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Op-Ed: The Y Youth – A Personal Reflection on Cuban Blogs
By Ylena Zamora-Vargas Op-Ed Contributor THEY PREFER speaking English to Spanish, they feel as American as a McDonald’s Big Mac, and they are tired of the insistent preoccupation their parents’ generation has with the current regime. But when second-generation, third-generation, […]
Baltimore Ravens Heading to Barbados for Youth Football Camp
Above: Ramon Harewood By the Caribbean Journal staff The Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens are heading to Barbados to begin the Big Mon Elite Athlete Development Camp on April 4. The team’s delegation will be led by Ramon Harewood, an […]
Marcia Forbes: The Business of Social Media in the Caribbean
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor CLICK, SIGN ON & CASH IN Recently the public relations students at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication at the University of the West Indies invited me as their keynote speaker to […]
CARICOM’s LaRocque: Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Producing Results
Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, a partnership between CARICOM, the United States and the Dominican Republic launched in 2009, is producing tangible results, according to CARICOM […]
Caribbean’s Youngest Ministers Offer New Ideas on the Future of Tourism
Above: Junior Ministers at the Tourism Youth Congress in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — Should Jamaica build a museum to honour sporting heroes like Usain Bolt? Or should Dominica hold an annual “Nature Island Games” […]
Haiti Health Minister Calls on Caribbean to Step Up Regional HIV/AIDS Fight
Above: CARICOM headquarters in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Health Minister Dr Florence Duperval Guillaume is calling on members of the Caribbean’s Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS to strengthen coordination efforts and improve integration efforts. Guillaume made the […]
Minister: Trinidad “Must” Invest in Youth
Above: Port-of-Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago “must” invest in its youth population, according to Minister of Gender, Youth and Child Development Marlene Coudray. The Minister was speaking at the National Youth Awards 2012 at the Hyatt […]
Helping Haiti’s Youth, Through Football
Above: Football in Haiti (Photo: GOALS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, something stood out to Kona Shen. Despite the rubble, despite the ruin, young Haitian children continued playing football. Soon after, […]
St Lucia National Trust Looks to Youth to Develop Green Economy
Above: Piton (Photo: St Lucia Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff The St Lucia National Trust is making a push to encourage the development of a green economy in the country. Last week, the trust launched the 4th Annnual St […]
Op-Ed: Is It Time for Chaguaramas 2.0? Jamaica’s Youth Can Lead the Way
By Fabio Pittaluga Op-Ed Contributor Today, as CARICOM Heads of Government meet to deliberate in Castries, St Lucia, trying to extricate their nations from the crosshairs of the deepest recession since the Community’s 1973 formation by the Treaty of Chaguaramas, […]
Nevis, Vatican Officials to Collaborate on Youth Development Project
Above: Culture Minister Hensley Daniel, Vatican Ambassador Nicola Girasoli and Bishop Kenneth Richards By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials from the Nevis Island Administration and the Vatican are planning to collaborate on a youth development project. The announcement was made […]
Op-Ed: Saving Jamaica’s Youth
By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor There is far too much of a large proportion of youth in Jamaica that is being reared destructively. At midday on any day of the working week one only need to go to Portia Simpson […]
British Virgin Islands Premier to Private Sector Employers: Give Youth a Chance
By the Caribbean Journal staff British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith has a message for employers: give youth a chance. “I urge those of you who have not yet committed to hiring our young people to look closer and […]
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 […]
Caribbean Could Derive “Significant Revenue” from Artists like Rihanna
Above: Rihanna’s campaign for Armani By the Caribbean Journal staff Many Caribbean artists either reside abroad or have major supporting elements outside the region, and the Caribbean has forfeited “significant” potential revenue from these artists, like Barbados’ Rihanna, according to […]
In Jamaica, Help for Rural Youth
Above: Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke By the Caribbean Journal staff A new pilot programme in Jamaica aims to find employment for rural youth in the agricultural sector. The initiative, which was announced yesterday by Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke, will be […]
Caribbean to Hold First Yoga Conference
Above: Rose Hall in Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica will play host to the first Caribbean Yoga Conference next month, an initiative by Bella Luna Yoga. The conference, which was developed by Bella Luna founder Kimberly Moon, […]
Grenada’s Tillman Thomas Issues Challenge to Young Caribbean Scientists
Above: Grenadian PM Tillman Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas is urging young scientists in the Caribbean to place greater effort on finding solutions to the region’s pressing problems, from food security to climate adaptation. […]
CARICOM Targets Youth Violence
Above: SG Irwin LaRocque (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Eradicating youth violence is one of the Caribbean’s greatest challenges, according to Myrna Bernard, office in charge of the Human and Social Directorate of CARICOM. Bernard said CARICOM’s Social […]
Irwin LaRocque: Youth Key to Integration
CARICOM’s Edwin Carrington (left) and Irwin LaRocque By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, said the region’s youth would be critical to the success of Caribbean integration. According to LaRocque, who was speaking last week in […]
Former Barbados PM Owen Arthur: Caribbean Integration Essential
Removing trade barriers is “essential” for the advancement of the Bahamian economy, former prime minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur, has said. “The Bahamas can play an integral role in the development of the Caribbean region and the economies of its […]
In CARICOM, a Push for Creativity
Above: young entrepreneur Warren Cassell (centre) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Private sector investment and entrepreneurship are key elements for sustainable growth and fighting unemployment in the Caribbean, CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, said this week at the opening of […]
Grenada Tourism Minister: Visitors “Want More of Our History”
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The critical tourism issue in Grenada is getting visitors to spend more money during their stays, according to Tourism Minister Senator Dr George Vincent, and safeguarding the country’s intangible cultural heritage […]
Barbados Meets New US Charge D’Affaires
Above: the US Embassy in Bridgetown Barbadian Foreign Minister Sen. Maxine McClean met yesterday with the United States’ new Charge d’Affaires, Christopher Sandrolini. The two officials expressed concerns over the narcotics trade in the region and discussed ways both countries […]
The Best Coffee in Barbados
Dominic and Mandy Wyndham-Gittens were running a successful cafe in Barbados until they discovered a problem. It was the first true Italian-style cafe on the island, but there was a problem. They wanted to go beyond Italian espresso, to find […]
The Best Boutique Hotels in Belize
Small but mighty, Belize packs everything from Mayan ruins smothered in dense jungle to idyllic Caribbean islands, each home to boutique hotels that put guests in direct touch with the country’s vast natural beauty. We’ve scoured Belize’s beaches, cays, rivers, […]
In the Riviera Maya, a New Kind of Wellness Vacation
There’s a new way to take a wellness vacation in the Riviera Maya. The Andaz Mayakoba luxury resort has debuted a broad new wellness offering, from new spa itineraries to health cuisine. Recently introduced options for guests’ health-focused itineraries […]
The US Virgin Islands’ Newest Ambassador is a Golf Star
The US Virgin Islands has tapped professional golfer Alexandra Swayne as an official ambassador, Caribbean Journal has learned. Swayne will help bring awareness to the USVI and its solid golf offering, headlined by a trio of courses on the island […]
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