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6 Caribbean-Born Players in the NCAA Basketball Tournament

Above: rising star Buddy Hield The Caribbean may love cricket and football, but the region is increasingly producing top basketball players, from the Dominican Republic’s Al Horford to NBA legend and St Croix native Tim Duncan. And you don’t have […]

13 Potential Caribbean Tech Hubs

COULD a Caribbean city develop into a Silicon Beach? As the Caribbean seeks to develop, it will need to be creative — and part of that means both attracting creative people and companies to its shores and supporting creative people […]

Panama President Visits Haiti

Above: Panama President Ricardo Martinelli in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama President Ricardo Martinelli has begun an official visit to Haiti. Martinelli, who arrived on Tuesday morning, is the first sitting Panamanian President to make […]

Caribbean’s National Psychological Associations Band Together

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff For the first time, the Caribbean now has a regional alliance of psychological associations. The Caribbean Alliance of National Psychological Associations officially launched last week in Grenada on the True Blue […]

Haiti’s Martelly Visits Panama

Above: Dean Gilberto Boutin and President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly visited Panama Friday, where he was honoured with an award by the University of Panama. Martelly received the Grand Cross of the Order […]

Forbes: Adele, Celine, Whitney and Why Their Melodies Make Us Cry

Above: Adele (Photo: Jelmer de Haas) By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor After Celine Dion’s outstanding performance in Jamaica, I wanted to write something profound to explain why this almost-diminutive Canadian singer has won the hearts of so many Jamaicans, […]

Op-Ed: Civil Rights in Jamaica

By David P Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The United States, through the Civil Rights Act of 1964, legislated against racism in the workplace and the schoolhouse. The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution prevents the violation of equal protection under the […]

Op-Ed: Haiti’s Development Paradigm

Above: Haiti’s Citadelle Laferrière (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By Eric Martin Op-Ed Contributor I read with interest several recent articles in the Caribbean Journal that provide a mix of commentaries on development in Haiti. I apologize in advance should I misrepresent […]

How Grammy Winner Dion Parson is Bridging Jazz and the Caribbean

By Alexander Britell It’s not easy to innovate in any musical genre –- but Grammy-winning drummer Dion Parson, a native of St Thomas, is doing just that – bringing together the worlds of the Caribbean and jazz and creating what […]

A New Way to Fly to Abaco in The Bahamas