May 24 Watch News Wrap: Afghanistan Tops Iraq in Total U.S. Troop Presence In other news Monday, the U.S. military announced that its forces serving in Afghanistan are now larger than those serving in Iraq. Also, a state of emergency was declared in parts of Jamaica following gun battles with a drug gang… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch News Wrap: Plan to Close Gitmo Hits New Delays In other news, President Obama's plan to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay has run into new hurdles, and the State Department said in a report that U.S. efforts to stop the opium trade in Afghanistan is failing. Continue watching
Nov 16 Weekly Poem: ‘Storm’ Kwame Dawes is director of the South Carolina Poetry Initiative and the University of South Carolina Arts Institute, where he also teaches as distinguished poet in residence. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch Dawes, Pulitzer Center Take On HIV/AIDs in Jamaica Poet Kwame Dawes teamed up with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to create a multimedia Web site called "HOPE: Living and Loving with HIV in Jamaica." The interactive site pairs his poetry with music, essays and video from people… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Jamaican Runner Gives a ‘Bolt’ to Summer Olympics Ray Suarez speaks with sportswriter Christine Brennan about the athletic triumphs and disappointments of the Beijing Games, including Jamaican Usain Bolt's world record breaking track and field performances. Continue watching
Sep 09 Hurricane Ivan Devastates Grenada, Threatens Jamaica, Florida By PBS News Hour Tourists and residents were told Thursday to evacuate the Florida Keys, as Hurricane Ivan grew into a Category 5 storm after leveling homes and killing at least 15 people on the Caribbean island of Grenada. Continue reading
Mar 15 Aristide Enters Jamaica Despite Haitian Officials’ Protests Ousted Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide flew to temporary asylum in Jamaica Monday despite opposition from the United States and Haitian officials who said the leader's return to the Caribbean could threaten Haiti's fragile stability. Continue reading