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Seven Great Museums in the Caribbean
Above: the MUPANAH museum in Haiti It isn’t the first thing you think about when you visit the Caribbean. But the Caribbean actually has a large number of high-quality museums featuring art, culture, history and more. From smaller art institutions […]
Social Media and Caribbean Politics
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Counting Facebook “Likes” & Twitter Followers I’m preparing to participate in a workshop hosted by a commercial broadcaster in Jamaica. The focus is on social media and their roles in today’s broadcast media organizations. […]
Turks and Caicos Islands Makes Tourism Push in Brazil
Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean is increasingly looking to Latin America for hard-fought tourism dollars, and the Turks and Caicos Islands is the latest destination to look to tap into that market. Turks and Caicos Tourism […]
Avoiding a Setback in Haiti
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor THE CURRENT political climate in Haiti is rapidly becoming very worrisome, and it does not bode well for the immediate future of the nation. It is as if we are witnessing a version of the […]
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 […]
UK Opens Embassy in Haiti
Above: British Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire inaugurates the mission (Photo: FCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff For the first time since 1966, the United Kingdom has a diplomatic mission in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. UK Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has […]
China Begins $5 Million Flood Mitigation Project in Grenada
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has broken ground on a flood mitigation project on the St Mark’s River. The $5 million project, which is expected to be completed in a year, seeks to secure the […]
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 […]
Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” and Jamaica
By Marcia Forbes CJ Contributor Trinidadian & Jamaican, Working Together TWO DYNAMIC WOMEN, Racquel Goddard from Trinidad and Kellie Magnus from Jamaica, got together to pull off an event hosted in Jamaica on World Book Night, celebrated April 23. Facebook […]
Jamaica Plans to Increase ICT Use in Education Sector
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government says it plans to increase the use of information and communication technology in its education sector. The plan is part of what it says is an effort to “bridge […]
Durandis: Crunching the Numbers on Haiti’s National Education Fund
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor WHAT IS likely one of the most important tariffs on any sector in the Haitian society was imposed on the Haitian Diaspora shortly after the inauguration of Haiti President Michel Martelly in May 2011. The […]
Transforming Haiti, in C Major
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — “The impact is not only having a good orchestra — this is the least you can do. The big impact is changing minds.” It could be an arpeggio, a chord, or […]
Barbados Announces New Cabinet
Above: Parliament in Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has announced his new Cabinet, following his Democratic Labour Party’s 16-14 election victory last week. The Cabinet includes 16 Ministers, excluding Stuart, with some […]
Op-Ed: Obama and the Caribbean
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor IF UNITED STATES PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s foreign policy can be criticized, it can be on the basis that it has been somnolent and reactionary with regard to Caribbean policy. Neither the United States nor […]
Gender-Responsive Budgets in Jamaica
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor A Solid WROC With the talk at every level of Jamaican society being about the IMF and the critical role the coming relationship with this institution will play in the country’s future, it […]
Haiti Remembers a Tragedy
Above: Haiti’s police band at the ceremony (All photos: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti paused Saturday to remember the greatest tragedy in the country’s history — a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that took the lives of nearly 320,000 Haitians […]
AirTran Adding Nonstop Flights from Chicago to Montego Bay, Punta Cana
Above: Tortuga Bay in Punta Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines’ AirTran Airways will be adding new nonstop service from Chicago to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. The nonstop flights will service Montego Bay in Jamaica and Punta […]
Interview with UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti Michaëlle Jean
Above: Former Canadian Governor General and UNESCO Special Envoy to Haiti Michaelle Jean (UN Photo/Mark Garten) By Alexander Britell CURRENT UNESCO SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HAITI Michaëlle Jean recently concluded a trip to Haiti during which she led a 20-member […]
Jamaica Aiming to Generate 30 Percent of Energy from Renewables by 2030
Above: a Caribbean wind farm (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is committed to diversifying its energy generation, and is aiming to generate 30 percent of its energy mix from renewables by 2030, according to State Minister for […]
In Spain, Haiti’s Martelly Meets With Honduran, Dominican Presidents
Above: Haiti President Michel By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly traveled to Cadiz, Spain this week for the 22nd Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, meeting with several leaders from the Americas. Martelly first visited […]
Montserrat Holding Talks on Geothermal
By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is holding a public meeting Wednesday on the effects of the proposed geothermal project on the island. The meeting, which is being held at the Lyme in Brades, will focus on the government’s plans […]
For ESPN’s Stephen A Smith, Finding a Sanctuary in St Thomas
Above: ESPN’s Stephen A Smith (Photo: ESPN) By Alexander Britell Every morning at 10 AM eastern time, sports journalist Stephen A Smith goes head-to-head with colleague Skip Bayless on the set of ESPN’s First Take. The debate programme features the […]
Jamaica: Forensic Audit Finds Breaches in JDIP Infrastructure Project
Above: Works Minister Dr Omar Davies By the Caribbean Journal staff A forensic audit of has found a number of breaches in two major infrastructure projects in the country, according to Works Minister Dr Omar Davies. The audit revealed a […]
Haiti: World Bank Strategy to Include Focus on Cholera, Housing, Energy
Above: a tent camp in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank has approved a new two-year strategy for the institution in Haiti. The plan, which was endorsed by the bank’s Board of Directors, will […]
Trinidad and Tobago’s Cabinet Approves New Budget for Crime Fight
Above: Trinidad National Security Minister Jack Warner (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s cabinet has approved $45.39 million USD for the country’s fight against crime, National Security Minister Jack Warner announced Thursday. The funding will be used […]
Haiti and Inter-American Development Bank to Accelerate Projects
Above: a waterfall in Haiti (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Inter-American Development Bank have agreed to step up the pace of collaborations on several projects in the country. The plans focuses on six areas: […]
Haiti PM: Country Needs Environment “Conducive to Private Investment”
Above: the new power plant in Caracol By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti seeks to become an “emerging” economy within two decades, and the government needs to create the business environment to allow that to happen, according to Prime Minister […]
Helping Haiti’s Youth, Through Football
Above: Football in Haiti (Photo: GOALS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, something stood out to Kona Shen. Despite the rubble, despite the ruin, young Haitian children continued playing football. Soon after, […]
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