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Caribbean Leaders Head to Venezuela for Chavez Funeral

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (centre) (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff A number of Caribbean leaders have arrived in Venezuela for the funeral of former President Hugo Chavez, who died Tuesday. Trinidad […]

Op-Ed: Chavez and the Caribbean

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor What be will the impact of Hugo Chavez’s death upon the Caribbean and the Hemisphere at large? It’s likely that, eventually, the bilateral relationship between Venezuela and Cuba, which was predicated on the personal relationship […]

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Cuba to Hold National Day of Mourning for Hugo Chavez

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba’s government said it would hold a national day of mourning on Friday following the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The national day will come after a nearly two-day official mourning period […]

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Venezuela's Hugo Chavez Dies

Updated: 6:44 PM Above: former Venezuela President Hugo Chavez (UN Photo/Marco Castro) By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, the country’s government said. Chavez, who had received much of his […]


Cuba's Raul Castro Announces Plans to Retire in 2018

Above: Raul Castro (Photo: AIN Cuba) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba President Raul Castro, who was chosen to serve a new term Sunday, will be leaving politics in 2018 when this term expires, he announced. The announcement came after […]


Cuba Names Esteban Lazo New President of National Assembly

Above: Esteban Lazo (Photo: AIN Cuba) By the Caribbean Journal staff Esteban Lazo has been named the new President of Cuba’s National Assembly. Lazo has served in the Politburo of Cuba’s Communist Party. He succeeds Ricardo Alarcon, who had served […]

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Russian Prime Minister Begins Cuba Visit

Above: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (UN Photo/Mark Garten) By the Caribbean Journal staff Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will be in Cuba Thursday for a “working visit.” Medvedev’s visit will include meetings with Cuban leader Raul Castro, according to […]


Cuba's Fidel Castro Writes Letter to Chavez After Return to Venezuela

Above: Fidel Castro By the Caribbean Journal staff Hugo Chavez has returned from Cuba following months of treatment for cancer, and Fidel Castro says he is “very pleased” with the news. In a letter published by Cuba’s government information agency, […]


Cuban Ambassador Departing St Kitts

Above: Basseterre, St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuban Ambassador to St Kitts and Nevis Jorge Payret Zubiaur has completed his term in the twin-island federation. Zubiaur, Cuba’s resident ambassador in St Kitts, will officially depart in […]

Op-Ed: CELAC and the United States

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor CELAC, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, is the newest addition to the alphabet soup of Caribbean multi-national organizations. The organization, formed in 2010, has 33 member states, including 16 from the greater […]


Op-Ed: Obama and the Caribbean

  By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor IF UNITED STATES PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s foreign policy can be criticized, it can be on the basis that it has been somnolent and reactionary with regard to Caribbean policy. Neither the United States nor […]


Fidel Castro Votes in Cuba Election

Above: Fidel Castro (Photo: GC) By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Cuban President Fidel Castro voted in the country’s election’s Sunday, his first prolonged public appearance since 2010. In recent elections, Castro had voted remotely. Cuba said Castro voted in […]


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