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Grenada Brewery Action Comes to an End
Above: Grenada Breweries Limited By the Caribbean Journal staff The industrial impasse at Grenada Breweries Limited has come to an end, following several months of deadlock. The end of the action this week was confirmed to Caribbean Journal by Senator […]
From Atlantis to the Ocean Club, Bahamian Produce Begins Turning Heads
Above: BAIC farm manager Ayret Lightbourn answers questions from chefs about tomato production in North Andros (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston) By the Caribbean Journal staff A number of Bahamian chefs were on hand this weekend in North Andros to look at […]
Grenada Gets Top Rank for Investment Promotion, Bests Trinidad and Jamaica
Above: St George’s, Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s Industrial Development Corporation has been ranked first among 77 investment promotion institutions in Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific, according to the Global Investment Promotion Benchmarking 2012 report, a […]
Haiti Shows Progress on the Rule of Law, But Challenges Remain: UN Expert
Above: Michel Forst (Photo: MINUSTAH) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has shown progress on restoring the rule of law in the country, from the appointment of the president of the country’s highest appellate court to the upcoming establishment of […]
Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago Hold Talks on Criminal Justice Reform
Above: Trinidad Justice Minister Herbert Volney and Venezuelan Ambassador Maria Eugenia Marcano Casado By the Caribbean journal staff The governments of Venezuela and Trinidad have begun discussions about potential cooperation on penal reform, offender management and other criminal justice issues. […]
Op-Ed: 50 Years and Sovereignty
Above: the Middlesex Guildhall in London By Jeffrey Foreman Op-Ed Contributor This year is a historic one in the region. In August, Jamaica, then Trinidad and Tobago will mark 50 years as independent nations. These two countries were the first […]
Grenadian Prime Minister Holds Roundtable with Religious Groups, NGOs
Above: St George’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Grenadian government has begun meetings with a number of national organizations aimed at providing updates on the progress of national developments. Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has led the discussions […]
Triple Jumper Samyr Laine Dreams of Olympic Glory for Haiti
By Alexander Britell It was 1928 when Haiti’s Silvio Cator won a silver medal in the men’s long jump at the Amsterdam Olympics (his name now graces a stadium in Port-au-Prince). While Haitian athletes have competed in 11 Olympic Games […]
Op-Ed: Kingston, Washington and the Way Forward for Jamaica
By David P Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The first priority for Jamaica’s Portia Simpson-Miller administration should be to consolidate and improve its bilateral relationship with the United States. It should be made clear at the highest levels that Jamaica intends to […]
The Caribbean Year in Review
For the Caribbean, it was the Year of the Vote. By year’s end, five countries, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia and Haiti and the British Virgin Islands, will have chosen new leadership, with Jamaicans headed to the polls on Thursday. It […]
Interview with Dr Peter Phillips
By Alexander Britell Dr Peter Phillips is the former Minister of National Security, Minister of Transport and Works and Minister of Health in Jamaica, having also served in two other ministerial posts. He is now the campaign director for the […]
Regional Outlook: Preparing for the Worst, Hoping for the Best
By Hasan Tuluy Op-Ed Contributor Latin America and the Caribbean began 2011 on an economic high. After swiftly bouncing back from the 2008/2009 global crisis, the region grew at a record level in 2010 with some countries reaching East Asian […]
Jamaican Loses Privy Council Appeal of Murder Conviction
By the Caribben Journal staff The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London has dismissed the appeal by Jamaican Samuel Robie of his conviction for the murder of Roy Bailey in 2003. Robie was appealing his conviction on three […]
How Caribbean Health Impacts Caribbean Economies: Interview with the World Bank
Above: the American University of Antigua School of Nursing By Alexander Britell Last month, the World Bank released a report about the way the growing problem of non-communicable diseases in the Caribbean is affecting the region’s economies. Chronic illnesses like […]
Grenadian Labour Minister Concerned over Arrest of Union Leader
By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenadian Labour Minister Glynis Roberts said she was concerned about any action that could worsen the industrial climate at the Grenada Breweries Limited, following the arrest by police of Senator Chester Humphrey, leader of the […]
A Bright Future for Jamaican Mining?
Above: ALCOA’s operations in Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican mining sector could add 2,000 new jobs in the next decade, according to projections by the Ministry of Energy and Mining. The projection is based on activities resulting […]
Interview with Turks and Caicos Islands Governor Damian Roderic Todd
By Alexander Britell In September, Damian Roderic “Ric” Todd was sworn in as the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, succeeding Gordon Wetherell, who had served as governor since 2008. TCI, which saw its self-government suspended by the British […]
Bahamas Links Agriculture, Tourism
Above: a farm in Andros (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is “serious about food production,” and intends to secure the link between agriculture and tourism, according to Edison Key, chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural and […]
New Cuban Ambassador to Bahamas
By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes has accepted letters of credence from Ernesto Soberon Guzman, the new Cuban ambassador to the Bahamas. Guzman succeeds former Ambassador Jose Ponce Caraballo. “You should find that the service […]
Integrated Economic Zones Could Help Haiti Add Jobs: IFC Report
Above: an industrial park in Haiti (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By the Caribbean Journal staff The implementation of integrated economic zones could create as many as 380,000 jobs and 100,000 home sites in Haiti in the next two decades, according to […]
Kent Gammon: How Plea Bargaining Could Help Control Jamaican Crime
By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor Jamaica’s murder rate is one of the highest in the world with a prosecution success rate of a highly unimpressive 30 percent. The effects of these statistics on the Jamaican economy are manifested in lack […]
Interview with Jamaican MP and Former Foreign Minister Anthony Hylton
Over the summer, Jamaica approved a ban on the sale and trade of scrap metal in the country, with Commerce Minister Dr Christopher Tufton citing a “correlation between increased demand, high metal prices and the rise in metal theft.” An […]
Op-Ed: Mark Turnquest on Why the Bahamas Needs a Ministry of Commerce
Above: downtown Nassau (CJ Photo) By Mark A Turnquest Op-Ed Contributor MISSION OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE My advice to the Bahamas’ Free National Movement government is to create a Ministry of Commerce without incurring any costs or expenses. Simply […]
Jamaican Loses Privy Council Appeal of Murder Conviction
By Alexander Britell Jamaican Phillip McKenzie has lost an appeal over his murder conviction in the London-based Privy Council. McKenzie was convicted by a unanimous verdict in 2003 in Jamaica for the gunshot murder of Calvin Clarke in Jamaica’s St […]
Barbados PM, New CCJ President Meet
Above, from left: Barbados PM Freundel Stuart and CCJ President Sir Dennis Byron (UN Photos/Devra Berkowitz and Ryan Brown) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart met with Sir Dennis Byron, new president of the Caribbean Court […]
Ron Daniels Talks Haiti
Above: the Sans Souci Palace in Haiti (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By Alexander Britell Dr Ron Daniels is the President of the Institute of the Black World and the Founder of the Haiti Support Project, an organization that has been working […]
Trinidad Holding Energy Talks in London
Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad Bissessar (TGISL) and BP CEO Robert Dudley (© BP p.l.c) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is holding separate meetings today in London with the CEO of BP, Robert Dudley and […]
A Young Caymanian’s Football Odyssey
Above: Sebastian Martinez By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman native Sebastian Martinez, all of 13 years old, has signed an 18-month contract with the Swindon Town Football Club in England. Martinez is currently playing for the club’s U13 development team, […]
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