From Rotting Seaweed to Fuel: Barbados Shows the Caribbean Another Way
Every year, the Caribbean spends money removing sargassum from its beaches while importing fuel to keep its economies running. Researchers…
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The Caribbean Dream: Why Paradise Is Not Always What Foreigners Expect
The beaches are real, the sunshine is free, and the welcome can be wonderfully warm. But somewhere between the airport…
The Next El Dorado Mirage: From Guyana to the Dominican Republic
There is a dark, historic irony in the idea of a Dominican oil rush. When Christopher Columbus dropped anchor off…
From Munich to the Caribbean: The Curious Paradox of Oktoberfest
Across the Caribbean, Oktoberfest has become less a faithful export from Bavaria than a flexible island format—adapted for local beer, beaches, hotels, music, tourism and community causes.
Roberto Cofresí’s Treasure Is Not Where You Think
Based on Alec Corday’s video: Where Is the Treasure of the Pirate Cofresí? | Theories, Clues and Legends of the Last Pirate of the Caribbean. If you go to the shores of Cabo Rojo or the caves of Mona Island…
“El Puente,” the New Buddy Bear, Celebrates Friendship Between Germany and Puerto Plata at an Inauguration with Local Flavor and International Reach
German Ambassador Maike Friedrichsen and Puerto Plata Vice Mayor Kenya de León de Desangles led the official welcome, joined by authorities from the area. Bishop Julio César Corniel Amaro was also present to bless the sculpture.
Why Is Everyone OBSESSED with This Tree? | The Story of the FLAMBOYÁN
The flamboyán is not just a beautiful tree: it is one of the great protagonists of the Caribbean landscape—a symbol of freedom, Puerto Rican culture, Dominican identity, colonisation and art. It is a foreign tree that became so deeply rooted here that…
There is something quietly absurd about modern publishing, especially across the Caribbean.
A newsroom in Bridgetown can break a crucial story at breakfast. By lunchtime, editors in Kingston, Willemstad, or Port of…
When the Sea Moves In: The Caribbean Cities Running Out of Coast
The sea does not have to swallow an island to change the way people live on it. It only has…
The Oil Boom Next Door: Why Guyana and Suriname Matter to the Rest of the Caribbean
Guyana’s oil boom and Suriname’s coming production are changing more than two national economies. Curaçao and other Caribbean economies are already looking for their place in the new regional map.