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Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

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  • American West Indies
    American West Indies
    American West Indies is a colloquial term that refers to the geographic region that includes Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Navassa....

  • Anglophone Caribbean
    Anglophone Caribbean
    The term Commonwealth Caribbean is used to refer to the independent English-speaking countries of the Caribbean region. Upon a country's full independence from the United Kingdom, Anglophone Caribbean or Commonwealth Caribbean traditionally becomes the preferred sub-regional term as a replacement...

  • Anguillan Creole
    Anguillan Creole
    Anguillan Creole is a dialect of Leeward Caribbean Creole English spoken in Anguilla, an island and British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. Although classified as a dialect of Leeward Caribbean Creole English spoken in Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Montserrat, it is also similar to the...

  • Antiguan Creole
    Antiguan Creole
    Leeward Caribbean Creole English, also known by the names of the various islands on which it is spoken is an English-based creole language spoken in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean, namely the countries of Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat and Saint Kitts and Nevis.There are subtle differences...

  • Association of Caribbean States
    Association of Caribbean States
    The Association of Caribbean States was formed with the aim of promoting consultation, cooperation, and concerted action among all the countries of the Caribbean. It comprises twenty-five member states and four associate members...

  • Basseterre
    Basseterre
    Basseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands...

  • Bocas del Toro Creole
    Bocas del Toro Creole
    Bocas del Toro Creole is a linguistic variety spoken in Bocas del Toro Province of Panama. Bocas del Toro Creole is no language of its own, but similar to varieties such as Limón Coastal Creole. The number of speakers of Bocas del Toro Creole is below 100,000...

  • Bridgetown
    Bridgetown
    The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...

  • British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939
    British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939
    TheBritish West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939 encompassed a series of disturbances, strikes and riots in the United Kingdom's Caribbean colonies. These began as the Great Depression wore on and ceased on the eve of World War II...

  • British West Indies
    British West Indies
    The British West Indies was a term used to describe the islands in and around the Caribbean that were part of the British Empire The term was sometimes used to include British Honduras and British Guiana, even though these territories are not geographically part of the Caribbean...

  • Caribbean Actors
  • Caribbean Authors
  • Caribbean Architecture
  • Caribbean Artists
  • Caribbean Arts
    Caribbean art
    Caribbean art refers to the visual as well as plastic arts originating from the islands of the Caribbean...

  • Caribbean Basin Trade and Partnership Act
    Caribbean Basin Trade and Partnership Act
    The Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act is a law adopted by the U.S. Government in October 2000 to delineate enhanced trade preferences and eligibility requirements for the 24 beneficiary countries of the Caribbean Basin region....

  • Caribbean Basin
    Caribbean Basin
    The Caribbean Basin is generally defined as the area running from Florida westward along the Gulf coast, then south along the Mexican coast through Central America and then eastward across the northern coast of South America. This region includes the islands of the archipelago of the West Indies...

  • Caribbean Carnival
    Caribbean Carnival
    Caribbean Carnival is the term used for a number of events that take place in many of the Caribbean islands annually.The Caribbean's Carnivals all have several common themes all originating from Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, based on folklore, culture, religion,and tradition, not on amusement...

  • Caribbean Community
    Caribbean Community
    The Caribbean Community is an organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies. CARICOM's main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy...

  • Caribbean Concert Halls
  • Caribbean Court of Justice
    Caribbean Court of Justice
    The Caribbean Court of Justice is the judicial institution of the Caribbean Community . Established in 2001, it is based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago....

  • Caribbean Crafts
  • Caribbean cuisine
    Caribbean cuisine
    Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of African, Amerindian, British, Spanish, French, Dutch, Indian, and Chinese cuisine. These traditions were brought from the many homelands of this region's population...

  • Caribbean Culture
    Culture of the Caribbean
    Caribbean culture is a term that explains the artistic, musical, literary, culinary, political and social elements that are representative of the Caribbean, not only to its own population, but people all over the world. The Caribbean's culture has historically been influenced by European culture...

  • Caribbean Dancers
  • Caribbean Development Bank
    Caribbean Development Bank
    The Caribbean Development Bank is a financial institution which assists Caribbean nations in financing social and economic programs in its member countries...

  • Caribbean English
    Caribbean English
    Caribbean English is a broad term for the dialects of the English language spoken in the Caribbean, most countries on the Caribbean coast of Central America, and Guyana. Caribbean English is influenced by the English-based Creole varieties spoken in the region, but they are not the same. In the...

  • Caribbean Exploration
  • Caribbean Film
  • Caribbean Food
    Caribbean cuisine
    Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of African, Amerindian, British, Spanish, French, Dutch, Indian, and Chinese cuisine. These traditions were brought from the many homelands of this region's population...

  • Caribbean History
    History of the Caribbean
    The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the 15th century. In the 20th century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in decolonization wave in the post-war period, and in the tension between...

  • Caribbean History of Painting
  • Caribbean Literature
  • Caribbean Mammals
    Mammals of the Caribbean
    A unique and diverse albeit phylogenetically restricted mammal fauna is known from the Caribbean region. The region—specifically, all islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Barbados, which are not in the Caribbean Sea but biogeographically belong to the same...

  • Caribbean Musicians
  • Caribbean Poetry
    Caribbean poetry
    Caribbean poetry is any form of poem, rhyme, or song that gets its derivatives from the Caribbean. This type of media became popular primarily in the early 1900s with the works of poets Linton Kwesi Johnson, Kamau Brathwaite, and Derek Walcott.-Origins:...

  • Caribbean Rodents
    Rodents of the Caribbean
    The Caribbean region is home to a diverse and largely endemic rodent fauna. This includes the endemic family Capromyidae , which are largely limited to the Greater Antilles, and two other groups of endemic hystricognaths, the heteropsomyines and giant hutias, including the extinct bear-sized...

  • Caribbean Schools of the Arts
  • Caribbean Sculptors
  • Caribbean South America
    Caribbean South America
    Caribbean South America is a region of South America consisting of the nations that border the Caribbean Sea, namely:*Colombia*Venezuela...

  • Caribbean Television
  • Caribbean Theatre's
  • Caribbean Tourism
    Tourism in the Caribbean
    Tourism in the Caribbean significantly impacts the economies, cultures, and ecosystems of the area. - History :The Bath Hotel, on the island of Nevis, was the first official hotel to open in the Caribbean.The nearby hot springs, with their rumoured health benefits, were an obvious lure. The...

  • Caribbean Writers
  • Caribbean Television Stations
  • Carnival in the Caribbean
  • Cayman Creole
    Cayman Creole
    Cayman Creole is an English-based creole language spoken on Cayman Islands in the Caribbean. The number of speakers of Cayman Creole is below 100,000. Cayman Creole does not have the status of an official language.-See also:*Bajan Creole*Bermudian English...

  • Central American and Caribbean Games
    Central American and Caribbean Games
    The Central American and Caribbean Games are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial , typically in the middle year between Summer Olympics...

    • 1926 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1926 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 1st Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 30 to November 2, 1926. It featured 269 athletes from three countries , competing in nine sports: athletics, basketball, baseball, diving, fencing, shooting, swimming, tennis, and volleyball.-Medal...

    • 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1930 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 2nd Central American and Caribbean Games were held in La Habana in Cuba from March 15 to April 5, 1930. The sports festival featured 606 athletes from nine countries , competing in ten sports. Women participated for the first time in this second edition...

