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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 […]

New Attorney General in Turks and Caicos

Above: the Turks and Caicos Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Rhondalee Brathwaite-Knowles has been appointed the new Attorney General of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The move was announced on Monday by Turks and Caicos Governor Peter Beckingham. She […]

Sir Viv Richards Promotes Antigua and Barbuda Tourism in New Video

Above: Sir Viv Richards By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean tourism industry is only getting more competitive — so it’s no surprise that Antigua is looking to promote its tourism sector with help from one of the greatest competitors […]

Barbados PM Eyes “Speedy Conclusion” To Air Services Agreement With China

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says he wants a “speedy conclusion” of an air services agreement with China. The Prime Minister addressed the issue following a meeting with Barbados’ newly-named Ambassador […]

From Haiti to Canada, International Flags Raised in Nevis

Above: the newly-raised national flags in downtown Charlestown’s waterfront area (Photo: NIA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Flags from across the international community have been raised in the port of Charlestown in Nevis, part of a beautification project in the […]

Nevis Launches Project to Restore Waterfront in Charlestown

Above: the waterfront in Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis is taking steps to restore the Charlestown Waterfront to “its former glory,” according to the Nevis Island Administration. The project, which launched on Jan. 23, is […]

Marcia Forbes: Understanding Jamaica’s Logistics Hub, Part 2

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Connecting Suppliers to Customers PROFESSOR Gordon Shirley, head honcho at the Port Authority of Jamaica, recently told us that the Jamaica Logistics Hub Initiative was designed to “leverage Jamaica’s strategic location to become an […]

Dominican Republic Unveils “Ambitious and Comprehensive” Citizenship Plan

Above: the National Palace in Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic unveiled today what the country is calling an “ambitious and comprehensive” immigration plan aimed at dealing in part with the country’s ongoing citizenship issue involving […]

Cuba Saw a Slight Increase in Tourism Arrivals in 2013

Above: Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba saw a 0.5 percent increase in tourism arrivals in 2013, according to recently-released data from the country’s National Statistical Office. Cuba received a total of 2,852,572 foreign arrivals in 2013, up 0.5 […]

Medina: “We Do Not Accept” Threats to Dominican Republic’s Sovereignty

Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff In a speech to the CELAC summit in Havana Wednesday, Dominican Republic addressed the ongoing controversy over the country’s high-profile immigration ruling. Medina said he was responding to statements […]

Barbados PM: “Great Interest” in Attracting Chinese Tourists

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has “great interest” in courting tourists from China, according to Prime Minister Freundel Stuart. The Prime Minister was speaking following a courtesy call with China’s new Ambassador to Barbados, Wang […]

Tessanne Chin: Caribbean Journal’s Artist of the Year 2013

Above: Tessanne Chin EVERY ONCE in a while, an artist comes around that manages to transcend performance. This year, it was certainly Jamaica’s Tessanne Chin. The native of Kingston and reggae fusion singer captured the attention of Jamaica and the […]

21 Caribbean Storylines to Watch in 2014

Above: wind turbines in Bonaire (CJ Photo) What will be the big stories of 2014? What will be the major issues facing the Caribbean region? And what will be the most interesting ones? CJ has put together a list of […]

Caribbean Style: Diane von Furstenberg Visits Guadeloupe

Above: Diane Von Furstenberg’s Guadeloupe photo (Photo: Diane Von Furstenberg) Is Guadeloupe the new St Barth? That may be premature (although a report Sunday questioned the continued “exclusivity” of the Caribbean’s capital of chic) , but the French Caribbean archipelago […]

Haiti’s Martelly Mourns Loss of Life in Turks and Caicos Tragedy

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly expressed his “sadness” on Thursday following the deaths of 17 Haitian nationals in the port of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos. The migrants, who were traveling illegally […]

Trinidad PM Calls on Dominican Republic to “Immediately Restore Nationality”

Above: Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is urging the Dominican Republic to “immediately restore nationality” to those impacted by the country’s controversial citizenship judgment. In a letter to […]

Trinidad, Jamaica Hold Talks Following Immigration Row

Above: Jamaican Foreign Minister Sen AJ Nicholson By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Minister Winston Dookeran and Jamaica Foreign Minister Senator AJ Nicholson held talks in Kingston Tuesday to discuss an immigration dispute between the two countries. […]

Taiwan, St Kitts and Nevis Sign Agreement on ICT Development

Above: St Kitts(CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan and St Kitts and Nevis have signed a five-year agreement aimed at developing information and communication in the twin-island federation. Information Technology Minister Glen Philip and Taiwanese Ambassador Miguel Tsao […]

New Dominican Republic Ambassador to Organization of American States

Above: the OAS in Washington (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s new Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, Pedro Verges, presented his credentials to OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza on Friday. […]

British Virgin Islands Markets Tourism Sector in Brazil

Above: BVI Premier Dr Orlando Smith making a presentation in Brazil By the Caribbean Journal staff British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith led a delegation to Brazil this weekend, looking to highlight the territory’s tourism sector to a burgeoning […]

Op-Ed: What the Shanique Myrie Case Means for Caribbean Law

By J. Emile Ferdinand QC Op-Ed Contributor THE SIGNIFICANCE of the Caribbean Court of Justice’s (“CCJ”) judgment delivered on Oct. 4, 2013 in the case of Myrie v Barbados arises more from the reasoning and related pronouncements of the Court […]

Caribbean Court of Justice Rules For Shanique Myrie in Suit Against Barbados

Above: the Caribbean Court of Justice By the Caribbean Journal staff In a landmark decision, the Caribbean Court of Justice has ruled in favour of Jamaican national Shanique Myrie in her lawsuit against the government of Barbados. Myrie had brought […]

Trinidad Native Among Those Killed in Nairobi Terrorist Attack

Above: Nairobi By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidadian scholar Ravindra Ramrattan was among those killed in the terrorist attack at a shopping mall in Nairobi on Sunday. Ramrattan, a President’s Medal winner at Presentation College in Chaguanas, Trinidad, had been […]

Op-Ed: The Caribbean Passport Problem

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Too many passports. It’s a problem almost unique to the Caribbean. The best and brightest of the region head abroad to study — maybe to Canada, maybe to the United Kingdom, maybe the United States. […]

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 […]

Jamaica’s Cruise Industry Is Growing, Buoyed by Royal Caribbean and Disney