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Jamaica Monitors Gold Mine Leak

Dr Horace Chang (2nd left), addressing journalists about a toxic leak at the gold mine in Pennants, Clarendon, during a media briefing at the National Environment and Planning Agency yesterday. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, NEPA, Peter Knight; […]

In Trinidad, New Hopes for an Old Fort

Above: the view from Fort Abercromby (Photo: TIS) Trinidad is looking to an 19th-century British fort as a way of expanding tourism. Fort Abercromby, which was built by the British in 1804 as part of the fortification of Trinidad, is […]

Changing the Way the Caribbean Eats

Above: Director of the National STI/HIV Programme, Dr. Kevin Harvey (right), greets Dr Fitzroy Henry, director, Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (JIS Photo) Dr Kevin Harvey, the director of Jamaica’s National STI/HIV Programme is encouraging Caribbean health institutions to play […]

Oxfam: Time to Lead on Haiti’s Tent Cities

Above: a tent city in Haiti (Photo: UN) By the Caribbean Journal staff International aid group Oxfam warned that leadership is needed from new Haitian President Michel Martelly’s government to help the 630,00 people still living in tent cities in […]

Barbados Preps Agriculture for Hurricanes

Above: a cane field in Barbados With the hurricane season officially under way in June, Barbados’ Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management is working to ensure the island’s food and fisheries infrastructure are secure in the event […]

Bahamas Government Builds 1,000 Homes

Above: new homes in the Ardastra Gardens community (BIS Photo) The Bahamas is undergoing a massive housing project that will add 1,000 new government homes by next year. Nearly 700 of the homes have already been completed, and the project […]

Freundel Stuart: Barbados “Unequivocally Committed” to Caribbean Integration

Above: Barbados PM Freundel Stuart By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart addressed the CARICOM Meeting of Heads of Government at its opening ceremony last night in Basseterre, St Kitts, telling assembled leaders that Barbados was committed […]

Report: Nepalese UN Peacekeepers Caused Haiti Cholera Outbreak

Above: quarantine stations for the infected (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) UN peacekeepers in Haiti from Nepal were likely the source of the Haitian cholera epidemic that has been responsible for the deaths of more than 5,500 people, according to a report […]

Interview with Trinidad Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley

By Alexander Britell Dr Keith Rowley is the leader of the opposition People’s National Movement in Trinidad and Tobago and the member of parliament for Diego Martin West, which he has represented since 1991. Rowley, has been a member of […]

Barbados Continues Human Rights Push

(Minister Esther Byer Suckoo/BGIS Photo) The Barbadian government is continuing its human rights campaign with a series of new laws aimed at preventing discrimination, including a legislation on sexual harassment. According to Minister of Labour and Security Dr Esther Byer […]

Empowering Women in the Bahamas

From left: Pauline Allen-Dean, Social Development Minister Loretta Butler-Turner and retired Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Bahamas Police Force Juanita Colebrooke (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is working to support women’s empowerment in the country, with a […]

Bahamas’ Symonette: CARICOM States Must Close Security Gaps

(BIS Photo/Kris Ingraham) CARICOM member states are “particularly vulnerable and susceptible to the risks and threats posed by weapons of mass destruction and terrorism,” Bahamas Foreign Minister Brent Symonette said yesterday. The minister said that due to their small size, […]

U.N.: Don’t Deport Haitians

U.N. Photo/Sophia Paris By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is urging governments to suspend all involuntary returns to Haiti due to the still-precarious situation in the country. “Despite the recent elections and ongoing reconstruction efforts, Haiti, weakened by […]

Jamaica Begins Disaster Study

Flooding from Tropical Storm Nicole (JIS Photo) Following the effects of five major hurricanes since 2004, along with two significant tropical storms, the Jamaican government is spearheading a study of coastal hazards and vulnerability. The study will be performed through […]

Barbados, Jamaica Transport Ministers Meet on REDjet Licence

Jamaican Transport Minister Michael Henry is meeting with his counterpart from Barbados today to discuss a growing row between the three countries over REDjet’s application to fly into Jamaica. The meeting follows two significant events in the Caribbean airline market […]

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 […]

Edward Seaga: Warner Must Resign

Edward Seaga, left, and Jack Warner Former Jamaican Prime Minister and current President of the Football Association of Jamaica, Edward Seaga, called for embattled Trinidad Minister Jack Warner, the suspended head of CONCACAF, to resign. “We cannot continue this thing […]

Jamaica’s Manatt Commission of Enquiry Report to Go Public June 14

Information Minister Daryl Vaz The Jamaican Cabinet will discuss the report of the Manatt Commission of Enquiry on June 13 at Jamaica House, according to Information Minister Daryl Vaz, and the report will be tabled in Parliament the next day. […]

Rihanna Discriminated Against for Caribbean Heritage, According to Lawsuit

By Alexander Britell A former lawyer for Gucci who worked on singer Rihanna’s contract with the design firm claims her superior discriminated against the Barbados-born singer because of her Caribbean heritage, according to the text of a complaint filed in […]

Working to Preserve Reggae’s Identity

Above: Carlyle McKetty (left) and Sharon Gordon By Alexander Britell For Carlyle McKetty and Sharon Gordon, protecting reggae is a way of life. The world recently marked the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s premature death, and in that time, much […]

Ingraham Modifies Foreign Investment Restrictions, Residency Requirements

Restrictions preventing foreign investment in restaurants and entertainment facilities have been lifted by Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, who also announced a new minimum dollar requirement for foreign direct investment. The prime minister attributed the changes to a series of […]

Interview with Damien Cave, the New York Times’ Caribbean Correspondent

Damien Cave covers Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean for the New York Times based out of Mexico City. Cave has told the stories of some of the world’s most challenging events, from the war in Iraq to the earthquake […]

Guyana, China Agree on Infrastructure, Healthcare Projects

China’s Assistant Commerce Minister, Li Rongcan and Guyana’s Foreign Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett Guyana and China signed agreements yesterday on a series of projects, including transportation, health care and cultural-related initiatives. Guyana’s Foreign Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Finance Minister Ashni Singh and […]

Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace on Bahamian Tourism, Part 2

By Alexander Britell Earlier this month, we talked to Bahamas Minister of Tourism and Aviation Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace about what trends he had seen in the past few years for Bahamian tourism. We followed up with Minister Vanderpool-Wallace to find out […]

Richard Lightbourn Talks Bahamian Law, the Privy Council and Foreign Investment

By Alexander Britell Richard Lightbourn is a partner at McKinney, Bancroft and Hughes, the landmark Nassau law firm. Current Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham was a law clerk at the firm, and his predecessor, Perry Christie, committed his pupilage at the […]

Former Jamaica PM Patterson to Give Norman Manley Lecture

Norman Manley and P.J. Patterson By the Caribbean Journal Staff Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, Q.C., O.N., will give the Norman Manley Lecture Thursday at the Norman Manley Law School, according to Stephen Vasciannie, dean of the law school. […]

Jamaican Guitar Legend Eugene Grey Talks about His New Album, Burning Spear and the Evolution of Reggae

By Alexander Britell Guitarist and composer Eugene Grey, in addition to a long-thriving solo career, has played with some of the most famous bands in Jamaican history – from Toots and the Maytals to Burning Spear. Classically trained, Grey has […]

Interview with Bahamas Tourism Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace

The Hon. Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace is the Bahamas’ Minister of Tourism and Aviation. After a global financial crisis that hit the tourism industry, and the Caribbean, rather severely, Vanderpool Wallace has moved to bring the Bahamas’ integral tourism sector forward. He […]

A New Way to Fly to Abaco in The Bahamas