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Montserrat Opposition Seeks No-Confidence Motion on Premier

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat will soon debate a no-confidence motion against Premier Reuben Meade’s administration filed by Opposition Leader Donaldson Romeo. Romeo, who filed the request for No Confidence last week, referenced several recent decisions by […]

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 […]

Montserrat’s Police Must Fix “Gaps” in Operational Procedures: Review

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff The Royal Montserrat Police Service has “significant gaps in its operational procedures” that must be fixed to ensure that the community is served effectively, according to a review of the service commissioned by […]

Op-Ed: Sustainable Green Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

By Hasan Tuluy Op-Ed Contributor Economic and social development has emerged as the twin pillars of Latin America and the Caribbean’s strategy to create a more equitable, modern society. After decades of struggling to find the right balance between growth […]

Op-Ed: Taxing Jamaica’s Future

By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor There is no doubt that Jamaica is one of the world’s most taxed countries (in more ways than one). Nominal incomes for low-to-middle income individuals, after taking out the exemption level, (which has been revised […]

Montserrat Police Service Under Review

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff The Royal Montserrat Police Force is currently undergoing a review by a team led by Foreign and Commonwealth Office Law Enforcement Advisor, Larry Covington. Governor Adrian Davis, with the approval of the Cabinet, […]

Haiti and the Clouds in the Dark

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor A country is yearning for development. A people that is so desperate for change. A whole world is watching, and yet, the darkness is filled with clouds. It may not be possible to see the […]

Op-Ed: Trinidad Falls Short of Leadership Potential on CCJ Decision

By Michael W Edghill Op-Ed Contributor This week, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced that the Partnership government of Trinidad would move forward on a plan to abolish the appellate jurisdiction of the London-based Privy Council. It was […]

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 Five Pieces of Haiti’s Puzzle

By Joshua Paul, MD Op-Ed Contributor In the wake of Haiti’s devastating earthquake of January 2010, scores of NGOs, charities and disaster experts flocked to the country in a valiant effort to conquer the chaos. Former United States President Bill […]

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 […]

Jamaica Looks to “Level the Playing Field” For Technology Access

Above: Minister Phillip Paulwell at Northern Caribbean University (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican government is committed to ensuring that all Jamaicans have full and equal access to technology, according to Science and Technology Minister Phillip Paulwell. […]

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 […]

Cuba’s Forgotten Art Schools

This article originally appeared in Untapped Cities. By Albert José-Antonio López Twelve years have passed since Princeton Architectural Press first published John Loomis’s Revolution of Forms: Cuba’s Forgotten Art Schools. In the time that has passed since its humble introduction to the […]

The Search for Aid Money in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Money is not real. It is only used as a reference to the worth of goods or services in society. Its worth is printed on the currency that we carry in our pocket or wallet. […]

Interview with Jamaican Minister of Foreign Affairs AJ Nicholson

By Alexander Britell GRENADA- The seventh UK-Caribbean Forum that met in Grenada this weekend looked at a range of areas of cooperation as the Caribbean and the UK open up a “new and more modern relationship” going forward. At the […]

New Jamaican PM to Focus on Economy

By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the People’s National Party’s landslide victory in Thursday’s election, incoming Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said it was now time to “urgently get on with the business of creating more economic and social opportunities […]

The Caribbean in 2012

What’s in store for the Caribbean in 2012? In our Year in Review, we looked at the big stories of 2011, from the continued influence of China to the growth of green energy in the region. To find out more […]

Op-Ed: Civil Rights in Jamaica

By David P Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The United States, through the Civil Rights Act of 1964, legislated against racism in the workplace and the schoolhouse. The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution prevents the violation of equal protection under the […]

Durandis: Haiti’s Climate of Opinion

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Reading Milton Friedman’s book, Free to Choose, the concept of a “climate of opinion” as a tool to help shape policies could be just what the doctor ordered for the upcoming year for Haiti. Friedman […]

In BVI, Business Development a Priority

Above: the Government Administration Building, Road Town (Photo: Carol A. Vanterpool) By the Caribbean Journal staff The promotion of business development is one of the highest priorities of BVI Premier Dr Orlando Smith’s government, he said yesterday in a statement. […]

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 […]

Turks and Caicos Swears in Three New Supreme Court Justices

Above: from left, Governor Ric Todd, Justices Joan Joyner, Margaret Ramsay-Hale and Edwin Goldsbrough By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos has sworn in new Supreme Court Justice Joan Joyner, following similar ceremonies for recently-appointed Justices Edwin Goldsbrough […]

Op-Ed: Cayman Islands Attorney General Samuel Bulgin on Ethics in Public Life

Ethics, Integrity and Accountability in Public Life By Hon. Samuel Bulgin, QC, JP Caribbean island nations are no longer solely laid back retreats for those seeking sun, sand and sea. We are world-ranked financial centres, and our tourism industries demand […]

In Guyana, One Laptop Per Family

Above: recipients of the Haier netbooks (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana launched a programme yesterday aimed at supplying families in the country with one laptop per household, an initiative financed in part by the Chinese government. The […]

Trinidad “Ready” to Aid Africa on Energy

By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago stands ray to assist Africa in the development of its oil and gas industries, Trinidad Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine said in a speech at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Perth, Australia. Trinidad […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Damion Crawford

By Alexander Britell Damion Crawford, People’s National Party candidate for the East Rural St Andrew seat in Jamaica’s Parliament, attended Kingston College, and then went to the University of the West Indies, where he received a master’s degree in tourism […]

Guyana Chamber of Commerce President Komal Ramnauth Talks Business

Above: the Takutu river bridge linking Guyana and Brazil (Photo: GINA) By Alexander Britell Guyana, which is one of three non-island members of CARICOM, has seen strong economic growth of late as it works to pull out from the downturn. […]

Southwest Airlines Is Starting a New Nonstop Flight to the Cayman Islands