Sir Arthur Lewis, born in Castries, Saint Lucia, on January 23, 1915, was the economist who received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1979 for
“Dera Gai” translates to “burying the rooster.” However, in Aruba on June 24, the live rooster has disappeared from the ritual. A gourd has taken
Founded on April 22, 1819, on the southern coast of Cuba, Cienfuegos was established as part of a Spanish project by settlers from France and
Betico Croes, a schoolteacher who became a political leader, led Aruba toward “Status Aparte,” which took effect on January 1, 1986. This status separates the
In the 1950s, a Dutch Dominican priest arrived in Curaçao with a notebook and a tape recorder. Paul Brenneker did not come to convert people;
Bridgetown was built in successive layers around the same Amerindian bridge, which in turn became a slave port, a Sephardic synagogue, and a British garrison,
In April 2008, a handful of freedivers dove into a marine abyss south of Long Island in the Bahamas and broke three world records and
On September 24, Trinidad and Tobago celebrates its 50th anniversary as a republic. In 1976, fourteen years after gaining independence, the country replaced the British
“Asere, ¿qué bolá?”, this Cuban street greeting, was already in common use in Havana’s working-class neighborhoods long before a U.S. president adopted it as well.
In Santo Domingo, on the banks of the Ozama River, the Fortaleza Ozama has weathered more than five centuries of Dominican history without ever falling
At the southern tip of Bonaire, a Dutch-speaking island in the Caribbean, the salt marshes stretch out in pink and white basins across nearly 3,700
Rita Moreno was born on December 11, 1931, in Humacao, Puerto Rico, and moved to New York with her mother when she was only five
In Guyana, an unexpected promotion is sometimes enough to bring a smile to an entire neighborhood—or even an entire street. A low-key employee suddenly appointed
Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1927, in Miami, Florida, while his Bahamian parents were visiting to sell tomatoes; he later grew up without
In Haiti’s Central Plateau, a mountain trail leads to Morne Michel, one of the most remote villages served by Zanmi Lasante, the health organization co-founded
Gaston Monnerville, born on January 2, 1897, in Cayenne, French Guiana, served as President of the French Senate from 1958 to 1968. To this day,
Complete the form to start the application