The Caribbean bioregion is a biogeography biogeographic region that includes the islands of the CaribbeanSea , which share a flora and fauna distinct from surrounding bioregions. The Caribbean bioregion, as described by the World Wildlife Fund , includes the Greater Antilles Cuba , Hispaniola , Puerto Rico , and Jamaica , the Lesser Antilles , the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands , and Aruba , Bonaire , and Cura ao . It does not include Trinidad and Tobago these islands rest on South America s shallow continental shelf , and have been historically part of the South American continent. The climate of the ecoregion is tropical, and varies from humid to arid. Geology and topography also vary, with larger mountainous islands of continental rock, volcanic islands, and low lying coral and limestone islands. The bioregion includes Tropical moist forests , tropical dry forests , tropical pine forests , flooded grasslands and savannas , xeric shrublands , and mangrove s. The Caribbean bioregion s distinct flora and fauna was shaped by long periods of physical separation from the neighboring continents, allowing plants and animals to evolve in isolation. Other plants and animals arrived via long distance dispersal or island hopping from North America and South America. Three mammal families are endemic to the bioregion the Solenodontidae includes two species of Solenodon , one species on Cuba, the other on Hispaniola. Fossil evidence shows that the family was once more widespread in North ... from the Greater Antilles. Many other rodents of the Caribbean are also restricted to the region. Ecoregions .... Graham et al. 1995 . A Conservation Assessment of the Terrestrial Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean ... of the Caribbean region Implications for Cenozoic biogeography. Bulletin of the American Museum ... Museum of Natural History, October 16, 2000. Category Natural history of the Caribbean Category Ecoregions of the Caribbean Category Biota of the Caribbean islands Category Geography of the Caribbean ... more details
Infobox book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Caribbean translator image Image Mich caribbean 1st ed.jpg 175px image caption 1st edition cover author James Michener country United States language English language English genre Historical novel publisher Random House release date 1989 media type Print Hardback pages 672pp. isbn 0 394 56561 4 The historical novel Caribbean 1989 , written by James A. Michener , depicts the history of the Caribbean region from the time of the native Arawak peoples Arawak tribes until about 1990. It mixes fact and fiction as Michener notes in the foreword. For example, the story about the island of All Saints is purely fictional, though the book s map shows it as an island in the location of Saint Lucia. ref The island of All Saints also bears almost identical history to St Lucia and has many landmarks in common, with similar names. In some instances Michener has taken well known areas and put them on The Atlantic side of the island instead of the Caribbean. ref Chapter Summary A Hedge of Croton the invasion of the Caribs in the Arawak peoples Arawak homelands. Death of Greatness the classic Maya civilization Mayan Period. Christopher Columbus in Hispaniola the trial of Christopher Columbus after his ruthless rule of Hispaniola . The Spanish Lake the adventures of Sir Francis Drake . Big Storms in Little England history of Barbados . The Buccaneer stories of Henry Morgan and English privateers. The Sugar Interest a fictional story that revolves around the island St. Johns Disambiguation needed date June 2011 and the Caribbean ... a fictional account of All Saints Island and a Caribbean perspective of the pre World War ... revolve around the Caribbean obsession over cricket . Twins a fictional story of a two Cuban refugees returning to Cuba that culminates with a meeting with Fidel Castro . The Golden Sea in typical ... novels Category Novels by James A. Michener Category Random House books Category Novels set in the Caribbean ... more details
. Tourism in the Caribbean significantly impacts the economics economies , culture s, and ecosystem ... climate of the Caribbean brought more tourists to the region in the 19th year. ref Pattullo 8. ref Some tourists preferred to admire the tropical sea away from the water s edge. Early tourists did ... benefits. Taking a dip in the sea was salubrious and prescribed as general pick me ups and for serious .... Early tourists to the Caribbean depended on their nationality when deciding which islands they would ... to travel, because the cost and length of the sea voyage to get to the destinations meant that only ... would go to the Caribbean since they stayed for substantial periods of time, weeks, or even months ... of tourists vacation in the Caribbean annually. Scuba diving and snorkeling on the biologically ... in the Caribbean. Even hurricanes and a series of recessions in the Western world appeared only to cause temporary blips on Caribbean tourism s ever rising growth rate. ref Pattullo 11. ref Benefits Many Caribbean islands offer a diversity of landscapes in a small area. The Caribbean is fairly ... can speak in the Caribbean