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St Kitts and Nevis Swears In Timothy Harris as New Prime Minister

Above: St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris is sworn in By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has officially sworn in Dr Timothy Harris as the twin-island federation’s new Prime Minister. Harris and Team Unity, […]

Trinidad Prime Minister Shakes Up Cabinet

Above: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has a new Cabinet, following the latest reshuffle by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Persad-Bissessar revoked the appointments of six Ministers, including National Security Minister […]

Puerto Rico Governor Appoints New President of Development Bank

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Padilla Garcia (centre) at a press conference Wednesday) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has designated Melba Acosta Febo as the new president of the island’s Government Development Bank. Acosta […]

Cayman Islands, Cuba Conclude High-Level Talks on Migration

Above: the Hotel Nacional de Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands and Cuba are working on the development of a new memorandum of understanding following the conclusion of high-level talks in Havana last week. The meetings, which […]

Op-Ed: The Jamaica-Israel Relationship

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The government of Jamaica recently issued a statement criticizing the current bombardment of Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces. The statement was signed by Ambassador Courtenay Rattray. Of course, the Jamaican position does not differ […]

Brazilian Officials Visit Antigua

Above: Brazilian military officials in Antigua (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation of military officials from Brazil visited Antigua and Barbuda this week. The seven-member delegation came after a series of pledges by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff […]

Antigua Swears In New Prime Minister

Above: New Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s new Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, was officially sworn in on Friday. Browne as joined at the ceremony by his wife, Maria Browne. Also […]

Bermuda Readies Lionfish Control Plan

Above: a lionfish (Photo: Abel Valdivia) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda’s government says it has completed a Control Plan to deal with the problem of the invasive lionfish. The plan was developed by a partnership including the island’s government, […]

United States Government: UN “Absolutely Immune” in Haiti Cholera Suit

Above: United Nations headquarters in New York (Photo: UN) By Alexander Britell All of the defendants in the Haiti cholera lawsuit are “immune from legal process and suit,” US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara wrote […]

Op-Ed: Is It Time For a Cabinet Reshuffle in Jamaica?

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor THE JAMAICA OBSERVER newspaper recently reported Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller indicating that there would be no cabinet reshuffle in Jamaica in the near future. This may not be very good news for the country, […]

Trinidad, El Salvador to Begin Second Round of Trade Talks Next Month

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago and El Salvador will commence the second round of negotiations on a Partial Scope Trade Agreement between the two countries next month. The talks, which will […]

Jamaican Parliament Passes Bill to Abolish Criminal Defamation

Above: Jamaica’s Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican House of Representatives has passed a new Defamation Act that will streamline the country’s laws on defamation. The act will abolish the distinction between libel and slander and establish a […]

Michael Misick to Be Extradited to Turks and Caicos Islands

Above: Former TCI Premier Michael Misick By Alexander Britell Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick’s extradition was approved unanimously by Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court on Tuesday. The move ends a years-long saga over the fate of Misick, who is […]

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 […]

Trinidad Signs Partial Scope Trade Agreement With Panama

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago and Panama signed a partial scope trade agreement on Thursday. Foreign Minister Winston Dookeran and Commerce and Industry Minister Ricardo Quijano Jimenez signed on behalf […]

St Lucia Government Forms National Security Council

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government has formed a new National Security Council to coordinate the work of state agencies in maintaining security, it announced. The council includes the Prime Minister, Minister for National Security, […]

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 […]

Op-Ed: What’s Next For the Jamaica Labour Party?

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor A recent article in the Jamaica Gleaner reported on what seemed to be a major dispute within the Jamaica Labor Party. This development has fundamental implications for Jamaica’s Westminster parliamentary democracy and Jamaica’s political future. […]

Op-Ed: A New Approach For CARICOM?

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The British created the West Indies Federation in 1958 in part because they wanted the Caribbean to operate in one expansive, practical businesslike way. Ultimately, though, the idea was abandoned, with the promise of regional […]

Op-Ed: How to Contain Jamaican Crime

By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor THE MURDER RATE per 100,000 is 41 in Jamaica, making it one of the most murderous countries in the world. With its economy heavily dependent on tourism, crime is not a variable it can afford. […]

Florida Resident Indicted For Role in Haiti Guest Worker Visa Scheme

Above: the Southern District of Florida Courthouse By the Caribbean Journal staff A Federal Judge has unsealed an indictment against a Florida woman for her role in bringing 143 people from Haiti to the United States using fraudulently obtained guest […]

Op-Ed: Does Jamaica Need Outside Help to Deal With Crime?

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Last week’s assault on Vincent Simpson, the brother of Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has left Jamaica in shock. When coupled with the recent late-night burglary of the Minister of National Security, it leaves the impression […]

Nassau Experience Contest Rules

OFFICIAL RULES Nassau Experience sponsored by Graycliff The Nassau Experience at Graycliff (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by Caribbean Journal the “Sponsor”). ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: Three (3) nights, EP (room only) at the Graycliff in Nassau Bahamas Approximate retail value: […]

A Jamaican Dollar For Your Thoughts

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor THE JAMAICAN DOLLAR is now trading at many licensed cambios at 100 to 1. This is not a good development for Jamaica and it is certainly not politically attractive for current PNP administration. The […]

Barbados Signs Agreement on Drug Treatment Court Project

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has signed an agreement with the Organization of American States to implement a pilot Drug Treatment Court project. The initiative seeks to promote judicially-supervised treatment alternatives to incarceration for drug […]

Tourism Minister: Barbados “Prides Itself” on Safety, Security

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados “prides itself” on safety and security, Tourism Minister Richard Sealy said this week, in the wake of the shooting attack on two tourists on March 17. United Kingdom natives Philip […]

UK Foreign Secretary Responds to Letter by Turks and Caicos Premier

Above: UK Foreign Secretary William Hague (Photo: FCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague has officially responded to a letter written to him by Turks and Caicos Premier Dr Rufus Ewing last month, saying the […]

Op-Ed: The Privy Council Conundrum

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson-Miller commenced her administration with a political proposal of constitutional ramifications, announcing the government’s intention to remove the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as Jamaica’s final Court of Appeal. The […]

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