Archive for November, 2009
Surviving on Cuba’s Rations – Making the Best of a Bad Situation
Posted on 29. Nov, 2009 by admin.
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By Nicole Bowers As part of the socialist system in Cuba, citizens receive rations each month. Though these rations include everything from rice, sugar and salt to fish, hotdogs and eggs to cigarettes and toothpaste, they are very little. Milk is rationed to children only until seven years of age. Previously it was rationed to [...]
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Que Linda! – November 2009
Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by admin.
Stacey Acevero
Stacey Acevero is Island Vibes Magazine’s Que Linda Model for November. Stacey resides in the Washington DC area, where she was born and raised. Her parents were both born and raised on the Caribbean Island of Trinidad. Stacey is
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DJ Eternal Vibes Interview
Posted on 19. Nov, 2009 by admin.
10 Questions With Festa
By Festa
During this past Miami – Broward One Carnival, I was able to sit down for “10 Questions with Festa” with one of the most talented and most humble dj’s in the music business, Marlon Marcano aka Eternal Vibes. Eternal Vibes is one of the most featured dj’s in South Florida for [...]
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Caribbean Coral Reef Erosion
Posted on 14. Nov, 2009 by admin.
Will the Cruising Industry Accept Responsibility?
By Anubhav Kapoor
The Caribbean was among the first coastal regions across the globe that voluntarily ventured into conducting extensive sea-surface temperature studies. During one such elaborate ocean water study in 2005, it was recorded that surface water temperatures in the Caribbean periodically rose by nearly two degrees for sustained intervals [...]
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NAH LEAVING – Ricardo Drue ft. Patrice Roberts
Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by admin.
Last April, we introduced you to the hot Caribbean male group, Crossovah. Now, one of the group’s members, Ricardo Drue is stepping out on his own with a brand new video for his debut single, “Nah Leaving,” featuring one of soca’s leading ladies, Patrice Roberts. The song, produced by one of the Caribbean’s hottest producers, [...]
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Transportation in Havana
Posted on 07. Nov, 2009 by admin.
By Nicole Bowers Getting around in Havana is definitely an adventure. Due to the embargo, Cuba has a hard time buying and affording new means of transportation. As a result there are many inventive methods of getting around. One of the biggest adjustments I have had to make as a Canadian living in Cuba is [...]
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Sir Frank Worrell Preview
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by admin.
Hurting Australia begin favorites against full-strength West Indies
By Suneer Chowdhary
It is not often that one could have said this about West Indies cricket in the most recent decade, but things have begun to look brighter than usual. Almost like the sun peeping out of the clouds and allowing play to commence after been hit by [...]
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Cyber Love
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by admin.
By Janelle Julien Thanks to technology, many people have had the opportunity to expand their social networks. It’s not so long ago that phone cards were a necessity to call back home to the Caribbean. Then along came email, instant messaging, and the world of online dating services. These technologies have connected people around the [...]