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 The West
Indies Federation was
established by the British Caribbean
Federation Act of 1956 with the aim of
establishing a political union among its
members. |
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 National
Symbols of The Bahamas The
coat of arms is a
composition of things indigenous to these
islands. A conch shell symbolizes the
marine life of The Bahamas. Wavy green
palm fronds are symbolic of the natural
vegetation. Wavy barrulets of blue
symbolize the waters of The Bahamas. A
flamingo, the national bird, and a
silvery blue marlin, the national fish,
support the shield. |
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 Fidel
Castro led the revolution
which forced Batista out of Cuba in 1958,
and subsequently ruled Cuba until poor
health forced him to step down in 2008.
The economic embargo imposed by the
United States in 1962 was spurred by his
nationalization of U.S.-owned businesses
in Cuba, which was in turn spurred by the
refusal of U.S.-owned oil refineries in
Cuba to process oil bought from the
Soviet Union. |
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 Important
Dates in Puerto Rico
Discovered by Christopher Columbus in
1493. Ceded to the United States in 1898.
Made a Commonwealth of the United States
in 1952. Voted to remain a commonwealth
in 1967. |
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 About
Guadeloupe This group of
islands about 300 miles southeast of
Puerto Rico is one of the most popular
travel destinations in the Caribbean. It
is administered as an overseas department
of France. |
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 Errol
Walton Barrow led Barbados
from being a British colony to an
independent nation, and then served as
the first Prime Minister of an
independent Barbados from 1966 to 1987.
During his tenure he instituted a massive
program of public works and got his
nation admitted into the Organization of
American States. |
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