    • 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1935 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 3rd Central American and Caribbean Games were staged in San Salvador in El Salvador. They were held from 16 March to 5 April 1935, and featured 741 athletes from nine nations, competing in fourteen sports . The third edition could not take place in 1934 due to a strong storm suffered the year...

    • 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1938 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 4th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Panama City, the capital city of Panama. These games were held 3 years after the last games, this was to get the games back to the year they should have been, after a 5 year break on the previous games. The Games were held from 5 February to...

    • 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1946 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 5th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia, from 5 March to 25 March 1946. These games featured 1.540 athletes from thirteen nations, competing in seventeen sports.-Medal table:-References:...

    • 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1950 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 6th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, from February 28 to March 12, 1950. The games included 1.390 athletes from fourteen nations, competing in nineteen sports.-References:...

    • 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1954 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 7th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City, the capital city of Mexico. The games were held from the 5 March to the 20 March 1954, and included 1.356 athletes from twelve countries.-References:...

    • 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 8th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela, and it was the first time this nation had held the Games. The Games were held from 6 January to 15 January 1959 and included 1.150 athletes from seventeen nations, competing in twelve sports.-References:...

    • 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1962 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 9th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Kingston, the capital city of Jamaica from August 15 to August 28, 1962. This games included 1,559 athletes from fifteen nations.-References:...

    • 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1966 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 10th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from July 11 to July 25, 1966. These games were one of the largest ever with a total number of 1.689 athletes from eighteen participating nations.-References:...

    • 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1970 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 11th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Panama City, the capital of Panama from February 28 to March 13, 1970. These games featured 21 participating nations and a total number of 2,095 athletes.-References:...

    • 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 12th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from February 27 to March 13, 1974 and included 1,928 athletes from 23 nations competing in 18 sports.-References:...

    • 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1978 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 13th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Medellín, Colombia from July 7 to July 28, 1978 and included 2.605 athletes from eighteen nations.-References:...

    • 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1982 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 14th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in La Habana, Cuba from August 7 to August 18, 1982, and included 2.420 athletes from nineteen nations competing in 25 different sports.-Medal table:-References:...

    • 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1986 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 15th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic from June 24 to July 5, 1986, and included 2.963 athletes from 25 nations.-References:...

    • 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1990 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 16th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City the capital of Mexico from November 20 to December 3, 1990 and included a total of 4.206 competitors from 29 nations, the largest the games had ever seen.-Sports:* Racquetball...

    • 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 17th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Ponce, a city in southern Puerto Rico. The Games were held from November 19 to November 30, 1993 and included 3,570 athletes from 32 nations.-Organization and Planning:...

    • 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
      1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 18th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Maracaibo, Venezuela from August 8 to August 22, 1998 and included 31 nations and a total of 5,200 competitors.-Medals:-References:...

    • 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
      2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 19th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Salvador, El Salvador from November 19 to November 30, 2002 and included 37 nations and a total number of 7,000 competitors. The main stadium for these championships was the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González. Cuba did not participate...

    • 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
      2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
      The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30.-Host City:*Main**Cartagena de Indias*Other host cities...

  • Clement Payne Movement
    Clement Payne Movement
    The Clement Payne Movement , is a Barbados based political party named in honor of a man who led a 1937 uprising in Barbados. The Clement Payne Movement is generally seen by most Barbadians as more leftist in ideology when compared to either the more moderate BLP or DLP.The CPM also seeks the...

  • Colón Creole
    Colón Creole
    Colón Creole is a language spoken in Panama. Colón Creole is similar to varieties such as Limón Coastal Creole, Mískito Coastal Creole, and Belizean Creole . The number of speakers of Colón Creole is below 300,000 . Colón Creole does not have the status of an official language.-See also:*Bajan...

  • Colonial History
    History of colonialism
    The historical phenomenon of colonisation is one that stretches around the globe and across time, including such disparate peoples as the Hittites, the Incas and the British. European colonialism, or imperialism, began in the 15th century with the "Age of Discovery", led by Portuguese and Spanish...

  • Continental nations
    Americas
    The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

     surrounding the Caribbean Sea
    Caribbean Sea
    The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

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  • Cricket in the West Indies
    Cricket in the West Indies
    The West Indiescricket is a sporting confederation of over a dozen mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries and dependencies that formed the British West Indies....

  • Creole People of the Caribbean
  • Culture of the Caribbean
    Culture of the Caribbean
    Caribbean culture is a term that explains the artistic, musical, literary, culinary, political and social elements that are representative of the Caribbean, not only to its own population, but people all over the world. The Caribbean's culture has historically been influenced by European culture...

  • Democratic Labour Party (West Indies Federation)
    Democratic Labour Party (West Indies Federation)
    The Democratic Labour Party was one of the two Federal parties in the short-lived West Indies Federation. The party was organised by Sir Alexander Bustamante to counter the West Indies Federal Labour Party led by his cousin Norman Manley....

  • Dutch Caribbean Arts
  • Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
    Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
    The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is the monetary authority of a group of six independent Caribbean nations namely:* Antigua and Barbuda,* Grenada,* Saint Kitts and Nevis,* Commonwealth of Dominica,* Saint Lucia,* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,...

  • English Caribbean Arts
  • French Caribbean
    French Caribbean
    The term French Caribbean varies in meaning with its usage and frame of reference. This ambiguity makes it very different from the term French West Indies, which refers to the specific, formal French possessions in the Caribbean region...

  • French Caribbean Arts
  • French West Indies
    French West Indies
    The term French West Indies or French Antilles refers to the seven territories currently under French sovereignty in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean: the two overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique, the two overseas collectivities of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy, plus...

  • Greater Antilles
    Greater Antilles
    The Greater Antilles are one of three island groups in the Caribbean. Comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico, the Greater Antilles constitute almost 90% of the land mass of the entire West Indies.-Greater Antilles in context :The islands of the Caribbean Sea, collectively known as...

  • Grenadian Creole
    Grenadian Creole
    Grenadian Creole, is a term that may refer to either Grenadian Creole English or Grenadian Creole French.Grenadian Creole English, is a Creole language spoken in Grenada...

  • Grog
    Grog
    The word grog refers to a variety of alcoholic beverages. The word originally referred to a drink made with water or "small beer" and rum, which British Vice Admiral Edward Vernon introduced into the Royal Navy on 21 August 1740. Vernon wore a coat of grogram cloth and was nicknamed Old Grogram or...

  • Gulf of Honduras
    Gulf of Honduras
    The Gulf or Bay of Honduras is a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea, indenting the coasts of Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. From north to south, it runs for approximately 200 km from Dangriga, Belize, to La Ceiba, Honduras....

  • History of the Caribbean
    History of the Caribbean
    The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the 15th century. In the 20th century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in decolonization wave in the post-war period, and in the tension between...

  • History of the Caribbean Painting
  • Indies
    Indies
    The Indies is a term that has been used to describe the lands of South and Southeast Asia, occupying all of the present India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and also Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, the Philippines, East Timor, Malaysia and...

  • Indigenous Caribbean Art
  • Island nations of the Caribbean Sea
    Caribbean Sea
    The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

 United States Navassa Island
Navassa Island
Navassa Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Caribbean Sea, claimed as an unorganized unincorporated territory of the United States, which administers it through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Haiti, which claims to have had sovereignty over Navassa since 1801, also claims the island...

