Background Exposure to whole body vibration (WBV) is common in construction, agriculture, mining, and transportation. There is strong epidemiological evidence linking WBV with adverse health outcomes in the long-term, including low back pain. Fortunately, WBV exposure g...

On the occasion of the 37th Annual West Indian Literature Conference held at the University of Miami in 2018, Kevin Adonis Browne autobiographically reflects on what it means to be a Caribbean photographer.

<jats:p> Departing from the traditional approaches taken toward ancient Egyptian potmark interpretation, this paper draws on modern conventions of commodity branding to show how internally placed textual markings on bread moulds functioned as brands for marking the surf...

As climate change alters the behavior of Atlantic hurricanes, these storms are trending stronger, wetter, and slower moving over coastal and island populations. Hurricane Dorian exemplified all three attributes. Dorian's destructive passage over the Abaco Islands, Baham...

Grey literature is of inestimable value, with the potential for significant contributions to further inquiry and practice especially in academia and national development. Researchers, students, lec...

Abstract The significance of the yard or household in social reproduction within the diasporic Caribbean is the focus of this essay. I outline how a Rastafari yard-space is shaped through household production and family formation among diasporic Caribbean peoples within...

Abstract The late Cretaceous Naparima Hill Formation in the South Trinidad Basin (southeast Caribbean) is a prolific source rock with a potential for unconventional hydrocarbon exploration. It is exposed across the Central Range and extends to the city of San Fernando. ...

<jats:p>Littering is a rampant problem and rooted in human behaviour. This study aims to record, categorise, and examine spatial patterns between pieces of litter and trash and recycling bins across the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. The geographic...

<jats:p>This paper argues that a selection of Caribbean writers has engaged an aesthetic that spotlights the idea of a living or divine landscape through a deployment of folkloric, mythological, magical or spiritual epistemological frames. This aesthetic foregrounds the...