The BBC has put together a pretty good recap on the goings on in the Caribbean over the past year. Check it out here.

I saw this on CNN yesterday and thought about how indicative this is of times we are living in… an MBA driving a cab… damn.

Four years ago the BBC news traveled to Jamaica to see to see the conditions that gays lived under….four years later they returned to see if there have been any improvements. Listen to the report below to find out.

CNN is going to play a special tonight about the survivors of the Jonestown massacre.

While I was checking for clips of the show I found this SI article about from ‘07 about the adopted son of Jim Jones - Jim Jones Jr. and his “escape” story.
Its pretty interesting story about how basketball saved him from the mass suicide. You can check that out here.

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What a night, eh?

I just wanted post some of the reactions to President-Elect Obama’s victory, from around the Caribbean. Check out some of the quotes and articles below…

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A big, huge, Rest In Peace to Alton Ellis OD, who passed away this morning in London. For those who don’t know the name, know that the man had a huge influence on Jamaican music, and on the world of music on the whole.

Need proof? Check out the joints after the jump.

For more information on the death of Alton Ellis, click here.

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Puerto Rican born artist Miguel Luciano pimped his Piragua as an art project (he put a sound system and video on it) and is now servin’ up some tasty treats in Queens. I think its getting to be a little too cold for frozen icys, so I think I’ll check his exhibit in the Queens Museum.

This video shows the illegal practice of skin bleaching in Jamaica. While there have been strides made to stop the practice, it still remains a problem…

The Sun reported that Usain Bolt and soccer giants Real Madrid made a deal for Bolt to train with their team to improve the pace of the team. Check out the interview.

Better late than never.

I actually had meant to post about this right after it happened, yesterday, but didn’t get a chance to until now. That said, congrats to Cuban wrestler Mijail Lopez, who took the gold in Greco-Roman wrestling yesterday, in dominant fashion. I believe that it’s the first gold for a Caribbean nation in the games so far (I may be wrong though, correct me if I am…) but I’m sure by the end of things, there will be a few more to add to that tally.

Check out this article for further details, and video of the match after the jump…

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