Two Former Jamaican Cabinet Ministers Resign From Senate

By: - November 16th, 2013

Above: Jamaica’s Parliament

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Christopher Tufton and Arthur Williams, both former Cabinet Ministers, have tendered their resignation from Jamaica’s Senate.

The decision by Tufton, a former Industry Minister in the previous Jamaica Labour Party government and Williams, a former Information Minister, comes after Sunday’s Jamaica Labour Party election, which was won by former Prime Minister Andrew Holness.

Ruel Reid has been appointed as a new Senator, it was announced Friday.

Jamaican Governor General Sir Patrick Allen accepted the pair’s resignations on Friday.

Williams had also served as leader of Opposition business in the Senate; his role will reportedly be filled by Tom Tavares-Finson.

Jamaica

Ritz-Carlton Set to Open in Aruba

Above: the Ritz-Carlton Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff The newest Ritz-Carlton in the Caribbean is set to open its doors next week. The Ritz-Carlton Aruba will officially open on Nov. 22 on Aruba’s Palm Beach. The 320-room property will have two swimming pools, a 15,000-square-foot luxury spa, a 15,000-square-foot casino and a 7,500-square-foot ballroom, […]

Jamaica

Trinidad and Tobago Signs $48 Million MoU on Agricultural Production

Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj has signed a $48.3 million USD memorandum understanding with a group of companies in the agricultural sector. The agreement involves the use of the Caroni Green Initiative, which aims to use land that was left uncultivated after the […]

Jamaica

Cayman Tourism Director Stepping Down

Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Islands Director of Tourism Shomari Scott will be leaving his post at the end of this year. Scott, who had served in the department since 2002, will officially leave Dec. 31. He will be remaining with the department during that time to facilitate the transition. […]

New Support for Marine Parks in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada

Above: Tobago Cays (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of marine parks in St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada will be receiving new support starting next year. The support is part of the second phase of a project called “Strengthening Reef Management in the Grenada Bank” It targets three parks from […]

Expansion of St Kitts' Frigate Bay Beach Resort Slated to Finish in 2015

 Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The expansion of the Frigate Bay Beach Hotel in St Kitts will include the addition of 12 new rooms when it reopens in January 2015. The property, which closed Nov. 1 to begin its renovation, would have 76 rooms upon completion, according to a spokesman. […]

Grenada, Ecuador Look to Deepen Bilateral Cooperation

Above: Tobago Cays (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of marine parks in St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada will be receiving new support starting next year. The support is part of the second phase of a project called “Strengthening Reef Management in the Grenada Bank” It targets three parks from […]

A New Beach Bar in St Lucia

Above: the Naked Fisherman Beach Bar & Grill in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia has its newest beach bar, with the opening of the Naked Fisherman Beach Bar & Grill at the Cap Maison resort. The new bar is located on the property’s Smuggler’s Cove beach. It’s the brainchild of Chef […]