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Sari Sari Falls near La Plaine in the south east – a great river hike with some tricky boulder climbing but well worth the effort. Avoid the trail when it’s raining as flash flooding is possible; but otherwise, this is a magnificent waterfall.
Photo courtesy Hike Into Dominca
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Now this is a beautiful shot, magnificent in every aspect. Photo by @brandetang
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The Tobago Heritage Festival is an annual event created to preserve the unique cultural traditions of Tobago. The Festival has grown from year to year and runs from mid July to the beginning of August, attracting thousands as they celebrate as communities.
The Festival is by far the main event on the Tobago cultural calendar and it is considered and accepted that the Heritage Festival is to Tobago, what Carnival is to Trinidad.
During the entire Festival, visitors and returning Tobagonians are able to visit the many quaint and friendly villages and experience their way of life, language and varied oral traditions, culture, dances, music, environment and, of course, their culinary delights. So come to Tobago and join the many thousands to witness the spectacle that is The Tobago Heritage Festival.
For more information about this culture filled festival, visit http://www.tobagoheritagefestival.com/.
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Once a best-kept secret, the word is out on Belize. This tiny Central-American nation, formerly known as British Honduras, offers a vast array of choices for the discerning traveler. With seven distinct regions offering biodiversity, indigenous culture, Mayan ruins, extreme adventure and incredible beaches, it’s no wonder that tourism is on the rise.
Here are some of the can’t miss experiences to include in a visit to Belize:
Belize City is the largest city in the country. It is the historical but not the official Capitol. It is mostly known at the arrival point into the country and the jumping off point for the more touristic destinations. While not a tourist magnet in and of itself, there are some higher end hotels in the Ft. George area if you find yourself spending the night her.
San Ignacio in the Cayo District is the most popular area for visiting Belize’s jungles. Accommodations here run the gamut from camping to luxury eco lodges like Chaa Creek. It’s a haven for adventure seekers with options for cave tubing, zip-lining, rappelling, jungle canoeing and kayaking. The Orange Walk District in northwestern Belize is home to several excellent jungle lodges such as Chan Chich Lodge, Lamanai Outpost Lodge and La Milpa. Visitors can hike, horseback ride, enjoy birding and even take a night-time crocodile safari.
The Toledo District in southernmost Belize is the least explored by most tourists. If you are looking for something more off the beaten path, the Toledo District just might be for you. Here you will find deep jungle rainforest, jungle rivers and waterfalls, unexcavated Mayan ruins and villages that have hardly changed in the past 100 years.
Belize has no shortage of Mayan Ruins and they can be found scattered throughout the country. The most spectacular, not to be missed sites are Lamanai, Caracol, Xunantunich, Tikal (which is in Guatemala) and Altun Ha. Lamanai is the longest continually inhabited site in Belize. It sits on about 1,000 acres and has about 70 excavated structures. It can be reached from Belize City or the Orange Walk District. Caracol is one of the largest sites in the Mayan world and had a population density greater than Continue reading
This vegetarian meal in a bowl shows how something delicious can be made from mostly storecupboard ingredients.
PREP: 10 MINS
COOK: 20 MINS
1 tbsp sunflower oil
½ bunch spring onions
, whites and greens separated and sliced
1 red pepper, diced
1 Scotch bonnet chilli
, deseeded and pounded to a paste
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp medium curry powder Continue reading
#thisiswhoweareSKN is a movement in St. Kitts and Nevis to protect and celebrate the marine environment we depend on. The area of focus is the Narrows – the channel between St Kitts and Nevis.
It is sponsored by the Climate-Resilient Eastern Caribbean Marine Managed Areas Network (ECMMAN) Project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety. ECMMAN is led by the Nature Conservancy, with campaign leadership from PCI Media Impact.
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Dancehall artiste Demarco teams up with Rapper Tyga for a new single “Feeling U.”
The single comes weeks after Tyga sampled Veteran recording artiste Mr Vegas on his last project “1 of 1.” The rapper also travelled to Jamaica to shoot the music video.
According to Demarco, “The link was made through Blade of SocialYaad, who is friends with KickRaux, to organise the collaboration. KickRaux is Portmore-born and loves dancehall, and we made the link. It was great working with him. We shot up the song inna the studio and the rest is history.”
