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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Its an odd dichotomy that in an age where we are looking for a sustainable alternative to the private vehicle, I live in a country where there are few personal cars and the dream of many is to possess one. And the ultimate dream is a big, gas-guzzling SUV to get across our scarred, mountainous roads. The vehicles that do exist here tend to be battered Mitsubishi and Toyota cross-bred trucks put to work mainly to carry the banana harvest down to the port, and the rest of the time, over-employed doing 'car sharing'. The beds of trucks in these parts are normally heaving with humanity, and the Dominicans have been practising 'car sharing' since the first vehicle arrived on the island. Lift up the bonnet of a Mitsubishi truck and you are quite likely to find the cylinder block of a Toyota truck shoe-horned in and restrained with bailer twine, hence the cross-breeding..---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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We learn that the Caribbean region is forecast for good growth in 2008 despite the worldwide economy downturn...the Pope visited the Caribbean and denounced the negative effects of tourism in the Caribbean Islands...and good news for St Kitts, as a national has been selected as the next EC Supreme Court Chief Justice...the worldwide food crisis is indeed effecting the Caribbean islands and we read that the U.S. economic slowdown could well have the same effect on the Caribbean..---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Experts warn that environmental policy resolutions are needed to protect Caribbean tourism... sadly, the Garifuna may lose their right to visit Balliceaux Island, a significant Garifuna heritage site... an extinct seal tells us of the once teeming life of the Caribbean reefs... the Environment again takes top billing at several major conferences in the Caribbean and the soaring world food prices are threatening the Caribbean as well..---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Find out how much money Caribbean nations pay for tourism promotion...while Guyana's tourism budget gets a big boost...May is a very busy month for conferences in the Caribbean...the Tobago Jazz Fest was beset with technical and musician woes...the Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit's keynote speaker will be Dr Alan Greenspan...the Environment continues to take the top bill at major Caribbean conferences...and Caribbean Resorts comprise half of the Parents Magazine Top Ten poll rankings...---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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...Our Did You Know section is full of unusual facts this month - from volcano worshipping in Trinidad... Haiti, Land of Firsts...some cool facts about dominoes, the game of kings and lots of Caribbean people...and info on a website that tries to make a difference...---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Over the past few decades, I have noticed that serious investors share two important traits. First, they reduce their risks by diversifying their portfolios. Serious investors go a step far further: they invest across the board - in Blue Chips and start-ups, at home and abroad. Secondly, they increase their rewards by anticipating trends...---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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CORELO: THE HIGH TECH INDUSTRY By CaribPro Team The High Tech Industry is going through mega-change. This ranges from what High Tech actually is to where it locates and conducts operations. Now the countries in Central America and Caribbean are moving front and center as desirable off shore/near shore locations as the region offers considerable value and resources for companies attracted to the cost advantages, cultural affinity, resources ---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
DISCOVERING PINE CAY By Sara J. Kaufmann It was in 1999 when I first set foot on Pine Cay. I was intrigued by the tales of Pine Cay - an eccentric, exclusive and environmentally friendly community...was this a retreat for wealthy lost hippies from the 1960's I wondered? It was certainly worth an investigation ---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CARIBBEAN HOUNDS By Vida Rawlins I have my own personal body guard which comes in the shape of a full breed, pedigree Rotweiller. I am both the envy and curse of my neighbourhood. He's big. I am now known as ‘'The Lady Wid De Big Darg'. Caribbean folks don't consider the dog to be the precious pampered family member as in other parts of the world. The rules of dog ownership in the Caribbean are vastly different as well, and I've learned a lot of hard lessons in that area through experience ---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
COSTA RICA CONSTRUCTION By Tom Rosenberger Living and building within 10 degrees of the equator has its benefits and its challenges. Caribbean tropical storms either turn northward or continue westward due to the steering currents of trade winds from the east. Due to this current, the tendency is for hurricanes to turn northward away from Central America and Costa Rica. Though hurricanes rarely threaten this area, driving rain attacks structures vertically and horizontally and presents construction challenges ---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NICARAGUA HEALTH CARE By Lori Estrada Indeed, foreign residents, expatriates and tourists are finding that the quality of health care in Nicaragua far exceeds expectations. You can find excellent personalized care as well as highly-trained, English-speaking doctors and state-of-the-art facilities. Most people are truly amazed at the diversity and level of quality care you can find if you know where to look ---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LOST AMONG THE FORGOTTEN By Scott Sabin As the rain swept across the canyon towards the jagged ridge where we stood, I wondered if I could be considered guilty of kidnapping under Haitian law, and what the penalty might be. We were lost, nearly out of gas, and we didn't know where we had found the teenage girl who had been riding with us for the last hour. Most importantly, we didn't know how to get her home ---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
FROM EL DORADO TO HAITI: SAVING THE CHILDREN By Susan Turbeville She will celebrate her 91st birthday with a trip to the remote mountains of Southern Haiti this month. This remarkable woman from El Dorado has replaced Voodoo doctors with churches and poverty with education in the mountains of Haiti. Thirty years ago she witnessed the poverty stricken children, with bloated stomachs roaming around aimlessly with a look of hopelessness in their sad eyes. Determined to help, she raised funds for one school, and today, her Haiti Education Foundation supports 40 elementary schools and 10 high schools, educating over 10,000 students in Haiti ---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A COUNTRY IN TRANSITION By Holly Xavier Haiti is a country in transition and the transition has been set in to motion by many grassroots and humanitarian organizations such as Yele Haiti, Institute for Justice and Democracy, KOFAVIV and Oasis which are intent on initiating positive and sustainable change for Haiti's future. However diverse the projects and works of this dedicated group of organizations, all have the same mission and goals...instilling hope and instituting peace ---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIVING WATERS By Chris McRae Like the many who are working for a better Haiti, I proudly found myself part of a journey without regret. I have found the people of Haiti to be loving and caring. They will bend over backwards to make a visitor's stay in their country as comfortable as possible. Although Haiti is one of the most abused and ignored countries in the Western Hemisphere, the Haitian people are very resourceful in surviving under the most difficult of circumstances and unheard of poverty levels. ---> Read More | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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