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Op-Ed: Kent Gammon on Reversing Jamaica’s Economic Decline

By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor THE JAMAICAN ECONOMY continues to lag behind the rest of the world with a dismal 1.3 percent growth forecast for 2013. The Jamaican dollar is being sold officially for 92 dollars to one US […]

On Haiti-Dominican Republic Border, Remembering a Long-Forgotten Massacre

Above: Dajabon in the Dominican Republic (Photo: Border of Lights) By the Caribbean Journal staff It was 1937 when between 10,000 and 20,000 Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent were massacred by the Dominican Republic’s army and conscripted civilians. Now, […]

Op-Ed: A Death in Kingston

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Retired Senior Superintendent Anthony Hewitt was shot dead by gunmen last week in Kingston. This was very bad news for Jamaica’s law enforcement community and the international agencies with whom they cooperate. It was a […]

Heeding Puerto Rico Governor’s Call, US Senators Urge Stronger Caribbean Security

Above: US Senator Charles Grassley By the Caribbean Journal staff In late June, Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño urged US President Barack Obama and federal officials to establish a Caribbean Border Initiative in light of a worsening security situation in […]

Op-Ed: Money Laundering in Jamaica

By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor Jamaica recently welcomed a new head of the FID, an organization which has much to do with cash, currencies and their movement in Jamaica, along with maintaining a liaison with overseas administrators of similar programmes. […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica and the IMF

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Shortly after the election of the People’s National Party Government in Jamaica, I reminded in this Journal that Jamaica needed to drastically improve its murder rate and corruption index; without doing so, it was unlikely […]

Op-Ed: Drones for the Caribbean?

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The Obama administration is criticized for not having a distinct Caribbean policy, although that criticism may be too harsh. The administration, through the steady hand of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has taken a strong […]

Puerto Rico’s Fortuño Urges President Obama for Caribbean Border Initiative

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño at the hearing in Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño is calling on US President Barack Obama and federal law enforcement officials to establish a US Caribbean Border Initiative […]

Barbados and OAS Sign Agreement to Set Up Public Security Observatory

Above: downtown Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados and the Organization of American States have signed an agreement on a project aimed at improving information on crime and violence. The plan will provide computer equipment and software […]

Puerto Rico’s Governor Fortuño Continues Push to Collect Illegal Firearms

Above: Governor Luis Fortuño By the Caribbean Journal staff A firearms collection push spearheaded by Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño has netted a total of 1,966 weapons and 100,129 munitions, according to the island’s government. A collection drive was held […]

Jamaica’s Murder Rate Down 30 Percent Since Beginning of 2012: Report

Above: Jamaican National Security Minister Peter Bunting (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s murder rate has fallen from a rate of 3.1 per day to two per day, according to National Security Minister Peter Bunting. That represents a […]

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 […]

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 […]

Op-Ed: The Five Pieces of Haiti’s Puzzle

By Joshua Paul, MD Op-Ed Contributor In the wake of Haiti’s devastating earthquake of January 2010, scores of NGOs, charities and disaster experts flocked to the country in a valiant effort to conquer the chaos. Former United States President Bill […]

Marcia Forbes: Branding Cuba

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor A Country in Transition I first visited Havana, Cuba at the end of the 1980s. It was a country in transition, with the “Cold War’” beginning to thaw. That “war,” driven by mighty rhetoric, […]

Op-Ed: Corruption in Turks and Caicos

By David P Rowe Op-Ed Contributor In the Caribbean, it is well established that political corruption contributes to the spread of organized crime and terrorism. Corrupt politicians participate directly or indirectly in the trafficking of drugs, arms and human beings. […]

Panama and Costa Rica’s Presidents Talk Drug Fight in Guatemala

Above: The meeting in Antigua (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama President Ricardo Martinelli and Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla met in Antigua, Guatemala Saturday to analyze strategies on the fight against drug trafficking in the region. The […]

After Haiti Incidents, UN Says “Zero Tolerance” on Abuse By Peacekeepers

Above: UN Police Advisor Ann-Marie Orler (UN Photo/Mark Garten) By the Caribbean Journal staff In September, four Uruguayan United Nations peacekeepers serving with MINUSTAH in Haiti were sent home for an investigation of the alleged assault of an 18-year-old Haitian […]

US Government Seeks Maximum 23-Year Prison Term for Christopher Coke

Above: Christopher Coke By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States is seeking the maximum 23-year prison term for Jamaican strongman Christopher “Dudus” Coke, who pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy and assault charges in August. The US’ efforts […]

Jamaica’s Murder Rate Falls to Seven-Year Low, But Still Caribbean’s Highest

Above: downtown Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has the Caribbean’s highest murder rate, although the 1,124 murders reported in 2011 were a seven-year low for the country, according to the Caribbean Human Development Report 2012. The report, the […]

Interview with Jamaican Minister of National Security Peter Bunting

By Alexander Britell GRENADA – The seventh UK-Caribbean Forum that met in Grenada earlier this month looked at a range of areas of cooperation as the Caribbean and the UK open up a “new and more modern relationship” going forward. […]

UK, Caribbean Agree on Action Plan

Above: delegates at the 7th UK-Caribbean Forum (Photo: FCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff The recently-concluded UK-Caribbean Forum in Grenada saw the two sides agree on an action plan covering several themes, including economic resilience, security, climate change and sustainable […]

Murder Rate Falls in Jamaica: Report

Above, from left: Assistant Commissioner of Police Elan Powell and Commissioner Owen Ellington during a press conference held at the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston Wednesday (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The number of murders in Jamaica fell […]

St Kitts and Nevis, USVI Talk Policing

Above: St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas and Police Commissioner CG Walwyn (Photo: CUOPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Police Commissioner CG Walwyn recently held a meeting with his newly-appointed counterpart in the […]

Commissioner Promises More Changes for St Kitts and Nevis Police Force

Above, from left: Prime Minister Denzil Douglas and Police Commisioner CG Walwyn By the Caribbean Journal staff More changes are in store for the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force, according to Commissioner CG Walwyn, who has helped spearhead […]

The Caribbean Year in Review

For the Caribbean, it was the Year of the Vote. By year’s end, five countries, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia and Haiti and the British Virgin Islands, will have chosen new leadership, with Jamaicans headed to the polls on Thursday. It […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Dr Saphire Longmore

By Alexander Britell Dr Saphire Longmore is the Jamaica Labour Party candidate for Eastern St Andrew in the upcoming election in the country Dec. 29. Longmore, who recently completed her MD in psychiatry, is also a former Miss Jamaica Universe […]

Interview with Turks and Caicos Islands Governor Damian Roderic Todd

By Alexander Britell In September, Damian Roderic “Ric” Todd was sworn in as the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, succeeding Gordon Wetherell, who had served as governor since 2008. TCI, which saw its self-government suspended by the British […]

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