Earthquake shakes Caribbean near Martinique

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerful but very deep earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck near the Caribbean island of Martinique on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake hit at 5 p.m. British time (3 p.m. local) 13 miles (21 km) northwest of the...

Hurricane Dean moves toward Jamaica

"Alarmed tourists jammed Caribbean airports for flights out of Hurricane Dean's path Saturday as the monster storm began sweeping past the Dominican Republic and Haiti and threatened to engulf Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. In Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican...

Hurricane moves on east Caribbean

"Dean has top sustained winds of 100mph (160km/h), making it a Category Two hurricane. A hurricane warning has been issued for Martinique, Guadeloupe and other French dependencies, and also for Dominica and St Lucia. The hurricane centre was some 305 miles (490km) east of...

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Meeting the 'Ministry of Rum' for a Taste of Martinique

I have to acknowledge that I know more about music than rum from Martinique so my encounter with Edward Hamilton, Minister of Rum, taught me a few things about this authentic creation.