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Japanese Delegation Arrives in Grenada For Marine Resource Conference
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A high-level delegation from Japan has arrived in Grenada to take part in the 15th Annual Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Use of Living Marine Resources. The meeting, which is being held […]
Haiti’s Michel Martelly, Cuba’s Raul Castro Meet in Havana
Above: the meeting between Haiti President Michel Martelly and Cuban President Raul Castro in Havana, Cuba (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Cuban President Raul Castro held talks on Tuesday in Havana. In […]
St Maarten Joins ECLAC
Above: St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten has officially been conferred associate membership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. St Maarten Public Health, Social Development and Labour Minister Cornelius de Weever […]
Barbados and China to Sign Visa Abolition Agreement
Above: Barbados (Caribbean Journal Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados and China will be signing a Mutual Visa Abolition Agreement, the government of Barbados announced in a statement Friday. The agreement will “pave the way for smooth entry of […]
Caribbean’s First Diplomatic Academy Opens in Trinidad
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean officially opened at the University of the West Indies St Augustine Campus in Trinidad on Tuesday. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla […]
Dominica Looks to Make Roseau “Most Modern Capital” in OECS
Above: Roseau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Dominica is planning to launch a major urban renewal project in its capital, Roseau, according to Alvin Bernard, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bernard, […]
Haiti Reshuffles Cabinet
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has announce a major Cabinet reshuffle. The reshuffle comes under a condition of the recently-signed El Rancho Agreement, an accord between Haiti’s branches of […]
Governments of Dominica and Brazil Sign Visa Waiver Agreement
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Dominica and Brazil have signed a new visa waiver agreement. The new agreement means residents of Dominica and Brazil can travel between the two countries without the need […]
Trinidad Prime Minister Visits China
Above: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar in China By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persadi-Bissessar has arrived in China for an official visit to the country. Persad-Bissessar arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport […]
Venezuelan Unrest and the Caribbean
By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor THE BOOK that is to be written on post-Hugo Chavez Venezuela opened a new and dynamic chapter on Tuesday as thousands marched in the streets of Caracas, prompting opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez to turn […]
European Union Eyes New Cooperation Agreement With Cuba
Above: the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton (Photo: EU) By the Caribbean Journal staff The European Union is looking to launch new political dialogue with Cuba, the European Council announced Monday. The EC […]
In the Caribbean, Fighting Climate Change With Entrepreneurship
Above: a Caribbean agro-project (Photo: CCIC) By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s the newest way the Caribbean is working to tackle the problem of climate change: with entrepreneurship. The Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre will be officially inaugurated in Freeport, Trinidad […]
Suriname Approves Donation For St Lucia
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Suriname has approved the donation of around $185,185 USD to help St Lucia with relief efforts following last month’s devastating trough system. The donation, announced in a diplomatic note […]
Bahamas and China to Allow Reciprocal Visa Waivers
Above: the Baha Mar By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of the Bahamas and China have agreed to allow mutual 30-day access to Bahamian and Chinese passport holders without requiring a visa. The agreement was signed Thursday in a […]
Dominica and China Sign $8.2 Million Grant Agreement
Above: Roseau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica and China have signed an agreement for $8.2 million in grant aid. The deal was signed last week by Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Chinese Ambassador to Dominica Wang […]
ALBA Secretary General Visits Antigua
Above: the meeting with ALBA in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff ALBA Secretary General Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez recently visited Antigua and Barbuda. Alvarez, who was just appointed to lead the Venezuelan-led regional grouping, held talks with Antigua Prime Minister […]
Jamaica’s Andrew Holness Names New Shadow Cabinet
Above: JLP Leader Andrew Holness By the Caribbean Journal staff Following his victory in the JLP leadership election on Sunday, Jamaican Opposition Leader Andrew Holness appointed a new Shadow Cabinet. The move came after the entire shadow cabinet tendered its […]
Envoy From Vietnam Visits Grenada
Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff A special envoy of Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visited Grenada this week. Ambassador Le Thanh Tung visited the country to discuss strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries, along with Vietnam’s […]
Bahamas and China Sign $13 Million Cooperation Agreement
Above: the signing ceremony in Nassau (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas and China have signed an economic and technical cooperation agreement. The grant agreement was signed by Bahamian Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell and Chinese Ambassador to […]
US Congressman: Results of Aid to Haiti “Aren’t Impressive”
Above: Congressman Ed Royce By the Caribbean Journal staff Despite hundreds of millions of dollars appropriated for Haiti, the results of United States aid to the country “aren’t impressive,” according to US Congressman Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign […]
Haiti Recalls Its Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Above: the National Palace in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has recalled its Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Dr Fritz Cineas, it announced Monday. The move came in response to a decision by the Constitutional Court […]
Tourism and the Caribbean Economy
By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor A TRENDING topic amongst foreign policy wonks as of late is that of the “resource curse.” The theory, which has it that nations which are “blessed” with an abundance of natural resources (oil is […]
Jamaica Concludes Trade Mission to Dominican Republic
Above: JAMPRO President Diane Edwards (centre), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Paul Robotham and LASCO Group CEO Lascelles Chin (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Representatives from the Jamaica Promotions Corporation recently concluded its first-ever […]
Antigua PM Heads to New York
Above: Antigua Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer is leading a delegation to the UN General Assembly this week. Spencer’s visit comes as Antigua’s own John Ashe readies to serve […]
Barbados, Russia Hold Talks
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados and Russia are planning increased cooperation in a number of areas, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Russia’s Ambassador to Nikolay Smirnov, recently paid a courtesy call on Barbados […]
Interview With Ric Todd, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
By Alexander Britell Just a few years ago, the Turks and Caicos Islands was in serious trouble. After a UK Commission of Enquiry found evidence of widespread corruption under the government of former Premier Michael Misick, the UK suspended the […]
Caribbean Ministers Gather in Singapore
Above: Singapore By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of Caribbean Ministers is currently in Singapore for high-level talks. The first-ever CARICOM High-Level Ministerial Exchange Visit to Singapore was headline Monday by the announcement of an enhanced technical assistance package […]
New French Ambassador in Haiti
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff France’s new Ambassador to Haiti, Patrick Nicoloso, arrived in Haiti on Sunday. Nicoloso was appointed as the country’s new envoy to Haiti in a decree published on May 24. He succeeds […]
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