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Op-Ed: Bringing Google to Jamaica
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor WITH THE RIGHT economic environment Jamaica should benefit enormously from technological investment. So why hasn’t the government of Jamaica been able to attract more technology-related investment? Almost every Jamaican commentator records the passion of Jamaicans […]
Trinidad Says “Every Effort” Being Made to Protect Sea Turtles
Above: a sea turtle (Sea Turtle Conservancy) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s government says it is making “every effort” to protect endangered nesting sea turtles in the country’s waters. Trinidad and Tobago supports one of the largest populations of […]
Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Lotto Scam Problem
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor A NATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEM in Jamaica has become a public relations problem in the United States. The so-called “lotto scam” is a multinational fraud scheme directed at elderly US citizens by organized criminals in Jamaica. […]
US Embassy Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting “Gratuities” in Jamaica
Above: the US Embassy in Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff A law enforcement officer with the US State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service has pleaded guilty to accepting “unlawful gratuities” from a Jamaican entertainer and making false statements while stationed […]
Op-Ed: David Smith’s Bid for Parole: A Test for Turks and Caicos
By Robert Di Pano Op-Ed Contributor IT WOULD BE in the best interest of the Turks and Caicos Islands from an enforcement standpoint to deny convicted Caribbean Ponzi schemer David Smith’s application for parole. The Governor and Parole Board members […]
Former Cayman Premier Released on Bail as Corruption Probe Expands Abroad
Above: former Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush By Alexander Britell Former Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush, who was arrested on allegations of corruption in December, has been released on bail for a second time as Cayman police expand their corruption […]
Haiti: US Coast Guard Repatriates 14 Migrants to Cap Haitien
Above: the USCGC Bear (Photo: USCG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Coast Guard Cutter Bear repatriated 14 migrants from Haiti to Cap Haitien this week, the government announced in a release. The Coast Guard Sector Miami received […]
United States Coast Guard Returns 46 Cuban Migrants to Cuba
Above: the United States Coast Guard Cutter Kodiak Island (Photo: USCG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The crew of the United States Coast Guard Cutter Kodiak Island repatriated 46 Cuban migrants to Cuba on sunday, the Coast Guard announced in […]
Puerto Rico: US Customs Seizes Gold Bars Arriving from Curacao
Above: the seized gold bars (Photo: CBP) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Customs and Border Protection in Puerto Rico has seized several courier packages containing 11 cast-gold bars arriving from Curacao, officials announced Tuesday. The packages were seized at […]
Contractor General Refers Jamaican Cabinet for Criminal Prosecution
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Office of the Contractor General in Jamaica said it formally referred Jamaica’s cabinet for criminal prosecution Wednesday, citing a failure to comply with statutory requisitions relating to a series of […]
Op-Ed: Corruption In the Caribbean
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor THE ARRESTS OF McKeeva Bush and Michael Misick in one-week span focused on the world of corruption in the Caribbean. The two most prestigious Caribbean offshore financial centres ended up with a pair political leaders in […]
Bahamas, US Talk Transnational Crime
Above: Dr Bernard Nottage, Minister of National Security; Liliana Ayalde, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere Affairs, US Department of State; Prime Minister Perry Christie; John Dinkelman, Charge’ d’ Affaires, United States Embassy, Nassau (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean […]
Trinidad Hosting US Security Delegation
Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad is currently hosting a delegation from the United States for the third Caribbean-United States Cooperation Dialogue on Wednesday. The dialogue marks the third year of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, […]
Bahamas, Dominican Republic Hold Second Round of Bilateral Talks in Nassau
Above: Bahamas Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell (centre) (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a meeting in the Dominican Republic at the end of October, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas are holding a second round of bilateral talks […]
Haiti’s First Lady Meets With US Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues
Above: Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly (centre) (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly met Monday with Melanne Verveer, the United States Goodwill Ambassador for global women’s issues, in Port-au-Prince. […]
Nigel Spence: Making the Trip to Jamaica’s Hellshire Beach
Above: Hellshire Beach By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Firstly, I want to send love and good vibes to my fellow New Yorkers and all those who suffered greatly especially in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and […]
US Virgin Islands Senator Indicted for Alleged Role in Bribery Scheme
Above: the legislature building in Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff A federal grand jury in St Thomas has indicted US Virgin Islands Sen. Alvin Williams, Jr with operating and participating in a criminal enterprise that […]
Cayman Islands Government Toughens Stance on Illegal Vending
Above: Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Vendors in the Cayman Islands who set up shop in public places without a valid trade and business licence are breaking law and will be prosecuted, […]
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 […]
Haiti “Extremely Susceptible” to Drug Trafficking: Report
Above: Haiti’s northwest coast (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff While Haiti’s 2010 earthquake led to a significant drop in trafficking in the country, the country remains “extremely susceptible” to drug trafficking in the near future, according to […]
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 […]
Turks and Caicos Government Lifts Ban on Deportations to Haiti
Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands Government announced Thursday that it has lifted its moratorium on deportations to Haiti. The ban had been enacted following Haiti’s January 2010 […]
Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas Calls for Calm After Spate of Attacks
Updated: 7:55PM Above: Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas (Photo: OPM Grenada) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas called for calm in a national address after a spate of three murders rocked the tri-island country. Thomas’ speech […]
Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño Signs New Penal Code into Effect
Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico now has a new Penal Code, following a signing ceremony by Governor Luis Fortuño. “Today we make history, by offering greater protection and justice to […]
Puerto Rico’s Luis Fortuño Begins Security Talks With Federal Officials
Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño met Tuesday afternoon with Assistant Attorney General Tony West, the co-chair of US President Barack Obama’s Working Group on the Status of […]
Turks and Caicos Swears in Jamaican Judge for Corruption Cases
Above: Justice Paul Harrison (centre) will preside over cases related to the Commission of Inquiry (Photo: TCIGIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Acting Turks and Caicos Governor Patrick Boyle has sworn in Justice Paul Harrison as a Supreme Court Judge […]
Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Crime Resurgence
By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor IT IS ALARMING to find that gang warfare and crime have escalated in Jamaica, encompassing murder, rape, extortion and all of those auxiliary violent crimes — in addition to which, Jamaica’s reputation in human trafficking […]
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 […]
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