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Haiti’s Jacmel Celebrates Carnival
Above: Carnival in Jacmel (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Haitian city of Jacmel celebrated Carnival today, two years after its plans for similar celebrations were derailed by the earthquake. The carnival highlighted Jacmel, a city that is […]
Jacmel, Haiti Prepares for Carnival
Above: preparations underway for Sunday’s Carnival (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff The city of Jacmel is busy preparing for the National Carnival of Jacmel, which will be held on Sunday. The festivities come two years after Jacmel’s celebrations […]
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 […]
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 […]
Interview with Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas
Above: Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine) By Alexander Britell GRENADA – Last weekend, Grenada hosted the seventh UK-Caribbean Forum, a series of high-level talks aimed at developing a new and more modern relationship between the UK and […]
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 […]
China, Guyana Celebrate New Year and Strengthening Relationship
Above: Prime Minister Samuel HInds, First Lady Deolatchmie Ramotar, President Donald Ramotar, Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Yu Wenzhe and Mrs. Yu toast the Year of the Dragon (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cooperation between Guyana and China has […]
At New York’s El Museo del Barrio, Caribbean Art in the Spotlight
Above: Prefete Duffaut, Habour/Vue de Jacmel avec le Pont de Noel, 1968, oil on canvas (Photo by Jason Mandella) By Alexander Britell Beginning Jun. 12, New York’s El Museo del Barrio will put Caribbean art in the spotlight, with Caribbean: […]
Interview with Jamaican Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill
By Alexander Britell Dr Wykeham McNeill was part of a sizable victory by the opposition People’s National Party in Jamaica’s national elections Dec. 29, winning his Western Westmoreland constituency and being appointed the country’s new Minister of Tourism and Entertainment […]
Jamaica’s Accompong Remembers 1738
Above: residents celebrating in Accompong (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff It was 274 years ago in early January that Jamaica’s Maroons first signed a peace treaty with the British Government. This weekend, in one of the first major […]
Barbados Looks to Sports Tourism
Above: polo in Barbados Barbados is aiming to position itself as a destination for sports tourism, according to Shelly Carrington, Permanent Secretary in the country’s Ministry of Tourism. “The benefits of sports tourism include economic and community development, positive youth […]
Guyana Grants Land Title to Amerindians
Above: Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai (Photo: GINA) Amerindians will own approximately 20 percent of Guyana’s land mass when the titling and demarcation has been completed, according to Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai. Sukhai was speaking at the […]
In the Bahamas, Art Gets a Boost
By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian art is getting a lift from a new programme from the country’s Public Treasury Department, which announced a plan to recognise and encourage young Bahamian artists and engender a renewed commitment to art in […]
Time to “Fix What is Wrong with Jamaica,” Governor-General Says in Washington
Above: Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen Jamaican Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen says the service of Jamaicans both at home and in the diaspora is needed to “fix what is wrong with Jamaica.” The Governor-General was in Washington this weekend for a […]
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