JAGS McCartney Turning in His Grave Watching Political Mess in Turks and Caicos, His Son Wants to Ki
Region: Turks and Caicos IslandsJAGS McCartney is a hero in the Turks and Caicos Islands. He was a politician and leader in the 1970s. He died in a plane crash and with that crushed the spirits of his people who considered him a hero. &nbs... more
Views: 1786Remembering Aimé Césaire
Region: Martinique
- by Jennifer Brea … when my turn comes into the air I will raise up a cry so violent that I will spatter the sky utterly and by my shredded branches and by the insolent jet of my solemn wounded bo... more
Views: 2469As Hurricane Dean barrels into the Caribbean forecasters fear ghost of 2005
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
The first Hurricane of the 2007 season has reached a monster Category 4 and threatens to match the devestating storms of the record-breaking 2005 season. After 145MPH winds, three deaths in the Lesser Antilles and... more
Views: 1656Caribbean: Food Shortages
Region: United States Virgin Islands
by Janine Mendes-Franco “If music be the food of love, play on”, wrote Shakespeare, who could not possibly have anticipated the global food crisis the world is facing today. Rising food prices are a hot top... more
Views: 2334Ocho Rios, Jamaica is a Lovely, Natural Paradise with Lots to Do and See
Region: JamaicaIf you want a vacation in a lush, tropical location; try the town of Ocho Rios in Jamaica. On the coast, the town has much to do and see. From big resorts, to smaller, privately-owned garden styled hotels, it has something... more
Views: 2132Wikileaks Provides Proof that UK is Eradicating Turks and Caicos Islanders Since Early 2000s
Region: Turks and Caicos IslandsWith the help of confidential Wikileaks cables from 2004-2009, and after, we discover that the UK has been plotting to remove Turks and Caicos Islanders from power in their country. For years, Turks and Caicos has been ... more
Views: 6591Is there Really Corruption in the British Overseas Territories or a Colonialism Agenda?
Region: Turks and Caicos IslandsUnited Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO), overseers of the British Overseas Territories, finalized its scheme to bring a new constitution to Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). The order in parliament was... more
Views: 2351The Good and Bad of Carifesta X
Region: Guyana
Carifesta — the Caribbean Festival of Arts — was staged for the first time in 1972, hosted by the government of Guyana. Originally intended as an expression of cultural confidence by the independence-... more
Views: 1804Caribbean: Obama in Iowa
Region: United StatesBy Janine Mendes-Franco Senator Barack Obama's astounding success in Iowa - the first of the caucuses that will ultimately result in the victorious nominee from each of the two main political parties going on to conte... more
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