Op-Ed: Haiti’s Intellectual History
By Celucien L Joseph, PhD Op-Ed Contributor IN HAITI’S intellectual history, Toussaint Louverture is not only a man of deep commitment to his people but also the great Haitian antiracist and public intellectual, radical social activist and anticolonial prophet of […]
The Return of Caribbean Island Hopping?
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s a romantic notion of Caribbean travel — arrive in one destination, then travel to another two or three islands by sea or small plane. And the OECS regional subgrouping wants […]
Turks and Caicos Begins Construction on New Airport Terminal
Above: a rendering of the new TCI terminal (Photo: TCIAA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Construction has begun on the new terminal at Providenciales International Airport in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the territory’s Airports Authority announced Wednesday. The work […]
News Haiti Receives $15 Million IDB Grant For Agricultural Reforms
Above: an irrigation channel (IDB Photo/Paul Constance) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is set to receive a $15 million grant from the Inter-American Development Bank to support reforms in the country’s agricultural sector. Farming currently accounts for around half […]
New Governor For Cayman Islands
Above: Incoming Governor Helen Kilpatrick (Photo: FCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff Helen Kilpatrick has been named the new Governor of the Cayman Islands, the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced Wednesday morning. Kilpatrick, who has served in the UK’s […]
Veronica Campbell-Brown Accepts Provisional Suspension, Case "Ongoing"
Above: Veronica Campbell-Brown By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association confirmed Tuesday that a case is “currently ongoing” Olympic sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown following reports that she had tested positive for a banned substance. The suspension of Campbell-Brown, […]
News Haiti, United Nations Hold Talks on Planned Legislative Elections
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Monday with UN Acting Special Representative Nigel Fisher and UNDP senior director Sophie De Caen to discuss the logistics of […]
Cuba's Diaz-Canel Meets With Chinese President Xi Jinping
Above: China President Xi Xinping By the Caribbean Journal staff Miguel Diaz-Canel, the first vice president of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, continued his China trip Tuesday with a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The meeting followed talks […]