
Dominican Republic's Fernandez, United States' Napolitano Hold Talks
Above: US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano in Santo Domingo (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez received United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano for talks in Santo Domingo Friday. The discussions […]
From Heat to Spurs, Caribbean Islands Well Represented in NBA Playoffs

Above: Guard-Forward Mickael Pietrus (Photo: NBA) By the Caribbean Journal staff While Dwyane Wade and LeBron James have deservedly received much attention for the Miami Heat’s success thus far in the NBA Playoffs, they’ve gotten some help from the Caribbean. […]
Rum Journal: From the Dominican Republic, a Rum With a Cuban Soul

Above: an advertisement for Matusalem from 1957 (Photo: Ron Matusalem) JUST 10 YEARS after Don Facundo Bacardi Masso began operations in Santiago de Cuba, Benjamin and Eduardo Camp, brothers from Spain, along with a third partner, Evaristo Alvarez, opened a […]
Dominican Republic Elects Danilo Medina As Its New President

Above: President-elect Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Liberation Party’s Danilo Medina will be the next president of the Dominican Republic, according to provisional results from the country’s Central Election Board. Current First Lady Margarita Cedeño de […]