Rainforest climbs from the sea to the summit of La Soufrière. Waterfalls spill through dense forest. Sailboats thread through the Grenadines, where quiet anchorages and white-sand beaches still define the rhythm of the day. It’s a landscape unlike anywhere else in the Caribbean — and more travelers are discovering it every year. St. Vincent and […]
Above: Trinidad Justice Minister Herbert Volney and Venezuelan Ambassador Maria Eugenia Marcano Casado By the Caribbean journal staff The governments of Venezuela and Trinidad have begun discussions about potential cooperation on penal reform, offender management and other criminal justice issues. Trinidad’s Justice Minister Herbert Volney met yesterday with Venezuelan Ambassador Maria Eugenia Marcano Casado for […]
Above: Education Minister Ronald Thwaites By the Caribbean Journal staff Civics will make a return to the Jamaican school curriculum in September, according to Education Minister Ronald Thwaites. The subject will not just comprise “dry facts” but will emphasize the “duties of citizenship,” he said. Thwaites was speaking in the House of Representatives yesterday. For […]
Above: Tourism Minister Peter David By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s ruling National Democratic Congress has dismissed what it calls “vicious lies” about strife within the party. “We’re living good, we’re eating good, and we’re living together,” said Senator Arley Gill, press officer for the NDC following an executive meeting at the party’s headquarters last […]