are English, French, Dutch, or Spanish. When a tourist travels to the Caribbean ... at sunset. ref name autogenerated3 Many governments in the Caribbean welcomed tourists with open arms because it was thought that tourism would boost their economy economies . Caribbean islands ... contributor to the economies of all caribbean countries and the biggest contributor to many ..., landfills, electricity and telephones. ref name autogenerated4 Gmelch 10. ref . The Caribbean has ... of maintaining the expensive new infrastructure, has stretched some Caribbean governments and their taxpayers ... control of the Caribbean s tourism industry since, two thirds of the hotel rooms in the region are foreign ... name autogenerated4 . The Caribbean tourism industry also has all inclusive resorts. Many vacationers ... exchange never reaches the Caribbean bringing devastation to local businesses. Tourism ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Caribbean Guitar Type album Artist Chet Atkins Cover Caribbean Guitar.jpg Released July 1962 Recorded Nashville, TN Genre Country music Country , Pop music pop Length 29 16 Label RCA Victor LPM 2549 Mono , LSP 2549 Stereo Producer Chet Atkins Chronology Chet Atkins Last album Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns br 1962 This album Caribbean Guitar br 1962 Next album Down Home Chet Atkins album Down Home br 1962 Caribbean Guitar is the title of a recording by United States American guitarist Chet Atkins , released in 1962. Atkin s treatment of Banana Boat Song is based on The Tarriers version, not Harry Belafonte Harry Belefonte s more famous rendition. Reception Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score Rating 2.5 5 ref name AM cite web first Richard S. last Ginell title Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns Review url Allmusic class album id r91704 pure url yes publisher Allmusic accessdate July 2, 2011 ref Writing for Allmusic , critic Richard S. Ginell wrote the album is Chet Atkins s versatility and curiosity have covered a lot of ground, and you would think that his talent would be able to encompass calypso and other Caribbean styles as well. Alas, he isn t given much of a chance here.. ref name AM Reissues In 1995, Travelin nowiki nowiki and Caribbean Guitar were reissued on CD by One Way Records. ref Allmusic class album id r382678 pure url yes AllMusic entry for reissue of Travelin and Caribbean Guitar . ref Track listing Side one Mayan Dance Antonio Lauro 2 08 Choucoune song Yellow Bird Marilyn Bergman , Michael Keith, Norman Luboff 2 00 Wild Orchids Boudleaux Bryant 2 34 Bandit Michael Carr, Milton Nascimento , Zeb Turner 2 06 Jungle Dream Natalicio Moreyra Lima 2 36 The Banana Boat Song Day O Erik Darling , Bob Carey, Alan Arkin 2 24 Side two Montego Bay Marvin Moore, Bernie Wayne 2 20 Theme from Come September Bobby ... to the Mardi Gras Max Bulhoes, Milton de Oliveira 2 27 The Enchanted Sea Frank Metis, Randy Starr ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 File Caribe Pol tico.svg thumb 250px Caribbean Basin countries. The Caribbean Basin is generally defined as the area running from Florida westward along the Gulf coast , then south along the Mexico 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 . Bermuda is also included within the region even though it is in the west central Atlantic , due to its common cultural history created by European colonization of the region, and in most of the region by the presence of a significant group of Afro American peoples of the Americas African descent . Citation needed date February 2010 History The Caribbean basin as a region may be said to have its origins in the migrations of the Caribs from the Orinoco Valley in modern Venezuela into the CaribbeanSea beginning around 1200, which created an intercommunicating zone that connected places as far north as Puerto Rico , Hispaniola modern Haiti and the Dominican Republic and Jamaica to the mid reaches of the Orinoco River. The Spanish entered the region following Columbus voyage of 1492 and began the colonization of the larger islands of the Greater Antilles , but they were unable to colonize ... of Central America, they failed to conquer the Caribbean or Atlantic coasts of Central America from ... and Dutch people Dutch merchants and privateers began their operations in the Caribbean, attacking ... commercial and diplomatic relations made up the Western Caribbean Zone which was in place ... as was found in most of the rest of the Caribbean. Modern Caribbean Basin countries Col begin ... and the Grenadines li Flag Saint Lucia li Flag Trinidad and Tobago li VEN Col end See also Caribbean Basin Initiative Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act Coord missing Category Landforms of the CaribbeanCaribbean geo stub es Cuenca del Caribe eu Karibe itsasoaren arroa ... more details