  • Lesser Antilles
    Lesser Antilles
    The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...

  • Lesser Antilles Music
    Music of the Lesser Antilles
    The music of the Lesser Antilles encompasses the music of this chain of small islands making up the eastern and southern portion of the West Indies. Lesser Antillean music is part of the broader category of Caribbean music; much of the folk and popular music is also a part of the Afro-American...

  • Limón Coastal Creole
    Limón Coastal Creole
    Limonese Creole is an English-based creole language spoken in Limón Province on the Caribbean Sea coast of Costa Rica. Limón Coastal Creole is similar to varieties such as Colón Creole, Mískito Coastal Creole, Belizean Kriol language, and San Andrés and Providencia Creole...

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  • Mainland Caribbean
  • Malaria and the Caribbean
    Malaria and the Caribbean
    The effects of malaria in the Caribbean represent an important chapter of the history of the region, due to its effects on the colonization of the islands and the corresponding impact on society and economy....

  • Mammals of the Caribbean
    Mammals of the Caribbean
    A unique and diverse albeit phylogenetically restricted mammal fauna is known from the Caribbean region. The region—specifically, all islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Barbados, which are not in the Caribbean Sea but biogeographically belong to the same...

  • Miskito Coastal Creole
    Miskito Coastal Creole
    Mískito Coast Creole or Nicaragua Creole English is a language spoken in Nicaragua based on English. Its approximately 30,000 speakers are found along the Mosquito Coast of the Caribbean Sea. The language is nearly identical to Belizean Creole , and similar to all Central American Creoles...

  • Montserrat Creole
    Montserrat Creole
    Montserrat Creole is a dialect of Leeward Caribbean Creole English spoken in Montserrat.The number of speakers of Montserrat Creole is below 10,000. Montserrat Creole does not have the status of an official language.-See also:*Bajan Creole...

  • Mountain peaks of the Caribbean
    Mountain peaks of the Caribbean
    This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the islands of the Caribbean Sea.Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface...

  • Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
    Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
    The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States , created in 1981, is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance between countries and dependencies in the Eastern Caribbean...

  • Pan-Caribbean Congress
    Pan-Caribbean Congress
    The Pan-Caribbean Congress is a unitary Caribbean-wide political organisation which was formed officially on April 27, 2003 in Barbados. According to the earliest press releases there were six member-islands at time of formation...

  • Politics of the Caribbean
    Politics of the Caribbean
    The politics of the Caribbean are diverse for such a relatively small area. These systems can be related to their colonial history. The major political system is democracy, with many different party systems within many of the countries...

  • Rio Abajo Creole
    Rio Abajo Creole
    Rio Abajo Creole is a linguistic variety spoken in Rio Abajo in Panama City, the capital of Panama. Rio Abajo Creole is no language of its own, but similar to varieties such as Limón Coastal Creole. The number of speakers of Rio Abajo Creole is below 100,000. Rio Abajo Creole does not have the...

  • Rodents of the Caribbean
    Rodents of the Caribbean
    The Caribbean region is home to a diverse and largely endemic rodent fauna. This includes the endemic family Capromyidae , which are largely limited to the Greater Antilles, and two other groups of endemic hystricognaths, the heteropsomyines and giant hutias, including the extinct bear-sized...

  • Rum
    Rum
    Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice, by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak barrels...

  • Saint Kitts Creole
    Saint Kitts Creole
    Saint Kitts Creole is a dialect of Leeward Caribbean Creole English spoken in Saint Kitts and Nevis by around 40,000 people. Saint Kitts Creole does not have the status of an official language....

  • Saint Martin Creole
  • San Andrés-Providencia Creole
    San Andrés-Providencia Creole
    San Andrés–Providencia Creole is a Creole language spoken in the San Andrés and Providencia Department of Colombia by the natives , very similar to the Miskito Coastal Creole spoken in Bluefields, the Corn Islands and the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua...

  • Spanish Caribbean Arts
  • Spanish West Indies
    Spanish West Indies
    The Spanish West Indies was the contemporary name for the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean...

  • Tourism in the Caribbean
    Tourism in the Caribbean
    Tourism in the Caribbean significantly impacts the economies, cultures, and ecosystems of the area. - History :The Bath Hotel, on the island of Nevis, was the first official hotel to open in the Caribbean.The nearby hot springs, with their rumoured health benefits, were an obvious lure. The...

  • Television Stations in the Caribbean
  • Trees of the Caribbean Basin
    Trees of the Caribbean Basin
    Prior to European settlement, the Caribbean was dominated by forested ecosystems. The insular Caribbean has been considered a biodiversity hotspot. Although species diversity is lower than on mainland systems, endemism is high....

  • Triangular trade
    Triangular trade
    Triangular trade, or triangle trade, is a historical term indicating among three ports or regions. Triangular trade usually evolves when a region has export commodities that are not required in the region from which its major imports come...

  • Turks-Caicos Creole
    Turks-Caicos Creole
    Turks and Caicos Islands Creole is an English-based creole spoken in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the West Indies southeast of the Bahamas....

  • Ultra prominent peaks of the Caribbean
  • University of the West Indies
    University of the West Indies
    The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...

  • Vincentian Creole
    Vincentian Creole
    Vincentian Creole is an English-lexified creole language spoken in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The number of speakers of Vincentian Creole is about 100 000. Vincentian Creole does not have the status of an official language.-See also:*Antiguan Creole...

  • Virgin Islands Creole
    Virgin Islands Creole
    Virgin Islands Creole, or Virgin Islands Creole English, is an English-based creole spoken in the Virgin Islands and the nearby SSS islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius and Saint Martin, where it has been known as Netherlands Antilles Creole English....

  • West Indian cricket team
    West Indian cricket team
    The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...

  • West Indians
  • West Indies
  • West Indies Federal Labour Party
    West Indies Federal Labour Party
    The West Indies Federal Labour Party was one of the two main Federal parties in the short-lived West Indies Federation. The party was the first national party of the planned West Indies Federation. It was organised by Norman Manley, Grantley Adams, V.C...

  • West Indies Federation
    West Indies Federation
    The West Indies Federation, also known as the Federation of the West Indies, was a short-lived Caribbean federation that existed from January 3, 1958, to May 31, 1962. It consisted of several Caribbean colonies of the United Kingdom...


Anguilla
Anguilla
Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...

 

  • .ai
    .ai
    .ai is the Internet country code top-level domain for Anguilla. It is administered by the government of Anguilla.Registrations within off.ai, com.ai, net.ai, and org.ai are available unrestrictedly, worldwide, but don't appear to be getting much use...

  • Alan Huckle
    Alan Huckle
    Alan Edden Huckle is a British colonial administrator. He was the commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory from 2001 until 2004, when he left to become the governor of Anguilla in the Caribbean...

  • Anguilla
    Anguilla
    Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...

  • Anguilla at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
    Anguilla at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
    Anguilla at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was represented by Anguilla Amateur Athletic Association and abbreviated ANG.Anguilla was first represented the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur...

  • Anguilla Democratic Party
    Anguilla Democratic Party
    The Anguilla Democratic Party is a political party in Anguilla.At the last elections, 21 February 2005, the party was part of the Anguilla United Front, that won 38.9 % of popular votes and 4 out of 7 elected seats.-External links:*...

