CJ Interviews
Congressman Alcee Hastings Talks Haiti
February 16, 2012 | 12:01 pm | 0 Comment
Above: US Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL) By Alexander Britell IN DECEMBER, UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN Alcee Hastings, the Representative for Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, re-introduced legislation calling for President Barack Obama to convene a White House Conference on Haiti in the next calendar year. At the time, the Congressman said that while the more...
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Interview with John Ashton, UK Special Representative for Climate Change
February 2, 2012 | 1:59 pm | 0 Comment
By Alexander Britell “It was the voice of the Caribbean that changed the world at Durban,” says John Ashton, the UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change. The Caribbean, perhaps more than any region in the world, faces an existential threat from global climate change. It is that threat which has spurred the region to band together and more...
Interview with Jamaican Minister of National Security Peter Bunting
January 31, 2012 | 1:57 pm | 0 Comment
By Alexander Britell GRENADA - The seventh UK-Caribbean Forum that met in Grenada earlier this month looked at a range of areas of cooperation as the Caribbean and the UK open up a “new and more modern relationship” going forward. As part of a series of interviews with leaders at the Forum, Caribbean Journal talked to Jamaican Minister of National Security Peter more...
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Interview with Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas
January 25, 2012 | 2:09 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine) By Alexander Britell GRENADA - Last weekend, Grenada hosted the seventh UK-Caribbean Forum, a series of high-level talks aimed at developing a new and more modern relationship between the UK and the region. But for Grenada, the weekend was also a celebration of its sporting achievements – with more...
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Interview with St Kitts and Nevis Foreign Minister Sam Condor
January 24, 2012 | 12:12 pm | 0 Comment
By Alexander Britell GRENADA - The seventh UK-Caribbean Forum that met in Grenada this weekend looked at a range of areas of cooperation as the Caribbean and the UK open up a “new and more modern relationship” going forward. As part of a series of interviews with leaders at the Forum, Caribbean Journal spoke to St Kitts and Nevis Foreign Minister Sam Condor (who is more...
Interview with Jamaican Minister of Foreign Affairs AJ Nicholson
January 23, 2012 | 3:09 pm | 0 Comment
By Alexander Britell GRENADA- The seventh UK-Caribbean Forum that met in Grenada this weekend looked at a range of areas of cooperation as the Caribbean and the UK open up a “new and more modern relationship” going forward. At the forum, Caribbean Journal took the opportunity to speak with Jamaican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Sen. AJ Nicholson, more...
Interview with Kirani James
January 22, 2012 | 1:00 pm | 0 Comment
GRENADA - Kirani James has made his way onto the international stage about as quickly has he finishes a 400m race. The 19-year-old Grenadian (and former University of Alabama star) has seized the spotlight, particularly in Grenada, where he was honoured last night as the country's male sportsman of the year - as the reigning world champion in the 400m (he was the youngest more...
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Interview with Jamaican Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill
January 10, 2012 | 12:20 pm | 0 Comment
By Alexander Britell Dr Wykeham McNeill was part of a sizable victory by the opposition People’s National Party in Jamaica’s national elections Dec. 29, winning his Western Westmoreland constituency and being appointed the country’s new Minister of Tourism and Entertainment last week. McNeill, a medical doctor by trade, previously served twice as Minister of more...
Interview with Marcia Forbes, PhD
January 9, 2012 | 9:42 am | 0 Comment
By Alexander Britell One of Jamaica’s foremost media specialists, Dr Marcia Forbes has most recently been exploring the ways technology impacts Jamaican society and culture. Her first book, Music, Media & Adolescent Sexuality in Jamaica, looked at the ways traditional media – from television to radio, influenced the attitudes of Jamaican youth. Her newest book more...
Interview with Turks and Caicos Islands Governor Damian Roderic Todd
December 14, 2011 | 3:03 pm | 0 Comment
By Alexander Britell In September, Damian Roderic “Ric” Todd was sworn in as the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, succeeding Gordon Wetherell, who had served as governor since 2008. TCI, which saw its self-government suspended by the British government in 2009 after allegations of widespread corruption on the part of local politicians, has been working to more...
