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US Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights to Visit Haiti
Above: Michael Posner (Photo: State Department) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will host a visit next week by Michael Posner, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour. The news was announced in a […]
Op-Ed: Money Laundering in Jamaica
By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor Jamaica recently welcomed a new head of the FID, an organization which has much to do with cash, currencies and their movement in Jamaica, along with maintaining a liaison with overseas administrators of similar programmes. […]
Trinidad at 50: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s Independence Address
Above: Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: OPM Trinidad) Trinidad and Tobago marked the 50th anniversary of its independence Friday. The country achieved its independence from the Great Britain on Aug. 31, 1962. The following is the text of Trinidad […]
Interview with US Virgin Islands Delegate Donna Christensen on Health Care, HOVENSA
Above: US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen (Photo: WH) By Alexander Britell The US Virgin Islands is in one of the most challenging periods in its history, in large part due to the closure of the HOVENSA oil […]
After Haiti Incidents, UN Says “Zero Tolerance” on Abuse By Peacekeepers
Above: UN Police Advisor Ann-Marie Orler (UN Photo/Mark Garten) By the Caribbean Journal staff In September, four Uruguayan United Nations peacekeepers serving with MINUSTAH in Haiti were sent home for an investigation of the alleged assault of an 18-year-old Haitian […]
Op-Ed: Cayman Islands Attorney General Samuel Bulgin on Ethics in Public Life
Ethics, Integrity and Accountability in Public Life By Hon. Samuel Bulgin, QC, JP Caribbean island nations are no longer solely laid back retreats for those seeking sun, sand and sea. We are world-ranked financial centres, and our tourism industries demand […]
REDjet Nears Trinidad Clearance
New air carrier REDjet is close to securing final clearance for flights in and out of Trinidad, after a week that saw a great deal of controversy over barriers for the company in Jamaica and Trinidad. According to Ramesh Lutchmedial, […]
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