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Cayman and the US Campaign: An Interview with Richard Coles

Above: Georgetown, Grand Cayman By Alexander Britell While places like Virginia and Florida will mean the most to the upcoming presidential election in the United States, another location has been popping up disproportionately during the campaign: the Cayman Islands. Since […]

Series of Medium-Sized Earthquakes Off Coast of British Virgin Islands

Above: the epicentres of the quakes were around 50 miles north of Anegada (Photo: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff There were a series of earthquakes of at least 4.4-magnitude on the Richter scale Wednesday, according to the United States […]

St Lucia’s Stephenson King Condemns CARICOM “Silence” on Guyana Unrest

Above: the bauxite plant in Linden By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Opposition Leader and former Prime Minister Stephenson King is condemning the ongoing unrest in Guyana’s town of Linden, which has claimed the lives of three Guyanese nationals […]

Interview with Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly

Above: Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly By Alexander Britell Sophia Martelly has been Haiti’s First Lady since May 14, 2011, when her husband, President Michel Martelly, took office. The First Lady, who has four children, has focused on several initiatives […]

Op-Ed: Why the Caribbean Needs a Regional Cultural Promotion Plan

By Patricia Bingué Op-Ed Contributor It is quite refreshing to see the various nations of the Caribbean assigning high priority to the tourism industry, such as Haiti’s current branding campaign, Montserrat’s development of a National Cultural Policy and other tourism […]

Haiti’s Martelly Continues Agriculture Push, With Help from Venezuela

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly in Timonette (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is continuing its drive to promote the growth of agriculture in the country. The latest move came Monday as Haiti President Michel Martelly visited […]

British Virgin Islands Lightly Shaken by 4.0-Magnitude Earthquake

Updated: 11:30 PM By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.0-magnitude earthquake lightly shook the British Virgin Islands Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, the epicentre of which was located approximately eight miles north-northeast of Tortola, occurred […]

Haiti’s Martelly, Lamothe Hail Carnival

Above: Haiti’s Carnival of Flowers in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe have both expressed their satisfaction about the recently-concluded Carnival of Flowers in Port-au-Prince. Martelly thanked those who […]

Snoop Dogg’s Reggae Awakening

By the Caribbean Journal satff Global rap superstar Snoop Dogg has a new moniker, “Snoop Lion,” and he is attributing the change to a recent trip to the hills of Jamaica. Snoop Lion, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, recently […]

Haiti’s Art, Outside the Box

Above: Jean-Baptiste Jean, untitled, Oil on Wood (All images courtesy Pan American Art Projects) By Alexander Britell While Haitian art rose to international prominence in the second half of the 20th century, a four-year economic embargo in the early 1990s […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Next 50 Years

By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor There are a lot of comments of late relating to Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of Independence. In Wednesday’s Gleaner, Din Duggan made a few comments about the unforgivable fracas in Parliament recently, and Mr McConnell’s comment […]

Haiti Planning Solar Energy Rollout

Above: solar panels at Mirebalais’ new hospital (Photo: PIH) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is planning the rollout of more than 7,000 new solar street lamps for the country, according to Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. The Prime Minister made […]

Haiti’s Laurent Lamothe Launches Council of Economic and Social Development

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe (centre) (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has officially launched a new “strategic” body called the Council of Economic and Social Development. The new council has a dual […]

Turks and Caicos Swears in Jamaican Judge for Corruption Cases

Above: Justice Paul Harrison (centre) will preside over cases related to the Commission of Inquiry (Photo: TCIGIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Acting Turks and Caicos Governor Patrick Boyle has sworn in Justice Paul Harrison as a Supreme Court Judge […]

Jamaica Plans Health Tourism Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is planning to expand its health tourism offerings, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. Improving the niche tourism market could help improve Jamaica’s health care and create jobs, he said. “The poor will […]

Bahamas to Focus on Urban Renewal Programme, Mulls National Lottery

Above: Perry Christie (centre) and other MPs head to Parliament ahead of the Budget Communication (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamian government is planning to revive the country’s Urban Renewal programme and is considering a national […]

Forbes: Performing Identity Online

The following is the fourth in a series of excerpts from Dr Marcia Forbes’ new book, STREAMING: Volume 1; #Social Media, Mobile Lifestyles. By Marcia Forbes, PhD Look at Meeee!! It has been said that we write ourselves into existence […]

St Vincent Volcano “Not More Active”

Above: La Soufriere on Thursday (Photo: SVG) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines’ National Emergency Management Organization received a number of calls Thursday from citizens asking if the country’s La Soufriere volcano was erupting, with some […]

Barbados “Must Encourage Innovation”

By the Caribbean Journal staff With the world increasingly moving toward the application of knowledge as a major component of economic activity, Barbados “must endeavour to put policies and strategies in place to encourage innovation,” according to Trade Minister Senator […]

Interview with Branville McCartney of the Bahamas’ Democratic National Alliance

Above: Branville McCartney (centre) By Alexander Britell In early 2011, Branville McCartney, a Bahamian Member of Parliament for the Bamboo Town constituency representing the ruling Free National Movement, broke off from the party to found a new one: the Democratic […]

Op-Ed: The Bahamian Election and the Importance of Small Business

By Mark A Turnquest Op-Ed Contributor Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) owners must carefully review all political parties’ platforms for the upcoming May 7, 2012 general election in the Bahamas. SME owners must determine which political party best articulates […]

Bahamas Signs $4.6 Million Contract to Install “Comprehensive” CCTV Network

Above: downtown Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Seeking to step up the fight against crime, Bahamian officials signed a $4.6 million contract Wednesday to install a “comprehensive” Closed Circuit Television network. The agreement means 243 cameras will […]

Barbados PM Heading to Washington for Meetings with Lagarde, Moreno, Zoellick

Above: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is set to begin a five-day visit to Washington, DC this weekend. The vist will be highlighted by “brief” courtesy calls […]

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 […]

British Virgin Islands Looks to Crafts Market to Strengthen Tourism Sector

By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands is looking to its crafts sector as part of a plan to enhance the territory’s tourism product. The Crafts Alive Market, a joint initiative by the office of Premier Dr Orlando […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Local Election: The “Shine on the Ball” Illusion

By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor The Jamaican people have answered the call of the People’s National Party (PNP) that they should elect their local councillor candidates to, as Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller termed, “join up the power of government.” […]

Haiti’s Camp Residents Seek Solutions As Money to Clean Latrines Disappears

Above: Champ de Mars, Port-au-Prince AS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS in Haiti begin their drawdown, millions earmarked for cleaning latrines departs with them, while those in the country’s camps seek answers. With support from the Fund for Investigative Journalism in Haiti, Phares […]

Jamaican Prime Minister Simpson Miller: CARICOM “Cannot Remain Static”

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff For CARICOM to remain static “is not an option at this time,” according to Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, who returned to the country this week following […]

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