Above: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is willing to “use its good offices” to help in quelling the “restlessness on the streets of Venezuela,” Prime Minister Freundel Stuart said Sunday. Stuart, who was speaking at the Inter-American Press Association’s mid-year meeting at the Hilton Barbados, said he […]
Above: Luis Guillermo Solis (Photo: Roberto Carlos Sanchez) By the Caribbean Journal staff Opposition candidate Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera has won Costa Rica’s presidential elections. Solis, a former Professor who leads the Citizens’ Action Party in Costa Rica, will succeed outgoing President Laura Chinchilla. After defeating San Jose Mayor Johnny Araya in the first round […]
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the Caribbean Community’s recent agreement to set up national committees on reparations for slavery, Dominica has announced the formation of its own national committee. The purpose of the national committees is to “establish the moral, ethical and legal case for the payment of reparations by […]