Refimprove date August 2007 File Political Evolution of Central America and the Caribbean 1700 and on.gif thumb 300px Political Evolution of Central America and the Caribbean from 1700 to present The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the Europe an powers since the 15th century. In the 20th century the Caribbean was again important during ... have given Caribbean history an impact disproportionate to the size of this small region. Before European ... uncovered in Guadeloupe . The oldest evidence of humans in the Caribbean is the Casirimoid culture ... down the Orinoco River to Trinidad, and then spread rapidly up the islands of the Caribbean ... into these areas and up the Caribbean chain. Around 1300 a new group, the Mayoid entered Trinidad ... of the Americas European discovery of most of the islands of the Caribbean, three major Amerindian ... journal Issues in Caribbean Amerindian Studies month Jun 2003 Jun 2004 volume V issue 2 url http ... of their own. Imperial rivalries made the Caribbean a contested area during European wars for centuries ... Although Spain claimed the entire Caribbean, they settled only the larger islands of Hispaniola ... powers The other European powers established a presence in the Caribbean after the Spanish Empire ... system that spread through the Caribbean islands. Milestones Francis Drake was an English privateer who attacked many Spanish ships and forts in the Caribbean, including San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan harbour in 1595. His most celebrated Caribbean exploit was the capture of the Spanish Silver Train ... The government of the Cayman Islands accessdate 2009 05 07 last quote ref Piracy in the Caribbean ... north america caribbean atlantic aruba aruba history heritage.html title Aruba History and Heritage ... States which still administers them. Slaves in the Caribbean see Atlantic slave trade File Tropenmuseum ... transportation. File Slave huts Bonaire.jpg thumb The slaves brought to the caribbean lived in inhumane ... more details
The Caribbean Times a United Kingdom British weekly newspaper that concentrates on news, sport and social developments in the Caribbean, providing a link for the UK s West Indian and British African Caribbean community African Caribbean population. It is published by Ethnic Media Group Ltd and is also available online. http www.caribbeantimesdigital.co.uk External links http www.caribbeantimes.org Caribbean Times Magazine Subscription DEFAULTSORT Caribbean Times Category United Kingdom Caribbean relations Category National newspapers published in the United Kingdom Category Black British media Category Weekly newspapers published in the United Kingdom UK newspaper stub tr The Caribbean Times ... more details
Hispanophone Caribbean refers to those parts of the Caribbean islands also known as the Antilles, or West Indies where Spanish language Spanish is the main language, and where a history of Spanish colonization influences culture, through religion, language, cuisine, and so on. The term is used in contrast to Anglophone Caribbean and French Caribbean , two other cultural areas which refer to colonial heritage and language. The Hispanophone Caribbean is a part of the wider Hispanic America , which is in turn part of still larger Latin America . The Hispanophone Caribbean , refers primarily to ref http www.reference global.com doi abs 10.1515 9783110184181.3.9.2081 ref flag Cuba flag Dominican Republic flag Puerto Rico Commonwealth of the US references Category Caribbean Spanish Category Geography of the Caribbean Category Latin America ... more details
Culture of Caribbean sidebar Caribbean culture is a term that explains the art istic, music al, Literature ... of the Caribbean , not only to its own population, but people all over the world. The Caribbean ... . Over time, elements of the cultures of Caribbean s African peoples in Caribbean African peoples and other immigrant populations have become incorporated into mainstream Caribbean culture. It has also ... of the United States United States . Caribbean s Governments of Caribbean federal governments have influenced Caribbean culture with programs, laws and institutions. It has created crown corporations to promote Caribbean culture through media, such as the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation CBC , and promotes many events which it considers to promote Caribbean traditions. The Caribbean s culture, like that of most any country in the world, is a product of its History of Caribbean history , Geography of Caribbean geography , and Politics of Caribbean political system . Being a collection of settler nations, Caribbean has been shaped by waves of migration that have combined to form a unique blend of customs, Caribbean cuisine cuisine , and traditions that have marked the socio cultural development of the nation. In this article, several aspects of Caribbean culture will be discussed. Though this article attempts to feature a variety of subjects pertinent to the culture of Caribbean, it is in no way exhaustive, and to gain a much deeper knowledge of Caribbean s and their culture, one must also consult the other articles pertaining to Caribbean and its peoples. Development of Caribbean ... H l ne Cauvin , 2000. Gouache on paper See also History of the CaribbeanCaribbean culture is a product of the Caribbean s history and geography . Most of the Caribbean s territory was inhabited ... development of Caribbean culture. The Kingdom of Great Britain British conquest of Caribbean in 1759 ... British, Spanish, French, Africa n and even Dutch influences. Although not without conflict, the Caribbean ... more details
