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Population: 2,818,596 Motto: “Out of Many, One People.” The flag of Jamaica is one of only two national flags that does not contain the color red, white or blue. True story: The 1993 movie Cool Runnings is based on the true story of Jamaica as the first Caribbean country to enter the Winter Olympics when . . .Continue reading LibDEI: Black History 2023 Day 19 – JamaicaLibDEI:
Population: 11,334,637 Motto: “L’Union Fait La Force” which means “Union Makes Strength.” Haiti’s currency is the gourde, named after the food, the gourd. Until 1807, the plant itself was the actual currency. A lot of firsts: first black-led republic after it threw off French colonial control and slavery in the early 19th century; first independent . . .Continue reading LibDEI: Black History 2023 Day 18 – Hait
Population: 400,124 Motto: One People, One Nation, One Destiny. Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America. The world’s largest single drop waterfall, Kaieteur Falls is in Guyana, with a total length of 823 feet (5 times higher than Niagara Falls) and is among the most powerful in the world. Georgetown, the capital, is . . .Continue reading LibDEI: Black History 2023 Day 17 – Guyana
Population: 400,124 Motto: Liberty, Equality, and brotherhood. Guadeloupe is a French overseas territory so the official language is French and the currency is the Euro. Guadeloupe has two flags. The official flag is the tricolor French national flag with the tri-color red, white and blue. A locally used unofficial flag, based on the coat of . . .Continue reading LibDEI: Black History 2023 Day 16 – Guadeloupe
Population: 113,949 National Motto: “Ever conscious of God we aspire, build and advance as one people.” Grenada is the home of the world’s first underwater sculpture park. The sculptures are developed with concrete and rebar, and are placed naturally without affecting the natural reef and the lives of its inhabitants adversely. [above] Grenada is known . . .Continue reading LibDEI: Black History 2023 Day 15 – Grenada
Population: 10,694,700 National Motto: “Dios, Patria, Libertad” (God, Fatherland, Liberty) The Dominican Rebublic (DR) is the only nation with the Bible on its flag. The bible is open and references John 8:32, “…”and you will know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” Sticking with the flag theme, DR’s traditional dish is named . . .Continue reading LibDEI: Black History 2023 Day 14 – Dominican Republic
Population: 74,629 National Motto: “Après Bondie C’est La Ter” meaning “After God is the Earth”. Dominica is NOT the Dominican Republic! Pirates of the Caribbean fans – Cannibal Island is Dominica; the bone cages are on Titou Gorge in Morne Trois Pitons National Park; the Indian River became the “Pantano River.” Dominica is home to . . .Continue reading LibDEI: Black History 2023 Day 13 – Dominica
Population: 49,059,221 Motto: Libertad y Orden (Liberty and Order) Colombia is home to PINK DOLPHINS! Yes, they are really pink and no one really knows why. They aren’t born pink, but either through abrasions of the skin or to match the river mud, they turn pink. There is an underground functional church made of salt. . . .Continue reading LibDEI: Black History 2023 Day 12 – Colombia
Population: 152,379 Motto: No official motto Curacao is home to “The Swinging Old Lady,” the longest pontoon bridge in the world at almost 558 feet. Built in 1888, the Swinging Old Lady is the nickname for the Queen Emma Bridge which floats on 16 pontoon boats and a propeller on each end for opening and . . .Continue reading LibDEI: Black History 2023 Day 11 – Curacao
Population: 11,008,112 (largest island in the Caribbean) Motto: Patria o Muerte (Homeland or Death) Cuba is the only island in the Caribbean to have a railway. Launched in the 1830s, Cuba’s railway system is one of the world’s oldest – 2,600 miles of track, which is now being restored. Tiny creatures love Cuba. It is . . .Continue reading LibDEI: Black History Month 2023 Day 10 – Cuba