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Guyana Talks Illegal Mining with Brazil After Detention of Foreign Workers

Above: the talks in Georgetown By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana recently held talks with a high-level delegation from the Brazilian state of Roraiama to discuss the detention of “scores” of illegal Brazilian miners in Guyana. Earlier this month, Guyana […]

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US Virgin Islands Governor: "Time to Confront" St Croix's Economic Challenges

Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Now is the time to tackle St Croix’s economic challenges, US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh recently told a group of business leaders in […]

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Jamaican Prime Minister Sets Up Committee to Clean Up Environment

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee to develop a programme to push cleanup activities across the island nation. The committee will include an island-wide public education campaign focusing on […]

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US Virgin Islands Governor Hails Passage of Changes to Cruzan Agreement

Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh at a prayer concert last week (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh is praising the passage of amendments to the territory’s operating agreement with the company […]


Op-Ed: Dance and Jamaican Politics

By Lorenzo Smith Op-Ed Contributor Dance as an expression and practice of relations of power and protest, resistance and complexity, has been the subject of a number of historical and ethnographic analyses in recent years. These analyses complicate issues of […]


Barbados Holding Its Own, Won't Seek IMF Help, PM Tells Diaspora

Above: Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (right) with the World Bank’s Kelvin Dalrymple and Rev. Dr Kortright Davis (Photo: BGIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is holding its own and intends to successfully weather the global downturn, Prime Minister Freundel […]

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St Kitts and Nevis, Taiwan Talk Education

Above: Students from St Kitts and Nevis studying in Taiwan By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis students could head to Taiwan for vocational and technical training, following a visit to the country by St Kitts Education Minister […]


Haiti's National Team Falls 1-0 to Harvard

By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s national soccer team fell to Harvard College’s squad Sunday on a goal in the 86th minute. The game, which was the second of a two-match charity series that began with a similar 1-0 defeat […]


Haiti's Martelly Suspends Advisor Arrested in Shooting of Merchant

Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly has temporarily suspended advisor Calixte Valentin, following his alleged involvement in the shooting of a young Haitian merchant. Valentin was arrested by police yesterday for his […]

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Barbados PM Heading to Washington for Meetings with Lagarde, Moreno, Zoellick

Above: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is set to begin a five-day visit to Washington, DC this weekend. The vist will be highlighted by “brief” courtesy calls […]


In Montserrat, a Boost for Music

Above: Montserrat’s students at the seven-day workshop By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat’s young musicians got a boost earlier this month with a seven-day workshop conducted by the island’s Department of Culture. A total of 31 students from the Montserrat […]


Antigua to Break Ground on New Eastern Caribbean Cancer Centre

Above: a rendering of the new centre (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda will break ground this coming week on the new Cancer Centre Eastern Caribbean at the Mount St John Medical Centre facility. The centre, […]


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