Infobox Single Name Caribbean Queen Cover Billy Ocean Caribbean Queen.jpg Artist Billy Ocean from Album Suddenly Billy Ocean album Suddenly Released September 7, 1984 Format Recorded 1984 Genre Rhythm and blues R&B , funk , dance pop , post disco ref http www.alibris.com search music track Caribbean 20Queen 20 No 20More 20Love 20on 20the 20Run 20 5BDiamond 20Ocean 5D Caribbean Queen is being the classic post disco jam... ref Length 3 38 single edit BR 7 55 album version Label Jive Records Jive Writer Billy Ocean br Keith Diamond songwriter Keith Diamond Producer Keith Diamond Certification Music recording sales certification Gold Last single European Queen br 1984 This single Caribbean Queen br 1984 Next single Loverboy br 1984 Caribbean Queen is a song by Billy Ocean . Songwriter Co written and Record producer co produced by Keith Diamond songwriter Keith Diamond , it climbed to Record chart Chart hit number one on both the soul singles and Billboard Hot 100 Hot 100 , in the U.S. ref cite book title Top R&B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 last Whitburn first Joel authorlink Joel Whitburn year 2004 publisher Record Research page 436 ref and number six in the UK in 1984. The song is in minor scale Natural minor system natural minor . ref Stephenson, Ken 2002 . What to Listen for in Rock A Stylistic Analysis , p.89. ISBN 9780300092394. ref History The song was recorded under different titles for different parts of the world resulting in versions such as European Queen and African Queen . In 2004, the song was re released as a digital single for its 20th anniversary, shooting up to 25 on the Billboard digital singles chart and garnering radio play across the US and UK. cn date April 2012 Charts Caribbean Queen class wikitable Chart 1984 Peak br position Australian Singles Chart align ... of 1984 number one single years December 8, 1984 December 15, 1984 after Sea of Love song Sea ... Category Boogie songs Category Dance pop songs 1980s single stub de Caribbean Queen zh ... more details
Taxobox name Caribbean Pine br Pinus caribaea image Pinus caribaea at Amarkantak.jpg image width 200px image caption Pinus caribaea plantation at Amarkantak , India status LC status system iucn2.3 regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Pinaceae subfamilia Pine Pinoideae genus Pine Pinus subgenus Pinus classification Subgenus Pinus yellow or hard pines Pinus species P. P. caribaea binomial Pinus Pinus caribaea binomial authority Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet Morelet synonyms Pinus hondurensis small S n clauze but see text small The Caribbean Pine , Pinus caribaea , is a hard pine , native to Central America , Cuba , the Bahamas , and the Turks and Caicos Islands . It belongs to Australes Subsection in Pinus Subgenus. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coniferous forests , which include both lowland savanna s and montane forests. Wildfire plays a major role limiting the range of this species, but it has been reported that this tree regenerates quickly and aggressively, replacing Flowering plant latifoliate trees. ref name CONABIO Cite web url http www.conabio.gob.mx conocimiento info especies arboles doctos 55 pinac2m.pdf format PDF title rboles y arbustos potencialmente valiosos para la restauraci n ecol gica y la reforestaci n. author V zquez Yanes ... , Nicaragua Colonization of the Caribbean Basin It has been proposed that the pines of Australes subsection of which caribbean pine is part arrived to the Caribbean Basin from Southeastern USA ref ... E. A. 2005 . The origin of Caribbean pine in the seasonal swamps of the Yucatan. International Journal ... Australes in the Caribbean Basin. Annals of Botany 107 229 241. ref have been used to propose that Pinus ... caribaea lineages colonized the Caribbean islands from populations in Central America at least twice ... . Moreover, pine populations in the Caribbean Basin appear to have been larger during the maximum glacial ... Islands would be particularly vulnerable in a global warming scenario due to the increase in sea ... more details
dabconcept Wiktionary The term Afro Caribbean applies to Caribbean people of African descent. Other names for the group include Afro Antillean or Afro West Indian. It may also refer to Afro Jamaican Afro Trinidadian Afro Bahamian Afro Cuban Afro Puerto Rican Afro Dominican Raizal British African Caribbean community Afro Caribbean music Caribbean Australian Caribbean Brazilian West Indian American other members of the African diaspora in or from the Caribbean See also Afro American peoples of the Americas disambig nl Afro Cara bisch ... more details
The Caribbean Commission , originally the Anglo American Caribbean Commission , was established on 9 March 1942 ref cite web url http news.google.com newspapers?id RrUKAAAAIBAJ&sjid aU0DAAAAIBAJ&pg 5511,7996189&dq anglo american caribbean commission work St. Petersburg Times title Anglo American Committee For Caribbean Appointed date 1942 03 10 accessdate 2009 09 26 ref to improve the common social and economic problems of the region and deal with wartime issues. In 1946, the governments of the U.S. and U.K. invited France and the Netherlands to join, creating the Caribbean Commission with a central secretariat in Port of Spain, Trinidad. ref Herbert Corkran, Patterns of International Cooperation in the Caribbean, 1942 1969 Dallas, 1979 ref References reflist Category International organizations of the Americas Category History of the Caribbean Category British West Indies int org stub ... more details
