In Brief.......
The Caribbean Is One Nation.
In Brief………..
Many Caribbean citizens
in the Diaspora are talking about the emergence of fruits and vegetables ,
which they ‘grew up on’ but now find themselves paying high prices for in America, Canada and Europe.
The only positive is
that many Caribbean rums and spirits are quickly establishing themselves on the
international market.
Swimming and surfing seem to be at last getting the Caribbean firmly established on the international sporting map. In recent times Caribbean sports men and women have been competing with great success in these disciplines. We believe that this is a positive from all angles and helps to give the region further presence as that created by our outstanding athletes in track and field.
A spate of gun related
murders have many Barbadians uneasy about the increaing use of guns to resolve
conflict. When we add the outbreak of teacher /student physical conflict in
some of the schools, it is slowly dawning on Barbadians that they can no longer
sing: Dah (that) can’t happen here.
Truth is that it was only a matter of time because the entire region is
seeing an upsurge in gun crimes and teacher/ student conflict.
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| Soursop |
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| Coconut |
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| Tamarind |
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| Okra |
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| Pomgranate |
They are talking about
the mango, coconut and pomegranates that they used to devour in their youth. Suddenly,
it seems: okra, sour sop and tamarind are being consumed and are promoted as
important and healthy foods.
They lament that the
vast majority of these fruits and vegetables are imported from other regions
because the Caribbean agriculture base is to all intents and purposes incapable
of competing.
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| Mount Gay Rum Barbados |
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| Appleton Rum Jamaica |
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| El Dorado Rum Guyana |
Once more we are
witnessing the results of poor vision and economic planning.
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| Barbadian International Surfer Chelsea Tunach |
Swimming and surfing seem to be at last getting the Caribbean firmly established on the international sporting map. In recent times Caribbean sports men and women have been competing with great success in these disciplines. We believe that this is a positive from all angles and helps to give the region further presence as that created by our outstanding athletes in track and field.
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