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Month: July 2012

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Haiti-Dominican Republic Border Region Shaken by 5.1-Magnitude Earthquake

Updated: 7/8, 11:15 AM Above: Barahona in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff A 5.1-magnitude earthquake shook the area of El Cachon in the Dominican Republic near the border with Haiti Saturday, according to the United States Geological […]

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Cricket: Jamaica's Gayle and Samuels Lead Windies over New Zealand

Above: Jamaica’s Gayle (Digicelcricket.com/Brooks LaTouche) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaicans Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels led the way as the Windies put on a batting show in the second Digicel ODI against New Zealand on Saturday. The locals’ strong […]

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Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez Arrives in Paris

Above: Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez in Paris (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez has arrived in Paris to begin a tour of European nations. Fernandez came to the French capital from Rome, where […]

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Haiti's Martelly Visits Panama

Above: Dean Gilberto Boutin and President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly visited Panama Friday, where he was honoured with an award by the University of Panama. Martelly received the Grand Cross of the Order […]


Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Launches Women's Credit Initiative

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe launched a new programme Friday aimed at providing credit for female entrepreneurs. The initiative, called “Woz Kredi Power Fanm Lakay,” targets female entrepreneurs […]


Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Crime Resurgence

By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor IT IS ALARMING to find that gang warfare and crime have escalated in Jamaica, encompassing murder, rape, extortion and all of those auxiliary violent crimes — in addition to which, Jamaica’s reputation in human trafficking […]

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Haiti Looking to Host CARIFESTA in 2015

Above: OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza and Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government is making a bid to host the CARIFESTA arts and music festival in 2015, according to President Michel Martelly. CARIFESTA is returning […]


St Lucia's Marine Security Gets US Boost

By the Caribbean Journal staff New United States Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean Larry Palmer visited St Lucia this week, part of what the two countries hope is a closer diplomatic relationship. St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony welcomed […]


Cricket: Russell Spins West Indies Past New Zealand in Kingston

Above: Andre Russell (Digicelcricket.com/Brooks LaTouche) By the Caribbean Journal staff The West Indies topped New Zealand Thursday with a nine-wicket victory in the first One-day International at Sabina Park in Kingston. The match marked a homecoming of sorts for Jamaica’s […]

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Grenada Ratifies Wetlands Convention

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has ratified the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The convention is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for international cooperation and national action to conserve and wisely use wetlands. Grenada’s first wetland site under […]


Haiti’s Path to Change Still Lacks Social Inclusion of the Population

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor The word change has been used very loosely in recent decades to describe what must take place in Haiti. From the time Pope John Paul II famously uttered that things must change, during his only […]


Trinidad-Barbados Pipeline "in Progress"

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The proposed gas pipeline between Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados are “very much in progress,” according to Barbados Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart. The two countries have agreed on a 20-year lease […]


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