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For the film franchise Pirates of the Caribbean Refimprove date July 2006 File Central america cia .png thumb 365px Central America and the Caribbean https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook ... of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 16th century and died out in the 1830s after the navies of the nations of Western Europe and North America with colonies in the Caribbean began combating pirates ... the 1720s. Piracy flourished in the Caribbean because of the existence of relatively lawless British ... piracy Spanish treasure fleet s linking the Caribbean to Seville , Manila galleon s since 1568 white and Portuguese India Armadas since 1498 blue Piracy in the Caribbean resulted from the groups of Europeans ... a life at sea. Citation needed date December 2008 There they created lucrative but illegitimate ... from the Caribbean to Europe and seize their valuable cargo, a practice that began in the 16th century ... I r.1515&ndash 1547 , in the hope of weakening the sea trade of their rivals who established a mare ... Caribbean cquote In an honest Service, there is thin Commons, low Wages, and hard Labour in this, Plenty ... Life and a short one shall be my Motto &mdash Pirate Captain Bartholomew Roberts The Caribbean ... in the Caribbean and across the Atlantic, all along the route from the Caribbean to Seville . To combat ... route for the treasure fleet in the Caribbean was through the Lesser Antilles to the ports along the Spanish ... the first non Spanish settlement in the Caribbean when they had founded Fort Caroline near what ... to break the Spanish trading laws and new attempts at Caribbean colonization in peacetime by England ... the result was always widespread piracy and privateering throughout the Caribbean. The Anglo Spanish ... until the early 19th century. Meanwhile, in the Caribbean, the arrival of European diseases ... emptiness of the Caribbean also made it an inviting place for England, France and the Netherlands ... of contact between all the nations with a presence in the Caribbean. The early seventeenth century ... more details
File C GRNN Coast Guard Caribbean.jpg thumb 300px A Dash 8 of the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard The Dutch Caribbean Coastguard lang nl Kustwacht Cara bisch Gebied or DCCG is the coast guard of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. The unit is a joint effort between all constituent countries within the Kingdom. ref name MinistryDefence http www.defensie.nl marine kustwacht kustwacht caraibisch gebied Kustwacht Cara bisch Gebied . Ministry of Defence official website Royal Netherlands Navy section . Retrieved 2010 12 31. ref Prior to the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles , it was known as the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Coastguard NA&A CG . Tasks Detection and control drugs, ref name MinistryDefence border control, customs control at sea, fisheries and environmental surveillance ref name MinistryDefence and monitoring of safe shipping. Services continuous occupation and Rescue Coordination Center RCC , handling of maritime distress and safety radio communications, search and rescue SAR ref name MinistryDefence and supporting maritime contingency. Organization DCCG is a partnership between Aruba , Sint Maarten , Cura ao , and the Caribbean Netherlands Bonaire , Saba and St. Eustatius . The staff of the Coast Guard is composed of all constituent countries. DCCG is a kingdom ... Forces of the Royal Netherlands Navy in the Caribbean CZMCARIB is also the commander of DCCG ... 4100 s. They are designed for service in the inland waterways of the Caribbean islands. The cutters ... of the type RHIB Sea 700 are in service in the Coast Guard since September 13, 1997. They have ... at much wider and longer distance at sea. The inboard diesel engines and the longer form of the hull ... out boardings beyond the territorial waters of the Dutch Caribbean islands. This cooperation ... Coast Category Transport in the Caribbean Coast Category Disaster preparedness in the Netherlands Category Disaster preparedness in the Caribbean nl Kustwacht Cara bisch Gebied ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Caribbean Motel nrhp type image Caribbean Motel NJ.JPG caption location 5600 Ocean Avenue, Wildwood Crest, New Jersey lat degrees 38 lat minutes 58 lat seconds 45 lat direction N long degrees 74 long minutes 49 long seconds 32 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin New Jersey built 1957 architect Morey, Lou and Will architecture Moderne added August 24, 2005 area less than one acre governing body Private mpsub Motels of The Wildwoods MPS refnum 05000915 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref designated other1 name New Jersey Register of Historic Places