What’s in it for me?
Reaching out to a friend who was born in Jamaica but left as a child, I asked the question – would you invest in Jamaica? …
Posts in category Caribbean News
Haiti’s Gingerbread architecture takes center stage in this exhibit
MIAMI — An exhibit that hails a Haitian architecture style popularized in the wake of colonialism seeks to educate visitors at the Little Haiti Cultural …
Think About the Audience
I’d forgotten how beautiful Jamaica was. Not the metropolitan area of St Andrew I grew up in. That was still the concrete jungle I remembered. …
Our digital destiny
I’ve just spent the last few days at the American Black Film Festival and within those few days I’ve come to realize, I’m officially an …
In Trinidad, former FIFA executive seen as ‘Nation’s Robin Hood’
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — In one moment, Jack Warner is on TV telling his countrymen he fears for his life. …
Red Cross and the Haitian Salvation
Thank goodness for NPR! Thanks to them, you can learn so much on the drive between home and the grocery store. This week, I learned …
Learning more about our history, heritage
By MAXINE J. TULLOCH Special to South Florida Times This year marks the eighth anniversary of June as National Caribbean American Heritage Month, when the United States pays …
Celebrate the Village: Festival provides fun, raises funds for kids
By ASHLEY ANDREWS Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE — The vivacious spirit of Caribbean culture will be brought to South Florida this month …
Celebrating Caribbean Heritage Month in style
FORT LAUDERDALE — Greater Fort Lauderdale, which draws millions of international visitors each year, is celebrating Caribbean Heritage Month with several events throughout Broward County …
Son of the Caribbean gets lesson in America
Editor’s note: In honor of Caribbean-American Heritage Month, we present an original poem from one of South Florida’s premier writers and poets. By GEOFFREY PHILP …