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St Lucia Committee Completes Review of Foreign Policy on China, Taiwan

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Foreign Policy Review committee in St Lucia, headed by former Prime Minister Dr Vaughn Lewis, has concluded its research and deliberation, the government announced Thursday. The committee had sought to review St Lucia’s foreign […]

Jamaica Looking at New Diaspora Policy

Above: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Arnaldo Brown (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica must undertake to draft a diaspora and development policy, according to State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Arnaldo Brown. Jamaica’s government is […]

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 […]

Grenada’s Government Names New Ambassador to Caribbean Community

Above: CARICOM headquarters in Georgetown By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s William Joseph has been accredited as the new Grenadian Ambassador to CARICOM. CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque accepted Josephs’s letters of credence in a ceremony in Georgetown last week. […]

What China and Europe Mean for the Caribbean, from Haiti to Barbados

By Alexander Britell CHINA AND EUROPE remain the biggest threats to the Caribbean’s economy — that is, Chinese deceleration and European debt. But how vulnerable is the Caribbean to those potential external shocks? A recent study from the Inter-American Development […]

Latin America and Caribbean “Resilient” to European Debt, Chinese Deceleration

Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean remain “resilient” to a possible slowdown in world economic growth stemming from a potential deepening of the European debt crisis deceleration in China, […]

Trinidad, UNDP Sign Agreement on National Corporate Responsibility Policy

Above: UNDP Administrator Helen Clark and Trinidad Foreign Minister Surujrattan Rambachan (Photo: OPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago signed an agreement Monday with the United Nations Development Programme on the adoption of a national corporate responsibility policy […]

Trinidad Foreign Minister Meets New European Union Charge D’Affaires

Above: Daniela Tramacere and FM Dr Surujrattan Rambachan By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Foreign Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan met last week with Daniela Tramacere, the newly-appointed European Union Charge D’Affaires to Trinidad. Rambachan expressed his desire to continue the […]

Interview with St Kitts and Nevis Foreign Minister Sam Condor

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. As […]

UK, Caribbean Open Up “New and More Modern Relationship” in Grenada Talks

Above, from left: Saint Kitts and Nevis Foreign Minister Sam Condor and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Wiliam Hague (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell GRENADA — The United Kingdom and the Caribbean began talks today aimed at renewing and revitalizing their […]

The Power of the Caribbean Diaspora

Above: Executive Producer Dr Keith Nurse By the Caribbean Journal staff “Forward Home,” a documentary which takes a look at the way the Caribbean diaspora travels, and its significant economic impact on the region, has been released on DVD following […]

Following China’s Lead, South Korea Looks to Caribbean Market

Above: Antigua PM Baldwin Spencer and South Korea FM Kim Sung Hwan (UN Photos: Eskinder Debebe and JC McIlwaine) By Alexander Britell China has been extending its influence and investment in the Caribbean region over the last several years, highlighted […]

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A New Push for Citizenship by Investment in Jamaica

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Rethinking Disaster Aid in Haiti

It’s time for a new way to think about aid By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor When disaster strikes all masks come off. Every little problem gets magnified 10 fold. This is exactly the situation in Haiti post-Hurricane Matthew. Immediately after […]

Op-Ed: Education in Haiti

“Let’s raise a new generation of Haitians that is scientifically and technologically literate.” By Eric Rolex Joseph Op-Ed Contributor Education is the best way for a country to reduce poverty, become competitive on the international stage and strengthen democracy and […]

A New Tourism Minister in Trinidad and Tobago

New appointee by incoming government By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has another new top tourism official. The country’s new government has appointed Shamfa Cudjoe as its new Minister of Tourism. Cudjoe was most recently assistant director of […]

Could the “Singapore Experience” Have Happened in Trinidad?

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By Paul Hay CJ Contributor Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, died on 23 March 2015; and on 29 March 2015, the Straits Times published an article titled “The Singapore That Lee Kuan […]

S&P Raises Jamaica Outlook

Above: Jamaica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Ratings firm Standard & Poor’s has raised its outlook on Jamaica’s long-term sovereign credit ratings, it announced last week. The firm revised its outlook to positive from stable and affirmed its […]

Trinidad and Tobago to Hold Investment Conference in New York City

Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is ramping up its push to attract foreign investment. The country’s government announced this week that it would be holding an investment conference in New York later this […]

John Kerry, Panama Vice President Meet

Above: Panama Vice President Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Secretary of State John Kerry met Tuesday in Washington with Panama’s Vice President, Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado. The talks were a […]

Delegation From New Zealand Visits St Kitts and Nevis

Above: Basseterre, St Kitts (Caribbean Journal Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from the government of New Zealand began a five-day visit to St Kitts and Nevis this weekend. The delegation was led by Sir Donald Charles “Don” […]

Juan Carlos Varela Sworn in As New President of Panama

Above: New Panama President Juan Carlos Varela By the Caribbean Journal staff Juan Carlos Varela was officially sworn in as Panama’s new President on Tuesday. Varela succeeds outgoing President Ricardo Martinelli, who had served in the post since 2009. Varela […]

St Lucia Planning to Establish Network of “Business Ambassadors”

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is planning to establish a network of “Business Ambassadors” to promote investment in the country, the government said. The plan, revealed by Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony, would “help the […]

St Maarten Joins ECLAC

Above: St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten has officially been conferred associate membership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. St Maarten Public Health, Social Development and Labour Minister Cornelius de Weever […]

New Swedish Ambassador to CARICOM

Above: the CARICOM Secretariat By the Caribbean Journal staff Sweden’s newly-accredited Ambassador to CARICOM has officially begun his term. New Ambassador Claes Hammar presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in Turkeyen, Guyana on Friday. Hammar said […]

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