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IMF Announces Extension of Haiti’s Extended Credit Facility

Above: the IMF’s headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has approved the extension of its agreement with Haiti under an Extended Credit Facility. The agreement was extended to Dec. 28, and was taken without […]

Grenada Mulls 15-Year Development Plan

Above: Grenada (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith MItchell has announced plans for a 15-year “National Development Plan.” The proposal was revealed following a visit to several cities in North Americ including New […]

Op-Ed: Gender Equality in Jamaica

By Wayne Campbell Op-Ed Contributor “GENDER EQUALITY is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” — Kofi Annan. Former UN Secretary General. Historically, […]

Turks and Caicos Apprehends Sloop Carrying 84 Migrants From Haiti

Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff For the second time in a week, Turks and Caicos Islands authorities have intercepted a sloop carrying migrants from Haiti in the British Overseas Territory’s waters. In a statement, Turks and Caicos Minister […]

10 Music Stars You Can Watch in the Caribbean This Year

The Caribbean is one of the great music exporters in history. But it also manages to attract some great musical talent to come to its many festivals over the course of the year, and 2014 is no different, with high-profile […]

Jamaica to Spend $22 Million on Aviation Safety and Security

Above: Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Jamaica is planning to spend $22 million USD over the next two years on aviation safety and security, according to Leroy Lindsay, director general of […]

Martinique’s Serge Letchimy Attending CARICOM Conference

Above: Serge Letchimy, president of Martinique’s Regional Council (Photo: RM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy will be on hand for this week’s 25th Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the […]

Steve McQueen’s “Twelve Years a Slave” Wins Best Picture Oscar

Above: Steve McQueen By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has an Oscar. United Kingdom-born Steve McQueen’s film, “Twelve Years a Slave,” took home the Academy Award for Best Picture on Sunday evening. McQueen, whose parents were Grenadian (although his mother […]

Reggae Album of the Year 2013: Beres Hammond’s “One Love, One Life”

IN A REGION as musically prolific as the Caribbean, it’s always hard to pick an album of the year. Beres Hammond, the world-famous native of Saint Mary, Jamaica first released his latest album at the very end of 2012; “One […]

Tessanne Chin: Caribbean Journal’s Artist of the Year 2013

Above: Tessanne Chin EVERY ONCE in a while, an artist comes around that manages to transcend performance. This year, it was certainly Jamaica’s Tessanne Chin. The native of Kingston and reggae fusion singer captured the attention of Jamaica and the […]

9 New Year’s Resolutions For Caribbean Travelers in 2014

Learning the clarinet, running a marathon, losing weight. There are too many New Year’s Resolutions to count. But while you can’t go wrong with most of them (that is, if you ever do them), why not become a better traveler? […]

Political Independence and Economic Development in the Caribbean

By Paul Hay CJ Contributor In 2003, Alvin G. Wint – former head of the Department of Management Studies at the University of West Indies, Mona Campus – noted in his book, “Competitiveness in Small Developing Economies: Insights from the […]

Island Hop: Celebrating Old Year’s Night on Jost Van Dyke

WAS ISLAND HOPPING invented for Jost Van Dyke? You might think so. JVD is a place to celebrate – no matter what the occasion or the time of year. And if you are lucky enough to be on Jost Van […]

LIAT Suspending Service to Nevis For Winter Season

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean air carrier LIAT is suspending its service to Nevis for the winter season, according to the Nevis Island Administration. The affected service is the Antigua-Nevis route. The NIA said it […]

Haiti Sends Tourism Mission to Turks and Caicos Islands

Above: the delegation’s arrival in TCI last week (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government sent a tourism mission to the Turks and Caicos Islands last week. Officials from Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism met with their counterparts […]

Grenada Plans Referendum on New Constitution, Accession to CCJ

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada plans to hold a referendum on a new constitution next year, according to Governor General Dame Cecile La Grenade. Among those issues that could be considered include the “structure and composition” of […]

Turks and Caicos Islands Apprehends 17 Migrants From Haiti

Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos officials have confirmed the landing of a vessel containing at least 17 illegal migrants from Haiti on Wednesday. The arrival of the migrants is the latest in a series of […]

Major Hospital Project Set to Open in Grand Cayman Next Year

Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff The 150-bed Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital is set to open in Grand Cayman’s East End in February, according to cardiologist and medical entrepreneur Dr Devi Shetty. The project is called […]

FIFA Suspends Jamaican Footballer, Team Doctor For Doping Violations

Above: FIFA Headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has suspended a Jamaican international footballer and the national team’s doctor, it announced Thursday. FIFA suspended midfielder Jermaine Hue and team doctor Dr Carlton Fraser. Both had been […]

Turks and Caicos Extends Attorney General’s Term Through 2016

Above: the TCI House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The contract of Turks and Caicos Islands Attorney General Huw Shepheard is being extended by 36 months, the Governor’s office announced Monday. Shepheard will remain in office until September […]

Barbados to Host OAS Travel Congress Next Year

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados will host the OAS Travel Congress next year, the first time the event will be held in an English-speaking Caribbean country. The forum, which is being held this year in […]

Bill Clinton: Puerto Rico Can Lead Entire Caribbean Toward Energy Independence

Above: Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla and former US President Bill Clinton By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico has a large-scale solar project in the works, along with a pair of new wind farms. And if it plays its cards […]

USVI Governor Sends HOVENSA Sales Agreement to Legislature

Above: the HOVENSA refinery By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has submitted the new agreement with the HOVENSA refinery to the legislature for approval. The agreement, which is the fourth Amendment Agreement between […]

Grenada Sending Delegation to Morocco For Education Talks

Above: Rabat By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is sending a delegation to Morocco beginning June 30 to discuss cooperation on education between the two countries. Education Minister Anthony Boatswain will lead the delegation, which will include senior human resource […]

Spain Tops Haiti, 2-1, in Hard-Fought International Friendly

By the Caribbean Journal staff For a while, it was looking like Spain would cruise to a 2-0 shutout against Haiti. But in the 75th minute, Wilde-Donald Guerrier made it through Spain’s defenders and put one home, giving Haiti its […]

CARICOM Begins Consultations on Five-Year Strategic Plan

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM has begun consultations on a five-year strategic plan for the regional body. The talks began in Barbados on Wednesday, conducted by the Change Facilitation team at the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat. […]

Haiti’s Martelly Marks Two Years in Office

Above: the event in the Champ de Mars (OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly marked two years in office Tuesday with a ceremony along the Champ de Mars in downtown Port-au-Prince, a site that had […]

Haiti Marks 210 Years Since Death of Toussaint Louverture

Above: the statue of Louverture in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti took time Sunday to remember the 210th anniversary of the death of founding father Toussaint Louverture, who led the Haitian revolution. Louverture is currently […]

Marriott Just Unveiled Its New-Look Grand Cayman Resort