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Forbes: Facebook and Psycho-Social Health in Jamaica

By Marcia Forbes CJ Contributor Pleazzzzeeee Like Me on Facebook and Follow Me on Twitter – Social Media and Psycho-Social Health They said it was their best conference ever. This was music to the ears of Jamaicans, in particular the […]

Vanderpool-Wallace: The Missing Link For Tourism in the Caribbean

By Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace CJ Contributor TOURISM MINISTERS and Commissioners and their counterparts in the private sector in the Caribbean have come to see that the region’s tourism industry is vastly underperforming compared to the potential that they see. Hotel occupancies […]

Op-Ed: The Embargo and Cuban Identity

By José Gabilondo Op-Ed Contributor What “Cuban embargo” brings to mind is the economic blockade of the United States on the island. It means something else too — an embargo directed at Cuban-Americans raised in diaspora — in this case, […]

Florida Resident Indicted For Role in Haiti Guest Worker Visa Scheme

Above: the Southern District of Florida Courthouse By the Caribbean Journal staff A Federal Judge has unsealed an indictment against a Florida woman for her role in bringing 143 people from Haiti to the United States using fraudulently obtained guest […]

Op-Ed: The Y Youth – A Personal Reflection on Cuban Blogs

By Ylena Zamora-Vargas Op-Ed Contributor THEY PREFER speaking English to Spanish, they feel as American as a McDonald’s Big Mac, and they are tired of the insistent preoccupation their parents’ generation has with the current regime. But when second-generation, third-generation, […]

Mental Health in Haiti: Freeing the Mind From Bondage

By Guerda Nicolas CJ Contributor IT IS BECOMING CLEARER to everyone that in order for individuals as well as groups of individuals to thrive that a good mental state is necessary. That became even more apparent to Haitians in Haiti […]

Puerto Rico: US Customs Seizes Gold Bars Arriving from Curacao

Above: the seized gold bars (Photo: CBP) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Customs and Border Protection in Puerto Rico has seized several courier packages containing 11 cast-gold bars arriving from Curacao, officials announced Tuesday. The packages were seized at […]

Op-Ed: A Diaspora Policy for St Lucia

By Bertram Leon Op-Ed Contributor OVER THE PAST DECADE, we have been witnessing a growing number of countries becoming interested in revisiting, refreshing and rebuilding relations with their overseas populations. A contemporary subject of public policy, referred to as […]

“Extraordinary” Conditions in Haiti Lead US to Extend Temporary Protected Status

Above: US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (Photo: DHS) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has announced the extension of the designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status. The 18-month extension will […]

Op-Ed: Deportations to Haiti Threaten Lives and Tear Families Apart

By Drew Aiken Op-Ed Contributor Since January 2011 — a year after Port-au-Prince and its environs were pummeled by a devastating earthquake — the United States has deported hundreds of Haitian nationals, many of whom had long been legal permanent […]

Opposition Leader Andrew Holness’ Message for Jamaica 50

The following is the text of Jamaican Opposition Leader Andrew Holness’ message to the country on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its independence. Fellow Jamaicans: Today as we celebrate 50 years of political independence, let us make a […]

Nigel Spence: 50 Years of Jamaican Food

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor This is a stellar year in Jamaica’s history, as Jamaicans and well-wishers everywhere will soon be celebrating the country’s 50th Anniversary of Independence. Easily one of the most beautiful places on earth, Jamaica is not […]

Dominican Republic’s Fernandez, United States’ Napolitano Hold Talks

Above: US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano in Santo Domingo (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez received United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano for talks in Santo Domingo Friday. The discussions […]

United Nations “Concerned” as Haitians Continue Fleeing Country By Sea

Above: Haiti’s northwest coast (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The death of a Haitian migrant who drowned trying to reach the Bahamas this week was the latest in a series of incidents of Haitians fleeing their country […]

Puerto Rico’s Luis Fortuño Begins Security Talks With Federal Officials

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño met Tuesday afternoon with Assistant Attorney General Tony West, the co-chair of US President Barack Obama’s Working Group on the Status of […]

Op-Ed: Drones for the Caribbean?

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The Obama administration is criticized for not having a distinct Caribbean policy, although that criticism may be too harsh. The administration, through the steady hand of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has taken a strong […]

Puerto Rico’s Fortuno Heads to Washington for Border Security Hearing

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño set off for Washington to testify at a hearing on the growing problem of drug trafficking on the United States’ Caribbean borders. Fortuño will […]

US Congress to Examine Security Threat of America’s Caribbean Border

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño and US Representative Michael McCaul By the Caribbean Journal staff A US Congressional subcommittee will hold a hearing next month on national security threats on America’s Caribbean border. The hearing of the House Homeland […]

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 […]

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 […]

Jamaica’s Accompong Remembers 1738

Above: residents celebrating in Accompong (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff It was 274 years ago in early January that Jamaica’s Maroons first signed a peace treaty with the British Government. This weekend, in one of the first major […]

Biometric Passports for St Kitts and Nevis

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has begun issuing biometric passports today, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Labour and Social Security. The new passports are being introduced as part of the government’s efforts […]

Op-Ed: Canadian Sen. Don Meredith on the Canada-CARICOM Free Trade Deal

By Hon. Dr Don Meredith, Senator Op-Ed Contributor Canada and CARICOM are on the verge of forging new economic ties through a timely and well-needed free trade agreement. As a Jamaican who immigrated to Canada and is now serving in […]

CARICOM, US Ambassador Meet

By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque and US Ambassador to CARICOM Brent Hardt met yesterday in Georgetown for a series of talks on issues including trade, security and climate change. “The United States greatly values the […]

United States, Caribbean Security Officials Hold Talks in Nassau

Above: Bahamian Agriculture Minister Lawrence Cartwright, National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest and US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano have a brief conversation during a reception at Atlantis on Wednesday (BIS photo/Kristaan Ingraham) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas […]

Op-Ed: Ilio Durandis: Is Haiti Really Open for Business?

Above: UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos and Haitian President Michel Martelly (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By Ilio Durandis At least since 2009, Haitian politicians have taken deep pride in saying that Haiti is open for business. I remember back in the […]

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 […]

St Kitts and Nevis Delegation Concludes High-Level Talks in Israel

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Works Minister Dr Asim Martin has concluded a three-person delegation in Israel for high-level talks. Dr Martin participated in talks with President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister […]

A New Way to Fly to Abaco in The Bahamas