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 Our Brooklyn - West Indian Carnival History
In the 1920s, immigrants from Trinidad and other Caribbean islands with a carnival tradition began celebrating Carnival in private spaces in Harlem.
The pageantry and excitement, and extraordinary inventiveness, mechanical ingenuity and vibrant color of the costumes and floats are hard to convey in words.
Politicians from within and outside of the Caribbean community are keen to make their presence felt in Brooklyn on Labor Day, a day to see and to be seen.
www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org /ourbrooklyn/carnival   (891 words)

  
 Haemoglobinopathy or Sickle Cell Disorder :Centre for Caribbean Health :King's College London
Of this, sickle cell trait is carried by 1 in 10 African Caribbeans.
In some cases, patients can suffer from a condition known as haemoglobin S/beta thalassaemia which is a type of sickle cell disorder that combines the clinical manifestations of both a sickle cell disorder and a thalassaemia.
Routine screening should be offered to all "high risk" groups including African Caribbeans during pregnancy and before anaesthesia either at hospital or dental clinics.
www.kcl.ac.uk /schools/medicine/learning/international/caribbean/sicklecell.html   (974 words)

  
 The League - Venezuelan Professional Baseball League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
For many years the league was structured by a solely division of six teams, before the 1991 expansion.
With the addition of the Oilers and the Caribbeans, there are now two divisions of four teams, which played against each other and interdivisional series with the rest of the teams on the League.
Pastora and Caribbeans have been competitive but they are still looking for their first titles.
iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/Fall02/Landino/theleague1.html   (384 words)

  
  Britain's biggest wave of migrants in history | the Daily Mail
An estimated 600,000 eastern Europeans have flocked into the UK since 10 new states joined the EU in 1994, of whom around 300,000 are Polish - easily outnumbering 175,000 Irish workers, who were previously the largest group.
Ministers claimed at the time 13,000 eastern Europeans would arrive each year, but the true figures have shown that prediction to be ludicrously wrong.
A quarter of a million Caribbeans arrived between the late 1940s and the early 1960s - often called the 'Windrush Generation' after the first ship which arrived at Tilbury in 1948 - and some 30,000 Asians arrived from Uganda after they were expelled by dictator Idi Amin in 1972.
www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=396825   (1220 words)

  
  Caribbean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Caribbean (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbes; Dutch: Caraïben; Portuguese: Caribe or Caraíbas) is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts.
The name "Caribbean" is named after the Caribs, one of the dominant Amerindian groups in the region at the time of European contact during the late 15th century.
British West Indies/Anglophone Caribbean - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bay Islands (briefly), British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica (from 1655), Montserrat, Saint Croix (briefly), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago (from 1797) and the Turks and Caicos Islands
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caribbean   (1106 words)

  
 Standardisation and Ethnic Defence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Caribbeans of Chinese, East Indian, Irish and other ancestry have had more success in retaining their original character, but in coming into contact with other peoples, under less than ideal circumstances, even these cultures have been modified, and are being modified still.
In the Caribbean, for example, the working-class masses are often functionally monolingual in Creole and, depending upon the particular country we are talking about, may seldom be in a situation in which the coexistent metropolitan language (usually the language of colonialism) matters much.
The whole Atlantic area may tentatively be divided into three: the Eastern or African group, the Suriname group, and the Caribbean group, this last being broadly divided further into the Eastern Caribbean, the Western Caribbean, and the North American.
radoc.net /RADOC-6-ETHNICDEF.htm   (5589 words)

  
 Stephen Roth Institute: Antisemitism and Racism
Neither Britain nor France was strong enough in the interwar period to guarantee the independence of Eastern Europe against the pressure of such powerful neighbors, themselves in the grip of Nazism and Stalinism.
The Jews are frequently blamed for communist rule and the disasters it inflicted on Russia and Eastern Europe in the postwar era.
Neither Western nor Eastern Europe is immune from the specter of economic disintegration, chronic political instability, moral nihilism and despair in which both fascism and anti-Semitism have traditionally flourished.
www.tau.ac.il /Anti-Semitism/asw97-8/wistrich.html   (2524 words)

