Interview with Jamaican Ski team member Errol Kerr
Meet 22 year old Errol Kerr a founding member of the Jamaica Ski Team. Born in Brooklyn he holds dual citizenship courtesy of his Jamaican father and American mother. He will be representing Jamaica in the 2010 Winter Olympics. His dream is to win a Winter Olympic gold for Jamaica and inspire Jamaican kids to ski. […]
Jamaican in DC for the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama
For my husband, two daughters, the in-laws and I, our days flowed into one from Friday, January 16th to Wednesday January 21, as we prepare in anticipation for our new president, Barack Obama. These days, we have marked as the five most important days of our lives as black people in America. When I received […]
Dual Citizenship and the Global Economy
I read an article in the Carib News 12/16/08 “Caribbean Politics Grapples with Dual Citizenship”. The author points out that this has been a major discussion for the past two years in several Caribbean islands. My name is Daseta Gray. I currently reside in New York City and I have been living here for […]
Stimulus and Green Jobs for Jamaican Graduates
In the overall mix of Global economic woes; Jamaica’s short-term economic recovery prospects looks great with the recent approval of US$ 100 million (J$ 8 billion) Sustainability Development Policy loan from the World Bank, to help in Jamaica’s fiscal management, and Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s billion dollar Stimulus Package. One must applaud Finance Minister Audley […]
New Year, New President and Possibly New Immigration Reform?
Happy New Year to everyone! I trust you all had a wonderful holiday. The year of 2008 was filled with countless historical milestones. On a personal note, my husband and I welcomed the birth of our first child, Olivia Simone Byars. However, the most historical milestone for the United States was the election of President-Elect, Barack Obama. President Barack Obama […]
St. Martin (Marteen)
Country Overview: Although sighted by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 and claimed for Spain, it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 and set about exploiting its salt deposits. The Spanish retook the island in 1633, but continued to be harassed by the Dutch. The Spanish finally relinquished St. Martin to the French and […]
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Country Overview: Resistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on St. Vincent until 1719. Disputed between France and the United Kingdom for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West […]
Trinidad & Tobago
Country Overview: First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands’ sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the […]
Suriname
Country Overview: The Spaniards first visited in the 16th century and then the English settled in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government […]
Turks and Caicos Islands
Country Overview: The islands were part of the UK’s Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica’s independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, […]