  • Anguilla National Alliance
    Anguilla National Alliance
    The Anguilla National Alliance is a political party in Anguilla.At the last elections, 21 February 2005, the party was part of the Anguilla United Front, that won 38.9 % of popular votes and 4 out of 7 elected seats.- External links :**...

  • Anguilla national football team
    Anguilla national football team
    The Anguilla national football team is the national team of Anguilla, a British colony in the Caribbean, and is controlled by the Anguilla Football Association. It is affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF....

  • Anguilla Patriotic Movement
    Anguilla Patriotic Movement
    The Anguilla Patriotic Movement is a political party in Anguilla.At the last elections, 21 February 2005, the party won no seats....

  • Anguilla Strategic Alliance
    Anguilla Strategic Alliance
    The Anguilla Strategic Alliance is a political party in Anguilla.At the last elections, 21 February 2005, the party won 19.2 % of popular votes and 2 out of 7 elected seats....

  • Anguilla United Front
    Anguilla United Front
    The Anguilla United Front is an alliance of political parties in Anguilla.At elections, 21 February 2005, the alliance won 38.9 % of popular votes and 4 out of 7 elected seats....

  • Anguilla United Movement
    Anguilla United Movement
    The Anguilla United Movement is a political party in Anguilla.At the elections of 21 February 2005, the party won 19.4 % of popular votes and 1 out of 7 elected seats. They gained the majority in the election of 2010....

  • Coat of Arms of Anguilla
    Coat of arms of Anguilla
    The coat of arms of Anguilla consists of the emblem found on the flag of Anguilla, a traditional symbol of the territory. The coat of arms consists of three dolphins leaping over the sea. The three dolphins are coloured orange and represent endurance, unity, and strength, and they leap in a circle...

  • Communications in Anguilla
  • Demographics of Anguilla
    Demographics of Anguilla
    This article is about the demographic features of the population of Anguilla, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

  • Economy of Anguilla
    Economy of Anguilla
    This article is an overview of the economy of Anguilla.Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. The economy, and especially the tourism sector, suffered a setback in late 1995 due to the...

  • Elections in Anguilla
    Elections in Anguilla
    Elections in Anguilla gives information on election and election results in Anguilla.Anguilla elects on territorial level a legislature. The House of Assembly has 11 members, 7 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, 2 ex officio members and 2 nominated members.Anguilla...

  • Flag of Anguilla
    Flag of Anguilla
    The national flag of Anguilla consists of a Blue Ensign with the British flag in the canton, charged with the coat of arms of Anguilla in the fly. The coat of arms consists of three dolphins, which were featured on the earlier Anguillan flag, and which stand for friendship, wisdom and strength.The...

  • Geography of Anguilla
    Geography of Anguilla
    This article describes the geography of Anguilla.Anguilla is one of the Leeward Islands, which lie between the Caribbean Sea in the west and the open Atlantic Ocean in the east. It is a long, flat, dry/wet, scrub-covered...

  • History of Anguilla
    History of Anguilla
    Anguilla was first settled in pre-history by Amerindian tribes who migrated from South America. The date of European discovery is uncertain: some sources claim that Columbus sighted the island in 1493, while others state that the island was first discovered by the French in 1564 or 1565...

  • Islands of Anguilla
  • List of political parties in Anguilla
  • Military of Anguilla
  • Movement for Grassroots Democracy
    Movement for Grassroots Democracy
    The Movement of Grassroots Democracy is a political party in Anguilla.At the last elections, 21 February 2005, the party won no seats....

  • Music of Anguilla
    Music of Anguilla
    The music of Anguilla is part of the Lesser Antillean music area. The earliest people of the island were the Caribs and Arawaks, who arrived from South America. English settlers from St Kitts and Irish people later colonised the island...

  • Osbourne Fleming
    Osbourne Fleming
    Osbourne Berrington Fleming is a politician and the chief minister of Anguilla. He held that post from March 6, 2000, three days after the Anguilla United Front, a conservative coalition which included Fleming's Anguilla National Alliance won parliamentary elections, gaining at least 4 of the 7...

  • Peter Johnstone
    Peter Johnstone
    Peter Johnstone was the governor of Anguilla from 4 February 2000 until 29 April 2004.-External links:*...

  • Politics of Anguilla
    Politics of Anguilla
    Politics of Anguilla takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Chief Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Anguilla, the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, is an internally self-governing...

  • Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
    Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
    Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla was historically an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Caribbean Sea. This entity later became a province to the short lived West Indies Federation in 1958...

  • Sandy Ground, Anguilla
    Sandy Ground, Anguilla
    The village of Sandy Ground is Anguilla's main port/harbour. The long curved beach is backed by high cliffs and a salt pond. According to the 2001 census Sandy Ground has a population of 274....

  • The Valley, Anguilla
    The Valley, Anguilla
    -Population:-References:...

  • Transportation in Anguilla

Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...

 

  • Barbadian British
    Barbadian British
    Barbadian British people, or Bajan-Brits are citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in the Caribbean island of Barbados...

     (Bajan Creole Language)
  • Barbados Music
    Music of Barbados
    The music of Barbados includes distinctive national styles of folk and popular music, including elements of Western classical and religious music...

  • History of Barbados
    History of Barbados
    Barbados was inhabited by Arawaks and Caribs at the time of European colonization in the 16th century.The island was a British colony from 1625 until 1966....

  • Music of Barbados
    Music of Barbados
    The music of Barbados includes distinctive national styles of folk and popular music, including elements of Western classical and religious music...


British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...

 

  • Music of the Virgin Islands
    Music of the Virgin Islands
    The music of the Virgin Islands reflects long-standing West Indian cultural ties to the island nations to the south, the islands' African heritage and European colonial history, as well as recent North American influences. Though the United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands are...

  • Slavery in the British Virgin Islands
    Slavery in the British Virgin Islands
    In common with most Caribbean countries, slavery in the British Virgin Islands forms a major part of the history of the Territory. One commentator has gone so far as to say: "One of the most important aspects of the History of the British Virgin Islands is slavery."In 1563, before there had been...



History of the Caribbean
History of the Caribbean
The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the 15th century. In the 20th century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in decolonization wave in the post-war period, and in the tension between...

 

  • British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939
    British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939
    TheBritish West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939 encompassed a series of disturbances, strikes and riots in the United Kingdom's Caribbean colonies. These began as the Great Depression wore on and ceased on the eve of World War II...

  • Carib Expulsion
    Carib Expulsion
    The Carib Expulsion was the French-led ethnic cleansing that removed most of the Carib population in 1660 from present-day Martinique. This followed the French invasion in 1635 invasion and conquest of the Caribbean island that made it part of the French colonial empire.-History:The Carib people...

  • First European colonization wave (15th century–19th century)
  • History of Anguilla
    History of Anguilla
    Anguilla was first settled in pre-history by Amerindian tribes who migrated from South America. The date of European discovery is uncertain: some sources claim that Columbus sighted the island in 1493, while others state that the island was first discovered by the French in 1564 or 1565...

  • History of Antigua and Barbuda
    History of Antigua and Barbuda
    The history of Antigua and Barbuda can be separated into three distinct eras. In the first, the islands were inhabited by three successive Amerindian societies. The islands were neglected by the first wave of European colonisation, but were settled by England in 1632. Under British control, the...