designated other1 abbr NJRHP designated other1 link New Jersey Register of Historic Places designated other1 date June 23, 2005 designated other1 number 4485 ref name NJRHP cite web title New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places Cape May County url http www.state.nj.us dep hpo 1identify lists cape may.pdf publisher NJ DEP Historic Preservation Office page 12 date January 10, 2010 accessdate April 6, 2010 ref designated other1 num position bottom designated other1 color ffc94b The Caribbean Motel is a historic motel located in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey Wildwood Crest , New Jersey , in an area now known as the Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District . The motel was built in 1957 in the Googie architecture Doo Wop style by Lou Morey, whose family built many of the Wildwoods original Doo Wop motels, for original owners Dominic and Julie Rossi. It was owned by the Rossi family for more than 30 years ... Emigh. After reading the book, How to Doo Wop the Wildwoods by the Sea Handbook of Design ..., Lev s designs are modeled on movie sets of the 1950s, as well as reflecting the motel s Caribbean motif. The Caribbean Motel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 2005 ... publisher Canwest accessdate 2009 06 18 ref File Caribbean 3 NRHP NJ.jpg thumb left upright 1.2 C shaped ... links commonscat inline http www.caribbeanmotel.com Caribbean Motel http www.loc.gov pictures item ... more details
Refimprove date March 2011 Infobox football tournament name Caribbean Cup logo caption founded 1989 abolished region CaribbeanCaribbean Football Union CFU number of teams 8 finals br 30 qualifiers ... current 2010 Caribbean Championship The Caribbean Cup , formerly known as the Copa Caribe , is the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football ... . The Caribbean Cup also serves as a qualification tournament among CFU members for the CONCACAF Gold ... sponsors Royal Dutch Shell Shell and Umbro Interforever Caribbean Cup in 1999. In 2001 it was referred to as Caribbean Nations Cup, Digicel announced its four year sponsorship of the tournament in May ... width 15 Runner up width 15 3rd Place width 10 Score width 15 4th Place 1989 br 1989 Caribbean Championship ... 1991 br 1991 Caribbean Cup Details flag Jamaica fb big JAM 2 0 fb big TRI fb big LCA 4 1 fb big GUY 1992 br 1992 Caribbean Cup Details flag Trinidad and Tobago name Trinidad fb big TRI 3 1 fb big JAM fb big MTQ 1 1 br 5 3 Penalty shootout association football pen. fb big CUB 1993 br 1993 Caribbean ... JAM fb big TRI 3 2 fb big SKN 1994 br 1994 Caribbean Cup Details flag Trinidad and Tobago name Trinidad fb big TRI 7 2 fb big MTQ fb big GPE local 2 0 fb big SUR 1995 br 1995 Caribbean Cup Details flag Cayman Islands br flag Jamaica fb big TRI 5 0 fb big VIN fb big CUB 3 0 fb big CAY 1996 br 1996 Caribbean ... br 3 2 Penalty shootout association football pen. fb big SUR 1997 br 1997 Caribbean Cup Details flag ... big SKN fb big JAM 4 1 fb big GRN 1998 br 1998 Caribbean Cup Details flag Jamaica br flag Trinidad and Tobago name Trinidad fb big JAM 2 1 fb big TRI fb big HAI 3 2 fb big ATG 1999 br 1999 Caribbean Nations ... played. ref fb big JAM 2001 br 2001 Caribbean Nations Cup Details flag Trinidad and Tobago name Trinidad fb big TRI 3 0 fb big HAI fb big MTQ 1 0 fb big CUB 2005 br 2005 Caribbean Cup Details flag Barbados ... CUB fb big TRI 3 2 ref group n name league finals fb big BRB 2007 br 2006 07 Caribbean Nations Cup ... more details
Refimprove date December 2008 The term Commonwealth Caribbean is used to refer to the independent English language 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 ... frd cs caribbean islands cx appnc.html title The Commonwealth Caribbean first last author Staff ... as Commonwealth Caribbean include flag Antigua and Barbuda flag The Bahamas flag Barbados flag Dominica ... flag Trinidad and Tobago Anglophone Caribbean may sometimes also refer to the independent English speaking countries considered regionally as the Mainland Caribbean . These include flag Belize ... includes the current Caribbean British overseas territories , however they are usually just referred ... Cayman Islands flag Montserrat flag Turks and Caicos Islands The Anglophone Caribbean can also include ... U.S. Virgin Islands Bermuda is often excluded from the term Anglophone Caribbean due to its location ... West Indies , although in the Caribbean, are often excluded due to their lack of a British colonial heritage. Because the Dutch never imposed their language on their Caribbean colonies to the extent of Great ... Rico, a great deal of the people use Spanish as their primary language. The Anglophone Caribbean makes ... participate in Anglophone Caribbean related activities such as 20 20 Cricket . Informal Anglophone Communities ... communities of Anglo Caribbean origin along the Atlantic or Caribbean coast of Central America, as a part of the Western Caribbean Zone . These communities, which began forming in the seventeenth ... and took up English as its language, and the many and numerous Anglophone Caribbean people who ... West Indies Caribbean Community Caribbean English French Caribbean and Hispanophone Caribbean for other parts of the Caribbean Languages of the Caribbean Notes reflist Further reading http countrystudies.us caribbean islands 2.htm U.S. Library of Congress The Commonwealth Caribbean Category Geography ... more details
