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Chris Kazi Rolle Talks Relationships

Bahamian native Chris “Kazi” Rolle was touring with a film and music group focusing on developing the creativity of young hip-hop artists. What began as a developmental programme became something else, as Rolle began engaging with the artists about more […]

Durandis: Haiti’s Climate of Opinion

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Reading Milton Friedman’s book, Free to Choose, the concept of a “climate of opinion” as a tool to help shape policies could be just what the doctor ordered for the upcoming year for Haiti. Friedman […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Dr Saphire Longmore

By Alexander Britell Dr Saphire Longmore is the Jamaica Labour Party candidate for Eastern St Andrew in the upcoming election in the country Dec. 29. Longmore, who recently completed her MD in psychiatry, is also a former Miss Jamaica Universe […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica at a Crossroads

By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor The Jamaican people will decide their fate on the Dec. 29 in the country’s 16th general election. They face a major crossroads: go with the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) which will mean austerity measures due […]

China Helps Grenada on Climate Change

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada will receive more than $2 million in technology assistance from a Chinese project aimed at helping the country adapt to climate change. The AOSIS-China Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Programme, Grenada will receive the funding […]

Kent Gammon: How Plea Bargaining Could Help Control Jamaican Crime

By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor Jamaica’s murder rate is one of the highest in the world with a prosecution success rate of a highly unimpressive 30 percent. The effects of these statistics on the Jamaican economy are manifested in lack […]

Grenada Seeks Private Sector Backing for Tourism Industry

By the Caribbean Journal staff The banking industry and other members of the private sector in Grenada are being urged to provide more financial support in the development of tourism in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. The support is especially […]

Elections Begin in Guyana, St Lucia

Above: clockwise, from left: St Lucia PM Stephenson King, Opposition Leader Dr Kenny Anthony. Guyanese Presidential Candidates Khemraj Ramjattan and Donald Ramotar, St Lucian UWP Candidate Spider Montoute and Guyanese Presidential Candidate David Granger By the Caribbean Journal staff Voters […]

Interview with St Lucian Tourism Minister Sen. Allen Chastanet

By Alexander Britell St Lucians head to the polls on Monday, with a choice between Prime Minister Stephenson King’s ruling United Workers Party and former Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony’s Saint Lucia Labour Party. The major issues in a tightly-fought […]

Jamaica’s Kent Gammon on Politics, the Economy and Solving the Crime Problem

Jamaican’s Kent Gammon, formerly a caretaker candidate for the St Andrew South-East seat, is an attorney, lecturer at UWI and author, most recently of Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Backward — the Jamaican Story: 1972-2007. Gammon, who now has his […]

JetBlue Expanding Kingston Service

Above: Norman Manley International Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue is growing the airline’s services from Kingston beginning next spring, launching twice-daily nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale. “We talk about the importance of the Caribbean to JetBlue — we […]

US, UK Visits Increase to St Kitts and Nevis

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bookings to St Kitts and Nevis by United States and United Kingdom visitors have increased by double digits over the past year, according to Tourism Minister Richard Skerritt. To date for […]

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 […]

Forbes: Women and Politics in Jamaica

Above, from left: Jamaican Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller, MP Sharon Hay-Webster (JLP) and Culture Minister Olivia Grange By Marcia Forbes, PhD Op-Ed Contributor Patriarchy in Place The debate rages on around the world and is about to get really […]

Term Limits for OECS Officials?

Above: the Antiguan Parliament Antiguan Sen. Joanne Massiah told her country’s Upper House this week that term limits should be compulsory for those appointed to head the OECS and other regional institutions. The senator, who is a member of the […]

Chef Nigel Spence on Jerk, Caribbean Cuisine and Beating Bobby Flay

Born in Jamaica, New York-based Chef Nigel Spence has in a short time become one of the leading Caribbean chefs in the United States. From defeating celebrity chef Bobby Flay on the latter’s show, “Throwdown,” to helming a successful restaurant, […]

Rowe: Holness, Nine-Day Wonder?

Above: National Security Minister Sen. Dwight Nelson, Finance Minister Audley Shaw and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness (Photo: OPM Jamaica) By David P Rowe Op-Ed Contributor In 1554, Lady Jane Grey was, for nine days, Queen of England before her […]

Forbes: Social Media & Politics in Jamaica

By Marcia Forbes, PhD US President Barack Obama became the virtual embodiment of successful use of social networks like YouTube, Twitter and the then-still-alive My Space by a politician. Today, every politician dreams of millions of Facebook friends and hundreds […]

Private Sector Aids in St Kitts Crime Fight

St Kitts and Nevis’ newly-formed Delta Squad crime-fighting force is getting a boost from the federation’s Customs and Excise Department, along with the private TDC Group. TDC and the Customs Department are splitting a new bus for the force, along […]

Jamaica’s Holness Takes over as PM

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Education Minister Andrew Holness was sworn in today as the country’s new Prime Minister, taking over for Bruce Golding, who officially stepped down after more than four years in power. “I have accepted the […]

Top Marks for Trinidad’s Cocoa

Above: Photo courtesy of TGISL By the Caribbean Journal staff Following its naming as the World’s Best Tourist Destination this week by the European Union Council on Tourism and Trade, Trinidad continued its success on the world stage, with the […]

IDB, Barbados Talk Economy

Above: Finance Minister Christopher Sinckler (Photo: BGIS) Joel Branski, the Inter-American Development Bank’s local representative for Barbados, met with Barbadian Finance Minister Christopher Sinckler today in St Michael, discussing a series of projects currently ongoing in the country. “I am […]

Barbados, Panama on Verge of Air Link

Barbados and Panama are “on the verge” of cementing air links between the two countries, according to Industry Minister Denis Kellman. Kellman was speaking at the official opening ceremony of Barbados’ trade mission in Panama. The Minister said officials had […]

A Boost for Caribbean Small Businesses

Above: IFC Headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Finance Corporation, a division of the World Bank, and Barbados National Bank have launched the Caribbean SME Toolkit in Barbados today, bringing the country an online guide for small- and […]

Dean: Innovation and the Art of Failing Up

Above: Steve Jobs (Photo: Apple) By Royann Dean The death of Steve Jobs struck a nerve in the global community. In my lifetime, I cannot recall anyone who has been showered with such praise from so many different parts of […]

Interview with Gordon “Butch” Stewart

Above: Gordon “Butch” Stewart (Photo: CJ) By Alexander Britell Gordon “Butch” Stewart is one of Jamaica’s leading businessmen and a pioneer in the hospitality industry. Stewart is the chairman or owner of more than a dozen companies, including Sandals, Beaches […]

Anguilla Chamber of Commerce President Keithley Lake Talks Business

Above: the Viceroy Anguilla By Alexander Britell While Anguilla saw a wave of luxury resort development during the economic boom in the middle of the decade, like the rest of the Caribbean it was hurt by the economic downturn. Some […]

Trinidad Launches Small Business Engine

By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad has officially launched its National Integrated Business Incubator System, an initiative to spur the development of new businesses in the country. “IBIS was conceived out of the need to carve new paths for our […]

Rum Journal: From Jamaica, a Legendary Brand Grows Up