  
 Racism: myths and realities
After all, fl Caribbeans nowhere live in fl ghettos, they speak English as their first language, they intermarry into the general population, their children mix with white children in integrated schools, and if they have a religion it is most likely to be a branch of Christianity.
Black Caribbeans are the most integrated group socially, with the 1991 census showing that 40 percent of fl Caribbean men and one in five fl Caribbean women aged 16 to 34 are currently living with a white partner.
The term 'underachievement' is a throwback to the prejudiced notion applied to fl Caribbean children in the 1950s and 1960s that their 'culture' and 'language difficulties' were stopping them advancing at school, and was used as a justification for putting them in ESN (educationally subnormal) schools.
pubs.socialistreviewindex.org.uk /isj95/mahamdallie.htm   (14779 words)

  
 Caraibes Boat Trip, caribbean travel cruise
Aboard a catamaran all comfort, cruise the caribbeans in search of perfect waves and it’s beautiful islands, so close yet so different the ones from the others by their colonial past.
The west indies islands are reputated for it’s white sand beaches and their turquoise water, translucide and hot all year long.
When depressions go down the eastern american coast, it brings swell to caribbean islands.
www.turquoise-voyages.fr /uk/destinations/caraibes-boat-trip/caraibes-boat-trip.html   (252 words)

  
 Indo-Caribbean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indo-Caribbean people or Indo Caribbeans (the colonial term "East Indian" is fading) are people with roots in India who live in the Caribbean region or are the descendants of such people.
From 1838 to 1917, over half a million Indians from the former British Raj or British India, were brought to the Caribbean as indentured servants to address the demand for labour following the abolition of slavery.
The majority of the Indians living in the English-speaking Caribbean came from eastern Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar, while those brought to Guadeloupe and Martinique were mostly from, but not only, from Tamil Nadu.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indo-Caribbean   (408 words)

  
 Caribbeans Best Beaches
Good beaches with soul-warming sun, crystal-clear waters, and fragrant sea air can be found on virtually every island of the Caribbean, with the possible exceptions of Saba (which has rocky shores) and Dominica (where the few beaches have dramatically fl sands that reflect the hot sun).
Antiguans claim, with justifiable pride, that their two best beaches are Dickenson Bay, in the northwest corner of the island, and Half Moon Bay, which stretches for a white sandy mile along the eastern coast.
Cane Garden Bay: (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) One of the Caribbean's most spectacular stretches, Cane Garden Bay has 2km (1 1/2 miles) of white sand and is a jogger's favorite.
www.caribbeansbest.com /best_beaches.html   (1091 words)

  
 Royal Caribbean cruise line offers nothing but paradise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Royal Caribbean cruise line gives you the opportunity to explore the Caribbean, the Bahamas or Bermuda in ways you've only dreamed of.
The average ratio of guests to service personnel on a Royal Caribbean cruise line is approximately 3 to 1.
Circle the Caribbean - Grandeur of the Seas and Brilliance of the Sea
www.1-800-all-cruises.com /royal_caribbean.html   (244 words)

  
 Ultra Vacations :: The Islands
With a low yearly rainfall, Antigua is one of the sunniest islands in the Eastern Caribbean and the northeast tradewinds are nearly constant.
St. Lucia is the sort of island that travelers to the Caribbean dream about — a small, lush tropical gem that is still relatively unknown.
While the Atlantic Ocean kisses its eastern shore, the beaches of the west coast owe their beauty to the calm Caribbean Sea.
www.ultravacations.com /theislands.asp   (524 words)

  
 Greenpeace Whales Site
People living in the six Caribbean nations which are members of the IWC were asked whether or not their countries should support the establishment of a South Pacific Whale Sanctuary.
Both the South Pacific and the eastern Caribbean states are under intense pressure from Japan to prevent the sanctuary.
Interviews were conducted by face-to- face omnibus between 19 February and 30 March among six eastern Caribbean nations: Antigua (527 interviews), Dominica (501 interviews), Grenada (503 interviews), St Kitts (500 interviews), St Lucia (505 interviews), and St Vincent (505 interviews).
archive.greenpeace.org /whales/news/27april2001.html   (658 words)

