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Ahead of Bahamas Election, OAS and CARICOM Observers Arrive in Nassau

Above: The OAS mission is headed by Ambassador Alfonso Quiñónez (third from left) (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell NASSAU — Electoral observers from CARICOM and the Organization of American States have arrived in Nassau to watch the electoral process and […]

Martelly Returning to Haiti Monday

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly will return to Haiti on Monday, following two weeks of absence after shoulder surgery, the National Palace announced Friday. Martelly, who underwent surgery on […]

Haiti’s Martelly Discharged from Hospital

Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly has been discharged from his Miami-area hospital, the National Palace announced today. Martelly left the hospital Wednesday night after making “many advances” in the […]

Haiti’s Martelly “In Contact” with Cabinet, Health Remains Stable

Above: Prime Minister-Designate Laurent Lamothe and President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly said he has been staying in “constant contact” with members of his cabinet and government officials while he in Miami […]

Regional Economy Poised to Grow, But English-Speaking Caribbean Vulnerable

Above: the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean are poised to grow despite persistent global volatility, according to a new report from the World Bank. The report, “Latin […]

St Lucia Building Green Financial Complex at Pointe Seraphine

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia has broken ground on a new state-of-the-art financial centre at Pointe Seraphine. The facility aims to save the government what could be millions in annual rental fees, as various departments in the Ministry […]

Panama President Martinelli, Trinidad PM Persad-Bissessar Talk Energy

Above: Panama President Ricardo Martinelli and Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar during the visit (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following her visit to Panama in March, Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar held bilateral talks in Panama City with President […]

Haiti’s Martelly Returns to Miami Due to Complications Following Surgery

Above: Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s President Michel Martelly was advised by doctors to return to Miami Monday for medical monitoring due to postoperative complications from his shoulder surgery earlier this month. The National Palace […]

Dominican Republic President Proposes Regional Small Business Fund

Above: Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez is proposing the creation of a fund to finance micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the region. The momentum for these kinds […]

Panama President Martinelli: Connectivity Key to Regional Integration

Above: US President Barack Obama and Panama President Ricardo Martinelli (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Connectivity is key to the integration of the Americas, according to Panama President Ricardo Martinelli, who was speaking at the Sixth Summit of […]

Haiti Finds Support in Colombia

Above: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (UN Photo/Susan Markisz) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti received support this weekend from Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena. “We must improve our cooperation with […]

Belize, Suriname Meet With OAS

Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Suriname Foreign Minister Winston Lackin (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Erlington held a meeting Wednesday in Cartagena with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel […]

Marcia Forbes: Branding Cuba

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor A Country in Transition I first visited Havana, Cuba at the end of the 1980s. It was a country in transition, with the “Cold War’” beginning to thaw. That “war,” driven by mighty rhetoric, […]

Interview with Mary Anastasia O’Grady on US Policy in the Americas, China and Haiti

Above: Guatemala’s Otto Perez Molina, Haiti’s Michel Martelly and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez By Alexander Britell This week, heads of state from around the region will gather in Cartagena, Colombia for the Sixth Summit of the Americas, on the theme of […]

Antigua Making “Notable” Progress: IMF

By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua is showing “notable progress” in many areas, according to the International Monetary Fund, which recently concluded a visit to the country. The IMF undertook the fourth, fifth and sixth reviews of the programme under […]

Suriname Airline Returns to Guyana

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar welcoming the flight By the Caribbean Journal staff A flight by Suriname’s national air carrier touched down in Guyana Tuesday for the first time in six years, welcomed by Guyanese President Donald Ramotar and a […]

Grenada Looks Ahead to April’s Junior CARIFTA Games in Bermuda

Above: CARIFTA qualifying (Photo: Jennings Photography) By Michael Bascombe CJ Sport Contributor ST GEORGE’S, GRENADA — A seven-member team will represent Grenada at next month’s staging of the 41st edition of the Junior CARIFTA Games in Bermuda. The Grenada Athletics […]

Turks and Caicos Sues Progressive National Party to Recover Land

Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands Government served civil proceedings last week on the country’s Progressive National Party seeking to recover land on which the party’s headquarters is […]

Belize Prime Minister Names New Cabinet

Above: Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow By the Caribbean Journal staff Returning Belizean Prime Minister Dean Barrow has named his new cabinet, following his re-election in the country’s March 7 vote. Barrow’s Deputy Prime Minister will be Gaspar Vega, joined […]

Jamaica Unveils Hydroelectric Plans, Considering “All Options” on Energy Costs

Above: Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell at NCU this week (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The high cost of energy is the biggest issue affecting Jamaica today, according to Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell. “On the matter of fuel, I […]

Haiti and Dominican Republic to Facilitate Trade With European Union Plan

Above: the area near the Massacre River in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic has signed a $54.7 million agreement with the European Union for a programme of bilateral cooperation with Haiti aimed at promoting […]

OAS Secretary General Holds Talks with United States Trade Official

Above: US Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sanchez and OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza held talks Tuesday with Francisco Sanchez, the United States Undersecretary of […]

Trinidad and Panama Sign Memorandum of Understanding in Energy Sector

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Panama President Ricardo Martinelli (centre) at the Palacio de Las Garzas (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Trinidad and Tobago and Panama have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the […]

Grenada’s Kirani James Puts Aside Disappointment, Focused on Olympics

Above: Trinidad and Tobago’s 4×400 Bronze medalists (Photo: M Bascombe) By Michael Bascombe World 400-metre champion Kirani James of Grenada has thrown the disappointment of his world indoor championship campaign behind him and is looking forward to the outdoor season […]

Grenada’s James Suffers Upset; Costa Rica’s Brenes Wins World Indoor Gold

Above: Costa Rica’s Nery Brenes By Michael Bascombe Kirani James suffered a major upset in the IAAF World Indoor Championships finishing sixth in the last position in the Men’s 400 metres in Istanbul on Saturday. James could not meet the […]

Jamaica “Has to Do Much to Restore Its Credibility” With Multilaterals

Above: Jamaica’s Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has to do much to restore its credibility with multilateral organizations like the IMF and World Bank and in the marketplace, according to Jamaican Finance Minister […]

Panama Talks Human Rights and Development with OAS

Above: Francisco Alvarez de Soto and Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo/Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panamanian Deputy Foreign Minister Francisco Alvarez de Soto met Thursday with OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza for talks focused on human rights […]

Forbes: Adele, Celine, Whitney and Why Their Melodies Make Us Cry

Above: Adele (Photo: Jelmer de Haas) By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor After Celine Dion’s outstanding performance in Jamaica, I wanted to write something profound to explain why this almost-diminutive Canadian singer has won the hearts of so many Jamaicans, […]

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