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Caribbean Looks to Become World’s First Climate-Resilient Region

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor As the Caribbean Community enters the new year, incoming CARICOM chairman and Haiti President Jovenel Moïse is moving to create the first climate resilient region in the world. He highlighted the rebuilding process after the […]

Jamaica’s Opportunity to Shine

By DENNIS CHUNG CJ Contributor A few years ago someone asked me what I was passionate about. I mentioned that one of the things I really am passionate about is Jamaica and Jamaicans. It is that passion for Jamaica and […]

Belize to Host First National Cybersecurity Symposium

By GERARD BEST CJ Contributor BELIZE CITY, Belize—In response to a growing incidence of cyber-threats, Belize will host its first national cyber security symposium from April 24 to 27. “We have observed a disturbing rise in threats to critical network […]

The FAA Has a New Caribbean Initiative

Aviation is a global enterprise that brings the world together. U.S. civil aviation has a $2.4 trillion dollar impact on the global economy, and accounts for more than 58 million jobs. Growth in travel, new routes, increasing trade and investment, […]

The Caribbean Court of Justice — And What It Means For the Region

How the Caribbean Court of Justice benefits the Caribbean By Jeffrey H. Foreman Op-Ed Contributor In the decades-long debate over the establishment and adoption of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the final court of appeal for the English speaking […]

Leading Caribbean Tourism Conference Kicks Off in Barbados

The Caribbean’s leading tourism conference kicked off Wednesday night at the Hilton Barbados resort. This year’s conference is being held under the theme “Honoring Our Legacy, Defining Our Future.” The conference brings together stakeholders from across the wider Caribbean, from tourism […]

Why Taleb Rifai Is Coming to Barbados

Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization Taleb Rifai will make his first ever appearance at a Caribbean Tourism Organization event when he presents at the State of the Tourism Industry Conference next month. Rifai will be joined […]

Education in the Caribbean

By Nancy George Op-Ed Contributor The very good news for Caribbean education is that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) has agreed that 2016 is the time to craft a Regional Strategic Action Plan that […]

Why the Caribbean’s Global Relationships Matter

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor As CARICOM Foreign Ministers gathered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the 19th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations, Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque underscored the importance of CARICOM maintaining its existing relationships, […]

The Jamaica-Trinidad Relationship

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor The recent impasse between Jamaica and Trinidad, arising out of the latest round of Jamaicans being not only denied entry to Trinidad but being detained in less than acceptable circumstances, has once again raised the […]

Haiti’s Constitutional Crisis

The constitution question By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor How should Haiti proceed as the mandate of the current president comes to term on Feb. 7th and with no president-elect to assume power? Is the answer in the Haitian constitution, political consensus, through […]

The Caribbean Community’s 2016 Plan

Crime, strategy and the Caribbean Court of Jusice Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow has assumed the chairmanship of CARICOM, succeeding Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart. The six-month chairmanship began Jan. 1. “Our resolution is to continue to strengthen our integration […]

The US Virgin Islands Is Making a New Push to Combat Climate Change

By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands is launching a new fight against the impact of climate change. Governor Kenneth Mapp has signed an executive order that provides for the launch of a territorial climate change initiative and […]

US Travel Agents Join Push to Remove Cuba Travel Restrictions

Above: Cuba (Photo: Cuba Travel Services) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) is joining as a founder member of a new organization called Engage Cuba, the group said in a statement. The group is airing […]

Eastern Caribbean Planning to Deepen Trade Ties With Cuba, Martinique

Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States says it is committed to deepening trade and economic ties with both Martinique and Cuba. The proclamation comes after the second meeting of the OECS […]

Could the “Singapore Experience” Have Happened in Trinidad?

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By Paul Hay CJ Contributor Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, died on 23 March 2015; and on 29 March 2015, the Straits Times published an article titled “The Singapore That Lee Kuan […]

“There Is a Future for the Caribbean as a Financial Services Hub”

Above: the Westin Dawn Beach St Maarten, home of this year’s STEP conference By Joshua Martinez CJ Contributor ST MAARTEN — The annual Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ (STEP) Annual Caribbean Conference brings together companies, attorneys, and individuals in […]

In Martinique, Caribbean Governments Talk Climate Change

Above: Serge Letchimy, president of Martinique’s Regional Council, and French President Francois Hollande in Martinique this weekend By the Caribbean Journal staff French President Francois Hollande headlined a major conference in Martinique this weekend addressing one of the Caribbean’s biggest […]

Cuba’s Raul Castro, Pope Francis Hold Talks in Vatican City

Above: the meeting in the Vatican City By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba President Raul Castro and Pope Francis met privately in the Vatican City early Sunday morning. According to a note from the press office of the Holy See, […]

Martinique to Host Major Caribbean Climate Conference

Above: Francois Hollande (left) and Serge Letchimy (middle right) at the Elysee Palace By the Caribbean Journal staff France President Francois Hollande will preside over a major climate conference in Martinique next month. That was among the revelations following a […]

Martinique’s Serge Letchimy Meeting With French President Hollande

Above: President of Martinique’s Regional Council, Serge Letchimy By the Caribbean Journal staff Serge Letchimy, president of Martinique’s Regional Council, is set to meet with French President Francois Hollande Monday in Paris. The meeting, which comes at Letchimy’s request, will […]

Grenada Celebrates Filmmaker Steve McQueen

Above: Steve McQueen By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has presented filmmaker Steve McQueen with an award for his contribution in the field of culture. McQueen, who directed the Oscar-winning Twelve Years a Slave, received the Grenada Independence Award in […]

What Happened to Democracy in Haiti?

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor In the absence of the constitution, democracy is dead. On Jan. 13th of this year, Haitians woke up with a dysfunctional parliament, where only 10 out of 30 Senators remained in office, and effectively the […]

Dominica Officially Joins Caribbean Court of Justice

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Court of Justice has a new member state: Dominica. The Eastern Caribbean island has officially acceded to the CCJ as its final court of appeal, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit […]

Haiti Withdraws as Host of Next OAS General Assembly

Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will not be hosting the Organization of American States’ XLV General Assembly. the regional body announced Friday. The decision, announced by Haiti Foreign Minister Duly […]

The Caribbean Riptide

By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor Finance and governance. Economy and energy. Tell me it ain’t about the money. Tourism and environmentalism. Productivity and community. Tell me it ain’t about technology. Education and innovation. Nation and next generation. Tell me it […]

The Newest Member of the OECS

Above: Fort de France, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The French Caribbean just got a whole lot closer to the rest of the region. In a ceremony this week in Fort-de-France, the French Caribbean department of Martinique […]

Why Joe Biden Thanked the Caribbean

Above: US Vice President Joe Biden with Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Vice President Joe Biden thanked the Caribbean this week for its “encouragement” to the US on shifting its longstanding […]

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