Puerto Rico Governor Urges Congress, President to Begin Road to Statehood
Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño is urging US President Barack Obama and the United States Congress to implement the vote in last week’s referendum that signaled a desire for […]
Observers: Turks and Caicos Election Process "Transparent and Accountable"
Above: Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff Last Friday’s elections in the Turks and Caicos were an “important step in returning to democratically-elected government,” according to a statement from the mission that observed the vote. The Commonwealth Parliamentary […]
Post-Earthquake Housing in Haiti
Above: housing near Delmas 32 (Photo: Mercidieu Moranvil) By Dieudonné Joachim The already acute pre-earthquake housing problem in Haiti was magnified when 190,000 homes were destroyed or damaged after the Jan. 12, 2010 trembler. Even though the construction sector experienced […]
Melia's Paradisus Cancun to Debut in December
Above: the new Paradisus Cancun Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Paradisus Cancun Resort in Mexico will be opening Dec. 1, Melia Hotels International announced, the latest addition to the plethora of Cancun hotels. The property, which is […]