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Op-Ed: The Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association and CARICOM
By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor It was in the late 1960s that management called me in to attend a meeting at the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association, at their then-new Duke Street headquarters in Kingston. I asked, “why me?” And I received […]
Panama and Costa Rica’s Presidents Talk Drug Fight in Guatemala
Above: The meeting in Antigua (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama President Ricardo Martinelli and Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla met in Antigua, Guatemala Saturday to analyze strategies on the fight against drug trafficking in the region. The […]
Bahamas Moves Forward on Gun Point Base, Planning More Security Outposts
Above: Gun Point Island By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas’ new Gun Point base, which is currently under development, should be operational this year, according to National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest. The base, which will be located on Ragged […]
Panama Among Countries Most Suited to Attract Green Investment: Report
Above: Panama City (Photo: Panama Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama is among the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean most-suited to attract capital for low-carbon investment, according to a report from market research firm Bloomberg New Energy […]
CARICOM Must “Adapt and Reinvent Itself,” St Kitts Prime Minister Says
Above: St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas (UN Photo/Evan Schneider) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM must continue to adapt and reinvent itself in the way it functions and operates, according to St Kitts and Nevis Prime […]
Panama President Meets with SICA, US Vice President Biden in Honduras
Above: the meeting in Tegucigalpa (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama President Ricardo Martinelli met Tuesday with the member presidents of the Central American Integration System (SICA) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Martinelli and the SICA leaders were joined at […]
Dominican Republic President Meets with Central American Judges
Above: President Fernandez leads the discussion (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez met Friday with several judges of the Central American Court of Justice. The President was joined by Francisco Dario Lobo Lara, the […]
REPSOL Begins Offshore Drilling in Guyana, CGX to Begin Next Week
Above: CGX Drilling COO Mike Stockinger, Noel Dennison of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, Environment Minister Robert Persaud (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Oil firm REPSOL began offshore drilling in Guyana on Feb. 7, while Canadian firm […]
Bahamas Expanding Health Care Network
Above, from left: Health Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) By the Caribbean Journal staff The opening of the new Inagua Community Health Centre in Matthew Town, Inagua is part of a number of […]
Guyana, ExxonMobil Talk Offshore Oil
Above: Guyanese President Donald Ramotar with officials from ExxonMobil (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Donald Ramotar met today with officials from ExxonMobil Exploration, who are in the country for their semi-annual meeting. The two sides discussed […]
CARICOM, US Ambassador Meet
By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque and US Ambassador to CARICOM Brent Hardt met yesterday in Georgetown for a series of talks on issues including trade, security and climate change. “The United States greatly values the […]
Trinidad Extends State of Emergency for Three Months, Reduces Curfew Times
Above: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has extended its State of Emergency for three months, the government announced today. A motion to extend the State of Emergency, which was accompanied by […]
Bahamas Relief Efforts in High Gear
Above: the International Federation of the Red Cross’ Chiran Livera assists Bahamian Red Cross members loading goods for shipment to Rum Cay and Cat Island (BIS Photo: Eric Rose) Relief efforts by the Bahamas’ National Emergency Management Agency are in […]
Bahamas: No Loss of Life from Irene
Above: Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham There was no no loss of life or significant injury to anyone in the Bahamas due to Hurricane Irene, Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said in a statement to the nation today. “This is […]
Tropical Storm Watch for Bahamas, Turks
The Bahamian government has issued a tropical storm watch for the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands. As of 5PM yesterday, Tropical Storm Emily was located about 185 south-southeast of Puerto Rico, and 650 miles southeast of Great Inagua. […]
Trinidad, OAS Sign Security Agreements
Above: Trinidad Minister of National Security John Sandy at Chaguaramas in February (Photo: TIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Trinidad signed two cooperation agreements yesterday with the Organization of American States to strengthen information on public security […]
Examining the Caribbean Region’s Historical Connections to Latin America
Above: Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Anthony Johnson (standing), delivers a lecture on: ‘Historic Relations between Jamaica and the English-speaking Caribbean and Latin America’, at Canning House, in London, on July 19. Director General of Canning House, Dr […]
Bahamas Begins Marking Firearms
From left: Commodore Roderick Bowe, Commander, Defence Force, Prison Superintendent Dr Elliston Rahming, Minister Tommy Turnquest and Florencia Raskovan, training facilitator for the OAS’s Department of Public Safety (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) The Bahamas has added another tool in its approach […]
Antigua PM Spencer: CARICOM Committed to Integration
CARICOM has just concluded its Heads of Government meeting in Guyana, and Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said the group had reaffirmed its commitment to single-market integration. “Much has been accomplished over the years in several areas including functional co-operation […]
Bahamas, Cuba Agree on Sea Border
Source: Nasa Visible Earth The Bahamas and Cuba have reached an agreement in principle regarding their mutual maritime border, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette. Setting the border was important due to the new […]
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