CJ Politics
Hague: Turks and Caicos Elections Mark “Return to Democratic Government”
November 8, 2012 | 3:07 pm | 0 Comment
Above: British Foreign Secretary William Hague (Photo: FCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Islanders will head to the polls on Friday, a "significant step" on the path to democracy, according to British Foreign Secretary William Hague. The elections come more than three years after the British installed an Interim Administration in the more...
Alejandro Garcia Padilla Wins Election for Governor of Puerto Rico
November 7, 2012 | 2:32 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Alejandro Garcia Padilla By the Caribbean Journal staff Challenger Alejandro Garcia Padilla won an exceedingly close election over incumbent Governor Luis Fortuño. Padilla, the leader of Puerto Rico's Popular Democratic Party, won by the narrowest of margins, less than a full percentage point, according to data from Puerto Rico's Commission of Elections. more...
Haiti’s Martelly Congratulates US President Barack Obama on Re-election
November 7, 2012 | 2:00 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly is sending congratulations to US President Barack Obama on his re-election Tuesday night. Obama won an extremely tight race over challenger Mitt Romney, a longtime businessman and former governor of the state of Massachusetts. Martelly said he expressed his more...
CJ Politics , Haiti , News
Mia Love Falls Short in Bid to Be First Haitian-American Elected to US Congress
November 7, 2012 | 11:00 am | 0 Comment
Above: Mia Love casts her ballot Tuesday By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian-American Mia Love narrowly lost the election Tuesday for Utah's District 4 to incumbent Democrat Jim Matheson. Love, the former city councilwoman and mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, was making a bid to be the first-ever Haitian-American to be elected to the US. Congress. Love also more...
CJ Politics , Haiti , News
Op-Ed: Trade Unions in Modern Jamaica
November 6, 2012 | 3:43 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Kingston By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor The trade union movement’s early days in Jamaica The trade unions of Jamaica came into prominence in the workers’ riots of 1938. At that time the workers were protesting the level of their wages and took to rioting in the streets. Sir Alexander Bustamante was imprisoned defending the workers’ more...
CJ Politics , Jamaica , News , Opinion
Nevis Premier, US Virgin Islands Governor Talk Geothermal Energy
November 6, 2012 | 2:55 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis Premier Joseph Parry and US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh held talks last week in St Thomas focusing on geothermal energy. Nevis' geothermal project, if and when it does come to fruition, could potentially produce more energy than is needed on the island — creating the more...
Puerto Rico to Hold Referendum on Territory’s Political Status on Nov. 6
November 2, 2012 | 3:20 pm | 0 Comment
Above: San Juan (Photo: Puerto Rico Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Voters in Puerto Rico will show their preference for Puerto Rico's future political status in a vote on Tuesday. The vote, which will come alongside elections for Puerto Rico's governor, non-voting U.S. Congress representative and local officials, will ask Puerto Ricans two questions: if more...
Op-Ed: Elections and Democracy in the Turks and Caicos Islands
November 1, 2012 | 10:52 am | 0 Comment
By Erik Neff Op-Ed Contributor Nov. 9 sparks a new beginning for the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). Wracked by corruption, the overseas territory has been directly ruled by the United Kingdom since 2009. This November will be the first time the territory has had elections since the commencement of British control. The catalyst for Britain’s controversial more...
Trinidad Finance Minister: Requirements of US FATCA Law “Onerous”
October 31, 2012 | 1:43 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Trinidad Finance Minister Larry Howai (Photo: MF Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Finance and Economy Minister Larry Howai is describing legislation being introduced by the United States on foreign financial institutions as "onerous." The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) will go into effect in 2013, and a number of more...
CJ Politics , News , Trinidad
Durandis: A Political Race Against the Clock in Haiti
October 30, 2012 | 11:09 pm | 0 Comment
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Common sense has left Haiti in the shadow of instability and incertitude. Immediately after the earthquake that ravaged the country, both physically and in terms of human capacity, many people were betting on hope that a new day would rise from a horizon that was quickly evading and fading from our sight. Not too long ago, with the more...
CJ Politics , Haiti , Opinion
