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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 […]

Op-Ed: The Pulse of Jamaica’s Poor

By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor A recent headline in Jamaica called for the resignation of the country’s Education Minister if he disagreed with the imposition of the general consumption tax on basic foods. I had to clean my spectacles and […]

Op-Ed: Trinidad and Canada

By Hon. Sen. Don Meredith Op-Ed Contributor As the people of the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago reach a historic milestone, it is both a time to celebrate the successes of the past and the opportunities that lie ahead. […]

Jamaica’s Portia Simpson Miller Visits New Jamaican Embassy in Brasilia

Above: Jamaican PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller met with the staff of Jamaica’s new embassy in the capital of Brasilia this week, ahead of the Rio+20 Summit in Rio de […]

St Kitts and Nevis to Waive Taxes on Green Energy Equipment

Above: solar panels in St Kitts By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis’ cabinet has approved the waiving of taxes on a range of equipment that produces alternative energy, according to Information Minister Nigel Carty. The proposal, which […]

Interview with Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin on Remaking Haiti’s Brand

By Alexander Britell Haiti’s tourism sector is beginning again. Two years since the earthquake, new hotels are beginning to pop up, new hospitality students are being trained and destinations like Jacmel are entering the consciousness of international travelers. While it’s […]

President of Jamaica’s G2K, Delano Seiveright, to Step Down Next Month

By the Caribbean Journal staff Delano Seiveright, the president of the Jamaica Labour Party’s G2K young professional organization, will vacate office next month. In an email to supporters, Seiveright said he had confided the plan to several members of the […]

Former Bahamas PM Ingraham Bids Farewell to Public Life in Abaco

Above: Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham in Abaco By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, whose Free National Movement government was ousted by the Progressive Liberal Party in the country’s May 7 vote, has bid farewell […]

Bahamas Begins 2012 Election

Above: Bay Street in Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas begins its 2012 election Monday, as voters head to the polls to decide the fates of the ruling Free National Movement, opposition Progressive Liberal Party and […]

Trinidad PM Seeks to Abolish Privy Council Appeals in Criminal Matters

Trinidad and Tobago’s government will be introducing legislation to abolish Privy Council appeals in all criminal matters, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced in a statement to Parliament Wednesday. All of those cases would be ceded to the Caribbean Court of […]

Op-Ed: The Death Penalty in Jamaica

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Jamaica currently has one of the highest murder rates in the world. More people are killed proportionally in Jamaica monthly than are recorded killed in Afghanistan and Iraq in the same period. The country remains […]

Op-Ed: The Roots of Jamaica’s Brain Drain

By Javed Jaghai Op-Ed Contributor During a speech at Hillel Academy on March 20, Jamaican Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna, admonished students to resist the urge to migrate to more developed countries. I was amused by the request […]

Barbados to Host First Sitting of Caribbean Court of Justice Outside of Trinidad

Above: the CCJ’s headquarters in Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Court of Justice will meet in Barbados beginning April 16, the first time the court will be sitting outside of its base in Port of […]

Interview with Mary Anastasia O’Grady on US Policy in the Americas, China and Haiti

Above: Guatemala’s Otto Perez Molina, Haiti’s Michel Martelly and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez By Alexander Britell This week, heads of state from around the region will gather in Cartagena, Colombia for the Sixth Summit of the Americas, on the theme of […]

On the Ground: Journalism Ethics in Haiti

By Kathie Klarreich A few months into my Knight International Journalism Fellowship in Haiti, I was conducting a training session in a radio newsroom in the capital when a reporter danced through the open door. He proudly announced that he’d […]

Turks and Caicos Sues Progressive National Party to Recover Land

Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands Government served civil proceedings last week on the country’s Progressive National Party seeking to recover land on which the party’s headquarters is […]

Grenada’s Government Looks to Remove Politics From Country’s Public Service

Above: St George’s, Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government is looking to take steps to depoliticise the public service, according to Prime Minister Tillman Thomas. Thomas was speaking about his decision to establish the Office of […]

Jamaican Prime Minister Simpson Miller: CARICOM “Cannot Remain Static”

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff For CARICOM to remain static “is not an option at this time,” according to Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, who returned to the country this week following […]

Haiti Opens National Ambulance Centre, With Help from Cuba and Brazil

Above: Ambulances at the new facility (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian First Lady Sophia Martelly attended the opening Wednesday of a new National Ambulance Centre at Mais Gate Avenue in Port-au-Prince. The centre will intervene with emergency […]

After HOVENSA Closure, US Virgin Islands Governor Seeks Federal Assistance

Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh, Jr speaks with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary Anthony Babauta before a meeting in Washington (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh is seeking federal […]

US Government Seeks Maximum 23-Year Prison Term for Christopher Coke

Above: Christopher Coke By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States is seeking the maximum 23-year prison term for Jamaican strongman Christopher “Dudus” Coke, who pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy and assault charges in August. The US’ efforts […]

Turks and Caicos Looks at Public Accountability, with Help from EU

Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly (Photo: GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos has launched a new White Paper proposing new and amended legislation to guide future governance in the territory. The project, which […]

Jamaican Prime Minister Appoints Mining Expert as New Special Envoy

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller Dr Carlton Davis, a former head of the Jamaica Civil Service, has been appointed an ambassador and special envoy in the Office of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. Davis, an expert on the […]

Jamaica Holds Earthquake, Tsunami Drill

Above: Old Harbour Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management held an earthquake and tsunami evacuation drill yesterday in Old Harbour Bay. The drill tested local warning, mobilization and evacuation procedures. “I think […]

United Nations Launches Census of Refugees in Dominican Republic

Above: Members of a UNHCR tea interview a refugee in the Dominican Republic (UNCHR Photo/F Martinez) By the Caribbean Journal staff A United Nations-backed census has recently launched aiming to provide better information on refugees and asylum-seekers in the Dominican […]

Prince Harry to Visit Jamaica, Bahamas and Belize in March

Above: Prince Harry in a visit to Mozambique (Photo: Office of Prince of Wales) By the Caribbean Journal staff Britain’s Prince Harry will visit Jamaica in March as part of the international celebrations commemorating the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth […]

Grenada’s Ruling NDC Challenges Claims over Unrest in Party

Above: Tourism Minister Peter David By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s ruling National Democratic Congress has dismissed what it calls “vicious lies” about strife within the party. “We’re living good, we’re eating good, and we’re living together,” said Senator Arley […]

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 […]

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