its opening 14 years ago, Hotel Mocking Bird Hill near Port Antonio has been in the forefront of sustainable tourism – even with only 10 rooms. Today, the owners, environmentalists Shireen Aga and Barbara Walker, are st

Drugmakers to supply Caribbean with cheap HIV treatments

Posted by CaribShout on August 9, 2009 at 9:00am

NEW YORK, USA (AFP) -- Former US president Bill Clinton has announced a deal with two major US drug companies to supply cheap HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis treatments to developing countries, including the Caribbean. Under the agreement, Mylan and its s

Regional travel needs to be improved. The view from Barbados.

Posted by CaribShout on August 3, 2009 at 8:04pm

REGIONAL airlift and regional travel are proving a difficult mix for Barbadian tourism planners. With the Caribbean market Barbados’ third most important one, Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy lamented how difficult it was for Caribbean people to tr

Mandela turns 91!

Posted by CaribShout on July 18, 2009 at 5:38pm

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Former South African president Nelson Mandela is celebrating his 91st birthday Saturday -- as his wife reveals he is struggling to deal with the indignities of aging. Graca Machel told CNN in an exclusive intervi

Royal Ballet gives perfect presentation of Manon in Havana

Posted by CaribShout on July 22, 2009 at 6:30pm

Cuban dancer from the UK's Royal Ballet, Carlos Acosta, performs at Garcia Lorca theater in Havana. AFP PHOTO HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- The Royal Ballet’s perfect performance of Manon, a classic of the 20th century, at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana,

Jamaican Set To Compete in “World’s Last Great Race”. Yes, The 2010 Iditarod!

Posted by CaribShout on July 21, 2009 at 10:30pm

Following his recent sign up in Alaska, Jamaican musher Newton Marshall looks set to build on the island’s tradition of excellence in winter adventure sports. Under the guidance of three-time Iditarod, four-time Yukon Quest champion and two-time ESP

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

Bolt beats rain again, 9.79sec into slight head wind in Paris

Posted by CaribShout on July 17, 2009 at 6:00pm

Paris, France – On a cool, extremely damp night in the Stade de France Usain Bolt defied the rain again to win the 100m in a meeting record of 9.79 sec this evening (17) at the Meeting Areva, the fourth of sixth meetings of the ÅF Golden League 2009

Bill Clinton surprised by discord in Haiti

Posted by CaribShout on July 18, 2009 at 10:00pm

Haitian President Rene Preval and former US president and new special envoy to Haiti Bill Clinton speaking with a child during their visit at an emergency hospital in Gonaives. AFP PHOTO PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) -- Former US President Bill C

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.

Reggae lovers feast on Beres Hammond and Gramps Morgan in Charlotte NC

Posted by CaribShout on July 12, 2009 at 11:30am

Beres Hammond performing in Charlotte N.C. Photo: GBurkeImages Charlotte, N.C. July 12, 2009. Brightworks Promotions in conjunction with the Neighborhood Theater gave Reggae fans a treat last night. Gracing the stage were some really fantastic perf

Bermuda reviews Cayman's freedom of information legislation

Posted by CaribShout on July 15, 2009 at 10:08pm

Cayman’s FOI Coordinator Carole Excell (centre) with the Bermudian Cabinet Office’s policy analysts (L) Marisa Sharp and Kimberley McKeown. (photo by information officer Cornelia Olivier GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (GIS) -- Bermudian government offi

Judge throws out challenges to election victories

Posted by CaribShout on July 2, 2009 at 11:30am

ST JOHN'S, Antigua, July 1, 2009 - The ruling United Progressive Party (UPP) has come out on top in an Antigua Labour Party (ALP) challenge to two of its election victories, but the Opposition also scored a victory when a judge said a case involving

Jamaica PM says Casino Gaming Bill coming

Posted by CaribShout on July 3, 2009 at 8:30pm

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (JIS) -- A Casino Gaming Bill is to be tabled in Parliament next week, Jamaica's Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced on Thursday night. Golding told a Town Hall Meeting in Montego Bay that Minister of Finance and the Public S

All hail new St. Lucia carnival queen!

Posted by CaribShout on July 15, 2009 at 11:14pm

Miss CES Iva Satney is the new Carnival Queen. She was followed by Leona Sandiford (far left), Oneka McKoy (second from right) and Alisha Hunte who was third runner-up. On Sunday, just before sunset the high glam affair known as the Carnival Queen

Powell vs. Bolt in London - IAAF World Athletics Tour

Posted by CaribShout on July 15, 2009 at 10:30pm

London, UK – Commonwealth 100m champion Asafa Powell has confirmed that he will run the 100m at the Aviva London Grand Prix on 24 July, in what is sure to be one of the highlights of the Aviva London Grand Prix. The Aviva London Grand Prix is a Supe

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