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Jamaican Fraser-Pryce completes world 100m treble
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce roared to an unprecedented third women’s 100 metres world title in a flash of green dreadlocks as she emulated …
The Monster called “Dancehall”
Dancehall has evolved from merely rub-a dubbing to “animalistic behaviour”. Women are the main subjects; where eyes and private parts feast. The …
CARICOM: A collective bargaining unit for rights
The Caribbean regional integration project is often described and criticised almost entirely on the uneven benefits of trade to member countries. But, …
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 …
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’, …
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 …
BFUWI inspires young law enthusiasts with powerful workshop
This year the second educational venture of the British Foundation of the University of the West Indies ‘BFUWI’ had a legal theme. …
Changing the International Perception of the Caribbean from Tourism
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, July 6, 2015. “One of the challenges we face in the region is how to change the perception of the …
The Commonwealth’s future – Part 2
In 2009, recognising the dangers to the grouping, Commonwealth Heads of Government at their meeting in Trinidad and Tobago instructed that an …