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How the Bahamas Reacted to the US-Cuba Diplomatic Announcement
Above: the Bahamas (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Bahamas says it is welcoming the announcement made this week that Cuba and the United States will re-engage with full diplomatic ties by July 20. “It is good for the […]
The Caribbean and Cuba
By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor At the end of 2014, Havana welcomed the regional Heads of State a December when it hosted the 5th Caricom-Cuba Summit. From first appearances, this summit did not disappoint as it offered an opportunity […]
Turkey President Visits Cuba, Expanding Country’s Caribbean Presence
Above: Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan By the Caribbean Journal staff Step by step, Turkey is showing its strong interest in the Caribbean region. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Havana Tuesday for the beginning of an official visit to Cuba. […]
Raul Castro Pledges Cuba’s Cooperation With CARICOM
Above: Raul Castro By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba is pledging its continued cooperation with its neighbours in the Caribbean Community, according to Cuba President Raul Castro. The Cuban leader was addressing the Cuba-CARICOM Summit in Havana on Monday. “We […]
CARICOM, Cuba Meet in Havana
Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Member states of the Caribbean Community began meeting with the government of Cuba in Havana this weekend for the fifth Cuba-CARICOM summit. The talks were expected to focus on economic and trade relations, […]
Cuba’s Castro, Jamaica’s Simpson Miller Hold Talks in Havana
Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller in Havana (Photo: JIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller held talks Monday with Cuban President Raul Castro. The two met in the context of the Community of […]
Jamaica Prime Minister Visiting Cuba
Above: Havana, Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will make an official visit to Cuba this weekend, officials said. Simpson Miller will be meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro to discuss “regional and international […]
Cuba Foreign Minister Visits Mexico
Above: Cuba FM Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla (UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla arrived in Mexico City this week for a two-day visit. Parrilla, who had prevoiulsy been in New York to vsiit […]
Cuba’s Raul Castro Heads to Trinidad
Above: Cuban President Raul Castro (UN Photo/Mark Garten) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuban President Raul Castro will pay a State Visit to Trinidad and Tobago tomorrow, coinciding with his participation in the CARICOM-Cuba Summit. Castro, who will be in […]
Troubetzkoy: People Are Key to Caribbean Tourism Success
The head of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association is calling on the region to work together to ensure the Caribbean remains one of the world’s leading destinations. Delivering the keynote at the Annual General Meeting of the U.S. Virgin […]
Why the Caribbean’s Global Relationships Matter
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor As CARICOM Foreign Ministers gathered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the 19th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations, Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque underscored the importance of CARICOM maintaining its existing relationships, […]
Pope Francis and the Caribbean
By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor The 1st Latin American to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis of Argentina, may well be considered the 1st pope of Latin America and the Caribbean. Within a few years, the leader of […]
Barack Obama Visits Jamaica, Urges Caribbean on Green Energy
Above: US President Barack Obama in Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff United States President Barack Obama became the first sitting president to visit Jamaica in more than 33 years with a visit to Jamaica this week. Obama arrived on […]
United States President Barack Obama to Visit Jamaica
Above: United States President Barack Obama By Alexander Britell United States President Barack Obama will be visiting the Caribbean next month. In what will be his first visit to the region since 2011, Obama will be making an official visit […]
Why Joe Biden Thanked the Caribbean
Above: US Vice President Joe Biden with Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Vice President Joe Biden thanked the Caribbean this week for its “encouragement” to the US on shifting its longstanding […]
Barack Obama’s New Caribbean Push
Above: US President Barack Obama By Alexander Britell It’s been six years since United States President Barack Obama made his first visit to the Caribbean, on the occasion of the Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain. And it’s […]
The Caribbean’s 25 Most Interesting People For 2014
WHO WERE the Caribbean’s newsmakers this year? Who were the people within the Caribbean doing interesting things, or the people from the Caribbean doing great work around the world? Who were the people in the Caribbean conversation? Our Most Interesting […]
Haiti’s Michel Martelly, United States’ Barack Obama to Meet in Washington
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly will meet next week with United States President Barack Obama in Washington, the United States government announced. It will be the first official […]
Op-Ed: Caribbean Politicians Need to Travel More Efficiently
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor It’s not easy getting from island to island in the Caribbean. Seemingly every month, Caribbean politicians and government officials do their own version of island hopping, either for CARICOM events or intra-regional dialogue. But in […]
Haiti’s Martelly Heads to Chile
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly has departed for Chile to attend the summit between CELAC and the European Union. Martelly will first stop in Miami for a “complete […]
Haiti Holds Mass for Venezuela’s Chavez
Above: Venezuelan Ambassador to Haiti Pedro Antonio Canino Gonzalez, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti held a special mass Friday in support of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, who is […]
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