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Singapore’s Lesson for Jamaica

By Paul Hay CJ Contributor Singapore is an island city-state in Southeast Asia. It was founded by Britain as a trading colony in 1819. Lee Kuan Yew became its first Prime Minister in 1959. Four years later, Singapore joined the […]

Productivity in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor JAMAICA SEEMS set to pass the sixth International Monetary Fund (IMF) test, underlining the fact that we have, no doubt, been making progress in establishing the framework on which development must take place. I say this […]

Caribbean Journal’s Holiday Gift Guide

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor ‘Tis the season for giving. And in that spirit we’re sharing 10 things – all either Caribbean-made or simply Caribbean cool – that will make perfect presents for island travelers. So go ahead: make […]

In Search of the Caribbean’s Only Cactus Liqueur

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor “Have you ever tried drinking a cactus?” the tour guide asks, knowing full well what my answer will be. But I’m here at Cadushy of Bonaire, where they make a liqueur of the same […]

A Caribbean Lesson From Cuba

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor LAST month I was a member of the delegation that visited Cuba with Jamaica Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson to look at that country’s preparation for Ebola, and thus take back some lessons for implementation […]

The Caribbean’s Air Tax Problem

Above: St Thomas (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS — On a recent visit to Liat.com, a ticket from Antigua to neighbouring St Kitts cost $108.00. With taxes and fees, however, the price jumped almost 70 percent — an […]

Jamaica’s Growing Crisis

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor WHILE we debate the economic challenges facing Jamaica, there is an emerging crisis that many are not speaking of, but which we must address as a country. This is the health of our population, and […]

Recipe For a Caribbean Summer

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor SUMMER IS officially here folks! It’s time to clean up that grill and get your barbecue on…  Many of you may think that grilling is a simple matter of lighting some charcoal and searing your choice […]

The Hugo Chavez Effect in the Caribbean

By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor Why should Caribbean nations be concerned with the political unrest that will not abate in Venezuela? The answer, based upon the statements issued by various Caribbean heads-of-state and Caricom itself, appears to be that […]

Op-Ed: Haiti, Apple and Steve Jobs

By Daniella Bien-Aime Op-Ed Contributor WHEN MOST people think of Haiti, innovation does not come to mind. Yet the country is ripe for innovation because of the need to rebuild every industry. Apple is a leader in innovation. It is […]

Jamaica’s Big Risk

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor WHILE walking, or cycling, I often see people who ask me many questions relating to the economy, finances, or issues about my second book. In the last few weeks, though, I notice that the majority […]

Saving Jamaica’s Athletic Reputation

By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor THE REVELATIONS of eight positive steroid tests by Jamaican athletes this year sent shockwaves through the sporting world. As an island renowned for its track and field prowess this sounded alarm bells for WADA and […]

St Lucia Launches National Competitiveness and Productivity Council

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government has officially launched the new National Competitiveness and Productivity Council. St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony, who was the featured speaker at the council’s inaugural meeting, said the […]

Trust and Development in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor IN my article last week, I looked at the role that behaviour plays in economic growth. This week I will focus on the critical nature of trust, or confidence. As I have stated on many […]

Are Women in Jamaica Under Siege?

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor MANY ARE quick to point out the sprinkling of women in top-level positions in Jamaica as representative of “woman power.” Then, too, the country has a female Prime Minister. These relatively few high profile […]

Op-Ed: An Open Letter to LIAT

By Gregor Nassief Op-Ed Contributor Dear Directors: Re: Heads must roll I respectfully ask you, on behalf of the people of the Caribbean, and the people that visit the Caribbean, and especially on behalf of the people of Dominica who […]

The Caribbean’s Greatest Challenge

By Zhivargo Laing CJ Contributor WE FACE many challenges in the Caribbean, but we need to pay special attention to the region’s most serious challenge – employment. Many thousands of our people are unemployed. Thousands more are under-employed. And many […]

Dennis Chung: Private Sector Growth and Jamaican Development

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor LAST week I wrote about what the pillars of growth are. Today I want to answer a question, often asked in a roundabout way, by persons who say that the private sector has not done […]

Dominican Republic Unveils Expansion of Puerto Plata Airport

Above: the ribbon cutting this week (Photo: OPDR) By the Caribbean Journal staff At DATE, the Dominican Republic’s major tourism conference in April, Vice Minister Radhames Martinez Aponte said the country was looking to “relaunch” tourism in Puerto Plata. That […]

Exporting Jamaican Television

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Creating TV Content for Export Some years ago as the General Manager of Television Jamaica (TVJ) a senior technocrat told me that news did not count as a local TV programme. I was aghast. […]

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, […]

Op-Ed: Why Jeffrey Sachs is Wrong on the Cayman Islands

By Gonzalo Jalles Op-Ed Contributor COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S finest, Professor Jeffrey D Sachs, has exploded into print for the second time in a week with yet another withering condemnation of The Cayman Islands. His preferred medium is, once again, the London-based […]

Michel Forst, UN Human Rights Expert in Haiti, Tenders Resignation

Above: Michel Forst (UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre) By Alexander Britell Michel Forst, the United Nations’ Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Haiti, has resigned from his position. A spokesperson for the MINUSTAH peacekeeping mission in Haiti confirmed the […]

Durandis: The Media, the United Nations and Leadership in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor The lack of excellent leadership in Haiti over the years is the primary reason why the United Nations is in Haiti. It was after the removal of a democratically-elected government in 2004 and at the […]

Anthony: Caribbean’s Relationship With Europe “More and More One-Sided”

Above: the CARICOM Summit in Haiti (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — The Caribbean’s relationship with the European Union is becoming increasingly one-sided, St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony told the CARICOM Summit in Haiti Monday. “The truth […]

Finding Puerto Rico’s Mofongo in Miami

Above: Chef Jimmy Carey at work (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — A rich mash featuring plantains and seafood, meat or vegetables, mofongo is Puerto Rico’s unofficial national dish. And in Miami, Chef Jimmy Carey brings a taste of […]

Achieving Life’s Equilibrium

Above: islets in the Caribbean Sea (CJ Photo) How does one live a balanced life and find the right equilibrium— particularly in the Caribbean? Dennis Chung, a chartered accountant and economic expert, believes he has the answers. And it’s what […]

Interview With Jimmy Cliff

By Alexander Britell Jimmy Cliff, one of the titans of reggae, had gone seven years without an album until releasing “Rebirth” earlier this year. The crisply-made work, created in collaboration with veteran punk-music producer Tim Armstrong, represents a rebirth, not […]

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