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St. Barth reveals its best self when you stay in a villa. The island’s elegance feels more natural, its charm more immediate, when your holiday unfolds from a private space designed for settling in rather than checking in. A villa gives you room to shape your own version of Christmas — whether that means cooking […]

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Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Meets in Venezuela

By the Caribbean Journal staff The new 33-nation Community of Latin American and Caribbean States began its inaugural conference in Caracas today. A host of Caribbean leaders are attending the Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development, including Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Jamaican Prime Minster Andrew Holness. The organization includes all […]

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Governments of Trinidad and Tobago, India Hold First Joint Commission

Above: India’s External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and Trinidad Foreign Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan (UN Photos/Mark Garten and Paulo Filgueiras) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Foreign Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan is in India today attending the Inaugural Session of the Joint Commission between the Republic of Trinidad and the Republic of India in New […]

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Eastern Caribbean Could Get Fast Ferry

By the Caribbean Journal staff Above: a water taxi in Trinidad Grenada is among four Caribbean islands which could be in the route of a proposed inter-island fast ferry that would travel between Trinidad, Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia and Barbados — promising service to all the islands in one day. The subject was discussed […]

Governments of Trinidad and Tobago, India Hold First Joint Commission

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Anthony David Edghill has been appointed Trinidad’s Ambassador to Venezuela, following a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wednesday. Edghill, a longtime professional in the foreign service, has served 16 years with Trinidad’s foreign missions in Venezuela, Canada and New York, along with another 10 at the Ministry of […]

Trinidad on High Alert after Alleged Assassination Plot on PM, Government

 Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad is in high alert, with security forces in control of the situation after a claimed assassination threat against Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and members of the government. The government will not be reinstating a curfew and will continue to be advised by […]

Op-Ed: Treason in Trinidad?

 By David P Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Trinidad has once again discovered a major conspiracy aimed at the overthrow of the constitutionally-elected Government. The twin island nation seems engulfed with the suppression of a major anti-government conspiracy. This stunning announcement was made yesterday by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. The Prime Minister also identified the Attorney General […]

Trinidad: $236 Million in Drugs Seized, 7,269 Arrests during State of Emergency

 Above: Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy addressing a press conference during the emergency. Others, from left: Chief of Defence Staff Brigader Kenrick Maharaj; Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and Commissioner of Police Dr Dwayne Gibbs (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Since the start of Trinidad’s State of Emergency, there have been 7,269 […]

CARICOM Woos Japanese Investors

Above: Ambassador Hiroshi Yamaguchi with Jamaican Culture Minister Olivia Grange earlier this year (Photo: Ministry of Culture) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following similar conferences between Caribbean nations and both China and South Korea, CARICOM presented a regional showcase this week to investors from Japan. The CARICOM-Japan Business Seminar met in Trinidad on Tuesday, focusing […]

Trinidad, Panama talk Energy

 Above: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissesar shaking hands with Minister of Energy of Panama, Juan Manuel Urriola Tam. Others in photo are Larry Howai, CEO of First Citizens Bank Group; Lindsay Gillette, Chairman of Petrotrin; Ambassador Arline Gonzales Costa, Kevin Ramnarine, Minister of Energy; Neil Gosine, Chairman of NP and Dr Surujrattan Rambachan, Minister of Foreign […]

IDB Approves $60 Million Loan for Sustainable Energy in Trinidad

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $60 million loan to help Trinidad and Tobago transition to a sustainable energy matrix. The loan, which is the first in a series of three consecutive operations, will aid the regulatory and legal framework to contribute to a more sustainable energy sector. “The […]

Selwyn Ryan on CARICOM, Caribbean Crime and Trinidad’s State of Emergency

 Above: Professor Selwyn Ryan (Photo: TGISL) By Alexander Britell University of the West Indies Professor Selwyn Ryan is one of the Caribbean’s most influential thinkers. Ryan, who earned his PhD in political science from Cornell University in 1966, has been a member of two constitutional commissions established by the government of Trinidad and Tobago, and […]