  • History of Aruba
    History of Aruba
    Aruba's first inhabitants were the Caquetios Indians from the Arawak tribe, who migrated there from Venezuela to escape attacks by the Caribs. Fragments of the earliest known Indian settlements date back to about 1000...

  • History of Bahamas
  • History of Barbados
    History of Barbados
    Barbados was inhabited by Arawaks and Caribs at the time of European colonization in the 16th century.The island was a British colony from 1625 until 1966....

  • History of British Virgin Islands
  • History of Cayman Islands
  • History of colonialism
    History of colonialism
    The historical phenomenon of colonisation is one that stretches around the globe and across time, including such disparate peoples as the Hittites, the Incas and the British. European colonialism, or imperialism, began in the 15th century with the "Age of Discovery", led by Portuguese and Spanish...

  • History of Cuba
    History of Cuba
    The known history of Cuba, the largest of the Caribbean islands, predates Christopher Columbus' sighting of the island during his first voyage of discovery on 27 October 1492...

  • History of Dominica
    History of Dominica
    The Arawaks were guided to Dominica, and other islands of the Caribbean, by the South Equatorial Current from the waters of the Orinoco River. These descendants of the early Taínos were overthrown by the Kalinago tribe of the Caribs.....

  • History of Dominican Republic
  • History of Grenada
    History of Grenada
    -Early history:About 2 million years ago Grenada was formed as an underwater volcano.Before the arrival of Europeans, Grenada, was inhabited by Carib Indians who had driven the more peaceful Arawaks from the island. Columbus sighted Grenada in 1498 during his third voyage to the new world...

  • History of Guadeloupe
    History of Guadeloupe
    - Pre-Columbian and Colonial Settlement :The earliest settlers on Guadeloupe arrived around 300 BC and developed agriculture on the island. They were removed by the more warlike Caribs. It was the Caribs who called the island "Karukera," which is roughly translated as "island with beautiful...

  • History of Haiti
    History of Haiti
    The recorded history of Haiti began on December 5, 1492 when the European navigator Christopher Columbus happened upon a large island in the region of the western Atlantic Ocean that later came to be known as the Caribbean. It was inhabited by the Taíno, an Arawakan people, who variously called...

  • History of Jamaica
    History of Jamaica
    Jamaica, the 3rd largest Caribbean island, was inhabited by Arawak natives when it was first sighted by the 2nd voyage of Christopher Colombus on 5th May 1494. bob marley. christian. asmin. david...

  • History of Martinique
    History of Martinique
    This is a page on the history of the island of Martinique.-100-1450:The island was originally inhabited by Arawak and Carib peoples. Circa 130 CE, the first Arawaks are believed to have arrived from South America. In 295 CE, an eruption of Mount Pelée resulted in the decimation of the island's...

  • History of Montserrat
  • History of Netherlands Antilles
  • History of Puerto Rico
    History of Puerto Rico
    The history of Puerto Rico began with the settlement of the archipelago of Puerto Rico by the Ortoiroid people between 3000 and 2000 BC. Other tribes, such as the Saladoid and Arawak Indians, populated the island between 430 BC and 1000 AD. At the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New...

  • History of Saint Barthélemy
  • History of Saint Kitts and Nevis
    History of Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Saint Kitts and Nevis has one of the longest written histories in the Caribbean, both islands being amongst Europe's first colonies in the archipelago...

  • History of Saint Lucia
    History of Saint Lucia
    Saint Lucia's first known inhabitants were Arawaks, believed to have come from northern South America around 200-400 CE. Numerous archaeological sites on the island have produced specimens of the Arawaks' well-developed pottery...

  • History of Saint Martin (France)
  • History of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    History of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Before the arrival of Europeans and Africans in the 16th century, various Amerindian groups passed through or settled on St. Vincent and the Grenadines, including the Ciboney, Arawak, and Carib peoples. These groups likely originated in the Orinoco Valley of South America and migrated north...

  • History of Slavery in the Caribbean
  • History of Trinidad and Tobago
    History of Trinidad and Tobago
    The history of Trinidad begins with the settlements of the islands by Amerindians. Both islands were explored by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage in 1498. Tobago changed hands between the British, French, Dutch and Courlanders, but eventually ended up in British hands. Trinidad remained in...

  • History of Turks and Caicos Islands
  • History of United States Virgin Islands

Indigenous Caribbean 

  • Arawakan languages
    Arawakan languages
    Macro-Arawakan is a proposed language family of South America and the Caribbean based on the Arawakan languages. Sometimes the proposal is called Arawakan, in which case the central family is called Maipurean....

  • Carib people
  • Indigenous Caribbean Visual Arts
  • Indigenous Caribbean Tribes
  • Indigenous Names of the Eastern Caribbean
  • Indigenous peoples by geographic regions#Caribbean
  • List of indigenous peoples#The Caribbean
  • Indigenous peoples of the Bahamas
  • List of Taínos
  • Taíno people
    Taíno people
    The Taínos were pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It is thought that the seafaring Taínos are relatives of the Arawak people of South America...

  • See also:
    • Spanish missions in Trinidad
      Spanish missions in Trinidad
      Spanish Missions in Trinidad were established as part of the Spanish colonisation of its new possessions. In 1687 the Catholic Catalan Capuchin friars were given responsibility for religious conversions of the indigenous Amerindian residents of Trinidad and the Guianas. In 1713 the missions were...


Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

 

  • Art of Jamaican
    Jamaican art
    Jamaican art dates back to Jamaica's indigenous Taino Indians who created zemis, carvings of their gods, for ritual spiritual purposes. The demise of this culture after European colonisation heralded a new era of art production more closely related to traditional tastes in Europe and created by...

  • History of Jamaica
    History of Jamaica
    Jamaica, the 3rd largest Caribbean island, was inhabited by Arawak natives when it was first sighted by the 2nd voyage of Christopher Colombus on 5th May 1494. bob marley. christian. asmin. david...

  • Jamaican art
    Jamaican art
    Jamaican art dates back to Jamaica's indigenous Taino Indians who created zemis, carvings of their gods, for ritual spiritual purposes. The demise of this culture after European colonisation heralded a new era of art production more closely related to traditional tastes in Europe and created by...

  • Jamaican Literature
    Jamaican literature
    Jamaican literature is internationally renowned. The island has been the home or birthplace of many important authors. One of the most important aspects of Jamaican literature is the local patois, a variation of English...

  • Outline of Jamaica
    Outline of Jamaica
    Jamaica is a sovereign island nation located on the Island of Jamaica of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. It is long and at its widest. It lies about south of Cuba and west of the Hispaniola. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca,...


Martinique
Martinique
Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...

 

  • Culture of Martinique
    Culture of Martinique
    As an overseas départment of France, Martinique's culture is French and Caribbean. Its former capital, Saint-Pierre , was often referred to as the Paris of the Lesser Antilles. Following French custom, many businesses close at midday, then reopen later in the afternoon. The official language is...

  • History of Martinique
    History of Martinique
    This is a page on the history of the island of Martinique.-100-1450:The island was originally inhabited by Arawak and Carib peoples. Circa 130 CE, the first Arawaks are believed to have arrived from South America. In 295 CE, an eruption of Mount Pelée resulted in the decimation of the island's...