Unreferenced stub date December 2009 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. When used as a noun with the to indicate a geographic location, as in visiting the French Caribbean , the term may refer to any of the following Areas in or around the Caribbean region that are predominantly French language French speaking or French based creole languages French Creole speaking. These areas include flag Guadeloupe flag Martinique flag Saint Martin flag Saint Barth lemy flag French Guiana flag Dominica flag Saint Lucia flag Haiti The two official French overseas departments are Guadeloupe and Martinique. St Martin and St Barth lemy, formerly attached to the department of Guadeloupe, have held separate status as overseas collectivities since 2007. These Caribbean D partments et Collectivit s d Outre Mer are also known as the French West Indies . The term French Caribbean can also refer to any area that exhibits a combination of French and Caribbean cultural influences in cuisine, style, architecture, and so on. When used as an adjective, as in French Caribbean islands or French Caribbean style, the term is also ambiguous and dependent upon the user s frame of reference and context. See also Antillean Creole Anglophone Caribbean and Hispanophone Caribbean for other parts of the Caribbean Coord missing France Category Geography of the Caribbean Category Overseas departments, collectivities and territories of France Caribbean geo stub Culture stub sv Franska Karibien ... more details
, and hence these resources have traditionally been exported northwards. The leading Caribbean export ... Along with contributing to the Caribbean s GDP , agriculture also contributes to domestic ... Caribbean countries, agriculture accounts for less and less of most islands GDP. However,the unlikely ... the agricultural industry in the region are the Caribbean Food Crop Society CFCS the Windward ... modern context undoubtedly has changed the dynamic of Caribbean economics, it is worth noting that the countries ... for all of their modern history . From foundations built on the plantation economy , the Caribbean economy ... provided Caribbean Banana exports preferential treatment from the EU , by the WTO in 1999. See also Animal husbandry in the Caribbean Arrowroot industry in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Asphalt industry in Trinidad Banana industry in the Caribbean Bauxite industry in the Caribbean Citrus industry in the Caribbean Cocoa industry in the Caribbean Coffee industry in the Caribbean Fishing industry in the Caribbean Forestry in the Caribbean Garment industry in the Caribbean Iron & Steel industry in Trinidad Nutmeg industry in the Caribbean Petrochemical & Chemical industry in the Caribbean Rice industry in the Caribbean Sugar industry in the Caribbean Tourism in the Caribbean br Caribbean topic Economy of DEFAULTSORT Economy Of The Caribbean Categories Category Economy of the Caribbean Other ... more details
Infobox university name Caribbean University of Puerto Rico native name image name Caribbeanuniversitylogo.jpg image size 200px caption latin name motto We believe in you and your future mottoeng established 1969 type Private university affiliation endowment president Ana E. Cucurella Adorno, Ph.D. vice president rector principal dean director head label head faculty staff students undergrad postgrad doctoral other city Bayam n, Puerto Rico Bayam n state Puerto Rico province country Puerto Rico coor campus 4 campuses former names free label free sports colors colours nickname mascot athletics affiliations website http www.caribbean.edu logo Image caribbean universitylogo.jpg 220px Caribbean University is a nonprofit organization nonprofit private university private university system in Puerto Rico composed of four campus es. It was founded on February 28, 1969, as the Caribbean Junior College in the municipality of Bayamon, Puerto Rico Bayamon . In 1978, it was renamed to Caribbean University College after being School accreditation accredited by the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico . In 1990, after starting to offer graduate school graduate studies , it was renamed to Caribbean University. The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education . Campuses Caribbean University at Bayamon 1969 Caribbean University at Carolina 1979 Caribbean University at Ponce 1985 Caribbean University at Vega Baja 1977 External links http www.caribbean.edu official site, in Spanish language Spanish . coord missing Puerto Rico Liga Atletica Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico Category Universities and colleges in Puerto Rico Category Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Category Universities and colleges in the Caribbean Category Liga Atletica Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico Category Educational institutions established in 1969 PuertoRico stub Caribbean university stub no Caribbean University ... more details
