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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 […]
Martinique Eyes 1 Million Visitors By 2020
Above: Martinique Tourism Commissioner Karine Roy-Camille By Alexander Britell It’s now been a year since Martinique Tourism Commissioner Karine Roy-Camille addressed the media at the CTO’s State of the Industry Conference in St Kitts. At the time, she was a […]
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 […]
Jamaica, Cuba Working to Renew Security Agreements
Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff As transnational crime continues to plague the Caribbean region, Jamaica said this week that it is looking to renew its security agreements with Cuba. Jamaican National Security Minister Peter Bunting recently traveled to […]
Interview With Ric Todd, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
By Alexander Britell Just a few years ago, the Turks and Caicos Islands was in serious trouble. After a UK Commission of Enquiry found evidence of widespread corruption under the government of former Premier Michael Misick, the UK suspended the […]
Jamaican Prime Minister Visits China
Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has arrived in Beijing for a five-day official visit to China. Simpson Miller’s visit comes after a meeting with Chinese President Xi […]
Taiwan President Visits St Lucia
Above: Ma Ying-jeou By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou continued his Caribbean tour on Friday, becoming the first sitting Taiwanese leader to address a joint sitting of St Lucia’s Parliament. The latest foreign leader to address a […]
Rum Journal: Plantation XO 20th Anniversary Barbados Rum
PLANTATION is a rather interesting brand: the company is owned by France’s Cognac Ferrand, and sort of “collects” rums from a host of Caribbean islands. Each rum, which the company considers a “grand cru,” is labeled as Plantation and the […]
Op-Ed: Is it Time For President Obama to Visit the Caribbean?
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor DIFFERENT US PRESIDENTS have had different attitudes to the Caribbean, from President Ronald Reagan, who made a high-profile visit to Jamaica (and ordered the invasion of Grenada to) to Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, […]
Forbes: Facebook and Psycho-Social Health in Jamaica
By Marcia Forbes CJ Contributor Pleazzzzeeee Like Me on Facebook and Follow Me on Twitter – Social Media and Psycho-Social Health They said it was their best conference ever. This was music to the ears of Jamaicans, in particular the […]
Island Routes to Open in Dominican Republic, Grenada in Regional Expansion
Above: Island Routes GM David Shields (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PUNTA CANA – Jamaica-based tour company Island Routes is expanding to several new destinations in the Caribbean, led by the Dominican Republic. The company, which is part of the […]
Israel: Barbados “An Important Partner”
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is an “important partner” for Israel, according to Israeli Ambassador Amiram Magid. The Israeli envoy, who was recently on a visit to the island, met with Minister of Education, Science […]
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) […]
Cayman Islands, Brazil Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement
Above: Georgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands has signed a tax information exchange agreement with Brazil, its 31st such international agreement. The treaty, which was signed on Tuesday, seeks to build on business relationships already […]
Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Lotto Scam Problem
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor A NATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEM in Jamaica has become a public relations problem in the United States. The so-called “lotto scam” is a multinational fraud scheme directed at elderly US citizens by organized criminals in Jamaica. […]
Haiti’s Lamothe Congratulates Czech Republic’s Zeman on Victory
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is extending “warm congratulations” to newly-elected Czech Republic President Milos Zeman. Zeman, who served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from […]
Wyndham Hotel Group Names New VP for Latin American Region
Above: the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach in the Dominican Republic’s La Romana By the Caribbean Journal staff Wyndham Hotel Group has named Luis Mirabelli as its new vice president for development for Latin America, the company announced Thursday. In the […]
Op-Ed: A Diaspora Policy for St Lucia
By Bertram Leon Op-Ed Contributor OVER THE PAST DECADE, we have been witnessing a growing number of countries becoming interested in revisiting, refreshing and rebuilding relations with their overseas populations. A contemporary subject of public policy, referred to as […]
Caribbean Tourism Organization Names New Aviation Committee
Above: a British Airways plane (Photo: British Airways) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Tourism Organization has announced what it is calling a “highly-focused” CTO Aviation Committee aimed at facilitating air transportation into and throughout the Caribbean region. The […]
Barbados, Israel Talk Public Health
Above: Parliament in Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Isarel’s Ambassador to Barbados and the Caribbean Amiram Magid met Thursday with Barbados Health Minister Donville Inniss to discuss collaborations on public health, particularly the increasing regional problem of […]
Martelly: Aid to Haiti Should Focus on Long-Term Development
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly in Brooklyn this week (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Aid to Haiti should primarily be focused on a goal of long-term development, Haiti President Michel Martelly said this week. The comment came […]
Forbes: Gender Identity in Jamaica
The following is the third excerpt in Caribbean Journal from Marcia Forbes’ book, Music, Media & Adolescent Sexuality in Jamaica . The research-based book examines relationships between teens and TV, in particular through the music videos they watch. Findings are […]
Marcia Forbes: Disrespecting Women (And Men) in Jamaica
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor The following is the second excerpt in Caribbean Journal from Marcia Forbes’ book, Music, Media & Adolescent Sexuality in Jamaica . The research-based book examines relationships between teens and TV, in particular through the […]
Marcia Forbes: Music Videos and Youth Culture in Jamaica
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor The following is an excerpt from Marcia Forbes’ book, Music, Media & Adolescent Sexuality in Jamaica . The esearch-based book examines relationships between teens and TV, in particular through the music videos they watch. […]
Barbados and South Korea Pledge to Strengthen Relationship
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados and South Korea are pledging to strengthen their existing ties and forge closer relationships in several areas, Bajan Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and South Korean Ambassador to Barbados Hwang Won-Jun […]
Forbes: Mobile Lifestyles in Jamaica
STREAMING: Volume 1; #Social Media, Mobile Lifestyles, written by Dr Marcia Forbes, analyses the responses from research participants in four countries – Jamaica, Dominica, USA and Trinidad – to give deep insights into youth culture, the concept of mobility and […]
Mexico’s Felipe Calderon, in Barbados, Forges Closer Ties With Caribbean
Above: Mexico President Felipe Calderon and Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell BRIDGETOWN — Mexico is “a proudly Caribbean country,” even if it is not a formal part of CARICOM, President Felipe Calderon said Monday as […]
Op-Ed: Hyatt’s Carlos Cabrera on the Future of Caribbean Hotels
By Carlos Cabrera Op-Ed Contributor When asked about Hyatt’s strategy to enhance its distribution during the company’s Q1 earnings call in May, Mark Hoplamazian, President and CEO of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, specified that expanding the Hyatt Resort presence was one […]
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