58 nations back RP inter-faith bid; UN members support dialogue as tool for peace 3-year-old UN resolution still gaining adherents.
Byline: CHARISSA M. LUCI At least 35 more United Nations (UN) member-states threw their full support behind a Philippines-initiated resolution which calls for the promotion of inter-religious and intercultural dialogue, the Philippine Mission to the United Nations in New York said yesterday. Republic of the...

Wicked cricket.
FOR SIX WEEKS the Caribbean countries have had the opportunity to show the world they are capable of hosting a world class event. From March 11 to April 28 members of 16 nations participating in the International Cricket Council (ICC) and thousands of visitors from more than 100 countries...

Free trade & freedom; neoliberalism, place, and nation in the Caribbean.
9780472069354 Free trade & freedom; neoliberalism, place, and nation in the Caribbean. Slocum, Karla. U. of Michigan Press 2006 253 pages $24.95 Paperback HD9259 Slocum (anthropology and African and Afro-American studies,...

Population mobility and the survival of small farming in the Rio Grande Valley, Jamaica.
Introduction The impact of population mobility on agriculture has been the focus of much debate over the past two decades. A review of the literature reveals that there are essentially two major perspectives on the subject. One perspective focuses on the negative aspects of migration, particularly on...

Environmental law project gets grant.
Byline: The Register-Guard Caribbean residents concerned about the environmental health of their region will be getting a boost, thanks to a Eugene nonprofit and a national foundation. The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide has received a $285,000 three-year grant from the Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to...

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...

Isaac Julien: Bohen Foundation.
Beginning in the Caribbean, in tropical color and light, Isaac Julien's Paradise Omeros, 2002, soon moves to London, where it turns concrete gray. Kicking off from Derek Walcott's book length poem Omeros, itself inspired by Homer, Julien's film might take as its slogan the name of Walcott's stand in...

Making mango cities.
Clementina threw back the shutters to let in the cool morning Caribbean air. Then she shook her head. "I can't go to market today, Mama. I have a paper to write for English class." Mama pushed herself onto one elbow and frowned. "You're smart enough to sell...

Travel Business News.
Mar 17, 2008 ASTA's annual "Hot Spots for Summer" survey polled 585 travel agency owners and managers to determine the most popular second honeymoon destinations and uncover other emerging travel trends for 2008, according to Cheryl Hudak, ASTA president and CEO. According to ASTA, Hawaii was the...

Taiwan's two dozen: who will dare have relations with Free China?
AND then there were 24--24 nations that have diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Before June, there were 25, but then Costa Rica defected to Communist China. That is, the government in San Jose transferred its recognition from Taiwan to the PRC. But why, you ask, can't a government...