Haiti's Government Signs Declaration on Policy for Disabled
Above: the forum at the Hotel Montana (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government has signed a declaration on public policy with respect to the inclusion of the country’s disabled population, following a forum Thursday at the […]
Jamaican Senator Proposes Tax on Remittances to Fund Education
Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Senator Floyd Morris is proposing a nearly 5 percent tax on all remittances entering the island as an additional funding source for education. “This is likely to yield $100 million or J$9 […]
Jamaica Sees Jump in Cruise Ship Arrivals
Above: Ocho Rios By the Caribbean Journal staff There were a total of 937,000 cruise ship visitors to Jamaica in the first eight months of 2012, a 33.9 percent increase compared to the same period in 2011, according to Tourism […]
Trinidad Swears in New Justice Minister
By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has sworn in attorney Christlyn Moore as the country’s new Justice Minister. Moore is replacing former Justice Minister Herbert Volney, whose appointment was revoked last month following a controversy over the passing […]