Latin American Catholicism.
CARIBBEAN In comparison to North America's almost 20 million square kilometers, the 24 countries or territories of the Caribbean cover only a little more than 200,000 square kilometers. Population density is much higher, with nearly 161 people per square kilometer in the Caribbean, compared to 16 in...

U.S. academics analyze post-Castro transition scenarios. (Politics).
The following are summaries of four papers prepared for the Cuba Transition Project of the University of Miami's Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development. The full text of these papers, which were presented Sep. 5 in Washington, is...

Grumblings from an ashen island: while residents of Montserrat stoically endure the explosion of a volcano, they are restless over political eruptions that hinder crisis management.
While residents of Montserrat stoically endure the explosions a volcano, they are restless over political eruptions that hinder crisis management Back in early August an uncanny silence fell over the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat. Birds stopped singing, dogs ceased barking, and the incessant chirping of insects died...

Eruption on Montserrat gaining strength.
A 5-day-long series of explosive eruptions assaulted the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat last week, piling more misery on an already embattled population. The recent outbursts marked the strongest activity to date in a volcanic crisis that has dragged on for 2 years. "The recent increase in...

Montserrat fights for survival.
SINCE THE VOLCANO FIRST ERUPTED IN JULY 1995, THOUSANDS OF MONTSERRATIANS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO ABANDON THEIR HOMES. MORE THAN HALF OF THE ISLAND'S 11,000 RESIDENTS HAVE GONE ABROAD, AND MANY OF THOSE WHO REMAIN NOW LIVE IN CROWDED REFUGEE SHELTERS. BUT THERE IS HOPE THAT MUCH OF THE...

Presenting Caribbean writing.
E.A. Markham, head of Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University, was born in Montserrat in 1939, and moved to Britain in 1956. He studied English and Philosophy at Lampeter, followed by academic and stage work (e.g. directing the Caribbean Theatre Workshop in 1970-71), as well as restoring houses in...

Murmullos de una isla de cenizas.
Aunque resignados ante las erupciones del volcán, los habitantes de Montserrat reaccionan a las trabas políticas que dificultan el manejo de la crisis A principios de agosto un espectral silencio cayó sobre la pequeña isla caribeña de Montserrat: los pájaros enmudecieron, los perros dejaron de ladrar, y cesó de...

Hot springs provide hints of eruption.
People living in the shadow of a dormant volcano may want to keep tabs on some of the hot springs in their region. On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, underwater thermal springs just off the coast gave off clues of mounting danger before the Soufriere Hills Volcano erupted there...

IN BRIEF.
HEALTH THREAT ERUPTS The volcanic ash blanketing the Caribbean island of Montserrat may pose a serious health risk to local people, according to a recent article in the journal Science. A group of researchers, led by Peter Baxter of the University of Cambridge, has found...

Mountain chicken: Dr. Godfrey Borne hopes people can hunt these frogs and save them, too.
In Dominica, where I grew up, mountain chicken is a local delicacy. It is a prized food--and it is a frog. The mountain chicken, or crapaud (krah-poh) has large legs about the size of chicken wings. With the brown spots on its yellow-green back and pink on its...