Michael Deibert interviews CHAVANNES JEAN-BAPTISTE NEW YORK, Sep (IPS) – Peasant leader Chavannes Jean-Baptiste has been at the forefront of the struggles of Haiti‘s peasants for over 35 years. Born in the village of Papay in Haiti’s Plateau Central, Jean-Baptiste helped found the Mouvman Peyizan Papay (MPP) peasant union as […]
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The Stormy Face of Climate Change by Patricia Grogg
HAVANA, Sep (IPS) – The devastation wrought by hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike in the Caribbean has fuelled concern about the effects of global warming on the formation and intensity of tropical storms, an issue that has divided the scientific community and is causing alarm among island nations and coastal […]
Digicel Continues to Seek Compromise Solution
Sunday, September 21, 2008: Digicel, proud sponsor of West Indies cricket since 2004, has recently been involved in discussions and correspondence with Stanford in an effort to find a mutually acceptable resolution to the current impasse over the proposed Stanford 20/20 Series.
DIGICEL PLEDGES OVER US$1.3 M TO HURRICANE RECOVERY IN THE CARIBBEAN
September 17, 2008, Kingston, Jamaica – Digicel, the largest mobile company in the Caribbean and new entrant to the Central America market, has pledged over US$1.3 million to support the relief efforts across the Caribbean in the wake of recent Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike.
Sammy and Dowlin named to Stanford Superstars
COOLIDGE, Antigua (CMC) – West Indies medium pacer Darren Sammy and Guyanese batsman Travis Dowlin have been included in the Stanford Superstars line-up for next month’s lucrative Stanford Super Series.
OLYMPIC STARS FROM JAMAICA NAMED AS UNESCO CHAMPIONS FOR SPORT
Two of the brightest stars from the Beijing Olympics, the gold medal-winning Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Veronica Campbell-Brown, were today named as Champions for Sport by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
DIGICEL COMMITS US$1 MILLION TOWARDS HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI
Digicel, the fastest growing mobile company in the Caribbean and new entrant to the Central America market, has committed US$ 1 million to support the relief efforts in Haiti following the passing of four major storms – two of them hurricanes – in Haiti.
Labor Day Photos now Available in Our Photo Album
Click on the photo to view hundreds of beautiful costumes on Eastern Pkwy.
Sack FM now on Spiceislander.com
We have added another Radio Station from St. Andrew’s, Grenada. Click here to listen to Sac FM (St. Andrew’s Connection).
Join Us on Eastern Parkway for our Labor Day broadcast
Carnival is a time of artistry, creativity and of course, sweet Caribbean music … so join a team of veteran broadcasters, with Live Coverage of the 41st anniversary of Labor Day Carnival in Brooklyn on Monday Sept. 1, between 10.00am and 5.00pm on this station. Our Live broadcast would be […]
Leaders press on to Caribbean unity
A number of countries within the OECS are forging ahead with closer ties with Trinidad and Tobago. The proposed political and economic union was discussed with three OECS countries who were not involved in the process initially.
Political Union Endorsed – In Theory By Peter Ischyrion
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, August 19, 2008 (IPS) – You have to hand it to Patrick Manning, Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister, when it comes to persistence.
Two women arrested over British Couple Killing in Antigua
Police in Antigua have arrested two women over the murder of a honeymooning couple from Britain.
Sentences Commuted But Treatment Still Harsh
HAVANA, August 17, 2008 (IPS) – Prisoners in Cuba who were facing the death penalty but have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment or 30 years in jail are still being treated like death row inmates, a dissident organisation complained on Tuesday.
Suriname beat Dominica in Digicel Caribbean Chapionships’ Group B 2nd game
Saturday, August 9, 2008 – Providence Stadium, Guyana: Suriname defeated the 10-man Dominica 3-1 to set up a final match showdown with hosts Guyana to decide which of the two moves into the next round of the Digicel Caribbean Championship (DCC).
