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The African diaspora was the movement of Africans and their descendants to places throughout the world—predominantly to the Americas also to Europe, the Middle East and other places around the globe. The term has been historically applied in particular to the descendants of the Africans who were enslaved and shipped to the Americas by way of the Atlantic slave trade, with the largest population in Brazil (see Afro-Brazilian(. In modern times, it is also applied to Africans who have emigrated from the continent in order to seek education, employment and better living for themselves and their children. People from Sub-Saharan Africa, including many Africans, number at least 800 million in Africa and over 140 million in the Western Hemisphere, representing around 14% of the world's population. It is believed that this diaspora has the potential to revitalize Africa. Primarily, many academics, NGOs, and websites such as Social Entrepreneurs of the African Diaspora view social entrepreneurship as a tool to be used by the African diaspora to improve themselves and their ancestral continent.

All islands at some point were, and a few still are, colonies of European nations; a few are overseas or dependent territories:

British West Indies/Anglophone Caribbean – Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bay Islands, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Croix (briefly(, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago (from 1797( and the Turks and Caicos Islands
Danish West Indies – present-day United States Virgin Islands
Dutch West Indies – Aruba, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Virgin Islands, Saint Croix (briefly(, Tobago and Bay Islands (briefly(
French West Indies – Anguilla (briefly(, Antigua and Barbuda (briefly(, Dominica, Dominican Republic (briefly(, Grenada, Haiti, Montserrat (briefly(, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Eustatius (briefly(, Sint Maarten, St. Kitts (briefly(, Tobago (briefly(, Saint Croix, the current French overseas départements of Martinique and Guadeloupe (including Marie-Galante, La Désirade and Les Saintes(, and the current French overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin
Portuguese West Indies – present-day Barbados, known as Os Barbados in the 16th century when the Portuguese claimed the island en route to Brazil. The Portuguese left Barbados abandoned in 1533, nearly a century prior to the British arrival to the island.
Spanish West Indies – Cuba, Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic, Haiti (until 1609 to France((, Puerto Rico, Jamaica (until 1655 to Great Britain(, the Cayman Islands (until 1670 to Great Britain( Trinidad (until 1797 to Great Britain( and Bay Islands (until 1643 to Great Britain(, coastal islands of Central America (minus Belize(, and some Caribbean coastal islands of Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela.
Swedish West Indies – present-day French Saint-Barthélemy and Guadeloupe (briefly(.
Courlander West Indies – Tobago (until 1691(

The British West Indies were united by the United Kingdom into a West Indies Federation between 1958 and 1962. The independent countries formerly part of the B.W.I. still have a joint cricket team that competes in Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. The West Indian cricket team includes the South American nation of Guyana, the only former British colony on that continent.

In addition, these countries share the University of the West Indies as a regional entity. The university consists of three main campuses in Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, a smaller campus in the Bahamas and Resident Tutors in other contributing territories such as Trinidad.

Panama: a hot holiday destination?

Sat, 19 May 2012 02:04:50 -0700

It tops lists of hot destinations for 2012 and is sold as the ideal introduction to Latin America, but does it live up to the hype? Chickens and scruffy children on bikes cross our path as we stroll along a sandy road past candy-coloured buildings beside a turquoise Caribbean sea. "Hey my friend!" Jim, our guide, stops to slap a Rasta man on the back. "How you been? You got your guitar today ...

Pamper yourself at Manoir des Sables

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:42:23 -0700

Spa Villegia is more than a spa. It is a brand. So far, it is only a brand of two, but it likely will grow.

Artist Edouard Duval Carrie branches out but keeps roots in Miami

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:26:39 -0700

Haiti-born artist Edouard Duval Carrie’s current works play on light and life.

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