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Premier Rufus Ewing Warns of Potential for “Chaos” in Turks and Caicos
Above: the Karibe Convention Centre in Haiti (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — The current state of the affairs in the Turks and Caicos Islands has the potential to throw the territory “into chaos,” Premier Dr Rufus Ewing said […]
Haiti Launches Construction on New Parliament Building
Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has laid the first stone on a new planned Parliament building in Port-au-Prince. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and other Haitian government […]
Juliana O’Connor-Connolly Named New Premier of Cayman Islands
Above: The Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly By Alexander Britell Juliana O’Connor-Connolly has been named the new Premier of the Cayman Islands, according to a statement from Governor Duncan Taylor. Taylor said a majority of the elected members of the United […]
Martinique Officials to Visit Barbados
Above: Fort de France, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 73-member delegation of officials from Martinique will head to Barbados next week in an effort to learn more about the country’s agriculture and agro-processing sector. The group, […]
Durandis: A Political Race Against the Clock in Haiti
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Common sense has left Haiti in the shadow of instability and incertitude. Immediately after the earthquake that ravaged the country, both physically and in terms of human capacity, many people were betting on hope that […]
Haiti’s Martelly Unveils Road Rehabilitation Project in Petit-Goave
Above: the new stretch of road near Petit-Goave (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly, joined by United States Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White, inaugurated a newly-completed road works project in Petit-Goave this week. The […]
Dominican Republic’s Fernandez, in Brussels, Urges EU to Stimulate Growth
Above: Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez called on European lawmakers to prioritize jobs and stimulate economic growth during a visit to […]
Haiti’s Martelly Calls for Unity as Country Celebrates Flag Day
Above: a celebration in Arcahaie (Photos: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly urged citizens Friday on the necessity of living united, with a “sincere” collaboration that goes beyond individual differences. Martelly’s call came in Arcahaie as […]
Antigua’s Opposition Talks OECS Union
By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua’s Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Gaston Browne, and Member of Parliament Molwyn Joseph attended a one-day meeting on the OECS Economic Union Friday. The two lawmakers, who were joined by their college of opposition […]
Haiti’s President, Joined by Sean Penn, Talks Development in Jean-Rabel
Above: Martelly with Sean Penn in Jean-Rabel (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly, joined by Prime Minister-Designate Laurent Lamothe and actor and Ambassador-at-large Sean Penn, talked development Wednesday at a conference in the city of […]
Haiti’s Martelly Attends Inter-American Red Cross Conference in Montrouis
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly at the conference (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly attended the 19th Inter-American Conference of the Red Cross in Montrouis Wednesday. The theme of this year’s conference, which is held […]
Haiti’s Martelly Opens National Investment Forum in Port-au-Prince
Above: Trade Minister Wilson Laleau and President Michel Martelly at the forum (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly opened a national forum on investment in Haiti at the Hotel Karibe Monday, seeking to attract investors […]
Haiti’s Martelly Shows Travel Documents, Haitian Passports in Press Conference
Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly at the press conference Thursday (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff With a controversy over dual citizenship dominating Haiti’s political arena, Haitian President Michel Martelly released his travel documents and eight Haitian passports seeking […]
Prince Harry: “The Bahamas Holds a Special Place” in Queen’s Heart
Above: Prince Harry in his Bahamas visit (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Prince Harry unveiled the new exhibition depicting the reign of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in his visit to Nassau this weekend. The exhibition celebrates the […]
Haiti’s Women Must Have Full Participation in Reconstruction: Martelly
Above: Martelly at the Hotel Karibe (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Haitian woman is the foundation of the country’s society, and Haitian women must have full participation in the process of reconstruction, President Michel Martelly said Thursday […]
Haiti Has “Disturbing Level” of Political Infighting: US Ambassador to UN
Above: Susan Rice, the US Ambassador to the UN (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine) By the Caribbean Journal staff While Haiti has made “important progress” since the earthquake in January 2010, it has a “disturbing level of political infighting in a country […]
US Virgin Islands Confirms New Police, Health Commissioners
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh meeting with US federal officials this week By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands’ legislature confirmed the new Police and Health commissioners for the territory in a vote this week. Henry White […]
Simpson Miller: “Put Jamaicans First”
Above: Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller being sworn into Parliament yesterday (OPM Jamaica) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Members of Parliament are servants of the people and they should not betray the trust placed in them, Prime Minister Portia […]
St Kitts Passes New Evidence Act
Above: the Lee Llewellyn Moore Judicial and Legal Service Complex By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis lawmakers have replaced the federation’s 135-year-old Evidence Act, an original British statute. The new law, which passed the National Assembly unanimously, […]
Cayman Looks at Minimum Wage
Following the lead of Grenada, Cayman Islands lawmakers voted to support the introduction of a minimum wage of $5.83 per hour for workers in the islands. The motion to amend the country’s Labour Law was brought by MP Ezzard Miller. […]
After 100 Days, a Struggle for Martelly
As University of Miami School of Law Professor and former Aristide advisor Irwin Stotzky wrote in the Caribbean Journal today, the first 100 days of Michel Martelly’s presidency have been a struggle, with Haitian lawmakers twice rejecting choices by Martelly […]
OAS to Haiti: Form New Government
Above: OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insuiza (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Organization of American States Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insuiza has notched his serious concern for Haiti’s continuing difficulty to approve a new prime minister and form a new […]
Martelly: Lack of Government “Killing Us”
Above: President Michel Martelly in 2010 (FP) Haitian President Michel Martelly said Haiti’s lack of a functioning government was “killing us.” Haitian lawmakers have now twice rejected choices Martelly has proposed to be the country’s Prime Minister, a political stalemate […]
UN “Concerned” about Haiti’s Government
Above: From left, Haitian President Michel Martelly and Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti, Mariano Fernandez (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is encouraging political actors in Haiti to work on a finding a […]
Second Martelly PM Pick Rejected
Haitian President Michel Martelly’s second choice for prime minister, Bernard Gousse, has been rejected by lawmakers, the second PM pick by Martelly that the government has denied. Sixteen members of the 30-seat Haitian Senate voted against Gousse, a former justice […]
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