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Trinidad PM Seeks to Abolish Privy Council Appeals in Criminal Matters
Trinidad and Tobago’s government will be introducing legislation to abolish Privy Council appeals in all criminal matters, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced in a statement to Parliament Wednesday. All of those cases would be ceded to the Caribbean Court of […]
Haiti Receives $27 Million IDB Grant for Rural Land Tenure Project
Above: An irrigation channel; almost 60 percent of Haitians live in rural areas (IDB Photo/Paul Constance) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will be receiving a $27 million grant from the Inter-American Development Bank for a pilot programme aimed at […]
Bahamas Signs $4.6 Million Contract to Install “Comprehensive” CCTV Network
Above: downtown Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Seeking to step up the fight against crime, Bahamian officials signed a $4.6 million contract Wednesday to install a “comprehensive” Closed Circuit Television network. The agreement means 243 cameras will […]
Haiti’s Martelly, Still in Miami for Medical Treatment, Impatient to Return
Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly expressed his eagerness to return to Haiti while remaining in Miami for medical treatment in a video address Wednesday. Martelly, who traveled to Miami […]
CARICOM SG in Washington for Talks
Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque is in Washington DC this week for a series of talks with international and hemispheric institutions, including the Inter-American Development Bank, […]
Haiti’s Martelly Suspends Advisor Arrested in Shooting of Merchant
Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly has temporarily suspended advisor Calixte Valentin, following his alleged involvement in the shooting of a young Haitian merchant. Valentin was arrested by police yesterday for his […]
Haiti’s Diaspora Must Be Involved in Country’s Development: Martelly
Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Haitian Diaspora must get involved in the development of Haiti, according to President Michel Martelly. Haiti began activities earlier this week under the theme of “Haiti Needs […]
Cuban Boat Lands in Cayman Brac
Above: the vessel which landed on Cayman Brac (Photo: GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A Cuban vessel with 28 people on board landed Wednesday afternoon in Cayman Brac, the government announced. There were 27 males and one female on […]
Haiti’s Martelly Discharged from Hospital
Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly has been discharged from his Miami-area hospital, the National Palace announced today. Martelly left the hospital Wednesday night after making “many advances” in the […]
Cayman to Host Visit from United Kingdom Minister for Overseas Territories
Above: Minister HEnry Bellingham (Photo: FCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff United Kingdom Minister for the Overseas Territories Henry Bellingham will visit the Cayman Islands beginning Wednesday, seeking to reinforce ties between the UK and the territory. Bellingham will meet […]
Belize, Suriname Meet With OAS
Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Suriname Foreign Minister Winston Lackin (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Erlington held a meeting Wednesday in Cartagena with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel […]
Beacon Heights Project “Progressing Smoothly” in St Kitts and Nevis
Above: the Beacon Heights site in St Kitts By the Caribbean Journal staff The Beacon Heights project in St Kitts and Nevis is “progressing smoothly,” according to St Kitts and Nevis Foreign Minister Sam Condor. Condor told a Cabinet meeting […]
Haiti’s Martelly Undergoes Successful Surgery on Right Shoulder in Miami
Above: Haiti’s President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly has undergone successful surgery on his right shoulder in Miami, his office announced Friday morning. Martelly, who left Haiti on Wednesday, will stay in Miami for […]
Haiti’s Martelly in Miami for Surgery
Above: Martelly meeting with Venezuelan officials earlier this week (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly left Haiti Wednesday for a visit to Miami, where he will undergo surgery on his right shoulder, the National Palace […]
Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño Releases Tax Return for 2011
Above: Governor Fortuño in a meeting in Puerto Rico last week (Photo: LFP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño released his tax returns Wednesday, with the Governor and his wife, Lucé Vela, reporting a taxable income […]
Montserrat Sending Three to CARIFTA
By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is sending three athletes to the LIME CARIFTA Games, which begin in Bermuda this week. The team, led by Winston Scotland, will leave on Wednesday. Lester Ryan, making his third appearance at CARIFTA, will […]
Haiti’s Martelly Envisions Hospital Expansion As Part of Decentralization Plan
Above: the new Mirebalais Teaching Hospital (Photo: Partners in Health) By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing his tour around Haiti to push the government’s plan to shift power from Port-au-Prince and into local governments, Haitian President Michel Martelly visited the […]
St Vincent’s United Nations Ambassador Briefly Arrested in New York City
Above: Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine) By the Caribbean Journal staff Camillo Gonsalves, St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Ambassador to the United Nations, was arrested and detained for 15 minutes Wednesday by a New York City police officer following […]
Panama President Ricardo Martinelli, Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño Meet
Above: the Panamanian and Puerto Rican delegations (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama President Ricardo Martinelli and Foreign Minister Roberto Henriquez received Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño for talks Wednesday about future investment and trade. Martinelli said Panama […]
Dominican Republic and Chile Strengthen Relations, With Rum and Wine
Above: Ron Brugal is becoming increasingly popular in Chile By the Caribbean Journal staff With Ron Brugal and Santa Ema wine, the Dominican Republic and Chile discussed the increased trade and economic interaction between the two countries in a ceremony […]
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 […]
Jamaica Spending $36 Million to Boost Pharmaceutical Drug Supply
Above: Director of the National Health Fund’s (NHF) Pharmaceutical Division Marcia Chin See (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican government is spending approximately $35.5 million on a two-year supply of pharmaceutical drugs, including those required to treat […]
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 […]
Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade: “No Doubt About Future of CARICOM”
Above: Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade By the Caribbean Journal staff There is “no doubt about the future of the Caribbean Community,” according to Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade, who was speaking following his visit to the Heads of Government meeting in […]
OAS: Belize Party Activists Produce “Less Than Conducive” Voting Environment
Above: OAS Head of Mission Ambassador Frank Almaguer (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The active role played by party activists during Belize’s general elections Wednesday produced a “less than conducive” voting environment, according to the Organization […]
Prince Harry Concludes Jamaica Visit
Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller with Prince Harry during his visit (Photo: OPM Jamaica) By the Caribbean Journal staff Prince Harry completed his four-day visit to Jamaica on Thursday, joined by students from schools across St James at […]
Haiti Experiences 4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Southeast of Port-au-Prince
Above: the location of the quake (Graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shook Haiti on Wednesday night, according to a report from the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre was located 37 km southeast of […]
Haiti Opens National Ambulance Centre, With Help from Cuba and Brazil
Above: Ambulances at the new facility (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian First Lady Sophia Martelly attended the opening Wednesday of a new National Ambulance Centre at Mais Gate Avenue in Port-au-Prince. The centre will intervene with emergency […]
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