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Dominican Republic’s Botanical Gardens launch endangered plants “Red List” — Repeating Islands
BySoyiniA total of 813 out of 1,388 plant species in the Dominican Republic researched over a five-year period are critically endangered, 249 are endangered, 268 are threatened, 45 are of moderate concern and 13 did not yield sufficient data. The data is contained on a newly published Red List of Vascular Flora in the Dominican […]…
Carnival Calendars
If you are coming to Trinidad for Carnival bookmark this post because it has the dates of all the must-see, never-been-to-but-want-to, and regional Carnival events for Carnival 2017. This first is from the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts. The Second is from the National Carnival Commission. This one is the one to…
Machel vs Bunji
It’s a Carnival miracle. The blog title is a lie. The feud is over. Machel Montano and Bunji Garlin are together on one track and it’s fire! Heh HA! Fanism unlocked. I lurve eet! My friend Keegan Taylor, soca producer, stick fighter is one of the writers. I heard the song and immediately called him…
Carnival History: First Crop Over
Sharing because I think this needs to be a new project of mine, getting into the history of the Caribbean Carnival. Note, I know there is a discussion where Crop Over is better described as a festival and not a Carnival, which is also a point of further interest for me. But for me, this…