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Honduras Succeeds Haiti for Chairmanship of OAS Permanent Council

Above: Honduras’ Leonidas and Haiti’s Duly Brutus (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff Honduras’ Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, Leonidas Rosa Bautista, yesterday assumed the chair of the OAS Permanent Council, succeeding Haitian Ambassador […]

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Montserrat Sending Three to CARIFTA

By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is sending three athletes to the LIME CARIFTA Games, which begin in Bermuda this week. The team, led by Winston Scotland, will leave on Wednesday. Lester Ryan, making his third appearance at CARIFTA, will […]

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Guyana's Gold Sector Continues Growth

Above: Gold mining in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s mining and quarrying sector grew by 19.2 percent in 2011, with a 17.7 percent increase in raw gold declarations, according to a government report. That was the highest level […]

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Jamaica Must Have "Consensus Building" in Order to Gain Developed Status

Above: attorney Delano Franklyn (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s political parties must sign off on the major challenges which faces the country in order to gain developed status by 2030, according to attorney Delano Franklyn, the head […]


Dominican Republic and OAS Sign Agreement on Electoral Observation

Above: the signing ceremony in Washington (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic and the Organization of American States today signed an agreement on the privileges and immunities of the observers who will oversee the […]


CARICOM-United States Trade Up 39 Percent in the Last Three Years

Above: the fourth meeting of the US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Council in Georgetown (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bilateral trade between the Caribbean Community and the United States has grown by 39 percent in the last three years, […]

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Digicel Acquires Haitian Firm Voila

Above: a Digicel stand in Haiti during Carnival By the Caribbean Journal staff Digicel Group has acquired Haitian mobile phone operator Voila from parent company Trilogy International Partners. Voila, formerly known as Communication Cellulaire d’Haiti, launched in Haiti in 1998. […]


Born in Haiti’s Football Fields, JahNesta Makes Its Mark in Reggae

By Alexander Britell Before the music, there was football. Haiti’s premier reggae band was born on Haiti’s football fields, where Alain Moraille would play in what he calls the sport’s “school of life.” The same friends with whom Moraille competed […]


British Virgin Islands Weighing Options on OECS Economic Union

Above: Scrub Island in the BVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands is in the process of weighing how closely it would like to be tied to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States. The British Virgin Islands […]

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Jamaica Records Lowest Monthly Murder Total Since February 2003

Above: Minister of National Security Peter Bunting (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The murder rate in March was the lowest in Jamaica since February 2003, according to National Security Minister Peter Bunting. There were a total of 69 […]


Forbes: Telling the Caribbean’s Stories

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Books Explode in Jamaica! Last year saw an explosion of book publishing in Jamaica. It seemed as if every week a newly-published book by a Jamaican author was being launched. This delightful explosion continues […]


Bahamas Launching Five-Year Plan to Address Drugs, Transnational Crime

Above: Bahamian National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is launching a national plan to tackle what the government considers a still-serious drug problem. Drug abuse is manifesting itself most frequently in the […]


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