Cuba split leaves summit without declaration
A summit of nearly 30 Western Hemisphere leaders has ended without a joint declaration due to divisions over Cuba and Argentine claims to the Falkland Islands.
New Caribbean restaurant spices up the landscape by serving the real deal
Tucked away on Fortune Drive is Mi'irie Mon — translation: “I feel good, man” — which brings an authentic taste of the West Indies, coupled with a bit of soul food and a touch of Caribbean neighbor Cuba for good measure, to Lexington.
New Latin American body raps Britain, United States
CARACAS (Reuters) – A new Latin American and Caribbean organization backed Argentina’s claim to sovereignty over the British-ruled Falkland Islands and slammed U.S. sanctions on Cuba at Saturday’s end of a two-day summit. But the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, or CELAC, drew short of any more overt anti-Western rhetoric as some had feared at a meeting hosted by the …
Boat carrying 17 Cubans runs aground in Cayman Islands
Seventeen Cubans fleeing their country were detained in the Cayman Islands after their wooden sailboat ran aground in the Caribbean territory, according to a Cayman government announcement.
Cookbook authors to cook at Miami International Book Fair
There’s a fascinating hotpot of cookbook authors coming to the Miami International Book Fair running Sunday through Nov. 20, with subjects as varied as Caribbean, Southern-Latino, African, Chinese, Cuban and American cooking. There’s even a new venue for food aficionados — on Nov. 19, three authors will be cooking a recipe from their books, then sharing with the audience at Miami-Dade College’s …
British Virgin Islands cancels RI man’s conviction
STEVEN MELENDEZ Associated Press TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands A Rhode Island man convicted of killing his wife during a 1999 scuba diving trip was freed on Thursday after the verdict against him was overturned. A panel of three judges with the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of Appeal found problems with the jury instructions read by a judge during the 2009 trial. The appeals court also …
Popular culture central to Caribbean resistance and roots
SANTIAGO DE CUBA.— Observing the Serpent Parade for two hours as it descends from above along Aguilera Street to Céspedes Park in the center of town confirms that the raison d’être of the Caribbean festivals in this eastern Cuban city continues to provide a powerful motivation to support them.
Guide to Birds of the West Indies [Greg Laden's Blog]
The West Indies includes the Lucayan Archipelago (Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands); the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola [Dominican Republic and Haiti], Jamaica, Cayman Islands); the Lesser Antilles (Leeward Islands [the Virgin Islands of Saint Croix, Saint Thomas, Saint John, Water Island, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, Jost Van Dyke], Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua, Barbuda …
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda concludes visit to Cuba
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Winston Baldwin Spencer, concluded here Thursday his four-day visit to Cuba. During a meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro on Wednesday, both sides “expressed satisfaction of the current state of bilateral relations.”
Prime Minister from Antigua and Barbuda makes official visit to Cuba
ARMY General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, on the afternoon of May 23, received the Honorable Winston Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda, who is on an official visit to Cuba.