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Op-Ed: Abortion in Jamaica

By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor It is surprising to see the matter of abortions once again rear its ugly implications in Jamaica. Three years ago, the issue of abortions came to the forefront, and there was an open and public […]

Forbes: Media Freedom in Jamaica

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Media Freedom in Jamaica can be examined from the point of view of the consumers — that is — the reader, the listener, the viewer, or, from the point of view of the content […]

Puerto Rico Governor Fortuño Concludes Northern Trip in Toa Alta

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño during his trip across the island’s north By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño concluded his trip across the northern part of the country Friday, looking at two schools under construction […]

Puerto Rico Governor Fortuño Continues Northern Trip in Corozal

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Continue a trip through Puerto Rico’s northern region to survey ongoing projects, Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño visited the municipality of Corozal. The area has received an […]

Op-Ed: The Bahamas Election Looms

By Ian Strachan Op-Ed Contributor The Bahamas braces itself for the eighth election in its 39-year history. It promises to be just as close as its last, in which less than 4,000 votes separated the two major parties. So far […]

Jamaica Improving Vaccine Coverage

Above: Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is improving vaccine coverage for the country’s children, reaching 100 percent coverage of tuberculosis in 2011, according to Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson. Last year, Jamaica also achieved […]

Bahamian Election Heats Up in Bimini

Above: two of the many political signs adorning Bimini’s main thoroughfare (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell BIMINI — Large billboards dominate the landscape along King’s Highway, some artful, others strongly-worded. It’s election season in the westernmost district of the Bahamas, […]

Op-Ed: Dance and Jamaican Politics

By Lorenzo Smith Op-Ed Contributor Dance as an expression and practice of relations of power and protest, resistance and complexity, has been the subject of a number of historical and ethnographic analyses in recent years. These analyses complicate issues of […]

Barbados Holding Its Own, Won’t Seek IMF Help, PM Tells Diaspora

Above: Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (right) with the World Bank’s Kelvin Dalrymple and Rev. Dr Kortright Davis (Photo: BGIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is holding its own and intends to successfully weather the global downturn, Prime Minister Freundel […]

Puerto Rico Lawmakers Approve 30-Day Amnesty Extension for Illegal Arms

Above: Governor Fortuño at the initial signing of the amnesty agreement By the Caribbean Journal staff The legislative bodies of Puerto Rico have approved a measure to extend amnesty for the possession of illegal weapons for an additional 30 days, […]

Op-Ed: Education in Jamaica

By Lorenzo Smith Op-Ed Contributor Aside from food, water, and shelter, the one thing that a person will most need in life is an education. Of those four necessities, education is the only one that can help ensure a person’s […]

Puerto Rico Announces Plans for $22 Million Bilingual School in San Juan

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño and San Juan Mayor Jorge Santini have announced plans to build a $22 million bilingual school in San Juan. The School of […]

Marcia Forbes: Branding Cuba

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor A Country in Transition I first visited Havana, Cuba at the end of the 1980s. It was a country in transition, with the “Cold War’” beginning to thaw. That “war,” driven by mighty rhetoric, […]

Op-Ed: Fighting Injustice in Jamaica

By Javed Jaghai and Jaevion Nelson Op-Ed Contributors Jamaicans are known for our vibrancy and assertiveness, but when it comes to social justice and human rights advocacy, we are lackluster at best. An appreciation of human rights and its significance […]

In Haiti, the Legalization of Thugs

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Just when one believed that Haiti could not reach a lower point, everything is pointing to an even lower abyss for the prideful and history-rich nation. It is an abomination to read quotes from people […]

Digicel Acquires Haitian Firm Voila

Above: a Digicel stand in Haiti during Carnival By the Caribbean Journal staff Digicel Group has acquired Haitian mobile phone operator Voila from parent company Trilogy International Partners. Voila, formerly known as Communication Cellulaire d’Haiti, launched in Haiti in 1998. […]

Guyana Gets $15.2M in UNICEF Funding

Above: Guyana FM Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and UNICEF Rep. Dr Suleiman Braimoh By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and UNICEF Guyana/Suriname Representative Dr Suleiman Braimoh have signed a five-year Country Programme Action Plan that will provide Guyana […]

In Haiti’s Villa Rosa, Building Back May Not Prove to Be Better

Above: Villa Rosa (Photo: Kendi Zidor) SEVERELY DAMAGED DURING HAITI’S 2010 EARTHQUAKE, the metropolitan area known as Villa Rosa is a striking example of what has gone wrong with reconstruction. The absence of a government presence is as noticeable as the […]

Jamaica Launches JEEP Programme

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica officially launched its JEEP emergency employment program in a ceremony Thursday afternoon in St Andrew. Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said she had instructed Ministers to “closely review” resources in their ministries and departments […]

St Lucia Health Minister: “We Must Not Condone Violence Against Women”

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is issuing a challenge to individuals, groups and the government to ensure that the entire population is working towards developing a culture of zero violence, particularly gender-based violence. “At the individual level, we […]

Prince Harry Begins Visit to Jamaica with Race Against Usain Bolt

Above: Information Mnister Sen. Sandrea Falconer and Prince Harry (Photo JIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following his trip to the Bahamas, Prince Harry arrived in Jamaica Monday for the beginning of a four-day visit to the country as part […]

Antigua: “Zero Tolerance” on Gun Crimes

Above: Antigua (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antiguan National Security Minister Dr Errol Cort is reiterating his stance that there will be “zero tolerance” for violent gun crimes in the country, following its first murder of 2012. The […]

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 […]

Haiti’s Martelly: Army, Stronger Police Can Eventually Replace MINUSTAH

Above: the UN Security Council delegation talks with President Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly hopes the creation of armed forces and a stronger National Police of Haiti can eventually replace the UN peacekeeping […]

Op-Ed: Saving Jamaica’s Youth

By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor There is far too much of a large proportion of youth in Jamaica that is being reared destructively. At midday on any day of the working week one only need to go to Portia Simpson […]

Belize Joins Regional Health Initiative

Above: Belize (Photo: IDB) By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize has joined the Salud Mesoamerica 2015 Initiative, a project that aims to reduce maternal and infant mortality among the poor. The programme could help more than 30,000 young women and […]

Interview with Benjamin Krause, Haiti Director for Sean Penn’s J/P Charity

Above: a street in the town of Delmas 32 in the days after the earthquake. Since 2010, J/P Haitian Relief Organization has cleared 200,000 cubic metres of rubble — and is still doing so. (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By Alexander Britell […]

Triple Jumper Samyr Laine Dreams of Olympic Glory for Haiti

By Alexander Britell It was 1928 when Haiti’s Silvio Cator won a silver medal in the men’s long jump at the Amsterdam Olympics (his name now graces a stadium in Port-au-Prince). While Haitian athletes have competed in 11 Olympic Games […]

Turks and Caicos’ Newest Resort Is Opening in November, With Its Own Private Lagoon