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In Cayman, an Unwelcome Tourist
It may flutter innocuously, but the Papilio demoleus, or Chequered Swallowtail, is no friendly butterfly. The creature, which has recently been sighted for the first time in Cayman, has spread across the Caribbean with great intensity, from Jamaica to Puerto […]
Assets of Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick Frozen
The assets of former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick were frozen last week. Turks Chief Justice Gordon Ward ordered that all the assets of Misick, who resigned in 2009 after allegations of corruption, be frozen. “This order prohibits you, […]
Jamaican MP Leaves People’s National Party in Dual-Citizenship Row
Jamaican MP Sharon Hay-Webster has left the opposition People’s National Party, saying she could not tolerate what she described as a lack of support from the party over her case involving dual citizenship. Hay-Webster is among several Jamaican MPs who […]
Trinidad Opposition to PM: Fire Warner
Above: M.P. Keith Rowley and Minister Jack Warner The opposition People’s National Movement in Trinidad and leader Keith Rowley have called for Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to fire Trinidad Minister Jack Warner, who has been embroiled in a controversy involving […]
In Setback for Martelly, Haitian Prime Minister Candidate Rejected
Haiti’s parliament yesterday rejected President Michel Martelly’s choice for prime minister, Daniel Rouzier, more than six months since Haitians first went to the polls to choose a successor to president Rene Preval. Former prime minister Jean-Max Bellerive resigned in May. […]
FIFA Probe: Evidence of $40,000 in Bribes to Caribbean Football Officials
FIFA President Sepp Blatter (Photo: FIFA) A report by FIFA’s ethics committee found that evidence existed to support allegations that Caribbean soccer officials received $40,000 in gifts. The initial allegations saw the suspension, and later resignation, of FIFA vice president […]
Bahamas Security Minister Tommy Turnquest Defends Privy Council
Minister Tommy Turnquest (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) Bahamas Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest defended the London-based Privy Council, the Bahamas’ final court of appeal yesterday, arguing that the court was not an obstacle to the death penalty as it had […]
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz Singing a Happier Tune for Caribbean Football
Above: Demar Phillips (Photo source: CONCACAF) By Alexander Britell In the face of an ongoing FIFA scandal, Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz are bringing the sport’s attention to the West Indies in a far more positive light. With the football world’s eyes […]
Caribbean Must Shift Growth Strategy, according to World Bank Report
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean region, like the rest of the developing world, must refocus its strategies from crisis-fighting to structural reforms aimed at growth, according to this month’s Global Economic Prospects report from the World Bank. “Developing […]
Jamaican Governor General Set to Receive Commission of Enquiry Report
Jamaican Governor General Sir Patrick Allen is scheduled to receive the report from the Manatt Commission of Enquiry today, and pressure is mounting from the opposition People’s National Party concerning the content of the report. The report was previously set […]
Controversy over Haitian Refugees
A growing number of Haitian earthquake victims are under threat of eviction from their refugee camps, with almost a quarter of the nearly 700,000 refugees living in such camps in Haiti in danger of eviction, according to the International Organization […]
U.K. Won’t Approve Cayman Budget
The United Kingdom will not sign off on Cayman’s budget for the upcoming year without cuts to civil service personnel, it announced. The budget had been set for delivery to the Legislative Assembly May 23, but British concerns about personnel […]
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