  
 GLOBAL SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
In 1996 SESAME organized its first "Training workshop on seismotectonics and seismic hazard analysis in the Eastern Mediterranean countries" in Cairo (12/96); a second workshop was held again in Cairo (12/97) focussing on the compilation of the active fault map and regional SHA.
The "Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Seismological Working Group", with support from Sweden, Bergen University, IASPEI and GSHAP, held periodic workshops to compile the regional earthquake catalogue and SHA for the African Rift area.
Workshops were held in Entebbe (8/94), Addis Abeba (1/95), Bulawayo (2/96) and Bergen (6/97), and the regional PGA map is now available; for the first time eight of the nine participating countries have a national seismic hazard map, including site-specific hazard estimates for the capital cities along the Rift.
www.seismo.ethz.ch /gshap/Gshap-97.html   (1562 words)

  
 Martinique Island - Caribbean Islands Vacation
Martinique is an island located in the eastern Caribbean Sea in the Windward Islands of the West Indies.
Martinique, popularly known as “a little bit of France in the Caribbean”, boasts a distinctly French feeling while has a character of its own.
Le Prêcheur, the last village along the Caribbean coast, famous for the hot springs of volcanic origin and the Tomb of the Carib Indians.
www.caribbeansvacation.com /Martinique.html   (679 words)

  
 The Last Caribbeans
It’s been a very long time, since the Caribbeans ceased to be those fiery Indians, warriors and cannibals that terrorized the first Europeans that arrived to the Antilles.
At the beginning of the XV century, the first Europeans met, face-to-face, with the Caribbean Indians, living on the Eastern Caribbean islands for hundreds of years, there was no exchange of gifts between them.
The Caribbeans painted their bodies with red, and used feathers and collars made of stones, bones and teeth.
caymanjobs.ky /caribbean/html/the_last_caribbeans.html   (865 words)

  
 Kishi's Blog : We Are Here, Kishi blogs on sulekha, Diaspora blogs, Kishi blog from india   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Caribbean is seen as a predominantly African area, since the majority is African.
But the lack of education towards the Caribbean fueled this idea -- even though we are 20 percent of the Caribbean population, and are the majority in Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana and Suriname.
Yes, a lot of Indians from the Caribbean listen to rap and hang out with Blacks, because they are used to that atmosphere -- being born in a mixed race country.
www.sulekha.com /blogs/blogdisplay.aspx?cid=2423   (1118 words)

  
 Caribbean Chandleries: Budget Marine in St. Maarten/St. Martin, Trinidad, Grenada, Bonaire, Curacao, St Thomas, Antigua.
The market area targeted by Budget Marine includes the entire Eastern Caribbean Island chain from Puerto Rico in the north to Trinidad in the south.
All are very active in the business and sailing community and their experience shows in the continued excellent growth of the company.
Those who sail and go boating in the Caribbean are looking to enjoy the best boating conditions in the world.
www.budgetmarine.com /about.html   (691 words)

  
 Peace Corps assesses Eastern Caribbean's performance over the years
“Generally in the Eastern Caribbean I would say that the programme is very strong,” says Vasquez.
Therefore it’s incumbent on all the nations of the world to work collectively to eradicate AIDS from the face of the earth and we at the Peace Corps are working to that end.
Vasquez is of the view that one of the most important things for the Eastern Caribbean is to develop programmes that attract young people, engaging them in productive and meaningful activities that will have a long term effect on their lives
www.stlucia.gov.lc /pr2005/june/peace_corps_assesses_eastern_caribbeans_performance_over_the_years.htm   (442 words)

  
 Grenada Vacation Rentals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The three islands of Grenada are located in the Eastern Caribbean at the southern extremity of the Windward islands, only 100 miles north of Venezuala.
To the north lie St. Vincent and the Grenadines; to the south Trinidad and Tobago.
There is a 6 miles coral reef to the East of the island and many smaller islands, to the South and West, such as Sandy Island and White Island.
www.grenadaaccommodation.com /location.htm   (324 words)

