On the surface it would seem that the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, as she campaigned to regain power from the militarist Pervez Musharraf, should have meaning in the Caribbean beyond the mere death of a world leader in a country on the front-lines of one theatre of the “War on terror”. Approximately Read more…
As a child, Oscar Peterson – who has died at the age of 82 – began learning to play the trumpet, but a bout of tuberculosis caused him to switch to the piano. This proved to be a blessing, since he was to become one of the most popular virtuoso Read more…
Thinking of investing in ethanol in Jamaica? Think again. That doesn’t seem to be the priority area for the new government as it was for the former administration. At least that’s the strong impression given by Tourism Minister Ed Bartlet when he addressed a group of Jamaicans in Toronto, who had Read more…
Who cares whether the last hurricane washed away the bridge that links the village of Bath to the rest of the eastern Jamaica parish of St Thomas or that the Barbados dollar, securely pegged at 50 US cents for maybe 30 years is on the verge of slipping? Perhaps nobody Read more…
What’s new? We’re taking on a new magazine format, presenting a Caribbean world view using the latest technology that allows for better intergation of multimedia files in our articles. Apart from that you will be better able to share your views on the subjects being discussed in our articles and make Read more…