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US State Department Advisor Visits Haiti For Talks on Adoption Issues
Above: US State Department Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs By the Caribbean Journal staff US State Department Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs began a visit to Haiti on Monday. The four-day visit is focusing […]
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, […]
Durandis: On Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Citizenship
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC share the island of Hispaniola. The western third is mostly inhabited by black people of African roots, while the eastern two-thirds is predominantly inhabited by Hispanics with people of a […]
Bermuda, US Sign FATCA Agreement
Above: Bermuda By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Bermuda and the United States have signed an agreement on the US’ Foreign Account Compliance Act Regulations. The deal, which is a model two intergovernmental agreement, was signed by US […]
Haiti, Dominican Republic Presidents Talk Citizenship Issue in Caracas
Above: the PetroCaribe-ALBA Summit in Caracas (Photo: OPDR) By the Caribbean Journal staff As tensions over a citizenship ruling continue between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the two countries took time to hold talks on Monday evening in the context […]
Dominican Republic President Meets With MINUSTAH Chief
Above: Dominican President Danilo Medina and MINUSTAH Chief Sandra Honore By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danillo Medina held talks on Friday with Trinidad native Sandra Honore, the special representative of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in […]
Dominican Republic President Signs Decree on New Citizenship Policy
Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina signed a decree Friday establishing the terms and conditions for what he called the “regularization of foreigners in an irregular situation” in the country. […]
Dominican Republic Pulls Out of Planned Meeting With Haiti on Citizenship Ruling
Above: the Presidential Palace in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s government will not be attending a meeting planned with the government of Haiti in Venezuela to discuss the country’s controversial citizenship ruling. The country […]
CARICOM to Suspend Consideration of Dominican Republic’s Bid For Membership
Above: Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Using its strongest language to date, the Caribbean Community issued a stern statement Tuesday condemning the recent Constitutional Court decision in the Dominican Republic that could strip hundreds of […]
Haiti, Dominican Republic Hold Talks in Caracas on Citizenship Ruling
Above: the meeting in Caracas (Photo: OPDR) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Dominican Republic have begun talks on the controversial citizenship ruling by the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court regarding Dominicans of Haitian descent. Haiti Foreign Minister Pierre […]
Jamaica Expresses “Grave Concern” over Dominican Citizenship Ruling
Above: Jamaica PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister has expressed “concern” with the recent constitutional case in the Dominican Republic that could strip hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent of their citizenship. […]
OAS Holds Talks on Dominican Republic Citizenship Case
Above: the OAS meeting this week (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The debate about the recent Dominican Republic constitutional court decision that could strip hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent of citizenship continues to […]
Dominica Pushes Backyard Gardening
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff With a growing food security problem, more and more Caribbean countries are making a push to promote agriculture — and that extends to citizens’ backyards. Dominica is the latest country to […]
CARICOM “Concerned” Over Citizenship Ruling in Dominican Republic
Above: the CARICOM Secretariat in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Community issued a statement Thursday expressing concern over the recent citizenship ruling in the Dominican Republic that could leave hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent […]
Guyana Expresses “Deep Concern” Over Dominican Republic Citizenship Ruling
Above: Haiti Foreign Minister Pierre Richard Casimir and Guyana Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana is expressing its “deep concern” over the recent ruling by the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court that could strip hundreds of thousands […]
Antigua and Barbuda Officially Launches Citizenship By Investment
Above: Antigua Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer has officially launched the country’s new Citizenship By Investment Programme. The project comes two years after Antigua’s Citizenship By Investment Task […]
UNICEF Warns of Dominican Republic Citizenship Ruling’s Impact on Children
Above: the National Palace in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff A recent ruling by the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court that could deprive hundreds of thousands of Dominican-born Haitians of their citizenship could have a “devastating impact” on […]
Trust and Development in Jamaica
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor IN my article last week, I looked at the role that behaviour plays in economic growth. This week I will focus on the critical nature of trust, or confidence. As I have stated on many […]
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, Dominican Republic Hold Talks on Citizenship Ruling
Above: the meeting in Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from Haiti visited Santo Domingo on Friday to discuss the recent Constitutional Court decision that could strip hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the Dominican Republic of […]
UN Urges Dominican Republic to Ensure Rights of Haitian Citizens
Above: Ravina Shamdasani (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations human rights office is urging the government of the Dominican Republic to “take all necessary measures to ensure that citizens of Haitian origin are not deprived of […]
Antigua and Barbuda Opens Citizenship By Investment Unit
Above: Antigua’s Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s government has officially opened its new Citizenship Investment Unit. The unit, which will be led by Canadian Don Myatt, will be housed in the ABI Financial Centre. It will […]
Grenada Parliament Passes Citizenship By Investment Act
Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s Parliament has passed the Grenada Citizen by Investment Act 2013, the government announced. The act, which passed last week, would make Grenada one of an increasing number of Caribbean countries offering passports […]
US, Cuba Hold Talks in Washington
Above: Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff US and Cuban officials held their first bilateral migration talks since the beginning of 2011 on Wednesday. The talks covered the implementation of the 1994 and 1995 US-Cuba Migration Accords, according to a […]
US, CARICOM Sign Trade Agreement
Above: US Vice President Joe Biden and Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: OPM Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Vice President Joe Biden and Haiti President Michel Martelly signed a US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Framework Agreement agreement on […]
Turks and Caicos Drops Charges Against US Tourists in Bullet Cases
Above: the TCI House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The Director of Public Prosecutions in the Turks and Caicos Islands has dropped legal proceedings against a pair of American tourists arrested after single bullets were found in their […]
US Lawmakers Express “Concern” Over Jay-Z, Beyonce Cuba Trip
Above: US Congressmen Mario Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen By the Caribbean Journal staff Two United States lawmakers are expressing “concern” over a trip to Cuba this week by music stars Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles-Carter. The two reportedly traveled to […]
Eric Holder: US Continuing “Best Efforts” to Ensure Caribbean Security
Above: US Attorney General Eric Holder and Haiti President Michel Martelly (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE – The United States will continue its “best efforts” to ensure regional security in the Caribbean, Attorney General Eric Holder said at a […]
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