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U.N. wants better disaster protection. Here’s why the Caribbean offers a lesson
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoWhen the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center in Trinidad and Tobago first received...
Dr. Carissa Etienne, who led COVID-19 response in Latin America and Caribbean, is dead
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDr. Carissa Etienne, the medical doctor and public health trailblazer whose calm demeanor and...
Jamaica cool on Charles' coronation as it eyes break with monarchy
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile Britain prepares to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, its former colony Jamaica is...
West Indies Soul Food owner reaffirms commitment to St. Paul youth, God — and good chicken
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter years on the road, West Indies Soul Food is back in Saint Paul for good. The popular Caribbean restaurant-turned-food-truck-turned-restaurant-again celebrated its grand opening on Nov.
19th century lizard specimen to be repatriated from Scotland to Jamaica
Press Association News via AOL· 2 months agoA 170-year-old lizard specimen is to be returned to its Jamaican homeland from a Scottish university...
My Parents Are From the West Indies. Here's What They Taught Me About Saving Water.
Consumer Reports via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYes, I'm turning into my parents, and I'm okay with thatBy Tanya A. ChristianOld practices die hard....
African, Caribbean nations join forces to call for reparations for slavery
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoRepresentatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event this week in the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown, to demand reparations for slavery and its legacy ...
New physicians join medical group
The Cullman Times, Ala. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNov. 15—Board-certified rheumatologist Kurt Blake, MD, has joined Cullman Regional Medical Group. Blake attended medical school at the University of West Indies, followed by his residency at ...
Returning a 170-year-old preserved lizard to Jamaica is a step toward redressing colonial harms
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoZoologist Elizabeth Morrison receives the Jamaican giant galliwasp from Mike Rutherford, a curator...
Ship hidden beneath Caribbean harbor may be ‘prize’ from American Revolution, experts say
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoThe discovery of a “well-preserved” 18th century ship under 8 feet of Caribbean mud has become more...