  • Music of Martinique and Guadeloupe

Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 

  • Black history in Puerto Rico
  • Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
    Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
    The Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean is a private research institute in Old San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico that offers graduate studies in arts and philosophy. It was incorporated on February 28, 1968 by Pablo Casals, Luis Muñoz Marín, Roberto Busó Carrasquillo, and...

  • Chinese Puerto Rican
  • Cinema of Puerto Rico
    Cinema of Puerto Rico
    The history of the Cinema industry in Puerto Rico begins with the US invasion of the island in 1898. At that time, the American soldiers brought cameras to record what they saw. It was not until the 1912 that Puerto Ricans would begin to produce their own films.After this, Puerto Rican cinema has...

  • Communications in Puerto Rico
    Communications in Puerto Rico
    Communications in Puerto Rico- Telephone :Telephones - main lines in use:1,072,456 source: Telephones - mobile cellular:2,076,698 source: Telephone system:...

  • Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico
    Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico
    Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico came about as a result of various economic and political changes in the mid-19th century Europe; among those factors were the social-economic changes which came about in Europe as a result of the Second Industrial Revolution, political discontent and widespread...

  • Cuisine of Puerto Rico
    Cuisine of Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rican cuisine has its roots in the cooking traditions and practices of Europe , Africa and the Amerindian Taínos. In the latter part of the 19th century the cuisine of Puerto Rico was greatly influenced by the United States in the ingredients used in its preparation...

  • Culture of Puerto Rico
    Culture of Puerto Rico
    The culture of Puerto Rico is the result of a number of international and indigenous influences, both past and present. Modern cultural manifestations showcase the island's rich history and help to create an identity which is a melting pot of cultures - Taíno , Spanish, African, Other Europeans,...

  • Demographics of Puerto Rico
    Demographics of Puerto Rico
    This article is about the demographic features of the population of Puerto Rico, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

  • Economy of Puerto Rico
    Economy of Puerto Rico
    The Economy of Puerto Rico is one of the most diverse in the Caribbean region. Services and industrial production have surpassed agriculture as the primary focus of economic activity and income. Encouraged by duty-free access to the US and by tax incentives, United States firms have invested...

  • French immigration to Puerto Rico
    French immigration to Puerto Rico
    The French immigration to Puerto Rico came about as a result of the economic and political situations which occurred in various places such as Louisiana , Saint-Domingue and in Europe....

  • Geography of Puerto Rico
    Geography of Puerto Rico
    The geography of Puerto Rico describes an archipelago located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest and most eastern of the Greater Antilles. With an area of , it is the...

  • German immigration to Puerto Rico
    German immigration to Puerto Rico
    German immigration to Puerto Rico increased when German businessmen immigrated to Puerto Rico during the early part of the 19th century. However, it was the economic and political situation in Europe during the early 19th century plus, the fact that the Spanish Crown issued the Royal Decree of...

  • Grito de Lares
    Grito de Lares
    El Grito de Lares —also referred as the Lares uprising, the Lares revolt, Lares rebellion or even Lares Revolution—was the first major revolt against Spanish rule and call for independence in Puerto Rico...

  • History of Puerto Rico
    History of Puerto Rico
    The history of Puerto Rico began with the settlement of the archipelago of Puerto Rico by the Ortoiroid people between 3000 and 2000 BC. Other tribes, such as the Saladoid and Arawak Indians, populated the island between 430 BC and 1000 AD. At the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New...

  • Holidays in Puerto Rico
  • Irish immigration to Puerto Rico
    Irish immigration to Puerto Rico
    From the 16th to the 19th century, there was considerable Irish immigration to Puerto Rico, for a number of reasons. During the 16th century many Irishmen, who were known as "Wild Geese," fled the English Army and joined the Spanish Army. Some of these men were stationed in Puerto Rico and...

  • Jayuya Uprising
    Jayuya Uprising
    The Jayuya Uprising, also known as the Jayuya Revolt or El Grito de Jayuya, refers to a nationalist revolt in the town of Jayuya, Puerto Rico which occurred on October 30, 1950...

  • La Borinqueña
    La Borinqueña
    La Borinqueña is the official anthem of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. After Puerto Rico became the "The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" in 1952, the first elected governor, Luis Muñoz Marín, signed law #2 of July 24, 1952 that stated that the musical composition known as "La Borinqueña" was to...

  • Latin American and Caribbean Congress in Solidarity with Puerto Rico’s Independence
    Latin American and Caribbean Congress in Solidarity with Puerto Rico’s Independence
    The Latin American and Caribbean Congress in Solidarity with the Independence of Puerto Rico consisted in an international summit held in Panama City, Panama...

  • List of famous Puerto Ricans
  • List of municipalities in Puerto Rico
  • List of Tainos
  • Literature of Puerto Rico
  • Military history of Puerto Rico
    Military history of Puerto Rico
    The recorded military history of Puerto Rico encompasses the period from the 16th century, when Spanish conquistadores battled native Tainos in the rebellion of 1511, to the present employment of Puerto Ricans in the United States Armed Forces in the military campaigns in Afghanistan and...

  • Music of Puerto Rico
    Music of Puerto Rico
    The music of Puerto Rico has been influenced by the Spanish, African, Taíno Indians, France, and the United States, and has become very popular across the Caribbean and across the globe...

  • Nuyorican Movement
    Nuyorican Movement
    The Nuyorican Movement is a cultural and intellectual movement involving poets, writers, musicians and artists who are Puerto Rican or of Puerto Rican descent, who live in or near New York City, and either call themselves or are known as Nuyoricans...

  • Performing Arts of Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico performing arts
    The performing arts on Puerto Rico have been an important form of cultural expression throughout the history of the island, particularly dance and music. Theater has also played an integral role in shaping the culture of this Caribbean commonwealth...

  • Politics of Puerto Rico
    Politics of Puerto Rico
    The politics of Puerto Rico take place in the framework of a republican democratic form of government that is under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States of America as an organized unincorporated territory....

  • Ponce Massacre
    Ponce massacre
    The Ponce massacre occurred on 21 March 1937 when a peaceful march in Ponce, Puerto Rico, by the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party commemorating the ending of slavery in Puerto Rico by the governing Spanish National Assembly in 1873, and coinciding with a protest against the incarceration by the...

  • Pop culture in Puerto Rico
    Pop culture in Puerto Rico
    Pop culture in Puerto Rico, it can be said, has been historically affected both by the political changes the island has gone through, and by the changes in popular culture around the world.-1950s:*Salsa music's popularity grows large....

  • Puerto Rican people
    Puerto Rican people
    A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...

  • Puerto Rican migration to New York
    Puerto Rican migration to New York
    Puerto Ricans have both immigrated and migrated to New York. The first group of Puerto Ricans moved to New York in the mid-19th century when Puerto Rico was a Spanish Colony and its people Spanish subjects and therefore they were immigrants. The following wave of Puerto Ricans to move to New York...

  • Puerto Rican immigration to Hawaii
    Puerto Rican immigration to Hawaii
    Puerto Rican immigration to Hawaii began when Puerto Rico's sugar industry was devastated by two hurricanes in 1899. The devastation caused a world wide shortage in sugar and a huge demand for the product from Hawaii...

  • Puerto Rican Independence Movement
    Puerto Rican independence movement
    The Puerto Rican independence movement refers to initiatives throughout the history of Puerto Rico aimed at obtaining independence for the Island, first from Spain, and then from the United States...

