Portal:Caribbean
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The Caribbean (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbe; Dutch: Cariben) is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts. Located southeast of Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north and west of South America, the Caribbean is commonly reckoned as a subregion of North America.
Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate, the area comprises more than 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cayes. The West Indies consist of the Antilles, divided into the larger Greater Antilles which bound the sea on the north and the Lesser Antilles on the east, and the Bahamas which are northeast of the sea. Bermuda lies much further to the north in the Atlantic Ocean and is sometimes included in the West Indies. Geopolitically, the West Indies are organized into 28 territories including sovereign states, overseas departments, and dependencies. At one time, there was a short-lived country called the Federation of the West Indies composed of ten English-speaking Caribbean territories.
The military history of Puerto Rico dates back to the 16th century when Spanish conquistadors battled against the native Tainos and continues to the present-day. It was ruled by the Spanish Empire for four centuries, during which the Puerto Ricans defended the island against invasions from the British, French and Dutch. The island was seized by the United States during the Spanish-American War, and Spain officially ceded it under the terms of the 1898 Treaty of Paris which ended the War. Now a United States territory, as citizens of the United States, Puerto Ricans have participated in every major conflict in which the United States has been involved from World War I onward.
Arts
Jose Campeche (Puerto Rico) - Michel-Jean Cazabon (Trinidad and Tobago) - Francisco Oller (Puerto Rico)
Education
Sir Arthur Lewis (Saint Lucia) - Ana G. Mendez (Puerto Rico) - Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (Puerto Rico)
Entertainment
Desi Arnaz (Cuba) - Jennifer Lopez (Puerto Rico) - Geoffrey Holder (Trinidad and Tobago)
Industry Angel Ramos (Puerto Rico)
Journalism
Jose Julian Acosta (Puerto Rico) - Maria Celeste Arraras (Puerto Rico) - Marcus Garvey (Jamaica) - CLR. James (Trinidad and Tobago) - Trevor McDonald (Trinidad and Tobago) - Cristina Saralegui (Cuba)
Literature
Aimé Césaire (Martinique) - Enrique Laguerre (Puerto Rico) - V.S. Naipaul (Trinidad and Tobago) - Jean Rhys (Commonwealth of Dominica) - Derek Walcott (St. Lucia) - Yolanda Vargas Dulche (Mexico)
Military
Johnson Beharry (Grenada) - Antonio Valero de Bernabe (Puerto Rico) - Horacio Rivero (Puerto Rico) - Toussaint L'Ouverture (Haiti)
Music
Celia Cruz (Cuba) - Los Chicos (Puerto Rico) - El Gran Combo (Puerto Rico) - Barbara Garofalo (Venezuela) - Alejandra Guzman (Mexico) - Bob Marley (Jamaica) - Ricky Martin (Puerto Rico) - Menudo (Puerto Rico) - Jose Luis Rodriguez (Venezuela) - Gloria Trevi (Mexico) - Uff! (Venezuela)
Politics
Sir Grantley Adams (Barbados) - Joaquín Balaguer (Dominican Republic) - Alexander Bustamante (Jamaica) - Fidel Castro (Cuba) - Hugo Chávez (Venezuela) - Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Haiti) - François Duvalier (Haiti) - Norman Washington Manley (Jamaica) - Luis Muñoz Marin (Puerto Rico) - Toussaint L'Ouverture (Haiti) - Rafael Leónidas Trujillo (Dominican Republic) - Eric Williams-Trinidad and Tobago
Religion
Cardinal Luis Aponte Martinez (Puerto Rico) - St. Charlie (Puerto Rico)
Science
Agustin Stahl (Puerto Rico)
Sports
Wilfred Benitez (Puerto Rico) - Ato Boldon (Trinidad and Tobago) - Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico) - Roberto Clemente (Puerto Rico) - Roberto Duran (Panama) - Wilfredo Gomez (Puerto Rico) - Brian Lara (Trinidad and Tobago) - Asafa Powell (Jamaica) - Sir Viv Richards (Antigua and Barbuda) - Hugo Sanchez (Mexico) - Salvador Sanchez (Mexico) - Sir Garfield Sobers (Barbados) - Sammy Sosa (Dominican Republic) - Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba) - Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico) - Sir Frank Worrell (Jamaica) - Marie-José Pérec (Guadeloupe)
Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of Spanish cuisine, French cuisine, African cuisine and Indian cuisine. These traditions were brought from the many homelands of this region's population. In addition, the population has created from this vast wealth of tradition many styles that are unique to the region.
- January 9 Eric A. Williams, Minister of Energy of Trinidad and Tobago, is charged with seven counts of misconduct in public office for corruptly receiving TT$75,000 in 2003. He is granted bail of TT$600,000.
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Articles: List of articles about the Caribbean.
Countries and dependencies in the Caribbean: Anguilla • Antigua and Barbuda • Aruba • Bahamas • Barbados • British Virgin Islands • Cayman Islands • Cuba • Dominica • Grenada • Guadeloupe • Dominican Republic • Haiti • Jamaica • Martinique • Montserrat • Netherlands Antilles • Puerto Rico • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Trinidad and Tobago • Turks and Caicos Islands • United States Virgin Islands
Other countries which are related to the Caribbean by geography or culture: Belize • Colombia • French Guyana • Guyana • Honduras • Mexico • Nicaragua • Costa Rica • Suriname • Venezuela
Cities: Havana • Port-au-Prince • Santo Domingo • Kingston • Port of Spain • San Juan • Bridgetown • Nassau • Roseau • St. George's • Santiago de Cuba • Santiago de los Caballeros • Cap-Haïtien • Basse-Terre • Fort-de-France (full list)
Other categories: CARICOM • Caribbean islands • Caribbean music • Caribbean countries • Caribbean cuisine • Ethnic groups of the Caribbean • Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean • Languages of the Caribbean • West Indian cricket
Stubs: Caribbean-related stubs • Caribbean geography stubs • Caribbean government stubs • Caribbean people stubs
