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Jamaica's Murder Rate Falls to Seven-Year Low, But Still Caribbean's Highest

Above: downtown Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has the Caribbean’s highest murder rate, although the 1,124 murders reported in 2011 were a seven-year low for the country, according to the Caribbean Human Development Report 2012. The report, the […]

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Trinidad, UNDP Sign Agreement on National Corporate Responsibility Policy

Above: UNDP Administrator Helen Clark and Trinidad Foreign Minister Surujrattan Rambachan (Photo: OPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago signed an agreement Monday with the United Nations Development Programme on the adoption of a national corporate responsibility policy […]

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Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago Hold Talks on Criminal Justice Reform

Above: Trinidad Justice Minister Herbert Volney and Venezuelan Ambassador Maria Eugenia Marcano Casado By the Caribbean journal staff The governments of Venezuela and Trinidad have begun discussions about potential cooperation on penal reform, offender management and other criminal justice issues. […]

Op-Ed: 50 Years and Sovereignty

Above: the Middlesex Guildhall in London By Jeffrey Foreman Op-Ed Contributor This year is a historic one in the region. In August, Jamaica, then Trinidad and Tobago will mark 50 years as independent nations. These two countries were the first […]


Trinidad Foreign Minister Meets New European Union Charge D'Affaires

Above: Daniela Tramacere and FM Dr Surujrattan Rambachan By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Foreign Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan met last week with Daniela Tramacere, the newly-appointed European Union Charge D’Affaires to Trinidad. Rambachan expressed his desire to continue the […]


Trinidad, St Lucia Talk ICT Education

Above: Trinidad Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh with laptops that are part of the eCal programme (Photo: MOE) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Education Minister Dr Robert Lewis and Trinidad and Tobago Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh met […]

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Trinidad PM Concludes India Visit

Above: Persad-Bissessar on a visit to her family’s ancestral village in Bihar (Photo: OPM Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Concluding her State Visit to India, Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar renewed her call for more economic relations between the […]


Trinidad, India Sign Cooperation Pacts

India News

Above: Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and India External Affairs Minister Shri SM Krishna (Photo: India EAM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and India have signed five new cooperation agreements on a series of fields, including air transport, culture, […]


India Has "Great Potential" for Trinidad

India

Above: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissesar with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (Photo: India MEA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Partnering with India offers “great potential for the advancement of key sectors within Trinidad’s economy,” Prime Minister Kamla […]

iPhone 4S to Hit Caribbean Next Week

Above: the iPhone 4S (Photo courtesy of Apple) By the Caribbean Journal staff Apple’s iPhone 4S will be released across the Caribbean on Friday, Jan. 13, the company announced today. The company will begin a rollout in Anguilla, Antigua, the […]


Trinidad's Prime Minister Heads to India

By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will travel to India Monday on a state visit as an official guest of the government of India. Persad-Bissessar will pay a courtesy call on Indian President Smt. […]


Trinidad, Croatia Establish Diplomatic Ties

Above: Ambassadors Rodney Charles and Ranko Vilovic (UN Photo/Ryan Brown) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has established diplomatic ties with Croatia, following a ceremony last Wednesday. Croatia will soon become the newest member of the European Union. […]


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