  • Puerto Ricans in the United States
    Puerto Ricans in the United States
    Stateside Puerto Ricans are American citizens of Puerto Rican origin, including those who migrated from Puerto Rico to the United States and those who were born outside of Puerto Rico in the United States...

  • Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

  • Sports in Puerto Rico
    Sports in Puerto Rico
    Sports in Puerto Rico can be traced from the ceremonial competitions amongst the pre-Columbian Native Americans of the Arawak tribes which inhabited the island to the modern era in which sports activities consist of an organized physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose...

  • The 65th Infantry
  • Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center
    Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center
    The Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center in Barrio Portugués, Ponce, Puerto Rico, houses one of the most important archeological discoveries made in the Antilles. The discovery provides an insight as to how the indigenous tribes of the Igneri and Taínos lived and played during and before the arrival...

  • Transportation in Puerto Rico
    Transportation in Puerto Rico
    Transportation in Puerto Rico includes a system of roads, highways, freeways, airports, ports and harbors, and railway systems, serving a population of approximately 4 million inhabitants year-round...


Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

 

  • Ato Boldon Stadium
    Ato Boldon Stadium
    The Ato Boldon Stadium, located in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, is named for eight-time Olympic and World Championship medal winner and 1997 200 m World Champion, Ato Boldon. The stadium was constructed for the 2001 U-17 World Cup which was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago. It also hosted games from...

  • Canboulay
    Canboulay
    Canboulay is a precursor to Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. The festival is also where calypso music has its roots. It was originally a harvest festival, at which drums, singing, dancing and chanting were an integral part...

  • Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago
    Trinidad and Tobago Carnival
    The Trinidad and Tobago Carnival is an annual event celebrated on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago is the most significant event on the islands' cultural and tourism calendar, with numerous cultural events running in the lead up to the street parade on...

  • Crime in Trinidad and Tobago
    Crime in Trinidad and Tobago
    Criminal activity in Trinidad and Tobago has been and still is a controversial topic on the two islands. Gang Murders and murders have risen since 1999 to 2008 every year. Approximately 558 people were murdered in 2008, the highest number ever....

  • Crown Point Airport
    Crown Point Airport
    Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson International Airport is an international airport located on the island of Tobago. It is located at the southwesternmost part of the island, near the town of Canaan, and from the capital, Scarborough. It is one of two international airports serving the twin isle...

  • Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago
    Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago
    This article is about the demographic features of the population of Trinidad and Tobago, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.-Ethnic groups:...

  • Dwight Yorke Stadium
    Dwight Yorke Stadium
    The Dwight Yorke Stadium, located in Bacolet, Tobago, , is named after former Manchester United footballer Dwight Yorke. The stadium was constructed for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship which was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago...

  • Environment of Trinidad and Tobago
    Environment of Trinidad and Tobago
    The environment of Trinidad and Tobago reflects the interaction between its biotic diversity, high population density, and industrialised economy.-Biota:The flora of Trinidad and Tobago is believed to include about 2,500 species of vascular plants...

  • Eric Williams Plaza
    Eric Williams Plaza
    Eric Williams Plaza, also known as the Eric Williams Financial Complex, located on Independence Square, Port of Spain, is the tallest building in Trinidad and Tobago, as well as in the English-speaking Caribbean. It consists of a pair of skyscrapers 22 stories high and 302 ft tall, locally known...

  • Film Festival of Trinidad and Tobago
    Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival
    The trinidad and tobago film festival is a film festival in the Anglophone Caribbean. It takes place annually in Trinidad and Tobago around the latter half of September, and runs for two weeks...

  • Flag of Trinidad and Tobago
    Flag of Trinidad and Tobago
    The flag of Trinidad and Tobago was adopted upon independence from Great Britain on 31 August 1962.-Description:A Flag is red with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist side to the lower fly side. In blazon, Gules, a bend Sable fimbriated Argent.-Construction:The width of the white...

  • Foreign relations of Trinidad and Tobago
    Foreign relations of Trinidad and Tobago
    Modern Trinidad and Tobago maintains close relations with its Caribbean neighbors and major North American and European trading partners. As the most industrialized and second-largest country in the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago has taken a leading role in the Caribbean Community...

  • Fort San Andres
    Fort San Andres
    Fort San Andrés was one of the oldest forts built for the defense of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Originally built on an offshore rock in the harbour, the site is now inland due to reclamation of the surrounding land. After the British captured Trinidad in 1797 the fort fell into disuse...

  • Forged From The Love of Liberty
    Forged From The Love of Liberty
    Forged from the Love of Liberty is the national anthem of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Originally composed as the national anthem for the short-lived West Indies Federation , this song was adopted by Trinidad and Tobago when it became independent in 1962.-Lyrics:Forged from the Love of...

  • Hasely Crawford Stadium
    Hasely Crawford Stadium
    The Hasely Crawford Stadium, located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is named after Hasely Crawford, the first person from Trinidad and Tobago to win an Olympic gold medal. Originally built as the National Stadium in 1980, the stadium was re-named to honour Crawford in 2001. The stadium...

  • Larry Gomes Stadium
    Larry Gomes Stadium
    The Larry Gomes Stadium, located in Malabar, Arima, Trinidad and Tobago, is named for West Indies cricketer Larry Gomes. The stadium was constructed for the 2001 U-17 World Cup which was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago. It also hosted games from the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup....

  • Manny Ramjohn Stadium
    Manny Ramjohn Stadium
    The Manny Ramjohn Stadium, located in Marabella , Trinidad and Tobago, is named for long-distance runner Manny Ramjohn, the first person to win a gold medal for Trinidad and Tobago in a major international sporting event. The stadium was constructed for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was...

  • Minty Alley
    Minty Alley
    Minty Alley is a groundbreaking novel written by Trinidadian writer C. L. R. James in the late 1920s, and published by Secker & Warburg in 1936, as West Indian literature was starting to flourish. It was the first novel by a black West Indian to be published in England...

  • National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago
    National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago
    The National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago consist of:* The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago - the country's highest award.* The Chaconia Medal of the Order of the Trinity - in Gold, Silver or Bronze...

  • Piarco International Airport
    Piarco International Airport
    Piarco International Airport is the main airport serving Trinidad and Tobago located in Piarco, a town in northern Trinidad, about east of the capital city, Port of Spain. It is one of two international airports serving the twin isle republic. The other is located on the island of Tobago, A.N.R...

  • Queen's Park Oval
    Queen's Park Oval
    Queen's Park Oval, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is currently the largest capacity cricket ground in the West Indies and has hosted more Test matches than any other ground in the Caribbean. It also hosted a number of matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. It is privately owned by the...

  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Trinidad
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Trinidad
    The Royal Botanic Gardens in Trinidad is located in Port of Spain. The Gardens, which were established in 1818, are situated just north of the Queen's Park Savannah. This is one of the oldest Botanic Gardens in the world. The landscaped site occupies 61.8 acres and contains some 700 trees.The...

  • Spanish missions in Trinidad
    Spanish missions in Trinidad
    Spanish Missions in Trinidad were established as part of the Spanish colonisation of its new possessions. In 1687 the Catholic Catalan Capuchin friars were given responsibility for religious conversions of the indigenous Amerindian residents of Trinidad and the Guianas. In 1713 the missions were...

  • Sangre Grande Regional Complex
    Sangre Grande Regional Complex
    Sangre Grande Regional Complex is a multi-use stadium in Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of North East Stars. The stadium holds 7,000 people....