“Feeling U” will be featured on KickRaux’s upcoming ‘Ras Kwame’ album due Continue reading
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Saint Lucia is an island that exudes relaxation and luxury. Whether you’re looking for an eco retreat in a chocolate plantation (yes, you can do this!), or feel just about ready to slide into an infinity pool set in a tropical paradise, there’s the perfect resort for you.
It’s not hard to understand why the island is such a favourite with couples.
From chilled-out restaurants under twinkling stars, to prime snorkelling spots just off the beach, it doesn’t take long to be seduced by Saint Lucia’s easy-going charms.
Beady-eyed visitors might recognise the island from Channel 5’s reality TV series The Bachelor UK, when rugby international Gavin Henson looked for the girl of his dreams in this suitably romantic setting.
And if you’re planning take your relationship to the next level, there’s no shortage of places to propose on this lush island.
The two volcanic peaks known as the Pitons, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are among the most striking natural sights in the Caribbean.
Towering almost 3,000 feet out of the ocean, they can be seen from many points on Saint Lucia. Whether adventurous couples choose to hike the Pitons or merely gaze at their magnificence together, the iconic Pitons create the perfect backdrop for a memorable proposal.
Trinidad’s Carnival is an explosion of colour, music, revelry, and creativity! Nothing on earth can rival the euphoria and stunning spectacle of our festival! With its massive masquerade bands, spectacular costumes, pulsating music and unparalleled stamina for partying, Trinidad’s Carnival is often described as the greatest show on earth! A time for release and everyone is invited to join the party.
Is Vincentian expression in all of its glory. Climaxing during the last week of June to the first week in July. Packed with pageantry and expression linked to our African Caribbean heritage. Carnival is colorful, humorous and full of surprises. Calypsonians, steel pan orchestras, beauty contestants, fancy mas bands and others perform and parade to compete for carnival honors, while the populace watch, participate and enjoy.
Carnival has gone but the memories aren’t and we hope this keep sake brings back the joy we all felt on the road!
Presenting the Official Video of St Lucia Carnival. Shot and directed byDreamVision and aerials by Wavemaker Productions
Enjoy!
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Written by Rawle Paterson
A 114-years-old great-great-grandmother from Carriacou is being honored as one of the oldest women in the world.
For the first time in her long life Leonora Noel has received a birthday greeting from Queen Elizabeth – but it arrived late. The first card sent from Buckingham Palace went missing in the post. A replacement was dispatched via the office of the Governor General of Grenada and delivered to Carriacou by the Governor General.
Masima, as she is known to friends, is recognized as Grenada’s oldest resident. She lives modestly in a simple wooden house above the village of L’Esterre, Carriacou. She spends most days sitting quietly where she can watch her chickens roam around the bushes outside and spot visitors who call to wish her well. Grandson Gibson George is on hand next door to help the lady who he says was so important to him as he was growing up.
The super-centenarian enjoys a good appetite and takes occasional trips in a neighbor’s car to the local town. Apart from help around her home she looks after herself and says she is strong and in better health than the 83-year-old daughter who lives with her. She admits her hearing is not as good as it has been but she can happily sing in tune the song she learned as a little girl in school more than a century ago.
This remarkable lady is bright, alert and surprisingly mobile. Recently she climbed up a flight of stone steps to meet her new great-great-grandchild, a baby girl named Sarah. Her trip is documented in the short video made by a visiting
Masima is greatly admired by the Carriacou community which speaks of her many kindnesses to local families over generations.
Masima is obviously thought to have been born before almost anyone still alive today in the British Commonwealth – only one Jamaican woman is older. There are only four more people in the world verified as older – one woman in Italy, another in Spain, and two in Japan.
Masima was born in 1902 in Venezuela. When she was seven years old her mother died there in childbirth. The young girl was brought to Carriacou by her father Sherman, who originated on the island, and she was raised by grand-parents and aunts.
Grenada was a British colony until independence in 1974. Grenada remains part of the British Commonwealth and Masima is a subject of the Queen’s Realm. Many local people left the islands to seek work in the United Kingdom and scores became nurses and factory workers there.
