Caribbean

The beautiful game could bowl a bouncer at India’s obsession

Mumbai - Muslimchronicle

In March 1951, less than four years after India became an independent nation, the men’s football team won gold at the inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi — beating Indonesia 2-0, Afghanistan 3-0 and Iran 1-0 on their way to the title. They repeated the feat in 1962, seeing off South Korea, who had beaten them in the group stages,Read more

Haiti's first female-directed movie bids for Oscars

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Haiti is still reeling from the 2010 earthquake that killed more than 220,000 people, but from the debris of its devastated towns, a nascent film industry has begun to emerge. At its forefront is Guetty Felin, whose "Ayiti Mon Amour," a portrait of a post-quake nation mourning its dead, was recently announced as the Caribbean country's first ever entry forRead more

Far-right AfD vows 'new era' as Germany's new parliament sits

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

The far-right AfD party vowed a "new era" as it made its debut Tuesday at the first sitting of Germany's newly-elected parliament, where it immediately sparked an outcry by comparing itself to an MP once targeted by notorious Nazi Hermann Goering. Alternative for Germany (AfD) filed a motion to challenge a change in parliamentary rules that thwarted one of itsRead more

Former presidents take stage at hurricane benefit concert

College Station - Muslimchronicle

All five of America's living former presidents took the stage Saturday at a benefit concert in Texas to raise money for victims of the hurricane-ravaged southern US and Caribbean. Former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter appeared together onstage for the national anthem, then took their seats in the front row atRead more

Major Lazer to lead latest hurricane charity concert

Miami - AFP

Crowd-packing electronic group Major Lazer on Wednesday announced a concert in Miami to raise money for Caribbean victims from a trio of devastating hurricanes. The concert, set for Monday and dubbed "Relief is the Mission," will also feature other artists with Caribbean connections including Machel Montano, a leading star of soca, the rhythmic musical style born in Trinidad and Tobago.Read more

Haiti looks to Benin for guidance

Cotonou - Muslimchronicle

Three senators from Haiti pause in reflection in front of a statue of their country's independence hero Toussaint Louverture in Allada, southern Benin, where he had his roots. The West African and Caribbean countries, separated by thousands of kilometres (miles) and ocean, share the same history but also the same religion -- voodoo. Jean Renel Senatus, Jean-Marie Junior Salomon andRead more

Google balloons to help restore Puerto Rico's cell networks

Puerto Rico - AFP

Google's parent company is set to launch balloons into the Caribbean skies in an attempt to restore telephone networks in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. Alphabet Inc., which controls Google, obtained authorization from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deploy the devices -- developed from 2013 as part of a project known as "Loon." It aims to temporarily re-establish PuertoRead more

Conditions growing dire

San Juan - Muslimchronicle

Living conditions in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico are growing worse by the day, with tired, bewildered people lining up to buy scarce fuel and food Sunday amid a blackout and little to no telephone service. Puerto Ricans are spending hours waiting in line to buy whatever they can, but often go home empty-handed if they do not manage a purchase beforeRead more

'Storm of the century' Maria pummels Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico - Muslimchronicle

Puerto Rico braced for potentially calamitous flash flooding on Thursday after being pummeled by Hurricane Maria which devastated the island and knocked out the entire electricity grid. The hurricane, which Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello called "the most devastating storm in a century," had battered the island of 3.4 million people after roaring ashore early Wednesday with deadly winds andRead more