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Grenada Appoints Dr George Vincent as Country’s New Tourism Minister
Above: Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has named Dr George Vincent as the country’s new Tourism Minister, following the resignation of former Tourism Minister Peter David last week. Vincent will be sworn in on […]
Haiti’s Martelly Visits Dominican Republic, Signs Technical Agreements
Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly and Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly made an official visit to Santo Domingo Monday, beginning with a working meeting with Dominican Republic President Leonel […]
Haiti’s Martelly Heading to Dominican Republic Next Week for Official Visit
Above: Martelly with UNDP officials during a visit this week (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly will meet with Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez on Monday a part of an official visit to the country, […]
Jamaica Launches JEEP Programme
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica officially launched its JEEP emergency employment program in a ceremony Thursday afternoon in St Andrew. Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said she had instructed Ministers to “closely review” resources in their ministries and departments […]
Haiti and Cuba Continue Cooperation, Sign Three Technical Assistance Agreements
Above: the Cuban and Haitian Foreign Ministers signing the agreements (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and Cuba signed three technical assistance agreements in a ceremony at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince on Friday. The agreements are part […]
Forbes: Women in Jamaica
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor International Women’s Day was celebrated on March 8. Many will argue that every day is women’s day, especially in a country like Jamaica, where women make up at least 70 percent of university graduates […]
St Vincent PM Reshuffles Cabinet
Above: St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves (UN Photo/Ryan Brown) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has reshuffled his cabinet, giving four ministers new portfolios. According to […]
UN Security Council Delegation Arrives in Haiti for Talks with Martelly, Conille
Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti (MINUSTAH Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in Port-au-Prince today to begin a four-day visit to Haiti. The group met first Monday afternoon with Prime Minister Garry Conille. […]
St Lucia: No Agreeement on LIAT Stake
By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government has not agreed to a proposal or deal involving the purchase of shares in regional air carrier LIAT, it announced yesterday. The airline does play an important role in the region and […]
Op-Ed: Challenges Ahead for Jamaica
Above: Jamaica House By Garnett Ankle Op-Ed Contributor In Jamaica, whenever a new prime minister is inaugurated, it always gives me a sense of hope for the future of the island nation. The return to office of Portia Simpson Miller […]
Jamaican PM: New Attorney General to Be Accountable Through Parliament
Above: Jamaican PM Portia Simpson Miller and Attorney General Patrick Atkinson, QC By the Caribbean Journal staff New Jamaican Attorney General Patrick Atkinson, QC will be fully accountable through Parliament, according to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. Simpson Miller was […]
Marcia Forbes: Jamaica Votes 2011 and the Women Who Ran
Above: MPs Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, Shahine Robinson and Denise Daley By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor In the recently-concluded December 2011 national elections the two major political parties in Jamaica, the People’s National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), […]
Interview with Professor Ian Boxill
By Alexander Britell Jamaica’s elections are quickly heating up, and one of those monitoring the political developments closely is University of the West Indies Professor Ian Boxill, who is the Carlton Alexander Chair in Management Studies. Dr Boxill is also […]
Guyana’s Ramotar Names New Cabinet
Above: President Donald Ramotar, Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Prime Minister Samuel Hinds (Photos: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff New Guyanese President Donald Ramotar has named his new cabinet, with Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and 19 Ministers sworn in […]
Holness Names New Jamaican Cabinet
Above: Jamaica’s new cabinet (not pictured: Arthur Williams, Horace Chang) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has named his new cabinet, preserving much of his predecessor’s group but making some changes of his own. The full […]
Disabled in a Handicapped Country
By James English All photos by James English PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Sainte Marie is a neighborhood located on the side of a steep hill in southern Port-au-Prince. The area was heavily damaged during the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and […]
Interview with Radio Soleil’s Ricot Dupuy on Martelly, Reconstruction and UN Cholera
By Alexander Britell Three months after new President Michel Martelly took office in Haiti, the country is still without a prime minister, and accordingly, without a government. Haiti’s political situation has drawn the attention of a number of world organizations […]
Barbados Looks to Draw Chinese Tourists
Barbados is seeking to tap the growing tourist market in China. Barbadian Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and two of his ministers met yesterday with a visiting Chinese resident, Dionne Holder, a Barbadian who resides in Beijing. Holder is part of […]
New Speaker of the House in Jamaica
Above: Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert at her first sitting in Parliament (JIS Photo) The Jamaican House of Representatives welcomed new Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, along with Deputy Speaker Tarn Peralto, at their first sitting since Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding appointed new ministers […]
Barbados PM Adjusts Cabinet
Clockwise from left: Freundel Stuart, Denis Kellman and Denis Lowe Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has modified his Cabinet, giving himself the additional responsibility of Urban Development, while retaining two ministers, Denis Kellman and Denis Lowe. Kellman has been given […]
Poll: Manatt Extradition Scandal Hurt Jamaica Labour Party
According to a poll by RJR Group/Boxill, a majority of Jamaicans developed a less-favorable impression of Prime Minister Bruce Golding after he testified at the Manatt-Dudus Commission of Enquiry. More than half, or 53.7 percent, of 1,015 Jamaicans polled said […]
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