  • Tamil diaspora
    Tamil diaspora
    The Tamil diaspora is a demographic group of Tamil people of Indian or Sri Lankan origin who have settled in other parts of the world. Significant Tamil diaspora populations can be found in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Middle East, Réunion, South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Fiji, Guyana,...

  • The Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago
    The Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago
    The Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago is the national Scouting organization of Trinidad and Tobago. Scouting was founded in Trinidad and Tobago in 1911 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1963...

  • Tobago
    Tobago
    Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the southern Caribbean, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada. The island lies outside the hurricane belt...

  • Trini
  • Trinidad
    Trinidad
    Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...

  • Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
    Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
    The Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago...

  • Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival
    Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival
    The trinidad and tobago film festival is a film festival in the Anglophone Caribbean. It takes place annually in Trinidad and Tobago around the latter half of September, and runs for two weeks...

  • Trinidad and Tobago Regiment
    Trinidad and Tobago Regiment
    The Trinidad and Tobago Regiment is the main ground force element of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. It has approximately 2,800 men and women organized into a Regiment Headquarters and four battalions. There is also a Volunteer Defence Force that has been renamed the Defence Force Reserves...

  • Trinity Cross
    Trinity Cross
    The Trinity Cross was the highest of the National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago, between the years 1969– 2008. It was awarded for: distinguished and outstanding service to Trinidad and Tobago...

  • Warszewiczia coccinea
    Warszewiczia coccinea
    Warszewiczia coccinea is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is the national flower of Trinidad and Tobago because it blooms on 31 August, which coincides with the day that Trinidad and Tobago became independent from Great Britain...


United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...

 

  • Culture of the Virgin Islands
    Culture of the Virgin Islands
    Virgin Islander culture represents the various peoples that have inhabited the present-day U.S. Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands throughout history...

  • Music of the Virgin Islands
    Music of the Virgin Islands
    The music of the Virgin Islands reflects long-standing West Indian cultural ties to the island nations to the south, the islands' African heritage and European colonial history, as well as recent North American influences. Though the United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands are...

  • St. Croix
  • St. John
  • St. Thomas
  • Virgin Islands Creole
    Virgin Islands Creole
    Virgin Islands Creole, or Virgin Islands Creole English, is an English-based creole spoken in the Virgin Islands and the nearby SSS islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius and Saint Martin, where it has been known as Netherlands Antilles Creole English....


West Indies 

  • British West Indies
    British West Indies
    The British West Indies was a term used to describe the islands in and around the Caribbean that were part of the British Empire The term was sometimes used to include British Honduras and British Guiana, even though these territories are not geographically part of the Caribbean...

  • Amelioration Act 1798
    Amelioration Act 1798
    The Amelioration Act 1798 was a statute passed by the Leeward Islands in relation to slaves in the British Caribbean colonies....

  • Anchor coinage
    Anchor coinage
    The anchor coinage was a series of four denominations of silver coins issued for use in some British colonies in 1820 and 1822. The name comes from the crowned anchor that appears on the obverse of the coins. The denominations were sixteenth, eighth, quarter and half dollars, indicated by the Roman...

  • Anglophone Caribbean
    Anglophone Caribbean
    The term Commonwealth Caribbean is used to refer to the independent English-speaking countries of the Caribbean region. Upon a country's full independence from the United Kingdom, Anglophone Caribbean or Commonwealth Caribbean traditionally becomes the preferred sub-regional term as a replacement...

  • Bishoprics, etc., in West Indies Act 1842
    Bishoprics, etc., in West Indies Act 1842
    The Bishoprics, etc., in West Indies Act 1842 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, which received the Royal Assent on March 23, 1842 and was repealed in 1971....

  • British Leeward Islands
    British Leeward Islands
    The British Leeward Islands was a British colony existing between 1833 and 1960, and consisting of Antigua, Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and Dominica....

  • British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics
    British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics
    Athletes from the West Indies Federation competed under the name Antilles at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The short-lived nation only participated at these single Games, as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago competed independently again in 1964, and Barbados started competing at the 1968...

  • British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939
    British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939
    TheBritish West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939 encompassed a series of disturbances, strikes and riots in the United Kingdom's Caribbean colonies. These began as the Great Depression wore on and ceased on the eve of World War II...

  • British West Indies dollar
  • Coat of arms of the British Windward Islands
  • Currencies of the British West Indies
    Currencies of the British West Indies
    This article examines the monetary systems that prevailed in the region known as the British West Indies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The territories covered in this article include British Guiana on the South American mainland, British Honduras in Central America, Bermuda, the...

  • Democratic Labour Party (West Indies Federation)
    Democratic Labour Party (West Indies Federation)
    The Democratic Labour Party was one of the two Federal parties in the short-lived West Indies Federation. The party was organised by Sir Alexander Bustamante to counter the West Indies Federal Labour Party led by his cousin Norman Manley....

  • Emancipation of the British West Indies
    Emancipation of the British West Indies
    The Emancipation of the British West Indies was proposed as early as 1787, but was not achieved until the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 ....

  • Governor-General of the West Indies Federation
  • History of the British West Indies
  • Postage stamps and postal history of the Leeward Islands
    Postage stamps and postal history of the Leeward Islands
    The British Leeward Islands - Antigua, Dominica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Christopher , and the Virgin Islands all used postage stamps inscribed "LEEWARD ISLANDS" between 1890 and 1 July 1956, often concurrently with stamps inscribed with the colony's name....

  • Slavery in the British Virgin Islands
    Slavery in the British Virgin Islands
    In common with most Caribbean countries, slavery in the British Virgin Islands forms a major part of the history of the Territory. One commentator has gone so far as to say: "One of the most important aspects of the History of the British Virgin Islands is slavery."In 1563, before there had been...

  • Sugar plantations in the Caribbean
    Sugar plantations in the Caribbean
    The sugar cane plant was the main crop produced on the numerous plantations throughout the Caribbean through the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, as almost every island was covered with sugar plantations and mills for refining the cane for its sweet properties. The main source of labor was African...

  • University of the West Indies
    University of the West Indies
    The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...

  • West India Regiment
    West India Regiment
    The West India Regiment was an infantry unit of the British Army recruited from and normally stationed in the British colonies of the Caribbean between 1795 and 1927. The regiment differed from similar forces raised in other parts of the British Empire in that it formed an integral part of the...

  • West Indian Brigade
    West Indian Brigade
    The West Indian Brigade was a British Army unit during the Great War.In 1915, a second West Indies regiment was formed from Caribbean volunteers who made their way to Britain...

  • West Indies Associated States
    West Indies Associated States
    The West Indies Associated States was the collective name for a number of islands in the Eastern Caribbean whose status changed from being British colonies to states in free association with the United Kingdom in 1967...

  • West Indies Federal Labour Party
    West Indies Federal Labour Party
    The West Indies Federal Labour Party was one of the two main Federal parties in the short-lived West Indies Federation. The party was the first national party of the planned West Indies Federation. It was organised by Norman Manley, Grantley Adams, V.C...

  • West Indies Federation
    West Indies Federation
    The West Indies Federation, also known as the Federation of the West Indies, was a short-lived Caribbean federation that existed from January 3, 1958, to May 31, 1962. It consisted of several Caribbean colonies of the United Kingdom...


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