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Dominica Welcomes New Ambassador From Venezuela
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Hayden Owando Pirela Sanchez is Venezuela’s new Ambassador to Dominica. The Venezuelan envoy presented his letters of credence to Dominica President Eliud Williams this week, saying he wants to “further deepen […]
Op-Ed: Haiti and the Caribbean
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor LAST WEEK, for the first time in its history, Haiti hosted the CARICOM Heads of Government Summit in Port-au-Prince. Michael Martelly the President of Haiti, with a great deal of pomp and circumstance, opened the […]
Talking Puntacana With Alberto Abreu
Above: Tortuga Bay at Puntacana By Alexander Britell The Dominican Republic has grown into one of the dominant tourism destinations in the Caribbean, nearing 5 million visitors in 2012. The country also led the Caribbean in hotel growth last year, […]
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 […]
Jamaica Tops Western Hemisphere for Press Freedom: Report
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has the highest ranking for press freedom in the Western Hemisphere, according to the 2013 World Press Freedom Index from Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The country was ranked 13th overall […]
Haiti PM Reshuffles Cabinet
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has reshuffled the country’s Cabinet and replaced several ministers, he announced Tuesday night. It follows a similar reshuffle by Lamothe in early August, when Haiti’s […]
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 […]
EPA Launches Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Group for Puerto Rico, USVI
Above: St John in the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Environmental Protection Agency has created an inter-agency effort to protect Caribbean coral reefs off the shores of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The Caribbean […]
Op-Ed: The Caribbean Cliff We Must Avoid
By Hon. Donna Christensen US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress AS WASHINGTON frantically scrambles to prevent the United States from falling over the proverbial Fiscal Cliff, I am concerned to hear rumblings of a potential World Trade Organization (WTO) […]
Op-Ed: Kent Gammon on Reversing Jamaica’s Economic Decline
By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor THE JAMAICAN ECONOMY continues to lag behind the rest of the world with a dismal 1.3 percent growth forecast for 2013. The Jamaican dollar is being sold officially for 92 dollars to one US […]
Dominica’s Police Get Help from China
Above: Roseau, Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s police force will soon be getting help from China, which has announced the donation of 90 motorcycles to the force. The motorcycles were handed over at a signing ceremony […]
Wyndham Hotel Group Names New VP for Latin American Region
Above: the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach in the Dominican Republic’s La Romana By the Caribbean Journal staff Wyndham Hotel Group has named Luis Mirabelli as its new vice president for development for Latin America, the company announced Thursday. In the […]
Op-Ed: A Diaspora Policy for St Lucia
By Bertram Leon Op-Ed Contributor OVER THE PAST DECADE, we have been witnessing a growing number of countries becoming interested in revisiting, refreshing and rebuilding relations with their overseas populations. A contemporary subject of public policy, referred to as […]
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 […]
Grenada, Kazakhstan Establish Ties
Above: the signing ceremony in New York By Michael Bascombe Grenada has formally established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Kazakhstan. Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Ambassadors Dessima Williams and Byrganym Aitimova signed a Joint Communiqué on behalf of […]
Op-Ed: Rum Subsidies in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
By Frank Ward Op-Ed Contributor RUM HAS A SPECIAL PLACE in the hearts and minds of Caribbean people. It is the product of an industry mainly comprised of small, local distillers which, as a significant economic operator, brings much […]
Caribbean Tourism Organization Names New Aviation Committee
Above: a British Airways plane (Photo: British Airways) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Tourism Organization has announced what it is calling a “highly-focused” CTO Aviation Committee aimed at facilitating air transportation into and throughout the Caribbean region. The […]
Haiti’s Martelly Holds Talks With Leaders of Benin, Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Benin President Boni Yayi By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly’s visit to the La Francophonie summit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this weekend included talks with the leaders of […]
Paulwell: Jamaica Aiming to Introduce Liquefied Natural Gas By 2015
Above: Jamaica Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is planning to introduce Liquefied Natural Gas in Jamaica by 2015, despite a recent decision by the government to remove itself from the process of fuel selection. In […]
Haiti’s Martelly, Lamothe Meet With Canada PM Stephen Harper
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (second from left) with Canada PM Stephen Harper and a Haitian delegation (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Thursday with Canada Prime Minister […]
Interview with Barbados Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy
Above: Tourism Minister Richard Sealy (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Caribbean tourism sector is in a period of change, as the region seeks to emerge from the global downturn. As Caribbean nations like Barbados look to move beyond the […]
Haiti’s Martelly Welcomes New Ambassador from European Union
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and EU Ambassador Javier Pérez Niño (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly accepted the credentials Monday of the European Union’s new Ambassador, Javier Pérez Niño. Niño, a native of […]
St Lucia to Maintain Ties With Taiwan
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony ended months of speculation Tuesday night in announcing that St Lucia would indeed maintain its diplomatic ties with Taiwan. He revealed the decision in a […]
Haiti Presents Tourism Projects to Latin American, Caribbean Partners
Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin (far right) with Haiti’s Latin American and Caribbean partners By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin met this week with representatives of 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to […]
China Hands Over 353-Unit Housing Community to Grenada
Above: Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas and Chinese Vice Minister for Commerce Li Jinzao By the Caribbean Journal staff China has officially handed over a recently-completed 353-unit housing project to the government of Grenada. The “Mt Gay” community will be […]
Op-Ed: What Would Norman Manley Think of Present-Day Jamaica?
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Many Jamaicans contemplate the historical lives of the architects of our independence as our 50th anniversary approaches. Is Norman Manley the George Washington of Jamaica? Norman Manley is regarded by many as the Father of […]
Op-Ed: Trinidad and Canada
By Hon. Sen. Don Meredith Op-Ed Contributor As the people of the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago reach a historic milestone, it is both a time to celebrate the successes of the past and the opportunities that lie ahead. […]
Dominica Receives Czech Ambassador
Above: Edita Hrda (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Czech Republic’s new ambassador to Dominica, Edita Hrda, has presented her letters of credence to Dominican President Dr Nicholas Liverpool. “The Czech Republic has longstanding relations with Caribbean […]
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