CARIBBEAN NEWS SUMMARY for the week ending June 14th, 2013
NO BIRD FLU IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SAYS OFFICIAL—06/08/13 Ruben Silie, the Dominican ambassador in Haiti, says that Haiti was mistaken when it reported that the Dominican Republic is experiencing an outbreak of avian flu. Haiti cited the outbreak as a reason for banning imports of meats, chicken, eggs, and other goods from the neighboring country. […]
CARIBBEAN TECHNOLOGY NEWS SUMMARY for the week ending June 14th, 2013
JAMAICA WANTS BILLIONS IN INVESTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF BIO-FUEL—06/10/13 The government of Jamaica wants to find $8 billion in investment capital to develop bio-fuels and reduce the island’s dependence on petroleum-based fuels. Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, said if Jamaica could develop a bio-fuel energy source, the country could attract investors […]
Round Up JA! A look at the social media happenings of Jamaicans Yaad and Abraad for the week ending June 15 2013!
Warren Weir: (Instagram: @warren_weir) Home is where the heart is… Cedella Marley: (Facebook) And it was written… Beautiful words. One Love Ziggy Marley: (Facebook) A pick up game after the UCLA concert. FUN 🙂 Alaine: (Instagram: @Alainesinga) Over 45,000 views in 24 hours… Wowowow!! #nakedupendapia #grateful #iloveyoutoo Shakira Martin: (Twitter: @SHAK_STAR) Cross over to the […]
Interview with Monica Foderingham and Sharon Robinson, Organizers, Anancy Festival Atlanta
This week we have a conversation with Monica Foderingham and Sharon Robinson, organizers, Anancy Festival Atlanta. The Anancy festival in Atlanta is on June 15th, 2013. Here is our conversation with Monica Foderingham and Sharon Robinson. Where are you from? Sharon Robinson (SER) – Harlem, NY (of Jamaican Heritage) ; Monica Foderingham (MF) – Mandeville, […]
I had an accident on a Jamaica coaster bus, what are my rights?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I’ve just returned from a two week vacation. During my time my sisters and I travelled on the Jamaican coaster bus from Kingston to Montego Bay. The ‘ducta’ told us the buses seat five across. I was squeezed in one of the middle seats with a woman larger than myself. When […]
Book Review: Bageye at the Wheel
About the bookA brilliant memoir about growing up in one of the very few black families in Luton in the 1970s and a superb portrait of the author’s father: the feckless, tyrannical Bageye. To his fellow West Indians who assemble every weekend for the all-night poker game at Mrs Knight’s, he is always known as Bageye. […]
Round Up JA! A look at the social media happenings of Jamaicans Yaad and Abraad for the week ending June 7 2013!
Ziggy Marley: (Facebook) Into the Groove. Where we lose ourselves juts to find who we are. Jah Cure: (Instagram: @therealjahcure) When the music hits you feel no pain… #Rastagram #Rastamuzic Marguerite Orane: (Facebook) Focus on your own abundance, your own dreams, the reality you are creating. Don’t focus on others – wondering how they can […]
Interview with Dr. Kerri-Ann Smith and Trinia McDonald, Organizers, Anancy Festival New York
This week we have a conversation with Dr. Kerri-Ann Smith and Trinia McDonald, Organizers, Anancy Festival New York. The Anancy festival in New York is on June 15th, 2013. Here is our conversation with Dr. Kerri-Ann Smith and Trinia McDonald. Where are you from? Dr. Smith: I was born and raised in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, where […]
Review: The 10th Annual Jerk and Caribbean Culture Festival in Palm Beach
See more pictures in our photo gallery The 10th Annual Jerk and Caribbean Culture Festival in Palm Beach lived up to it’s reputation as one of South Florida’s must-do events in the Caribbean community. This year’s event featured an expanded festival area and 2 stages of entertainment at the Meyer Amphitheatre in downtown WPB. The […]
Interview with Ruth Wade Kwakwa, Organizer, Anancy Festival Accra, Ghana
This week we have a conversation with Ruth Wade Kwakwa, Organizer, Anancy Festival Accra, Ghana. The Anancy festival in Accra, Ghana is June 8th, 2013. Here is our conversation with Ruth. Where are you from? -I’m from Jamaica. What is the main goal of inaugural Anancy festival Ghana? -Goal is to use Anancy/Kweku Ananse as […]