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Haitians Protest UN Peacekeepers

Above: UN peacekeepers from Bolivia in Haiti last year (UN Photo: Marco Dormino) Haitians gathered to protest the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Haiti after allegations that a contingent from Uruguay sexually assaulted a young man. The scandal has seen a […]

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St Kitts and Nevis Delegation Concludes High-Level Talks in Israel
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Official Warns Against Calls for St Kitts State of Emergency Declaration
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Cayman Looks at Minimum Wage

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Trinidad Arrests Rise to Nearly 1,600
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Uruguayan Leader Issues Haiti an Apology

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Grenada Raises Minimum Wage

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Martelly Taps Former Clinton Aide for PM

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Interview with Radio Soleil's Ricot Dupuy on Martelly, Reconstruction and UN Cholera

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Broad Emergency Powers in Trinidad
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CARICOM Recognition for Kosovo Possible
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Bahamas Row over Urban Renewal
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Douglas to LaRocque: Be Creative

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A Dominican Republic Presidential Candidate Courts Voters in Antigua

Above: Hipolito Mejia Dominguez (Photo: US DOD) Hipolito Mejia Dominguez, who was the president of the Dominican Republic from 2000 and 2004 and is currently running for the office in 2012, will arrive in Antigua on Friday looking to woo […]

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OAS to Haiti: Form New Government

Above: OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insuiza (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Organization of American States Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insuiza has notched his serious concern for Haiti’s continuing difficulty to approve a new prime minister and form a new […]

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Guyana, Brazil Strengthen Relations

Above: Brazilian Foreign Minister Ambassador Antonio Patriota and Guyanese Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (GIA Photo) Guyana and Brazil are strengthening relations on several fronts, highlighted by a Sports Cooperation Agreement that will develop sports competitions and share experience in sports […]

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Jamaica Tries to Reassure Public on International Monetary Fund Agreement

While the last completed review with the IMF on Jamaica’s economy as September 2010, Jamaican Finance Minister Audley Shaw said the December 2010 and March 2011 assessments had not yet been reviewed by the IMF. “We have neither passed nor […]

UN "Concerned" about Haiti's Government

Above: From left, Haitian President Michel Martelly and Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti, Mariano Fernandez (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is encouraging political actors in Haiti to work on a finding a […]

Second Martelly PM Pick Rejected

Haitian President Michel Martelly’s second choice for prime minister, Bernard Gousse, has been rejected by lawmakers, the second PM pick by Martelly that the government has denied. Sixteen members of the 30-seat Haitian Senate voted against Gousse, a former justice […]

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UN: Politics, Aid Challenges Hurt Haiti

Above: debris-clearing in Haiti (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff While Haiti has seen improvements, aid coordination in the country remains a challenge, and the inability of Haiti’s political leaders to form a government has presented a challenge, according […]

In Jamaica, a Row over Scrap Metal

Above: From left: Industry, Investment and Commerce State Minister, Hon. Michael Stern and Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr Christopher Tufton (right), at his New Kingston offices, Tuesday. (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A controversy is growing […]

Dominica's Irwin LaRocque Tapped as New CARICOM Secretary-General

Above: CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin Larocque By the Caribbean Journal staff Domincan native Irwin LaRocque has been named the new secretary-general of CARICOM, the single market announced today. LaRocque has served as assistant secretary-general for trade and economic integration at CARICOM […]

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Jamaica Approves REDjet Service

Following the lead of Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica has given new low-cost air carrier REDjet the go-ahead to begin operations. “In continuous discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday and Friday, and ultimately, the chairman, they advise me that […]

Jamaican Opposition Plans Island-Wide Protest over Extradition Affair

Jamaica’s Opposition People’s National Party is planning an island-wide protest concerning the government’s handling of the extradition crisis involving Christopher “Dudus” Coke. Former Justice Minister KD Knight, the lead attorney representing the party during the recently-concluded Commission of Enquiry, said […]

Trinidad's Moonilal: Wise Decision to Split Works, Transport Ministries

Above: Trinidad Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal and Works Minister Jack Warner (Photos: TIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Minister of Housing Dr Roodal Moonilal has called the decision by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to split the Ministry of […]