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CARICOM, US Ambassador Meet

By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque and US Ambassador to CARICOM Brent Hardt met yesterday in Georgetown for a series of talks on issues including trade, security and climate change. “The United States greatly values the […]

Trinidad Launches Housing Programme

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad has launched the third phase of its Colour Me Orange programme, an initiative that will employ 2,000 mostly disadvantaged youth over a three month period to rehabilitate […]

Major Changes Weighed for Bank of Jamaica’s Powers

Above: Bank of Jamaica Governor Brian Wynter (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bank of Jamaica has released a discussion paper outlining a proposal that would give the bank overall responsibility for financial stability in Jamaica. The paper, […]

Trinidad’s Government Lifts Curfew

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad has lifted the curfew imposed at the beginning of the country’s declared State of Emergency, although the latter will remain in effect, according to Prime Minister Kamla […]

Antiguan to Lead UN Budget Talks

By the Caribbean Journal staff Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Antigua and Barbuda’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has been appointed the chair of the United Nations budget negotiations in the Fifth Committee. Hunte will oversee budget talks for the […]

In Cayman, Help for an Old Artist’s Home

Above: Mind’s Eye (Photo: WMF) In Cayman, Help for an Old Artist’s Home By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman’s government has committed to restoring the home of internationally renowned artist Gladwyn Bush, better known as Miss Lassie, who died in […]

St Kitts Wind Farm Contract Under Review

Above: WindWatt’s wind farm in Nevis (Photo: CJ) A contract signed by the United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation to fund the first phase of the wind farm at Bel Vue in St Kitts is under review, according to Prime […]

CARICOM’s LaRocque, in Dominica, Calls for Action on Food Security

Above: SG Irwin LaRocque (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean is at an opportune moment to demonstrate that it is serious about achieving food and nutrition security, CARICOM Secretary General and Dominican native Irwin LaRocque said […]

Trinidad’s Athletes to Get Cuban Help

Above: Trinidad Sports Minister Anil Roberts with high school basketball players in Trinidad (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of Cuban coaches will be heading to Trinidad and Tobago to improve athletic performance in the country, as […]

Human Rights Court to Meet in Barbados

Above: the ICHR in San Jose By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold its 44th Extraordinary Period of Sessions in Barbados from Oct. 10 to Oct. 14, its first time doing so in the […]

EU Urges Jamaican Tax Reform

Above: From left, Industry Minister Dr Christopher Tufton and EU Delegation Head Amb. Marco Alemanni Private and public sector stakeholders in Jamaica should commit to measures to effect tax reforms and contain wage increases if it is to achieve macroeconomics […]

China, Trinidad Agree on Asphalt

Above: a Lake Asphalt plant (Photo: Lake Asphalt) By the Caribbean Journal staff The China Railway Construction Caribbean Company agreed with Trinidad’s Lake Asphalt Trinidad to supply the Chinese market with asphalt for a three- year period. The announcement was […]

In Dominica, a New Look at Social Security

Above: DSS Director Janice Jean-Jacques Thomas (Photo: DIS) By Mervin Matthew Dominica’s Social Security has begun a series of consultations with stakeholders across the island, engaging in dialogue on the further development of the country’s social security scheme. “The management […]

Trinidad Makes 100 More Arrests; Total Rises to 1,807 during State of Emergency

Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy addressing a press conference during the emergency. Others, from left: Chief of Defence Staff Brigader Kenrick Maharaj; Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and Commissioner of Police Dr Dwayne Gibbs (Photo: GISL Trinidad) By the […]

Guyana, Mexico Strengthen Ties

Above: Guyanese FM Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Mexican Ambassador Fernando Sandoval sign the MOU (Photo: GINA) Guyana and Mexico today signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at establishing a consultative mechanism to focus on all aspects of relations between the countries. […]

Antigua, China Extend Loan Schedules

Above: Antigua and China signing the loan rescheduling (Photo: ABG) Antigua and China have agreed on rescheduling the payment period of three interest-free loans between the two countries, the government announced today. The loans were used for the construction of […]

Grenada Raises Minimum Wage

Above: Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas (Photo: GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has increased the minimum wage for domestic workers and security guards in the country, according to Labour Minister Glynis Roberts. The announcement follows the receipt of […]

Trinidad: 1,143 Arrests during Emergency

Above: Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy addressing apress conference last week. Others, from left: Chief of Defence Staff Brigader Kenrick Maharaj; Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and Commissioner of Police Dr Dwayne Gibbs (Photo: GISL Trinidad) By the Caribbean […]

Citing Rising Crime, St Kitts PM Douglas Assumes Police and Defence Forces

Above: St Kitts and Nevis PM Denzil Douglas (UN Photo: Marco Castro) By the Caribbean Journal staff Citing escalating crime in the country, St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas, who is also the current chair of CARICOM, announced […]

Jamaica Sees Crime Reduction: Report

Above: Spanish Town Major crimes in Jamaica fell by 12.6 percent in the first six months of 2011, compared to the same period last year, according to the Planning Institute of Jamaica. There were 189 major crimes per 100,000 Jamaicans […]

Trinidad Extends State of Emergency, Shortens Curfew Hours

Above: Minister of National Security John Sandy (FP-TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced that the country’s State of Emergency would be extended, albeit with a reduction in curfew hours. “We are considering and indeed […]

Ocho Rios to See $21M Tourism Project

Above: Jamaican Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on a tour of Ocho Rios yesterday (JIS Photo) Jamaica’s Ocho Rios has been earmarked for a $21.1 million tourism project, according to Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett. The project, which will involve […]

Author Matthew Parker on Sugar and the Rise and Fall of the British West Indies

Above: a sugar mill in the 17th century (Photo: www.matthewparker.co.uk) By Alexander Britell The Caribbean was built largely on the success of its sugar crop — and the story of the success and decline of “white gold,” and the wide-ranging […]

Broad Emergency Powers in Trinidad

Above: Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy with TTDF forces earlier this year (Photo: TIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s limited State of Emergency, declared Sunday night after 11 murders in one day in the country, includes several […]

Irwin Stotzky: Haiti, Here We Go Again

Above: a girl stands in front of her home for persons displaced by the earthquake in Port-au-Prince. (UN Photo: Logan Abassi) By Irwin Stotzky Op-Ed Contributor The news from Haiti is grim. Nineteen months after the devastating earthquake, the future […]

Interview with Four Seasons’ Andrew Humphries on Farm-to-Table, Nevis and Italian Tourists

Above: the Four Seasons Nevis Resort (Photo: Caribbean Journal) By Alexander Britell Four Seasons Caribbean Regional Vice President Andrew Humphries has overseen the $120 million reconstruction and renovation of the Four Seasons Nevis Resort, where he is the General Manager. […]

Report: Cayman Economy Trending Up

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands’ economy is trending upwards, with positive growth of 1.2 percent in the first quarter of 2011, according to a report from the government’s Economics and Statistics Office released Friday. The growth represented […]

In Jamaica, a Row over Scrap Metal

Above: From left: Industry, Investment and Commerce State Minister, Hon. Michael Stern and Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr Christopher Tufton (right), at his New Kingston offices, Tuesday. (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A controversy is growing […]

Southwest Airlines Is Starting a New Nonstop Flight to the Cayman Islands