Archive for 'Travel'
Haiti: A Nation in Suffering
Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by admin.
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By David Clodomir Let’s apply some perspective. Imagine for a moment that Maryland was hit with an earthquake that registered 7.2 on the Richter scale. Also imagine that Maryland was not one of 50 states in a super-power nation with a strong infrastructure and support resources, but a nation unto itself; one of the poorest [...]
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Travelling to the Caribbean this holiday season? You should know…
Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by admin.
By Anubhav Kapoor This Holiday Season is expected to bring back some impetus to the struggling economies of Caribbean nations as they try to resurrect their tourism industry that has managed to stay afloat in global economic crisis. Anticipations are running high among tour operators, and regional financial analysts have been keeping their fingers crossed [...]
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Spas with a Caribbean Vibe
Posted on 05. Dec, 2009 by admin.
By Diego Zerpa Chang During the last few years, many of the top spas around the world have been focusing their overall experiences on presenting aromas, ingredients and sounds from their local areas of establishment and on fashioning treatments that revive the culture and the traditional remedies from that particular place, whether it is a [...]
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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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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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Decoding the Latest in Environmental Developments across Caribbean
Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by admin.
By Anubhav Kapoor Even though we are currently witnessing how global warming trends are influencing climatic disasters around the world, it is evident that there is no straightforward solution towards arresting greenhouse gas emissions or making people cut back on their carbon footprints. Most environmentalists believe that the resolution lies in acknowledging a simple fact [...]
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Grenada Carnival
Posted on 28. Aug, 2009 by admin.
By Setrige Crawford Grenada, AKA the Spice Island has one of the hottest and most vibrant carnivals of all the Caribbean nations. One of the smaller islands in the Caribbean, Grenada’s carnival is certainly not as popular as Trinidad & Tobago’s carnival or as big as Canada’s Caribana but it is unique in its celebration [...]
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13th Annual St. Kitts Music Festival
Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by admin.
By Esther Lawrence The Caribbean island of St. Kitts is locally known as “Sugarcity” and oh how sweet it is! St. Kitts is so sweet that each year on the last weekend in June, folks travel from great distances to experience a rich assemblage of artists from various cultures and genres of music. Started by [...]
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Ecotourism: Can Belize Handle the Heat?
Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by admin.
By Bille Anthony Sinclair With its diverse landscape, Belize is a symbolic ecosystem laboratory. Certainly, this terrain—replete with exotic rainforests, dry plains, and a tropical, marine environment teeming with untold species of fish—is a paradise on Earth. Consequently, Belize is saturated in the wash of runaway tourism, which is the living engine of its economy. [...]