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Grenada Opens New Parliament Building

By the Caribbean Journal staff “This is history.” Those were the words of Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell this week, when Grenada debuted its historic new parliament building in the heart of St George’s. The new building is a […]

Grenada: United Arab Emirates to Help Fund New Parliament Building

Above: a rendering of the project Grenada has secured additional financing from the United Arab Emirates to help fund the construction of the country’s new Parliament building. The project, which will be set on Mt Wheldale, is being designed by […]

Haiti Launches Construction on New Parliament Building

Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has laid the first stone on a new planned Parliament building in Port-au-Prince. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and other Haitian government […]

Grenada Selects Local Architects to Design New Parliament Building

Above: Grenada’s old Parliament building, which was severely damaged in 2004 (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenadian architecture firm COCOA Architecture has been selected to design the country’s new Parliament building, the government announced this week. COCOA was […]

Australia Withdraws From New Grenada Parliament House Project

Above: a rendering of the new Parliament building By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Australia is withdrawing from its commitment to fund the construction of the new Parliament House in Grenada. Australia said it had already funded around […]

A Look at Grenada’s Future Parliament

Above: a rendering of the new Parliament building by COCOA By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government has officially released the designs for its new planned Parliament building. The building will replace the country’s former Parliament, which was destroyed by […]

Grenada Signs Contract With Local Firm on Design of New Parliament

Above: Grenada’s former Parliament building (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s Ministry of Works has now signed an agreement with local architecture firm COCOA (Caribbean Office of Cooperative Architecture) to design the country’s new Parliament building. COCOA had […]

Architects Competing to Design Grenada’s New House of Parliament

Above: the former building was destroyed in 2004 (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government has reached a short list of architects for the country’s planned new House of Parliament. According to Cecil Harris, Chief Technical Officer in […]

Caribbean History: Remembering ANR Robinson

By David P. Rowe CJ Contributor One of the Caribbean’s political giants of the 20th century was Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, a lawyer, statesman and patriot who survived the violent attempted coup in Trinidad. Robinson was born on the island […]

Grenada PM Accepts Resignation of Environment Minister Glynis Roberts

Above: downtown St George’s Grenada and the old Parliament building (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has accepted the resignation of Environment Minister Glynis Roberts, he said in a statement. Roberts had earlier resigned […]

Grenada PM Urges Country to Be “Vigilant” During Hurricane Season

Above: Grenada’s former Parliament building was destroyed in 2004 by Hurricane Ivan By the Caribbean Journal staff Hurricane Ivan was eight years ago, but its memory is still strong in Grenada, where it caused more than $600 million in damage […]

Grenada Unveils 2012 Budget Including Taiwan Debt Payment, Minister Pay Cuts

By Lincoln Depradine ST GEORGE’S – Government ministers in Grenada will take a 5 percent cut in pay starting next month, Finance Minister Nazim Burke has announced. He made the announcement Friday while presenting the country’s $378.9 million USD 2012 […]

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Carnival is Making Its New Grand Bahama Cruise Port Bigger 

In what is expected to be a massive boost for Grand Bahama, Carnival Cruise Line is in the process of building a brand-new cruise destination on the island called Celebrtaion Key, which is slated to open in 2025. Now, Carnival […]

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$100 Million Saint Lucia Airport Redevelopment Moving Forward

By the Caribbean Journal staff A major redevelopment of Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport is moving forward, officials said this week. The country’s parliament has voted to borrow $100 million for the project, whose plan is set to be unveiled […]

Antigua Eyes “Sustainable Development Plan” for Barbuda

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor It’s time to create a sustainable development plan for the devastated island of Barbuda, according to Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister Asot Michael. Michael’s call came during the minister’s contribution to a special sitting of […]

Maduro Says US, Venezuela Opening Channel to “Regularize” Relations

Above: Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro in the televised address  By the Caribbean Journal staff Is the United States set for a rapprochement with another longtime regional foe? US officials including State Department Counselor Tom Shannon held talks in Haiti this […]

The Battle for Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Maybe it is true that no one will ever fully understand Haiti. From being the very first nation of the modern era to abolish slavery out of a bloody revolution to being the least prosperous […]

Antigua PM Appoints New Senators

Above: Antigua’s Parliament (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff New Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced his appointments to the country’s Senate. Browne, whose Antigua Labour Party swept to power in the country’s recent elections, said […]

Japanese Delegation Arrives in Grenada For Marine Resource Conference

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A high-level delegation from Japan has arrived in Grenada to take part in the 15th Annual Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Use of Living Marine Resources. The meeting, which is being held […]

Op-Ed: Gender Equality in Jamaica

By Wayne Campbell Op-Ed Contributor “GENDER EQUALITY is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” — Kofi Annan. Former UN Secretary General. Historically, […]

Jamaica’s Government Looks to Improve Earthquake Preparedness

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government has officially received a new “Roadmap to Seismic Safety” that is a major step on the country’s road to seismic resilience. The Caribbean is a seismically active region, a […]

Grenada Taps China to Lead Carriacou Airport Expansion

Above: Carriacou By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has engaged the state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company to execute the expansion of the Lauriston airport on the island of Carriacou. The project would involve an upgrade and an expansion at Lauriston […]

Haiti’s Martelly Meets With Pope Francis

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Pope Francis (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly continued his European tour Monday with a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Martelly […]

“We Want the World to See Haiti As a Success Story”

Above: an earthquake memorial in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By Alexander Britell On Sunday, Haiti marked the fourth anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake that devastated the country, with solemn memorial services and deep reflection. Now, four years later, much […]

Antigua and Barbuda, China Sign Deal on Community Centre Project

Above: Antigua PM Baldwin Spencer and Ren Gonping, China’s Ambassador to Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda and China have signed an agreement for the construction of a “multipurpose community centre” as part of the Gray’s Green […]

Caribbean Diplomats in London Gear Up to Lobby Against British APD

Above: Parliament in London By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s High Commissioners in the United Kingdom are readying a push to lobby against the British Air Passenger Duty, armed with about $63,000 in funding for a public awareness campaign. […]

Talking Tourism: Anguilla’s Haydn Hughes

Above: Anguilla By Alexander Britell Anguilla is one of the smallest destinations in the Caribbean, but its tourism sector has historically punched above its weight. Today, the island of less than 14,000 people competes in the increasingly tight Caribbean tourism […]

US Congresswoman Calls on Haiti to Solve “Electoral Crisis”

Above: US Congresswoman Maxine Waters (Photo: Ward Wesley) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti needs “free, fair and inclusive elections” to have a functioning Parliament and a stable government, according to United States Congresswoman Maxine Waters. The California Democrat was […]

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