Turquoise water is curving into Santa Martha Bay on Curaçao’s western side. Limestone cliffs rise above the sea west of Willemstad. Fishing boats drift through the bay below the Santa Martha lookout point. The roads heading toward Soto pass cactus-covered hills, rocky coves and small beach bars facing the Caribbean. And you’re gazing at all […]
Above: Kirani James By Michael Bascombe CJ Sport Contributor ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA — A Grenadian Parliamentarian is urging his nationals to support their Olympians for the London 2012 Olympic Games this summer. Senator Arley Gill, who is also the Culture Minister in the Grenada Government, said that this is the best opportunity for Grenada to […]
Above: William Bratton meets with Bahamian officials (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay) By the Caribbean Journal staff Former New York City Police Commissioner Wiliam Bratton is currently consulting with the Bahamian government on the issue of security. Bratton, who was seen as one of the leaders of New York City’s success in fighting crime beginning in the […]
Above: construction work on Panama’s new Metro project (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Construction on Panama City’s new Metro is moving forward, with 30 percent of the project completed, according to the government. The first tests runs will be made on project’s Line 1 in August 2013, according to President Ricardo Martinelli, who […]
Above: the PNP supports the party’s local election win, with National Security Minister Peter Bunting (right) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following its electoral sweep in Jamaica’s general election in December, the People’s National Party took a strong victory in Monday’s local elections. The PNP won 149 seats to the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party’s 76 […]
Above: The UN’s Khadija Musa and Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar held talks Monday with United Nations Resident Coordinator Khadija Musa. According to Musa, who is also the United Nations Development Programme’s Resident Representative in Guyana, the discussions focused on how the UNDP and the UN system […]
Above: qualifying for the CARIFTA games in Bermuda (Photo: Jennings Photography) By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands is sending 16 athletes to April’s CARIFTA games in Bermuda, the largest delegation the country has sent since the first time it competed in 1976. The team includes nine athletes with previous CARIFTA experience, with […]
Above: the Hess terminal in St Lucia (Photo: Hess) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is taking a wait-and-see approach on the potential sale of the Hess crude oil refined products and storage terminal at Cul de Sac. Hess informed Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony of the decision to sell the facility earlier this […]
Above: Dinanath Ramnarine By the Caribbean Journal staff The Board of Directors of the West Indies Players’ Association announced the resignation of Dinanath Ramnarine as the group’s President and CEO on Monday. The move is effective March 31. “Mr Ramnarine shared last year that 2012 would be his last year with the organization,” said Board […]
Above: the meeting between Trinidad and Singapore (Photo: Trinidad MFA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago and Singapore have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, following a visit by Singapore Ambassador to CARICOM Kemal Siddique to the country last week. Siddique, who received his accreditation as new Ambassador to CARICOM […]
Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly and Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly made an official visit to Santo Domingo Monday, beginning with a working meeting with Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez. The two leaders, joined by Foreign Ministers Carlos Morales Troncoso and Laurent Lamothe, signed […]
Above: President Leonel Fernandez at the French-Dominican Business Forum (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic is in the process of shifting its economic model from one that is labour-intensive to one that is capital intensive, according to President Leonel Fernandez. Fernandez, who was speaking at the French-Dominican Business Forum, said the […]
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