Under water volcano off Grenada acting up
On Thursday, July 23rd from 1:25am to 3:00am local time, a strong continuous signal was observed on instruments monitoring the Kick ‘em Jenny submarine volcano. Signs of elevated seismicity (earthquakes) began on 11th July and continue to present. For the period since the 11th July a total of more than 200 micro and small earthquakes, […]
Dangerous British woman flees to Dominica after UK medical probe
A British woman, who is being investigated in Britain for selling potions containing bleach as a “miracle cure” for cancer and autism over the internet, has reportedly fled to Dominica after authorities began a probe into her activities. It is reported that Amanda Mary Jewell hopes to set up shop for her controversial alternative medicine […]
Talented Jamaican Teenager Featured on CNN
At only 18 years of age, this teenager from Jamaica is certainly making all the right moves to ensure that he succeeds in life. Radcliffe Saddler has already been interviewed by CNN, spoken at Harvard, earned an Associate Degree and he starts his new job as an associate analyst for IBM Market Development and Insights today. IBM selected only […]
Canada revises travel requirements from Barbados
THE GOVERNMENT of Canada has issued a revision to its new entry requirements for all visa-exempt travellers seeking to enter that country by air. Effective March 15, 2016, it will become mandatory for Barbadians travelling to Canada to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA). The application must be submitted online and will be available from August […]
Gershom Browne of the British West Indian Regiment
Gershom Browne of the British West Indian Regiment and the Great War of 1914-1918 The 28th July 2014 marked one hundred years since the outbreak of the First World War (1914-1918). Because there were many talks and television broadcasts on the subject, I recently asked a group of people in their seventies and also some […]
Reggae Boyz make historic win over USA
The world was stunned (including Jamaicans) on July 22 when the underdogs, Reggae Boyz beat the mighty Americans 2-1 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. It was a historic win for the Reggae Boyz as this is their first time advancing to the Gold Cup Final. Reggae Boyz upset the natives to the point that they […]
Usain Bolt speaks to CaribDirect at SAG London
Remarked by an experienced mainstream journalist as ‘the most heavily attended press conference he had ever attended in his 20 year career’, Usain Bolt’s Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games (SAG) Press Conference at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel yesterday 23rd July was standing room only. Caribbean superstar athlete, Jamaican Usain Bolt was the main attraction at the […]
Climate change: Time for talking is over
Imagine if on the anniversary of its independence the friendliest message your nation gets is that if your country sinks underwater, a nearby island is willing to give your people refuge. That means picking up whatever you might salvage and leaving behind your homeland, your possessions and your entire heritage. It also entails the suffering […]
Caribbean’s Origin-Linked Products in focus
Building Geographical Indications for the Caribbean’s Origin-Linked Products Bridgetown, BARBADOS, July 22, 2015. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) opened the two-day sub-regional workshop on branding and the use of geographical indications in the development of management strategies for origin-linked products at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingstown, Jamaica on July 21st. With the […]
Is Harper pegged for Venezuela Ambassador role?
Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge was Monday tight-lipped about whether former Prime Ministerial candidate for the main opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC), Elisabeth Harper was being considered for an ambassadorial post. Greenidge acknowledged that he recently had discussions with Harper. “I, myself, spoke to Ambassador Harper a few weeks ago on a variety of […]