Opinion
Finding the Caribbean in Costa Rica
May 24, 2013 | 12:57 pm | 0 Comment
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor ON MY RECENT JOURNEY of travel, self discovery, food and back roads, I found myself deep in the jungles of Costa Rica. How I ended up there is a long story, but what I heard about and wanted to explore was that the Caribbean side of Costa Rica had its roots firmly planted in Jamaican heritage. Based on my research, I came to more...
Op-Ed: Truth, Lies, Tax and Cayman
May 22, 2013 | 2:58 pm | 0 Comment
By Gonzalo Jalles Op-Ed Contributor IT IS NO SURPRISE that the United Kingdom's Guardian newspaper has once again attacked the Cayman Islands and other Overseas Territories. What does come as a surprise is when the article is written by a highly respected former editor of The Times and displays a lamentable lack of understanding about recent changes in the offshore more...
Vanderpool-Wallace: The Missing Link For Tourism in the Caribbean
May 21, 2013 | 10:52 am | 0 Comment
By Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace CJ Contributor TOURISM MINISTERS and Commissioners and their counterparts in the private sector in the Caribbean have come to see that the region's tourism industry is vastly underperforming compared to the potential that they see. Hotel occupancies across the region average 60 percent annually and tourism represents some 15 percent of more...
Op-Ed: The Embargo and Cuban Identity
May 20, 2013 | 9:24 am | 0 Comment
By José Gabilondo Op-Ed Contributor What “Cuban embargo” brings to mind is the economic blockade of the United States on the island. It means something else too — an embargo directed at Cuban-Americans raised in diaspora — in this case, an emotional one that can cabin in identity. These psychic constraints stifle contact with the island and, to some more...
How Science, Math and Creole Education Can Lead to Prosperity in Haiti
May 14, 2013 | 10:17 am | 0 Comment
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor THE STRUGGLE to reform the educational system in Haiti is nothing new; everything from using Creole to incorporating a practical approach to science, technology, math and the arts in every classroom have been a dream for so long, but, more recently, a glimpse of a new reality has surfaced. Students in Haiti generally get their more...
Forbes: The Business of Sport in Jamaica
May 11, 2013 | 12:24 pm | 0 Comment
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor A FEW DAYS AGO I attended a conference called “The Business of Sport.” Several representatives from various sporting bodies, including the Olympics Association, ESPN, NFL and West Indies Cricket, were in attendance alongside government ministers from Jamaica, Belize and Barbados. Sports beyond Athletes & Athletics more...
Guerda Nicolas: Haiti’s “Resilience” and Mental Health
May 10, 2013 | 2:19 pm | 0 Comment
By Guerda Nicolas CJ Contributor FOLLOWING THE AFTERMATH of the 2010 earthquake, some of the news headlines read “Haitians Resilient Despite Disasters” or “Haitians Resilient Amid Destruction.” Haiti has experienced a longstanding history of significant issues with environmental calamites, poverty, political discord, and violence. Thus, it is plausible to more...
Op-Ed: Does Jamaica Need Outside Help to Deal With Crime?
May 9, 2013 | 2:30 pm | 0 Comment
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Last week’s assault on Vincent Simpson, the brother of Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has left Jamaica in shock. When coupled with the recent late-night burglary of the Minister of National Security, it leaves the impression to international onlookers of an unsafe, insecure Jamaica. Violent crime in Jamaica is no longer more...
Op-Ed: The Y Youth – A Personal Reflection on Cuban Blogs
May 9, 2013 | 1:56 pm | 0 Comment
By Ylena Zamora-Vargas Op-Ed Contributor THEY PREFER speaking English to Spanish, they feel as American as a McDonald’s Big Mac, and they are tired of the insistent preoccupation their parents’ generation has with the current regime. But when second-generation, third-generation, and fourth-generation Cuban-Americans travel far beyond Miami, they are uniformly more...
Op-Ed: From Haiti to Cuba, A Vision For the Caribbean in 2030
May 9, 2013 | 12:37 pm | 0 Comment
By Michael W Edghill Op-Ed Contributor AS A REGION, the Caribbean stands at the threshold of opportunity. As with all moments of opportunity, they also come with the simultaneous risks of not achieving the possible and instead, sliding backwards and losing the chances that were once so readily available. In looking towards the year 2030, the Caribbean region more...
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