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Bermuda Reports Drop in Crime

Above: Bermuda By the Caribbean Journal staff Crime in Bermuda continues to fall, according to data released by the Bermuda Police Service. For the first time in five years, all major crime categories are on the decline, the force said, […]

Jamaican Prime Minister: “Climate Change Is Here And We Face It Now”

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing what has been a major stated priority of her administration, Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is urging regional leaders to give “serious consideration” to the development […]

United States Warns Citizens on “Spike in Crime” in Bahamas

Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Embassy has issued a new advisory warning US citizens traveling in the Bahamas on a “crime spike” in the country. The security message, which was released on Wednesday, […]

Jamaican Prime Minister Returns to Facebook, Twitter

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (Photo: OPM Jamaica) By the Caribbean Journal staff After a nearly 10-month hiatus, Jamaican Prime Minister has returned to social media. Simpson Miller, whose strong social media presence helped her capture the December […]

Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Courts Investment in Davos

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe in Davos with former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe visited Davos, Switzerland this week for the World Economic Forum. Lamothe’s office […]

Jamaica Prime Minister Visiting Cuba

Above: Havana, Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will make an official visit to Cuba this weekend, officials said. Simpson Miller will be meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro to discuss “regional and international […]

Guyana Sees Jump in Serious Crimes

Above: Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff There was a 7 percent increase in serious crimes in Guyana in 2013 compared to 2012, according to data released by the government this week. In the Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 period, […]

St Maarten Prime Minister Meets With Delegation From Dutch Parliament

Above: St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams recently held talks with a visiting delegation from the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Committee for Kingdom Relations. The talks with […]

Jamaica’s Simpson Miller on Crime: “Enough is Enough”

Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff It is time for Jamaica to slay the “monster of crime,” Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said in her New Year’s message. “Fighting crime takes a united effort,” […]

Antigua Prime Minister Visits Flood-Impacted Areas in St Vincent

Above: Antigua PM Dr Baldwin Spencer By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer visited flood-impacted areas in St Vincent over the weekend. The floods, which led to the deaths of eight people and another five reports […]

Can Jamaica Control Its Crime Problem?

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The murder of 19-year-old Franciena Johnson and her cousin Nadia Fearon) on Christmas Eve was a terrible development for Jamaican tourism and the perception of Jamaican stability held by the Jamaican Diaspora. Franciena was a […]

Jamaica to Put “Increased Focus” on Crime Prevention in 2014

Above: Courtney Brown, Director of Crime Prevention and Community Safety in the Ministry of National Security By the Caribbean Journal staff As Jamaica continues to struggle with a high rate of violent crime, the government says it will be placing […]

Aruba, Curacao, St Maarten Prime Ministers Visit Colombia, Venezuela

Above: the Dutch Caribbean delegation By the Caribbean Journal staff The Prime Ministers of Aruba, Curacao and St Maarten visited Colombia and Venezuela this past weekend, joining Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima on their visit to the islands’ two […]

Sean Penn, Haiti Prime Minister Visit California to Meet With Tech Sector

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and Sean Penn in California By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is visiting Silicon Valley this week, joined by Haiti Goodwill Ambassador Sean Penn and others. The trip, which began […]

Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Makes Visit to Venezuela

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias jaua Milano (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe traveled to Venezuela on Tuesday to continue bilateral talks on the PetroCaribe Agreement. The agenda […]

St Maarten Prime Minister Visits Trinidad

Above: St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams visited Trinidad last week for the PAHO/EU Conference on HIV. The Prime Minister’s visit to the country included a meeting with Trinidad […]

Jamaica Prime Minister Visits Japan

Above: Tokyo By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller left the country Saturday for a three-day visit to Japan. Simpson Miller is leading a delegation including Energy Minister Philip Paulwell, Ambassador Paul Robotham, Permanent Secretary in […]

Haiti Prime Minister, Haiti Observateur Reach Settlement in Libel Suit

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has reached a settlement agreement in his libel lawsuit against Haitian-American newspaper Haiti Observateur and journalist Leo Joseph. District Court Judge John O’Sullivan entered an […]

Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Concludes Trip to Venezuela

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe and Agriculture Minister Thomas Jacques following their return from Venezuela By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe made a one-day visit to Venezuela on Monday for talks on Haiti’s participation in the […]

Trinidad Prime Minister Leading Delegation to Panama

Above: Panama City By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will lead a delegation to Panama on Tuesday. The trip comes in the context of the Americas Competitiveness Forum in Panama City, which lasts from […]

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister to Visit New York

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will head to New York next week for the opening of the Unite Nations General Assembly. The world body will be holding its […]

Dominican Republic’s Medina Meets With Former Prime Minister of Spain

Above: the meeting Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina hosted former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero this week for a courtesy visit. Discussions with Zapatero focused on “various political issues and the […]

Prime Ministers of Haiti, France Hold Talks in Paris

Above: the meeting in Paris (Photo: Pierre Chabaud/Matignon) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is a “priority country” for aid from France, according to French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who met with his Haitian counterpart, Laurent Lamothe, on Friday at […]

Jamaican Prime Minister Warns Against Criticism of Chinese Investment

Above: PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s not secret that China has been ramping up its investment throughout the Caribbean region — and particularly in Jamaica. While that’s led some to question the country’s investments and […]

Haiti Prime Minister Heads to Europe

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is visiting Europe this week for a five-day visit to the continent . Lamothe will visit France and Belgium on the trip, with the […]

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Visits Guyana

Above: St Vincent Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves headed to Guyana to visit CARICOM and for bilateral talks with Guyana […]

Grenada Prime Minister, Cuba Foreign Minister Hold Talks

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell held talks with Cuba Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parilla this week, as part of the CARICOM-Cuba ministerial conference in St George’s. Parilla said Grenada continued to be […]

Major Crimes Drop in Jamaica

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The number of serious and violent crimes in Jamaica fell by 11 percent in the first six months of 2013, according to data released by the government. The murder rate was […]

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