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Caribbean: Farewell, Arrow

Caribbean bloggers are mourning the loss of one of the region's soca music pioneers - Alphonsus Cassell, better known as “Arrow” - whose mega-hit, Hot, Hot, Hot is largely credited with taking soca to a global audience. News reports confirm that the singer had been ailing from cancer for some...

30 July 2015
So the Caribbean Walks Into a Bar…

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Barbados
24 December 2010
Caribbean: Defining Moments of 2010

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Latin America
16 September 2010
Caribbean: Farewell, Arrow

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Arts & Culture

Stories about Montserrat

20 September 2017

‘We Dare Not Look Out': Dominica Is Brutalised by Hurricane Maria

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Dominica

'Initial reports are of widespread devastation. So far we have lost all what money can buy and replace. [The] physical damage at this time [...] is devastating…indeed, mind boggling.'

7 November 2011

Caribbean: the meaning of identity

Written by Nicholas Laughlin · Quick Reads · Anguilla

4 March 2011

Latin America, Caribbean: Increase in Food Prices

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

27 August 2010

Anguilla: One Step Back

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Anguilla

14 January 2010

Bloggers around the Caribbean react to the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti. Some appeal to the public to support relief efforts; others scrutinise how Caribbean governments and media have responded to...

15 December 2009

Montserrat: Level 4

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Environment

1 December 2009

Montserrat: Soufriere Activity

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Environment

6 October 2009

Montserrat: Soufriere Lives

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Environment

18 August 2009

Montserrat, Dominica: Habitat Hope

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Dominica

18 March 2009

Barbados, Montserrat: Mountain Chickens

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Barbados

2 February 2009

Caribbean: WI Cricket Website

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Barbados

3 November 2008

Caribbean: Region Scores Big in Stanford 20/20 Cricket

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Anguilla

U.S. billionaire Allen Stanford is trying to remake the face of cricket. His latest "big idea" is a 20/20 contest in which the winning team walks away with US$20 million...