
Guadeloupe's Victorin Lurel Named France's New Overseas Minister
Above: New Overseas Minister Victorin Lurel with Marie-Luce Penchard in Paris (Photo: OM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Victorin Lurel, the President of Guadeloupe’s Regional Council, has been appointed France’s new Minister for the Overseas Departments and Territories. Lurel will […]
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 […]
Bahamian Election Heats Up in Bimini

Above: two of the many political signs adorning Bimini’s main thoroughfare (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell BIMINI — Large billboards dominate the landscape along King’s Highway, some artful, others strongly-worded. It’s election season in the westernmost district of the Bahamas, […]
Bahamas Calls Elections for May 7; Opposition PLP, DNA Step Up Rhetoric

Above: Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has “rung the bell,” setting the country’s next elections for May 7. Ingraham rang the bell following the dissolution of Parliament on […]