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Written by Vinode Mamchan
World T20 winning captain Darren Sammy has been replaced as captain of the West Indies T20 team by Barbadian Carlos Brathwaite.
The all rounder who smacked four sixes in the final over of the world T20 finals in India against England to lift the title is the man who has been recommended by the West Indies senior selection panel for the top job. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is more than likely to approve the choice of Brathwaite.
The right hander will have his first taste of action as leader when the West Indies tackle India in two T20 matches in Florida on August 27 and 28. The WICB and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently agreed on playing two T20 matches in America at the end of the four-Test series that is taking place in the region currently.
Sammy led the West Indies to the World T20 title but criticised the WICB at the post match conference and this did not go down too well with the WICB.
As a result he has been removed as captain and Brathwaite will now take over the mantle of leadership. The St Lucian Sammy who led the Zouks in at the 2016 CPL T20 can now consider his regional career over.
He made an exit with his team from the CPL on Thursday night as the Trinbago Knight Riders defeated them by five wickets in the play off in St Kitts.
Brathwaite has little or no experience as a leader and the WICB will hope that he can quickly learn the tricks of the trade with the next World T20 carded for 2018 in South Africa.
The West Indies is likely to be without many of the players who played at the World T20 in India for the upcoming two matches in Florida, as Guardian Media understands that the selectors want to build a new team with younger players, as they focus on defending their title in two years time.
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The Olympics are always mired in controversy, and the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro are no different ― Brazil itself is in complete and utter turmoil, a lot of people are asking how these games are even happening this year.
Some of this controversy has focused on Team USA’s parade uniforms, designed by Polo Ralph Lauren, which total a whopping price tag of $1,512.50). As soon as the U.S. team’s parade uniforms were announced, the internet was quick to point out how parts of it resemble the stripes on the Russian flag.
But no one seemed worried about the controversy at the Opening Ceremony, instead celebrating their respective countries in style as they walked the Parade of Nations. Check out Canada’s blazing maple leaves, Croatia’s bold checkers, and Chile’s … well, bold choice.
See the best of the looks below:
Canada
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Members of the Canada team take part in the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)
Chile
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Erika Olivera of Chile carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Jamaica
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Flag bearer Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica leads her team during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
Croatia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Members of Croatia pose for photographs while entering the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
South Africa
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Members of the South Africa team take part in the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
United States (Michael Phelps)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Flag bearer Michael Phelps of the United States and Ibtihaj Muhammad lead the U.S. Olympic Team during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Barbados
2016 Rio Olympics – Opening Ceremony – Maracana – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 05/08/2016. Athletes of Barbados take part in the opening ceremony REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.
Spain (Rafael Nadal)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Flag bearer Rafael Nadal of Spain leads his team during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
Norway
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Members of the Norway Olympic team take part in the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Great Britain (Andy Murray)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Andy Murray of Great Britain carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Botswana
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Nijel Amos of Botswana carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Colombia
Yuri Alvear Orjuela carries the flag of Colombia during the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Denmark (Caroline Wozniacki)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Australia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Members of the Australia team take part in the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Korea
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Flag bearer Bongil Gu of the Republic of Korea leads his team during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Puerto Rico
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Members of the Puerto Rico Olympic Team take part in the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Sweden
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Members of Sweden participate during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Tuvalu
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Flag bearer Etimoni Timuani of Tuvalu leads his team during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Malaysia
Team Malaysia arrives during the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 05: Members of the Australia team take part in the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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The Olympics are always mired in controversy, and the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro are no different ― Brazil itself is in complete and utter turmoil, a lot of people are asking how these games are even happening this year.
Some of this controversy has focused on Team USA’s parade uniforms, designed by Polo Ralph Lauren, which total a whopping price tag of $1,512.50). As soon as the U.S. team’s parade uniforms were announced, the internet was quick to point out how parts of it resemble the stripes on the Russian flag.
But no one seemed worried about the controversy at the Opening Ceremony, instead celebrating their respective countries in style as they walked the Parade of Nations. Check out Canada’s blazing maple leaves, Croatia’s bold checkers, and Chile’s … well, bold choice.
See the best of the looks below:
Members of the Canada team take part in the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Erika Olivera of Chile carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony.
Flag bearer Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica leads her team during the Opening Ceremony.
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