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What Happened to Democracy in Haiti?

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor In the absence of the constitution, democracy is dead. On Jan. 13th of this year, Haitians woke up with a dysfunctional parliament, where only 10 out of 30 Senators remained in office, and effectively the […]

Haiti Withdraws as Host of Next OAS General Assembly

Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will not be hosting the Organization of American States’ XLV General Assembly. the regional body announced Friday. The decision, announced by Haiti Foreign Minister Duly […]

St Kitts and Nevis Election Results: Opposition Wins Vote

Above: incoming Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris By the Caribbean Journal staff In a major electoral shift, St Kitts and Nevis’ opposition parties banded together to win the country’s general elections this week. The win ends two decades of […]

OAS to Observe Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Above: the signing ceremony in Washington (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States will be observing the general elections in St Kitts and Nevis later this month. OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza […]

United States’ Joe Biden, Haiti’s Michel Martelly Hold Phone Dialogue

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Vice President Joe Biden held a phone conversation with Haiti President Michel Martelly on Friday, according to a statement from the White House. The call continued the pair’s […]

Haiti Says Deal Reached to Pave Way for New Elections

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s long-delayed legislative and municipal elections could be back on track. The office of Haiti President Michel Martelly issued a statement on Monday announcing an agreement reached between the opposition […]

Haitian Leaders Reach Agreement Aimed at Averting Political Crisis

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s political leaders have reached a tentative agreement aimed at averting a political crisis in the country. It comes after the nomination of Evans Paul as the country’s new Prime […]

Dominica Election Results: Ruling DLP Wins Another Term

Above: Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s voters have spoken, and the Dominica Labour Party has earned another term in office, albeit with a slightly smaller majority. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s Dominica Labour […]

OAS to Observe Dominica Elections

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States will be sending an electoral observation mission to Dominica for the country’s national elections next week. Dominica will be holding elections on Dec. 8. The OAS […]

US Virgin Islands Elects New Governor

Above: Governor-Elect Ken Mapp By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean has its newest leader. The US Virgin Islands elected a new Governor this week, choosing Kenneth Mapp in a run-off election on Tuesday night. Mapp’s election concluded a three-month […]

Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe on the New Haiti

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By Alexander Britell It’s been a period of change for Haiti in the nearly five years since the devastating earthquake in 2010. A country prone to often significant change has continued […]

The Battle for Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Maybe it is true that no one will ever fully understand Haiti. From being the very first nation of the modern era to abolish slavery out of a bloody revolution to being the least prosperous […]

Antigua: Opposition Antigua Labour Party Wins Election

Above: incoming Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne By Alexander Britell The Opposition Antigua Labour Party has won the country’s general election, according to preliminary election results. In a national address early Friday morning, outgoing Prime Minister Dr Baldwin […]

Antigua Heads to the Polls

Above: Antigua’s Parliament (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda heads to the polls Thursday as the country readies to choose its next government. Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer’s United Progressive Party faces off in Thursday’s general […]

Trinidad Prime Minister Congratulates New Indian Prime Minister

Above: New Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has extended congratulations to Narendra Modi on his being sworn in as the new Prime Minister of India. Modi was sworn in as […]

Op-Ed: Gender Equality in Jamaica

By Wayne Campbell Op-Ed Contributor “GENDER EQUALITY is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” — Kofi Annan. Former UN Secretary General. Historically, […]

Haiti: UN, Core Group Urge “All Necessary Measures” to Hold Elections

Above: Sandra Honore, the Special Representative of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Haiti (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s political actors must take “all necessary measures” in order to advance toward the organization of planned legislative elections […]

Panama Chooses New President

Above: President-Elect Juan Carlos Varela By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama has picked its next president, Juan Carlos Varela, who defeated challenger Varela, who is currently the country’s vice president, received just over 39 percent of the vote, topping Navarro, […]

Haiti: UN Warns of Possibility of “Yet Another Political Crisis”

Above: MINUSTAH Chief Sandra Honore (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is expressing concern about the continued delay in making progress toward holding long-awaited legislative elections in Haiti. In a statement issued by MINUSTAH Chief Sandra […]

OAS to Observe Antigua Elections

Above: the signing ceremony in Washington, DC (OAS Photo Maria Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States and the government of Antigua and Barbuda have signed an agreement on an electoral observation mission for the […]

Ilio Durandis: Haitian Politics and the Art of Denial

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor FOR THE third time in less than two years, Prime Minister Lamothe has found it necessary to shake things up within his government. Unlike previous occasions, the decision to replace some ministers and nominate new […]

UN Hails “Unprecedented Step in Haitian Political History”

Above: MINUSTAH Chief Sandra Honore (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The recently-signed El Rancho accord between the branches of Haiti’s government is an “unprecedented step in Haitian political history,” according to MINUSTAH chief Sandra Honore. The accord, which […]

Haiti: MINUSTAH Chief, OAS Secretary General Hold Talks

Above: MINUSTAH Chief Sandra Honore and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandra Honore, the head of the UN’s MINUSTAH peacekeeping force in Haiti, held talks this week with Organization of American States […]

Colombia: OAS to Observe Upcoming Presidential Elections

Above: Colombia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States will be sending an observer mission to monitor the upcoming Presidential elections in Colombia, the regional body announced. The vote will be held on May 25. Organization of […]

Haiti’s Michel Martelly, United States’ John Kerry Hold Talks

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly with US Secretary of State John Kerry By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly held talks Wednesday with United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday in Washington. The meeting came ahead […]

Haiti Recalls Its Ambassador to the Dominican Republic

Above: the National Palace in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has recalled its Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Dr Fritz Cineas, it announced Monday. The move came in response to a decision by the Constitutional Court […]

Ruling Party Wins Aruba Election

Above: PM Mike Eman celebrates victory By the Caribbean Journal staff Aruba Prime Minister Mike Eman’s ruling Aruban People’s Party claimed victory in the Dutch island’s elections on Friday. The AVP won 13 seats in the Estates of Aruba, with […]

“A New Haiti Emerges”

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe at the UN on Thursday (UN Photo/Sarah Fretwell) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has seen its share of significant setbacks since the 2010 earthquake, but a new country is starting to emerge, Haiti Prime […]

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