8 Reasons The Florida Caribbean American Vote Matters in 2016

The battleground states in the 2016 Presidential election cover the usual and the surprising, Florida, Ohio, Nevada, Iowa, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Arizona and some tighter states where Hillary still leads but the polls have tightened: Colorado, Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Only a few of these states have enough electoral votes to be key […]

“Coconut Water & White Rum!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS

Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is one thing you miss about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “The one thing I miss about Jamaica is white sandy beach, coconut water & white rum!!!!” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone […]

New Mosquito-Borne Virus Joins Zika in Caribbean

The Mayaro virus, which is similar to the Chikungynya virus, has been detected in the Caribbean region for the first time. Specialists in infectious diseases at the University of Florida confirmed the existence of the Mayaro virus in a person in Haiti. While researchers know the virus is related to Chik-V,Dr. John Lednicky, associate professor […]

Day 269 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Sail Over to Pedro Bank

Pedro Bank in St. Elizabeth represents part of the vast underwater cultural heritage of Jamaica named by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. The site includes a number of shipwrecks and other interesting finds both above and below the surface of the sea. Early settlers found the location less than hospitable and excavations here indicate that […]