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Ilio Durandis: Haiti Does Need an Army

Above: a UN training exercise in Haiti (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By Ilio Durandis Haiti’s army was disbanded in 1995, shortly after the first return from exile of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Ever since, the reinstating of the army has been […]

After a Maritime Ordeal, Grenadians Return Home from Venezuela

By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a government effort that involved long hours of negotiations and thousands of dollars in costs, 35 passengers have returned to Grenada after their ship went adrift of the Venezuelan coast. The MV Amelia A, […]

Disabled in a Handicapped Country

By James English All photos by James English PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Sainte Marie is a neighborhood located on the side of a steep hill in southern Port-au-Prince. The area was heavily damaged during the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and […]

World Bank Loans Jamaica $100M

By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank announced that its board of executive directors had approved a $100 million, 18.5-year loan to Jamaica. The loan will support a series of measures in the country aimed at enhancing fiscal and […]

Economist Dr Michael Witter on Debt, Globalisation and the Jamaican Economy

By Alexander Britell Dr Michael Witter is an economist and senior lecturer at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies at the University of the West Indies Mona. He is also one of the Caribbean’s experts on […]

Inside David Smith’s OLINT Sentence

By Robert Di Pano United States authorities are now seeking restitution and asset forfeiture from failed OLINT Ponzi schemer David Smith after his 30-year prison sentence for wire fraud and money laundering was announced Aug. 11. US Federal District Court […]

Bahamas Row over Urban Renewal

Above: Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour Rudolph Pratt opening the Bain Grants Town Urban Renewal Centre in Nassau in March 2010. (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel) By the Caribbean Journal staff A controversy has arisen in the Bahamas over […]

Douglas to LaRocque: Be Creative

By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Chairman Dr Denzil Douglas, the Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, has charged incoming Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque to devise creative ways to surmount the region’s “crippling” challenges. “The large prints in the sands […]

Interview with Dr Keith Nurse: What Climate Change Means for Caribbean Tourism

By Alexander Britell The Caribbean is continually looking for ways to emerge from the downturn. And with an economy largely dependent on tourism, a changing world economy – and a changing world climate — pose new problems for the region. […]

Norman Girvan on Irwin LaRocque and the Necessity of a Caribbean Parliament

Dr Norman Girvan, Professor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies, is one of the foremost experts on Caribbean political economy. Girvan, who was formerly the Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States, was appointed last year as […]

Jamaica Tries to Reassure Public on International Monetary Fund Agreement

While the last completed review with the IMF on Jamaica’s economy as September 2010, Jamaican Finance Minister Audley Shaw said the December 2010 and March 2011 assessments had not yet been reviewed by the IMF. “We have neither passed nor […]

Partners in Health’s Joia Mukherjee on Haiti, Cholera and the “Free Man”

By Alexander Britell Since 2000, Dr Joia Mukherjee has been the medical director at global healthcare nonprofit Partners In Health, which is active in 12 countries around the world. Dr Mukherjee, a Harvard professor who also consults for the WHO […]

REDjet Licence Controversy Continues between Barbados, Trinidad

The failure of new low-cost air carrier REDjet to obtain a licence to fly from Barbados to Trinidad continues to stoke tensions between the two countries, with Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart yesterday claiming that Trinidad was “second-guessing” his government’s […]

U.S. Investors Get Olint Priority

Federal Court in Orlando, Fla. U.S.-based investors will receive first priority in the Olint case, according to the U.S. Government, and the deadline for filing claims to recover money from David Smith’s failed ponzi scheme has been extended. Victim-witness specialist Elizabeth […]

David Smith to Plead Guilty to $220M Fraud in Orlando Federal Court

David Smith, who led the failed investment scheme OLINT, will plead guilty to 23 charges in Orlando federal court. Smith, who began OLINT in Jamaican until moving it to Turks and Caicos (where he pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy […]

Jamaica Set to Vote on Charter of Rights

After nearly three decades, the Jamaican Parliament will vote today on the Charter of Rights Bill, which would replace Chapter Three of the Jamaican Constitution, which protects “Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.” In order to pass, the bill, which saw its […]

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Buju Banton’s Motion for New Trial: Attorney Argues a Lack of Substantial Evidence of Conspiracy

We have obtained the motion by Mark Myrie aka Buju Banton filed by attorney David Markus. According to the 18-page motion (attached below), Banton moves for acquittal on several grounds, including Count 3, in which he claims that there was insufficient […]

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