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United States Vice President Joe Biden Visits St Croix

Above: United States Vice President Joe Biden By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr Jill Biden visited the island of St Croix in the United States Virgin Islands this weekend. Biden has […]

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United States Government: UN "Absolutely Immune" in Haiti Cholera Suit

Above: United Nations headquarters in New York (Photo: UN) By Alexander Britell All of the defendants in the Haiti cholera lawsuit are “immune from legal process and suit,” US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara wrote […]

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Martinique's Serge Letchimy Attending CARICOM Conference

Above: Serge Letchimy, president of Martinique’s Regional Council (Photo: RM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy will be on hand for this week’s 25th Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the […]

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Pedro Delgado-Hernandez Confirmed as Federal Judge in Puerto Rico

Above: Federal District Court in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Senate has confirmed Pedro Delgado-Hernandez as the new federal judge for the District of Puerto Rico. Delgado-Hernandez, who was confirmed by a 98-0 […]


Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell Visits Barbados and Montreal

Above: Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister visited Barbados and Montreal, Canada this weekend, ahead of his visit to the CARICOM conference in St Vincent this week. Mitchell visited Barbados on Friday […]


Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins Gold at World Indoor Championships

Above: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the Jamaican flag after her victory on Sunday By the Caribbean Journal staff Indoors or outdoors, it doesn’t seem to matter to Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. The two-time Olympic Gold Medalist took home the gold in the […]

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Jamaica Prime Minister Leads Delegation to St Vincent For CARICOM Conference

Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson MIller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is attending this week’s CARICOM Heads of Government conference in St Vincent and the Grenadines, her office announced. Simpson Miller, who is […]


Earthquake Shakes Florida Keys and Cuba For Third Time in Three Months

Above: the location of the earthquake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff The third earthquake in three months struck off the northern coast of Cuba on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. It […]


The Perfect Moment in Trinidad

Above: Trinidad’s Caroni Swamp  (All photos by Bryan Naidu) By Joshua Martinez CJ Contributor TRINIDAD – Finding them isn’t easy. You have to wait for them here, in the heart of the wetlands, surrounded by mangroves. Above: a snake at the […]

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Rum Journal: How to Make a Rum Runner, Barbados Style

IT’S ONE of the most famous drinks (and, at one time, professions) in the Caribbean: the Rum Runner. But how do you make one? Recipes tend to vary slightly across the Caribbean (with one notable constant, naturally), but we thought […]


Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe to Visit Venezuela, Chile

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is set to visit Venezuela and Chile in the coming week. On Sunday, Lamothe was to begin a one-day trip to […]


Rum Journal: A Secret Jamaican Rum

Above: Smatt’s white and gold rums APPLETON. J Wray and Nephew. Myers’s. These are the undisputed heavyweight champions of Jamaican rum. For a fine sipping rum, it’s Appleton (we like the 12 year). For a powerhouse white rum, it’s J […]


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