A unique and diverse albeit phylogenetically restricted mammal fauna is known from the Caribbean region. The region specifically, all islands in the CaribbeanSea except for small islets close to the continental mainland and the Bahamas , Turks and Caicos Islands , and Barbados , which are not in the CaribbeanSea but biogeography biogeographically belong to the same Caribbean bioregion has been home .... The bat faunas of much of the Caribbean show similarities that led to the proposal of a distinct Caribbean .... Excluding bats, nearly 90 of the mammals of the Caribbean faunal region have gone extinct since ... Nearctic origin , but except for those on Jamaica would also have reached the Caribbean via South America. The origin s of the Caribbean Soricomorpha soricomorphs are uncertain. ref name Whidden Non flying mammals of Cenozoic origin must have colonized the Caribbean islands by some combination of rafting ... ancestral island which is then subdivided by into smaller islands by subsequent geologic or sea ... ref The restricted, unbalanced nature of the Caribbean mammal fauna implies that rafting was part of the overall ... from Africa in latter two cases . These three groups are known in the Caribbean from fossils as old ... predation predator ecological niche niche s of the Caribbean islands were formerly occupied by endemic ... those introduced to the Caribbean, but excludes marine mammal s such as whales and manatees. Opossums ... are of limited diversity in the Caribbean. The large opossum Didelphis marsupialis is found on Trinidad ... Islands Lesser Antilles ABC Islands . ref De Buisonj , 1974 ref Pilosans main Pilosans of the Caribbean ... arrival of humans. ref Steadman et al., 2005 ref The extinct Caribbean sloths were generally more ... are still found on islands along the margin of the Caribbean. ref Gardner, 2005c, pp. 102 103 Koopman, 1959, p. 237 ref Soricomorphs main Soricomorphs of the Caribbean The order Soricomorpha includes ... to the other Caribbean soricomorph family, Nesophontidae , is unknown. ref name Whidden Whidden ... more details
Christadelphians The Caribbean Pioneer was a Bible magazine published monthly in North America by the Christadelphians Brethren in Christ . As the name suggests, the magazine s readership was mostly in the Caribbean . The Caribbean Pioneer was originally published separately from The Christadelphian Tidings of the Kingdom of God The Tidings , but merged with The Tidings in January 2005. ref cite web url http www.tidings.org editorials editor200501.htm title Policy and Appreciation Editorial January 2005 accessdate 2007 02 13 last Styles first Don year 2005 month January publisher The Christadelphian Tidings of the Kingdom of God ref ref cite web url http www.tidings.org pioneerpast.htm title The Caribbean Pioneer Past articles accessdate 2007 02 13 ref It was edited by Alan Eyre and Gerzel Gordon. Back issues of the magazine can be viewed on the Internet. References reflist External links http www.tidings.org pioneerpast.htm Caribbean Pioneer back issues DEFAULTSORT Caribbean Pioneer, The Category Christadelphian magazines Category Monthly magazines Christian mag stub ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of the Caribbean partof World War II , Battle of the Atlantic 1939 1945 Battle of the Atlantic image File CaribbeanIslands.png 300px caption The Antilles, CaribbeanSea and the Gulf of Mexico. date 1941 1945 place Antilles , CaribbeanSea , Gulf of Mexico result Allied victory combatant1 Allies of World War II Allies br flag United States 1912 br flag United ... supply of oil and other material. They sank shipping in the CaribbeanSea and the Gulf of Mexico ... of Grenada in the CaribbeanSea. Attempts to tow her to port did not succeed, and she sank ... casualties1 casualties2 Campaignbox Battle of the Caribbean North American Theater Campaignbox Atlantic Campaign The Battle of the Caribbean refers to a naval campaign waged during World War II that was part ... the Axis submarines out of the Caribbean region, resulting in an Allied victory. Axis operations ... of Curacao Cura ao was shelled on 19 April 1942 by GS U 130 1941 2 under Captain at Sea ... on cargo ship that was sunk on the morning of 13 May in the Caribbean by a U boat. She was transporting ... s surviving crew were then adrift at sea for several days before being rescued by Allied ships ... , and sank. ref name untold cite book authorlink Humphrey Metzgen coauthors title Caribbean wars untold ... book authorlink Gaylord T. M. Kelshall title The U boat war in the Caribbean year 1994 publisher Naval ... Stier 2 was scuttled on 27 September in the Caribbean. This was after Stier sank the American liberty ... after defeating the American vessel. File Erie PG 50 .jpg right thumb USS Erie during the Battle of the Caribbean. The American gunboat USS Erie PG 50 6 was escorting Convoy TAG 20 in the Caribbean between ...&cont show.php Cubans sunk a German submarine in WWII DEFAULTSORT Battle Of The Caribbean Category History of Aruba Category U boats Category History of the Caribbean Category Military history of the Caribbean ... Category Naval battles of World War II involving the United States Caribbean da Slaget i Caribien ... more details
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