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Puerto Rico to Hold Referendum on Territory’s Political Status on Nov. 6

Above: San Juan (Photo: Puerto Rico Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Voters in Puerto Rico will show their preference for Puerto Rico’s future political status in a vote on Tuesday. The vote, which will come alongside elections for Puerto […]

Grenada PM Accepts Resignation of Environment Minister Glynis Roberts

Above: downtown St George’s Grenada and the old Parliament building (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has accepted the resignation of Environment Minister Glynis Roberts, he said in a statement. Roberts had earlier resigned […]

Grenada Environment Minister Glynis Roberts Resigns from Government

Above: Minister Glynis Roberts (second from left) By Alexander Britell Glynis Roberts has resigned her position as Grenada’s Minister of Environment, Foreign Trade and Export Development. The move is the third resignation of a cabinet official from Prime Minister Tillman […]

Grenada’s Thomas Addresses Nation After MP Files No-Confidence Motion

Above: Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas addressed the country Tuesday night following another no-confidence motion filed against him in Parliament. This motion, which followed one filed in May, was filed […]

Bahamas to Erect Bust of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in Bimini

Above: Bimini (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff In 1964, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr went to the Bahamas to work on his Nobel Prize Acceptance speech. King traveled to Bimini, the westernmost island in the Bahamian archipelago and […]

Grenada’s Ruling Party Urges Support for Country’s Olympians

Above: Kirani James (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s Kirani James returned to form with a 400-metre victory in London this weekend, and now the country’s ruling party is calling on Grenadians to step up their support. The victory […]

Grenada’s Foreign Minister Resigns

Above: Karl Hood By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Foreign Minister Karl Hood has tendered his resignation, in the second high-profile departure from the ruling National Democratic Congress in less than a month. Former Tourism Minister Peter David resigned April […]

Grenada’s Ruling NDC Challenges Claims over Unrest in Party

Above: Tourism Minister Peter David By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s ruling National Democratic Congress has dismissed what it calls “vicious lies” about strife within the party. “We’re living good, we’re eating good, and we’re living together,” said Senator Arley […]

Grenadian Minister Calls for Refocusing

By the Caribbean Journal staff The coalition of individuals and groups that helped Grenada’s ruling NDC win the 2008 general elections needs to refocus and regroup, according to Tourism Minister and senior NDC official Peter David. “Delivering on the basic […]

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 […]

Interview with Clinton Bush Haiti Fund CEO Gary Edson

Above: Employees at an atelier in Port-au-Prince (Photo: CBHF) By Alexander Britell Soon after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush, at the behest of President Barack Obama, founded a fund aimed at […]

Mary J. Blige Just Joined the Lineup for the St Kitts Music Festival