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Cultural diversity shines in regional Carribean culinary ...
Sixteen teams of Caribbean chefs, pastry chefs and bartenders elevated Caribbean cuisine to an art form during three days of live professional competitions before an audience of approximately 1,000 people, at Taste of the Caribbean 2006, held during the Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference, CHIC 2006, held at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, Florida. The awards, highest honors for food and beverage professionals in the Caribbean region, culminate the annual showcase for the development and refinement of Contemporary Caribbean Cuisine, presented by the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA).The top honor in mixology went to Paul Peterson, with the Sint Maarten / St. Martin National Culinary Team, who earned the 2006 Caribbean Bartender of the Year. In the culinary competition, Chef Hans Van Triest, with the Curacao Culinary Team, was named 2006 Caribbean Chef of the Year, having scored the highest marks in the preliminary and final rounds of competition; meanwhile, Chef Tracy Sweeting, from the Bahamas National Culinary Team, swept the highest scores in patisserie, winning the 2006 Caribbean Pastry Chef of the Year Award.
Festival breaks borders
Over 100 Bahamian Junkanoo experts danced their way across Europe and are going to tap over to China for the new Cultural and Arts Festival on July 15.The Bahamian dance group Colours is scheduled to perform for over 5 million people in a 10 day Cultural and Arts festival titled the 'Dalian Festival' in Dalian, a new city in Liooning Province, China. The city is a part of a new project and a new development that will provide a financial and cultural sector the Chinese will used to encourage tourism.
"They are asking for 50 members of Colours and I think it will be a wonderful experience for The Bahamas. They are very forward and progressive. It will showcase all the different talent, all of the Arts in The Bahamas. The organiser, Miao-Bahamas Limited wants to take all kinds of artists and showcase them, but they are looking for sponsors," said Victoria Sarne the group's public relations officer.
Mike Jervis Turns trash into cash
Mike Jervis is a consummate environmentalist. He is also one who takes pride in preserving our cultural and historical artefacts. And in gathering what is termed 'trash' mainly from the seashore, he was able to turn a hobby into a vocation. Says he: "I've always been fascinated by small Bahamian wooden houses....so I started making replicas as a hobby. Some of my friends saw it, they were impressed ... and that gave me the motivation to continue. I took the first house to the market as an experiment and sold it immediately....so I ventured out in constructing other old Bahamian houses."That was five years ago and Mike has since developed a part-time vocation that is both therapeutic , and rewarding.
Mike says with pride that among those who encouraged him is renowned Bahamian artist Stan Burnside.
Let's Wait
Did you know that out of 40,000-50,000 Americans that become infected with HIV each year, half of them are between the ages of 13 and 24? In fact, at least two teenagers in the US are infected with HIV every hour, every day according to the Teen-Help-Desk.com.In 2005, it was reported that HIV was spreading faster among females than males with the largest increase seen in females between 15 and 25 years old in The Bahamas.
"People aint waiting. Something hot is going on in The Bahamas and they aren't waiting," said Executive Producer of the Let's Wait Project, Clinton Minnis during an interview with the Guardian.
The Let's Wait Project is a combination of music, drama, poetry, seminars and workshops that will be a special feature on the local and international scenes this summer.
Monday July 10, 2006 - 12:49 EST
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Caribbean: High or low season?
It's the middle of January, and heat-seeking bikini bombshells carpet the beach, bronzing the winter pallor from their pampered flesh. There's a special buzz in the air that grows louder as the beautiful people get amped for another night of seeing and being seen in the A-list spots. You're at ground zero of the Caribbean high season, and you wouldn't have it any other way.Same beach in mid-July. You decompress on the flawless stretch of white sand, mellowing to the shoosh of the waves. Tonight you'll splurge on dinner, happily blowing some of the money you saved by taking your trip in low season -- and you won't even need a reservation. Tomorrow, it's the summer sales at the boutiques, then a free snorkel excursion. You won't find these kinds of perks in winter. What's not to love?
Two distinct vacations, same great Caribbean getaway.