The biggest surprise about staying at a tiny Caribbean all-inclusive isn’t the size. It’s how quickly everything begins to feel familiar. By your second morning, the bartender already knows your drink. Your favorite table is waiting at dinner. The beach feels almost private, with plenty of room to stretch out beneath a palm tree without […]
Above Jamaican PM Andrew Holness (Photo: OPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff New Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he will engage Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller in dialogue aimed at dismantling Jamaica’s garrison communities from the political landscape. Holness, who, at 39, is Jamaica’s youngest-ever leader and its first born after independence, called for […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Education Minister Andrew Holness was sworn in today as the country’s new Prime Minister, taking over for Bruce Golding, who officially stepped down after more than four years in power. “I have accepted the recommendation and congratulate Mr Holness on receiving the overwhelming endorsement of his colleagues,” said Jamaican […]
Above: PM Bruce Golding By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding will formally resign on Sunday, Oct. 23, when Education Minister Andrew Holness will be sworn in as Jamaica’s next Prime Minister, his office said in statement. Golding presided over his final cabinet meeting today. After the meeting, the Prime Minister convened […]
