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Jamaica’s Stern: Time for More Intra-Regional Trade

CARICOM must improve intra-regional trade if it is to address the problems stemming from the global downturn, Jamaican Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce Michael Stern said yesterday at the University of the West Indies. “The reality is that we […]

Golding Tables Bill to Amend Intercepted Communications Act

Following the release of the Manatt Commission Report, portions of which focused on the Interception of Communications Act, Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding has tabled a bill to amend the act in the House of Representatives. The amendment would provide […]

Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz Singing a Happier Tune for Caribbean Football

Above: Demar Phillips (Photo source: CONCACAF) By Alexander Britell In the face of an ongoing FIFA scandal, Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz are bringing the sport’s attention to the West Indies in a far more positive light. With the football world’s eyes […]

Rihanna to Promote Barbados Tourism

By the Caribbean Journal staff Singer Rihanna has signed a multi-year deal with the Barbados Tourism Authority to exclusively promote the country. The three-year partnership will begin on Aug. 5, when Rihanna performs a full-length concert of her “Loud” tour. […]

Barbados PM Stuart Meets with China’s Wen Jibao, Talks Air Link

Barbados PM Freundel Stuart at China’s National Museum (BGIS Photo) Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart continued his China visit, meeting with China’s Premier Wen Jibao and discussing the possibility of an air link between the two countries. “There is endless […]

Jamaica’s Golding Talks Economy to Brookings Institution in Washington

Director of the Latin American Initiative at the Brookings Institute, Mauricio Cardenas and Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding (JIS Photo) Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding delivered a lecture on the Jamaican economy to Washington’s Brookings Institution think tank, focusing on […]

Antigua PM Spencer: CARICOM Committed to Integration

CARICOM has just concluded its Heads of Government meeting in Guyana, and Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said the group had reaffirmed its commitment to single-market integration. “Much has been accomplished over the years in several areas including functional co-operation […]

Applewhaite: CARICOM Can Make Global Mark in Diplomatic Arena

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean region can wield global influence despite its small size through diplomacy, according to acting CARICOM Secretary General Lolita Applewhaite. “It is the force of ideas and creativity that are our strengths as we […]

Bahamas Completes BTC Sale

The government of the Bahamas has completed a 51 percent sale of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company to British firm Cable and Wireless Communications, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announced today in a statement. The deal was the subject of a great […]

Former Barbados PM Owen Arthur: Caribbean Integration Essential

Removing trade barriers is “essential” for the advancement of the Bahamian economy, former prime minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur, has said. “The Bahamas can play an integral role in the development of the Caribbean region and the economies of its […]

Golding, Testifying at Commission, Says No Contact with Coke

As Jamaica’s Manatt Commission of Enquiry draws to a close, Prime Minister Bruce Golding said that he had not tipped off former Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher “Dudus” Coke after Jamaica received the United States’ extradition request. “I have not seen […]

Jamaican PNP to Gov’t: Clarify Position on CCJ

The Caribbean Court of Justice, the court supported by some Caribbean nationals as a pan-Caribbean court of appeal replacing the British Privy Council, has jumped into the news this week as a vote is set to be taken next week […]

Golding Testifies before Commission

Prime Minister Bruce Golding began his long-awaited testimony before the Manatt Commission of Enquiry Friday, saying that he was “livid” when the high-powered Washington, D.C. lobbying firm said it preferred to represent the Government of Jamaica as opposed to the […]

Trinidad, Ghana Partner on Natural Gas

Trinidad and Tobago’s state-run National Gas Company has been tapped by the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation to supply energy for power plants in Ghana. “NGC is breaking new ground as it is the first state company to be extending its […]

New Bahamas Airport Terminal Opens

By the Caribbean Journal Staff The first stage in a $409.5 million airport redevelopment at Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport has opened, with a new U.S. Departures Terminal arriving on time and at a cost of $198.1 million. The new […]

The Two-Passport Problem

A Caribbean Journal Editorial For decades, Caribbean citizens have been making their way off their own islands in search of prosperity abroad — whether that be in the United States, Europe or South America. These men and women typically send […]

Lightbourne: U.S. Didn’t Want to Listen

Jamaican Justice Minister Dorothy Lightbourne took the stand in the high-profile Commission of Enquiry yesterday, and charged that the Christopher Coke affair could have been resolved far earlier if not for the approach of the United States. “I think that […]

Words Fly After Bahamian Opposition Walks out of Parliament

The opposition walked out of the Bahamian House of Assembly on Thursday night, and now some public accusations have been made concerning Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham. The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) walked out of the House during a budget debate. […]

New Legal Review to Focus on Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal Staff A new legal journal, the Caribbean Law Yearbook, will debut in the late spring of this year at the University of Miami School of Law. Along with the journal, which is the first of its […]

A.R. Carnegie, 74, Caribbean Legal Legend

A Caribbean Journal Editorial He was never a judge, never a Queen’s Counsel. His robes were never silk. But A. Ralph Carnegie was a Caribbean John Marshall if there ever was one. Ralph Carnegie, A.R. in scholarly texts, passed away […]

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