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Brunton: LIAT “Remains Committed” to Working With Trade Unions

Above: a LIAT plane in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean air carrier LIAT remains “committed” to working with all 10 trade unions representing its employees, CEO Captain Ian Brunton said in a statement Tuesday. Late last month, Brunson […]

Walt “Clyde” Frazier’s Paradise in St Croix

Above: Walt “Clyde” Frazier at home in St Croix By Alexander Britell IN THE LATE 1960s and early 1970s, Walt “Clyde” Frazier was New York. His superb run as a point guard for the New York Knicks, during which he […]

Belize’s Barrow Holds Talks With Leaders from Mexico, Honduras and Costa Rica

Above: Mexico President Felipe Calderon and Belize PM Dean Barrow in Mexico City (Photo: Embassy of Belize) By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow continued his regional tour Friday, meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon to discuss […]

Grenada, Kazakhstan Establish Ties

Above: the signing ceremony in New York By Michael Bascombe Grenada has formally established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Kazakhstan. Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Ambassadors Dessima Williams and Byrganym Aitimova signed a Joint Communiqué on behalf of […]

Grenada Moves Forward on New Hospital

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government will be beginning negotiations with Balfour Beatty Capital on the development of the Grenada Replacement Hospital public-private partnership. Balfour Beatty Capital emerged as the only qualified bidder from the […]

In Antigua, An Eye Toward Hollywood

Above: downtown St John’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua cannot sustain its economy on tourism alone, according to Bert Kirchner, a local film producer and chairman of the International Film Festival of Antigua & Barbuda. Kirchner said […]

Brazil Offers Help to OECS on HIV/AIDS

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Brazil is offering its help across the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States in a bid to fight the HIV/AIDS virus. The country has offered the region anti-retroviral medicines on consignment to treat […]

Jamaicans March Against Violence

Above: Jamaicans marching Friday against domestic abuse By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaicans took to the streets Friday to voice their outrage over the country’s continued crime wave, and particularly a recent incident involving the rape of five women in […]

Kirani James’ Grenada Picks

Above: Kirani James at the Annadale Waterfall (Photo: Joshua Yetman) By the Caribbean Journal staff Kirani James put Grenada on the global stage with his historic, gold-medal-winning performance at the London Olympics. Now, as part of a bid to boost […]

Rubble from Haiti’s National Palace to Help Rebuild Cite Soleil

Above: demolition work on Haiti’s national palace (Photo: J/P Haitian Relief Organization) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s damaged national palace was one of the lasting images of the country’s 2010 earthquake. But while Haiti has already begun the demolition […]

Jamaica Looking to Cut Energy Bill

Above: Jamaican Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has begun implementing a $13.5 million USD programme aimed at reducing the government’s energy costs. Work has already started on the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme, […]

Caribbean Home: Cap Cana Homes in the Dominican Republic Set for Auction

Above: the Founder’s Golf Villa in Cap Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of luxury properties in the Dominican Republic’s Cap Cana development will be sold at auction Sep. 22. The properties are located on the Punta Espada […]

In Haiti’s Land of Canaan, a Promised Land Empty of Promise

Above: Canaan in Haiti By Kendi Zidor Haitian Press Agency Jeanne St Fleur spent more than two years living in a tent on the dusty hillside known as Canaan, in the northern end of Port-au-Prince’s metropolitan area. She moved there […]

Jamaica Could Resume Scrap Metal Trade

Above: Industry Minister Anthony Hylton (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s scrap metal trade could resume soon, nearly a year after it was banned in the country. The Ministry of Industry is “committed” to reinstating the trade in the […]

Olympics Begin in London; Caribbean Ready to Make Its Mark

Above: London (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Olympics have begun in London, and the Caribbean is ready to make its mark on the world’s biggest athletic stage. From Jamaica’s Usain Bolt to Grenada’s Kirani James, the […]

Dominica PM: “Strong Likelihood” of Geothermal Plant by 2014

By the Caribbean Journal staff There is a “strong likelihood” that Dominica will have an operational geothermal plant in the country by 2014, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. The government is reportedly in talks with firms in geothermal and […]

Belize Mulls Decriminalizing Marijuana

Above: Parliament in Belmopan By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize’s Ministry of National Security has appointed a committee to evaluate and make proposals for the decriminalization of small portions of marijuana. The move, which was announced this week, was driven […]

Puerto Rico Amends Economic Incentives to Spur More Film Production

Above: Filming in Puerto Rico on the film “The Rum Diary” (Photo: Puerto Rico Film Commission) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño has announced the signing of amendments to the territory’s Law 27 of Economic Incentives […]

Puerto Rico’s Luis Fortuño Begins Security Talks With Federal Officials

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño met Tuesday afternoon with Assistant Attorney General Tony West, the co-chair of US President Barack Obama’s Working Group on the Status of […]

Haiti Looking to Host CARIFESTA in 2015

Above: OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza and Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government is making a bid to host the CARIFESTA arts and music festival in 2015, according to President Michel Martelly. CARIFESTA is returning […]

Interview With Barbados Energy Minister Senator Darcy Boyce

Above: Minister Darcy Boyce (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Like the rest of the Caribbean, Barbados is working to deal with the problem of increasing energy costs. With imported fuel dominating foreign exchange and the accordant high gas prices putting […]

Durandis: Why Haiti Must Address Its Policies on Private Land Ownership

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor What was a crisis before the earthquake in Haiti is shaping up to be an omnipotent disaster for the reconstruction effort. Establishing legal land ownership anywhere in the world can be a difficult task, but […]

Grenada’s Prime Minister Launches Green Initiative during Rio Talks

Above: Aruba PM Mike Eman, Sir Richard Branson and Grenada PM Tillman Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has given his “full support” to a plan to increase the use of green energy as a […]

Op-Ed: What Barack Obama’s New Immigration Policy Means for Jamaica

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Jamaican-American citizens were positively surprised by US President Barack Obama’s bold move to permit young illegal immigrants to work and study in the United States. One of the major problems fueling crime in Jamaica is […]

Barbados Looking to Strengthen Exports Within CARICOM Region

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM is Barbados’ number one export market, and the country is working to intensify efforts to strengthen that position. Later this month, Barbados will send a 15-member contingent of local companies […]

Guatemala and Honduras Presidents Hold Regional Security Talks

Above: Honduras President Porfirio Lobo Sosa and Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina By the Caribbean Journal staff Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina and Honduras President Porfirio Lobo Sosa met in Guatemala City Wednesday for talks focused on regional security. The […]

Jamaica’s Christopher Coke Sentenced to Maximum 23 Years in Prison

Above: Jamaican strongman Christopher Coke (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican strongman Christopher Coke has been sentenced to 23 years in prison by US District Judge Robert Patterson. Coke, the leader of the international criminal organization called the “Shower […]

Forbes: Mobile Lifestyles in Jamaica

STREAMING: Volume 1; #Social Media, Mobile Lifestyles, written by Dr Marcia Forbes, analyses the responses from research participants in four countries – Jamaica, Dominica, USA and Trinidad – to give deep insights into youth culture, the concept of mobility and […]

Wyndham Just Added New All-Inclusive Resorts in Jamaica