News Caribbean Style: Five Travel Musts in Montego Bay, Jamaica
By Myrtle Dwyer CJ Contributor Montego Bay — a Caribbean classic. The Jamaican tourism stronghold remains a major draw for travelers, with adventures to satisfy any area of travel desire. Here are five of my favourites. Spa Unwind Must You […]
United States and Cuba Hold Migration Talks in Havana
Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials from the United States and Cuba met in Havana this week for talks on the implementation of the two countries’ 1994 and 1995 migration accords. The discussions, which were held on Thursday, […]
News UN Urges More Aid For Haiti
Above: Haiti (CJ photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging the international community to “increase its aid” to Haiti, he said in a message released Friday. Ban, who released the statement ahead of […]
A New Vision For Jamaica
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor THIS week I am going to look at the positive impact we can have on Jamaican development if we were to fix the crime and bureaucracy challenges I discussed last week. I will once again […]
Trinidad "Way Behind" in Productivity
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is “way behind” in productivity, according to Labour Minister Errol McLeod. The Minister was speaking at the FairShare Exposition at the Centre of Excellence in Macoya […]
News St Maarten Hosts Meeting of Netherlands Justice Ministers
Above: the Divi Resort in St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten this week hosted a meeting of Justice Ministers from across the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The conference, which included Justice Ministers from St Maarten, Aruba, Curacao […]
CARICOM's LaRocque Urges Dominican Republic to "Right the Wrong"
Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque is urging the Dominican Republic to “right the wrong” resulting from the country’s controversial ruling on citizenship. The ruling, which retroactively stripped thousands […]
Jamaican Bobsleigh Team Eyes Return to Olympic Games
Above: the Jamaican bobsleigh team in action By Alexander Britell It’s not unusual to see Jamaican athletes at the Olympics these days. Whether it’s Usain Bolt or Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, Jamaican excellence in international athletics has become commonplace. Long before […]