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CARICOM SG in Washington for Talks
Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque is in Washington DC this week for a series of talks with international and hemispheric institutions, including the Inter-American Development Bank, […]
Barbados PM Heading to Washington for Meetings with Lagarde, Moreno, Zoellick
Above: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is set to begin a five-day visit to Washington, DC this weekend. The vist will be highlighted by “brief” courtesy calls […]
Belize, Suriname Meet With OAS
Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Suriname Foreign Minister Winston Lackin (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Erlington held a meeting Wednesday in Cartagena with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel […]
Grenada to Expand Cuba Support
Above: St George’s, Grenada (CJ Photo) By Lincoln Depradine Grenada and Cuba, which have had diplomatic relations for 33 years, have agreed to forge stronger ties and work more closely together. The relationship between the two states, which includes hundreds […]
Jamaica to Acquire Two Firearm Marking Machines from OAS
Above: National Security Minister Peter Bunting (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica, following the lead of a number of Caribbean countries, will soon receive two firearm marking machines to assist its efforts to stem the illegal gun trade. The […]
CARIFORUM and EU Sign $110M in Agreements; Allocations for Belize, Haiti
Above: EU Representative Robert Kopechy and CARICOM SG Irwin LaRocque sign the agreements (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) and the European Union signed three financial agreements aimed at […]
Guyana’s Ramotar: CARICOM’s Problems Are Not Insurmountable
Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM is not in any state of crisis, despite reports to the contrary, according to Guyanese President Donald Ramotar. While problems exist for CARICOM, they are not insurmountable, he said. […]
Dominica and Panama Establish Relations
Above: Dominica and Panama’s Permanent Representatives to the OAS (OAS Photo/Patricia Levia) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Dominica and Panama signed an agreement in Washington today to establish formal diplomatic relations between the two countries. Dominica and […]
Panama’s Martinelli, Trinidad’s Persad-Bissessar Hold Talks in Panama City
Above: Martenelli and Persad-Bissessar (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama President Ricardo Martinelli hosted Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for talks Monday on security, commerce, investment and the expansion of the Panama Canal. The two sides […]
China and OAS to Increase Collaboration in Latin America and the Caribbean
Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Chinese official Yang Wanming (OAS Photo/Jose Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff China and the Organization of American States are looking at new options to further collaborate on projects and programmes […]
Portugal and Dominican Republic Sign New Air Services Agreement
By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Portugal and the Dominican Republic have signed a new air services agreement, replacing the previous pact from February 1995. The agreement ensures a more flexible regulatory framework, according to the two sides. […]
Jamaica Looking for Private Capital to Fund University Student Loans
Above: UWI Mona By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican Ministry of Education is looking to attract private capital to fund student loans at the tertiary level, according to Education Minister Rev. Ronald Thwaites. The government presently spends about 2 […]
OAS: “Clean Electoral Process” in Guyana’s November Elections
Above: Guyanese Ambassador to the OAS Bayney Karran (OAS Photo/Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana had an overall “inclusive and clean electoral process” in its recent national elections, according to the Organization of American States mission that observed […]
Antigua and Barbuda’s National Football Team Gets New Name
By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s national football team has received a new name, following a nationwide text-voting campaign. The club, which is ranked 90th in the world according to FIFA, is now the “Benna Boys.” But while […]
OAS to Observe Belize Elections
Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Manuel Insulza and Belizean Ambassador to the OAS Nestor Mendez (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States has signed an agreement with Belize to monitor the country’s elections March 7, […]
Congressman Alcee Hastings Talks Haiti
Above: US Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL) By Alexander Britell IN DECEMBER, UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN Alcee Hastings, the Representative for Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, re-introduced legislation calling for President Barack Obama to convene a White House Conference on Haiti in the […]
World Bank President Robert Zoellick to Step Down in June after Five-Year Term
Above: World Bank President Robert Zoellick on a visit to the Philippines (Photo: World Bank) By the Caribbean Journal staff World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick will step down June 30 at the end of his five-year term, the organization […]
Serbia, OAS Talk Regional Politics
Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic met today with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza at the organization’s […]
Jamaica Concludes Cabinet Retreat
Above: Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s Cabinet completed its two-day retreat this weekend, finishing with presentations from the Financial Secretary and a team from the Bank of […]
United Kingdom to Develop Climate Change Plan for Overseas Territories
By the Caribbean Journal staff Four agencies of the United Kingdom plan to develop a Climate Change Programme specifically targeted for the UK overseas territories. The programme will fill a perceived gap identified in recent reviews of current climate change […]
Hillary Clinton Phones Jamaican Prime Minister, Offers Assistance
Above: US Secretary State Hillary Clinton and Jamaican PM Portia Simpson Miller (Photos: US State Department and OPM Jamaica) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton telephoned new Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller today […]
IMF Concludes Jamaica Visit, Talks to Resume in February
From left: IMF Caribbean Regional Director Luis Breuer, Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips, Bank of Jamaica Governor Brian Wynter; and Dr Gladstone Hutchinson, PIOJ Director General. (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund concluded its visit […]
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 […]
In St Lucia, Help from Vermont
By the Caribbean Journal staff The University of Vermont in the United States recently completed a two week trip in St Lucia, working on a number of social, economic and educational development projects on the island. The visit is actual […]
Op-Ed: Challenges Ahead for Jamaica
Above: Jamaica House By Garnett Ankle Op-Ed Contributor In Jamaica, whenever a new prime minister is inaugurated, it always gives me a sense of hope for the future of the island nation. The return to office of Portia Simpson Miller […]
How the Press (and Politicians) Embraced Social Media in Jamaica’s Election
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor The 2011 general election in Jamaica saw the use of traditional and social media in ways never before experienced on that island. This was the first such election in that country since the coming […]
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 […]
New Board of Directors for BVI Tourism
Above: Scrub Island in BVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands has appointed a new Board of Directors for its BVI Tourist Board, according to Premier Dr Orlando Smith. The board was appointed with the approval of […]
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