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Jamaica Moves to Protect Local Brands

Following the announcement that the Jamaican government would be moving to establish a geographical indication for Jamaican rum, the country’s Intellectual Property Office announced it is moving to achieve similar protection for Blue Mountain Coffee and Jamaican Jerk. JIPO Executive […]

Tim Peck: For a Sustainable Tourism Model, Look to Antigua

Above: Carlisle Bay, Antigua By Tim Peck The Caribbean tourism industry waits with bated breath for the announcement of the OECS Common Tourism Policy on October 1. As the first policy of its kind for our region, a tourism blueprint […]

Guyana Meets New US Ambassador

Above: Ambassador Brent Hardt and President Bharrat Jagdeo (Photo: GINA) Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo met with new United States Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt to reaffirm what he called a commitment to open, candid and constructive dialogue between the two […]

Jagdeo: Adopt a System That Works

The Caribbean needs to change its traditional way of thinking at the political level, Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo said at a roundtable of the UN’s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. “We still operate in a global system, […]

Remembering the Life of Eugene Dupuch

By Sir Arthur Foulkes Judge Nathaniel Jones, a distinguished Judge of United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeal and former General Counsel for the NAACP, once surveyed the large number of persons entering the legal profession in that country and […]

Trinidad, China Sign $6.2M Agreement

Above: China and Trinidad sign a cooperation agreement (Photo: TGISL) Trinidad and China signed a $6.2 million agreement Tuesday, the latest in a series of economic and cooperation agreements between China and Caribbean countries at the China-Caribbean forum in Port […]

Isadore Sharp, Founder of Four Seasons, on the Caribbean, Social Media and the Future

Above: Isadore Sharp (Photo: Four Seasons) By Alexander Britell In 1961, Isadore Sharp was a neophyte in the hospitality industry who had just opened his first property in Toronto. Fifty years later, the company he founded and built, Four Seasons, […]

Clinton, Martelly Form Investment Board

Above: Bill Clinton and Haitian President Michel Martelly (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) Haitian President Michel Martelly and former US President Bill Clinton announced a new advisory board aimed at attracting investors to Haiti. “To build the economy, we need new ideas […]

Jacmel a Bright Spot for Haitian Tourism

While Haiti has struggled to recover from the January 2010 earthquake, the tourist-centered city of Jacmel is becoming one of the country’s bright spots. “Jacmel in my view reflects the progress that has been made outside Port-au-Prince,” said Luca Dall’Oglio, […]

Trinidad Could Establish Gun Court

By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s State of Emergency, which was just extended for another three months, is presenting a new set of challenges as courts struggle to deal with a vastly-increased case load. One possibility to deal with the […]

Jamaica Bets on a New Export: Honey

The first shipment of Jamaican honey produced under a joint venture between the government, the All-Island Bee Farmers’ Association and the Boston Diaspora Ventures LLC could hit overseas markets in six months, according to Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Robert […]

Op-Ed: David Rowe on the End of the Line for Christopher Coke

By David P Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Christopher Coke is a violent, politically affiliated Jamaican drug lord who was arrested while disguised as a woman in the company of a friendly pastor. Yesterday, Mr Coke struck a plea bargain with the […]

Christopher Coke Pleads Guilty

Jamaican strongman Christopher Coke has pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges in US Federal Court. Coke faces a maximum of 23 years in prison, although the deal does not involve any further cooperation with the government. “I’m pleading guilty because […]

Canadian Senator Don Meredith Talks CARICOM, Free Trade and Caribbean Tech

By Alexander Britell Senator Don Meredith is one of the leading figures of the Caribbean diaspora. A native of Jamaica, Meredith is an ordained minister, and was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 2010. Meredith, who immigrated to Canada in […]

Jamaica Makes New Push on Aquaculture

Jamaica is working to ensure the survival of the country’s aquaculture sub-sector with several new policies, including the development of a national fisheries policy. New fisheries legislation would create a framework for regulation of aquaculture, according to Agriculture and Fisheries […]

Trinidad Extends State of Emergency, Shortens Curfew Hours

Above: Minister of National Security John Sandy (FP-TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced that the country’s State of Emergency would be extended, albeit with a reduction in curfew hours. “We are considering and indeed […]

US Indicts 13 for Virgin Islands Trafficking

Above: Southern District Courthouse in Miami By the Caribbean Journal staff US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Wifredo Ferrer today announced the unsealing of a July indictment against 13 individuals charged with a narcotics trafficking conspiracy that extended […]

Court Allows Coke Wiretap Evidence

By Alexander Britell Jamaican strongman Christopher Coke’s motion to exclude wiretap evidence taken against him in Jamaica has been denied in US Federal Court. Coke is alleged to have controlled the Tivoli Gardens area in Kingston since the early 1990s […]

Jamaica, China Sign Military Aid Pact

Above: Major General Antony Anderson, JDF, left, and Deputy Chief of China’s Foreign Affairs Office, Major General Jia Xiaoning (JIS Photo) The Chinese government is providing $1.1 million in military aid to Jamaica, one of the most significant military aid […]

Jamaica Eyes Hub for Private Jets

Above: Transport Minister Mike Henry with Netjets CEO Bill Noe at Ian Fleming Airport (JIS Photo) Jamaica is looking to position the new Ian Fleming International Airport in St Mary as a regional hub for private jets, according to Transport […]

China Investing $156M in Jamaican Sugar

Above: the Chinese embassy in Jamaica COMPLANT, the state-owned Chinese company which acquired the state-owned assets of Jamaica’s sugar industry, is rolling out $156 million to invest in the renovation of three factories and sugar cane fields over the next […]

In Jamaica, a New Look at Literacy

Above: the National Library of Jamaica Jamaica’s Ministry of Education has partnered with UNESCO to implement a Literacy Assessment Monitoring Programme to accurately assess literacy levels among Jamaicans. Jamaica is the first country in the Caribbean to put the project […]

Norman Girvan on Irwin LaRocque and the Necessity of a Caribbean Parliament

Dr Norman Girvan, Professor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies, is one of the foremost experts on Caribbean political economy. Girvan, who was formerly the Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States, was appointed last year as […]

ECLAC: Development Aid “Not Sufficient”

Above: ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Barcena (Photo: UN) By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean and Latin American authorities gathered in Santiago, Chile last week for a dialogue on the international cooperation system and its relation to development. The “Latin America […]

Jamaica, Costa Rica Talk Free Trade

Above: Jamaican Foreign Minister Dr Kenneth Baugh Jamaican and Costa Rican officials met in Kingston this week to discuss a potential Free Trade Agreement between the two countries. The Costa Rican delegation was led by Anabel Gonzalez, the country’s minister […]

Barbados Meets New US Charge D’Affaires

Above: the US Embassy in Bridgetown Barbadian Foreign Minister Sen. Maxine McClean met yesterday with the United States’ new Charge d’Affaires, Christopher Sandrolini. The two officials expressed concerns over the narcotics trade in the region and discussed ways both countries […]

Jamaica, UAE Sign Airlift Agreement

The Jamaican government has signed an air services agreement with the United Arab Emirates, according to Information Minister Daryl Vaz. The deal was signed in the context of the country’s Open Skies policy, which was previously approved by the cabinet. […]

Interview with Tim Hoffman, Owner of Nevis’ Montpelier Plantation and Beach

By Alexander Britell Tim Hoffman is the owner of the historic Montpelier Plantation and Beach in Nevis. Originally a sugar plantation when Nevis’ crop ruled the Caribbean, the property has hosted everyone from Horatio Nelson to Princess Diana. Hoffman, whose […]

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