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Governments of Dominica and Brazil Sign Visa Waiver Agreement
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Dominica and Brazil have signed a new visa waiver agreement. The new agreement means residents of Dominica and Brazil can travel between the two countries without the need […]
Haiti’s Martelly Meets With Pope Francis
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Pope Francis (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly continued his European tour Monday with a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Martelly […]
Haiti’s Martelly Meets With US’ Obama
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly with United States President Barack Obama By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly held his first-ever meeting with United States President Barack Obama on Thursday at the White House in Washington, DC. The […]
Haiti Marks 210 Years of Independence
Above: the Neg Mawon statue in Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti celebrated its 210th anniversary of independence on Wednesday. The country was the first in the Caribbean to achieve independence on Jan. 1, 1804. Haiti President […]
Haiti’s Martelly, Lamothe Visit Venezuela
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe and President Michel Martelly in Caracas (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe departed the country Sunday for a two-day visit to Caracas, Venezuela. The […]
Dominica Marks 35 Years of Independence
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica marks its 35th anniversary of independence Sunday. The island became an independent nation on Nov. 3, 1978. Dominica had been an Associated State of the United Kingdom since 1967. In […]
Puerto Rico Governor Meets With Rating Agencies in New York
Above: Alejandro Garcia Padilla By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has concluded a trip to New York City. The Governor was in New York to meet with representatives of ratings agencies Fitch and Standard & […]
Colin Powell Gives Back in Jamaica
Above: the General Colin Powell Challenge Course By the Caribbean Journal staff A new facility named for and supported by former US Secretary of State Colin Powell seeks to help young people and adults in Jamaica build “resilience and leadership” […]
The Caribbean’s Incarceration Problem
By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor Every now and again, a report or statistic comes along that presents something genuinely surprising. A few weeks ago, that statistic came by way of a graphic shared through social media. The graphic showed the […]
Haiti’s Martelly Proposes High-Level Regional Conference on Disability
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly in Trinidad last week (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly is proposing a high-level regional conference on policies for disability and people with special needs. Martelly made the call […]
Aruba Eyes Pre-Clearance Arrangements With the Netherlands
Above: Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff Aruba is looking to establish pre-clearance arrangements with the Netherlands that would allow travelers to the Netherlands to be cleared by customs and immigration officials at Aruba’s airport. Aruba already has such an […]
Belize Prime Minister Visits London
Above: Belize PM Dean Barrow By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow arrived in London Sunday for an official visit to the United Kingdom. Barrow was met in London by a representative of Secretary of State William […]
Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic Look to “Relaunch” Bilateral Relationship
Above: Dominican FM Carlos Morales Troncoso and Puerto Rico Secretary of State David Bernier By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are looking to “relaunch” bilateral ties between the two Caribbean neighbours. Puerto Rico Secretary of […]
Lamothe: “We Would Change the Approach That People Have to Haiti”
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By Alexander Britell Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe recently concluded a weeklong trip to the United States that featured meetings with officials from the World Bank, the IDB, the UN, donor countries (including Canada) […]
US: Pace of Drug Enforcement Action in Haiti “Stubbornly Low”
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The tempo of drug enforcement actions in Haiti remains “stubbornly low,” according to the United States State Department’s recently-released 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Haiti remains a transit point for […]
Haiti’s Laurent Lamothe Meets With Mexican Ambassador
Above: the meeting in Haiti (FP: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Tuesday with Mexico’s Ambassador to Haiti, Luis Manuel Lopez Moreno, in Lamothe’s private residence. Lopez was joined at the meeting by […]
Haiti: Strengthening National Police Force a “Big Priority”
Above: Haiti Secretary of State for Public Security Reginald Delva (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell NORTH MIAMI — Haiti plans to increase the size of the Haitian National Police to a force of around 15,000 by 2016, according to Reginald […]
Haiti Tourism Minister Heads to Mexico
Above: Stephanie Villedrouin (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin is holding talks on tourism development Wednesday in Mexico City. It is Villedrouin’s second official visit to Mexico, following agreements signed between Mexico and […]
Developing Tourism in Haiti: An Interview With Minister Stephanie Villedrouin
Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell In June 2012, Caribbean Journal spoke to Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin about her plans to grow Haiti’s largely undeveloped tourism sector into something far bigger. At the time, […]
Haiti’s Laurent Lamothe Meets With Delegation from Spain
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe with the Spanish delegation (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Friday with a delegation led by Jesus Gracia Aldaz, Spain’s Secretary of State for International Cooperation and […]
Op-Ed: Obama and the Caribbean
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor IF UNITED STATES PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s foreign policy can be criticized, it can be on the basis that it has been somnolent and reactionary with regard to Caribbean policy. Neither the United States nor […]
“Haiti Is at a Crossroads”
Above: a community rehabilitation project in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Three years after the earthquake, Haiti is “at a crossroads,” according Michael Posner, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour. […]
Haiti Marks 209 Years of Independence
Above: a special mass in Gonaives (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti celebrated 209 years of independence Tuesday. As part of the celebrations, a sizable government delegation led by Haiti President Michel Martelly visited the city of […]
Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Mistake on Israel
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor I WAS DISAPPOINTED that Jamaica voted in favour of the United Nations resolution which lifted the Palestinian Authority from an entity to a non-member observer. Both Israel and the United States opposed the resolution […]
Bahamas, US Talk Transnational Crime
Above: Dr Bernard Nottage, Minister of National Security; Liliana Ayalde, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere Affairs, US Department of State; Prime Minister Perry Christie; John Dinkelman, Charge’ d’ Affaires, United States Embassy, Nassau (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean […]
Barbados PM: US-CARICOM Rum Issue “May Have to Reach the WTO”
Above: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is actively working at the CARICOM and international levels to ensure that the country does not face unfair competition with its rum exports, according to Prime […]
Trinidad Hosting US Security Delegation
Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad is currently hosting a delegation from the United States for the third Caribbean-United States Cooperation Dialogue on Wednesday. The dialogue marks the third year of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, […]
McClintock: Puerto Rico’s Political Status “An Anomaly” in US Constitutional System
Above: Puerto Rico Secretary of State Kennth McClintock By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock is urging US Congressional leaders to move forward on statehood for the island territory and “tear down” the “anachronistic” wall […]
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