Caribbean

efforts to even the playing field and speak their minds. Through Green Cane and Juicy Flotsam: Short Stories by Caribbean Women, editors Carmen Esteves and Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert display a selective amount of tales written by Caribbean women, addressing a variety of contemporary issues. Due to European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus’ Voyage of 1493, the Caribbean is now home to many different dialects. The difference in linguistics is evident throughout the stories in…

it is the diverse contribution of the people to a subculture or main culture. While Black culture contributed to the culture of the United States of America, Caribbean popular culture is and has always been the channel used by the lesser group. When the dominant group tried to restrict the Carnival celebrations of the enslaved on the Caribbean islands in 1800 and early 1900 the lesser group fought back . For the purpose of this essay, Trinidad Carnival will be the focus of this discourse. The…

Bryan Staerkel Caribbean/Post Colonial 9/26/16 In the late 1700’s Haiti went through a revolution that changed the country and the world in a way unlike any other. Toussaint Louverture led a revolution that successfully ended slavery and made France, as well as many other countries question it. Haiti became the worlds first black republic and the aftermath of the revolution can still be seen today. “Egalite for All” brings the story of the revolution to life and gives greater insight to what…

offers an incredible view of the city and the Caribbean Sea. However, tourists don't need to hike to the top to experience the island's best scenery. The St. Thomas Skyride to Paradise Point transports its visitors to a remarkable vantage point above Charlotte Amalie and features some of the island's most exciting entertainment opportunities. When in St. Thomas, make the trip to Paradise Point and experience one of the most enchanting sites in the Caribbean. The St. Thomas Skyride to Paradise…

As St. Thomas is one of the top shopping and culture destinations in the Caribbean, few travelers are surprised to find that the island is home to a vibrant art gallery scene devoted to the work of both local and international artists. However, few travelers are aware that one of the most influential painters of the last two centuries worked extensively in St. Thomas. Camille Pissarro, one of the driving forces of the Impressionism, was born in St. Thomas and spent much of his youth documenting…

part of the 18th century blacks continued to grow in numbers and populated 80% of the Caribbean. As the Black…

music, also known as the soul of calypso, is a genre of music that originated from the Caribbean. It began within a marginalized subculture in Trinidad and Tobago in the late 1970s and developed into a range of styles in the 1980s and subsequent years. The first question raised in my mind by this entire scenario, was “How is a Hindu man, as we locally refer to them in Belize, with a Spanish name, singing Caribbean Soca?” After some research, I found out that between the years 1840 and 1917,…

that I still use most of the tips for and Madison at the time was only a year old. As you know, I recently took my pre-schooler to London. It was not her first flight but it surely was one of the longest in quite some time. We have traveled to the Caribbean quite a few times, where we have had long layovers and our entire journey took over 9hrs. Now while we've been traveling since she was 3 months old, it seems like the older she gets, the more difficult it becomes. As an infant you don't worry…

itself based on an Arawakan (Taino) Indian root. The Cimarrón were referred to as domestic cattle that took to the hills of Hispaniola. Maroons which is derived from the Spanish word Cimarrón, similarly escaped, and can be found in English speaking Caribbean country such as Jamaica. These communities were first to live as free individuals and establish families and kinship…

snorkeling trip on the boat. It was a long journey on that ship. They set off sail from the port one week ago, when they were supposed to be out on sea for one day. They left the island one week ago to go snorkeling in the beautiful coral reefs of the Caribbean. It took them aground two hours to get the coral reef. The boat had finally arrived and everyone was so excited, it was so beautiful. When they looked down at the ocean they saw that the ocean was clear, bright blue, filled with fish, and…