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UN’s Ban and UNASUR Chief Talk Falklands, Haiti Reconstruction
Above: Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations Maria Emma Mejia Velez (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By the Caribbean Journal staff United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Maria Emma Mejia Velez, the head of the Union of South […]
Barbados Holds Talks with Mexico, Turkey
Above: Barbados PM Freundel Stuart (UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz) By the Caribbean Journal staff Mexico and Barbados held talks this week aimed at strengthening the existing bilateral relations between the two countries. Mexican Ambassador Mario Eugenio Arriola Woog paid a courtesy […]
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 […]
Trinidad, Singapore Strengthen Relations
Above: the meeting between Trinidad and Singapore (Photo: Trinidad MFA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago and Singapore have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, following a visit by Singapore Ambassador to CARICOM Kemal Siddique […]
Kosovo Foreign Minister Meets With Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer
Above: Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj (UN Photo/Evan Schneider) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer recently received Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj for talks on the matter of Kosovo’s recognition as an independent state, the government […]
St Lucia’s Government Promises to Make Consumer Protection Bill a Priority
By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government is pledging to give attention to the proposed Consumer Protection Bill, according to Senator Ubaldus Raymond, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs. Raymond, who was speaking in an address to […]
Dominican Republic and Chile Strengthen Relations, With Rum and Wine
Above: Ron Brugal is becoming increasingly popular in Chile By the Caribbean Journal staff With Ron Brugal and Santa Ema wine, the Dominican Republic and Chile discussed the increased trade and economic interaction between the two countries in a ceremony […]
Interview with Francis Fonseca, Candidate for Prime Minister of Belize
By Alexander Britell BELIZEANS HEAD TO THE POLLS Wednesday to choose their next government — deciding between Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s ruling United Democratic Party and the Opposition People’s United Party, led by Francis Fonseca, which is looking to return […]
Jamaica Reports Increase in Exports
Above: the Kingston Container Terminal By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica showed a 26 percent year-over-year increase in export earnings between January and September 2011, according to Vitus Evans, president of the Jamaica Exporters’ Association. Total exports for the period […]
St Lucia Looks to New Era of Diplomatic Relations with Argentina
By the Caribbean Journal staff Argentina was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with St Lucia after it attained independence in 1979, and the two countries are looking forward to a continued partnership with a new Argentine […]
Dominican Republic President Meets with Central American Judges
Above: President Fernandez leads the discussion (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez met Friday with several judges of the Central American Court of Justice. The President was joined by Francisco Dario Lobo Lara, the […]
Martelly: Jobs Key to Haiti’s Recovery
Above: St Kitts and Nevis PM Denzil Douglas and Haitian President Michel Martelly exchange gifts (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Job creation and a strengthened government capacity are the keys to Haiti’s recovery, according to Haitian President Michel […]
Guyana, Suriname Look to Strengthen Ties
Above: Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Donald Ramotar will pay a working visit to Suriname President Desi Bouterse Friday. Bouterse has just returned to Suriname following a trip to Haiti with the CARICOM Bureau of Heads […]
Haiti Signs Agreement with Caribbean Community, Gets Cholera Help
Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly and Suriname President Desi Bouterse (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff The visit to Haiti by the Caribbean Community’s Bureau of Heads of Government this week culminated in the signing of a Memorandum of […]
LIAT, Surinam Airways Could Fly to Haiti
Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Air carriers LIAT and Surinam Airways could begin service to Haiti, a possibility discussed by a CARICOM delegation at Monday’s meeting with Haitian President Michel Martelly. LIAT and Surinam Airways are […]
UN Security Council Delegation Arrives in Haiti for Talks with Martelly, Conille
Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti (MINUSTAH Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in Port-au-Prince today to begin a four-day visit to Haiti. The group met first Monday afternoon with Prime Minister Garry Conille. […]
Caribbean Could Derive “Significant Revenue” from Artists like Rihanna
Above: Rihanna’s campaign for Armani By the Caribbean Journal staff Many Caribbean artists either reside abroad or have major supporting elements outside the region, and the Caribbean has forfeited “significant” potential revenue from these artists, like Barbados’ Rihanna, according to […]
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 […]
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 […]
LaRocque Meets New EU Ambassador
Above: Ambassador Robert Kopecky and Secretary General Irwin LaRocque (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque welcomed the European Union’s new Ambassador to CARICOM, Robert Kopecky, in Georgetown yesterday. The European Union is “one of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Interview with Dr Peter Phillips
By Alexander Britell Dr Peter Phillips is the former Minister of National Security, Minister of Transport and Works and Minister of Health in Jamaica, having also served in two other ministerial posts. He is now the campaign director for the […]
Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Dr Saphire Longmore
By Alexander Britell Dr Saphire Longmore is the Jamaica Labour Party candidate for Eastern St Andrew in the upcoming election in the country Dec. 29. Longmore, who recently completed her MD in psychiatry, is also a former Miss Jamaica Universe […]
How Caribbean Health Impacts Caribbean Economies: Interview with the World Bank
Above: the American University of Antigua School of Nursing By Alexander Britell Last month, the World Bank released a report about the way the growing problem of non-communicable diseases in the Caribbean is affecting the region’s economies. Chronic illnesses like […]
Bouterse, LaRocque Meet in Suriname
Above: Suriname President Desi Bouterse (UN Photo/Marco Castro) By the Caribbean Journal staff Suriname President and Incoming CARICOM Chairman Desi Bouterse met with Secretary General Irwin LaRocque in Surianme today as part of the latter’s two-day visit in the country. […]
CARIFESTA to Make Return in Suriname
Above: CARIFESTA in 2006 in Port of Spain (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARIFESTA, the Caribbean festival of the creative and performing arts, will return after what will have been a five-year hiatus, with Suriname hosting the event […]
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