  
 Cinderella Travel provides hotels, resorts and vacation packages to Caribbean Islands, Hawaii, Mexico.
Caribbean Resorts and Hotels are ideal for snorkeling, scuba diving, yachting, windsurfing, sailing, water-skiing, sports fishing and a large variety of other activities.
Your Caribbean vacation package could be a cheap Caribbean vacation, Caribbean all inclusive resort, Caribbean vacation deal, discount Caribbean vacation, disneys Caribbean beach resort or Caribbean vacation villa.
Only 15 miles north of Venezuela, Aruba is one of the southernmost islands of the Caribbean.
www.cinderellatravel.com /pack_caribbeans.php   (1584 words)

  
 Prof. Thomas
Professor Thomas is a founding member of the Caribbean Studies Association and has attended nearly every one of the CSA’s conferences.
In addition to his contributions to the start of the organization, he continues to be a committed member of the Association, where he has delivered more than twenty papers at its annual conventions.
This is a very comprehensive analysis of samples of all Caribbeans, Cubans, Dominicans, and Haitians who have resettled in North America.
depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu /africana/thomas.htm   (256 words)

  
 CASH raises awareness of salt dangers of African Caribbeans
There is no evidence that African Caribbeans exceed this but they do have a higher risk of raised blood pressure, to which excess salt can contribute, and therefore of strokes, heart disease and kidney disease, than the general UK population.
CASH is not recommending that African Caribbean people revert to as little as a quarter of a gram per day — this would be very difficult to do.
McGregor said that more than 33 percent of adults in the general UK population suffer from high blood pressure, but amongst African Caribbeans the percentage is higher, around 40 percent.
www.foodnavigator.com /news/ng.asp?n=64725-cash-salt-blood-pressure   (745 words)

  
 INTERRACIAL VOICE - Guest Editorial
For example, journalist Steve Sailer describes the probability of a worldwide racial melting pot as "highly dubious." He finds "little statistical evidence to suggest that there will be significantly greater racial admixture in either Asia or Africa anytime in the 21st century." Nor does he expect miscegenation to flourish anywhere in Eastern Europe.
In the case of Asia and Africa, few outsiders will want to settle there, while Eastern European countries will try to keep out any potential immigrants.
These patterns have led some commentators to theorize that a new "eastern marriage cluster," whereby Asians marry other Asians rather than outsiders, may be forming in the United States.
www.webcom.com /~intvoice/emily29.html   (1243 words)

  
 CPD: Middle America, Site MA15, North-east Honduras and Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras
La Mosquitia (or the Miskito Coast) is essentially that part of north-eastern to eastern Honduras and eastern Nicaragua mainly occupied by the indigenous Miskito people, and usually corresponds to the area's lowland pine savanna.
The remaining 25% of the BR is an undulating to flat segment of the Caribbean coastal plain, which extends from a few to over 40 km inland and rises gradually from sea-level to almost 100 m in altitude, where the foothills begin abruptly.
The probability is growing to expand protection for the tropical forest to threatened contiguous regions in eastern Olancho Department, by extending an ecological corridor south from the Wampú River beyond the middle Patuca River to the Coco River bordering Nicaragua and its Bosawas Biosphere Reserve.
www.nmnh.si.edu /botany/projects/cpd/ma/ma15.htm   (2946 words)

  
 Cruise Value Center: Destination - Caribbean
Ports of call on a Western Caribbean itinerary often include Cozumel or Playa del Carmen, Mexico; Grand Cayman; Key West, FL; the Dominican Republic; Jamaica; Belize; or Costa Rica.
The ports of call in the western Caribbean are sometimes on the mainland (Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica) or at larger islands (Jamaica, Dominican Republic).
Most cruise ships sailing to the eastern Caribbean on 7-day itineraries embark from Florida.
www.mycruisevalue.com /v3/destinations/caribbean/index.asp?dest=Caribbean&destid=45   (359 words)

  
 Grenada Property
Following a breakdown in civil order, a U.S.-Caribbean force landed on Grenada on October 25 in response to an appeal from the governor general and to a request for assistance from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States.
Grenada is a member of the Caribbean Development Bank, CARICOM, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), and the Commonwealth of Nations.
Users are advised to verify any information that could effect their decision on buying a property, visiting this country or any other matter of importance.
www.caribbeanlandandproperty.com /country.php?7   (1551 words)

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