Okay, you’ve seen the comedy Cool Runnings, and you probably read about how the Jamaican bobsled team failed to qualify for this year’s Winter Olympics; news which gained a lot less attention here than abroad.
Lost in-between the tourist novelty and our antipathy with the comedic portrayal of Jamaicans in the movie, is that qualification for [...]
Before Castro took over, the Americans preferred the Mafia to run the place. They controlled tourism – an industry which Cuba has only returned to in recent years – and made fortunes promoting the island as a place to lose your inhibitions.
The CIA even hired them to help kill Castro.
This three-part documentary maybe in [...]
What is Jamaica doing, asks the Economist magazine. After all corruption has been draining this country. The new government made it a central theme of their election campaign and so Dougie Chambers was given his remit at JUTC: Remove padded staff and stop them stealing fares. He got killed for it.
Is there hope for us, [...]
The number of foreign criminals sent home from the UK has gone up by 22 per cent this year as authorities work harder to meet a new quota.
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Source: Pine Hill News
With Haitian President Rene Preval trying to get the country’s Parliament to accept his third choice for Prime Minister – after they turned down the previous two – the OAS is refusing to get involved in what the regional body says is an internal matter.
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Source: Miami Herald
