
How Big Is the Caribbean Economy?
Above: Port of Spain, Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff How big is the Caribbean economy? Last month, we took a look at the population of the Caribbean, examining the region through several different geographic definitions. Now that […]
CARICOM Announces New Deputy Secretary General

Above: CARICOM headquarters in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM has named Manorma Soeknandan the regional body’s new Deputy Secretary General. Soeknandan, a native of Suriname, succeeds Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite in the role. Soeknandan has previously served as Suriname’s […]
CARICOM "Concerned" By Violence, Confrontations in Venezuela

Above: CARICOM headquarters in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM is “concerned” by the recent violent developments in Venezuela, the regional body said in a statement issued on Tuesday. Student-led protests over social and economic conditions in the country […]
CARICOM Begins First-Ever Regional Inter-Faith Conference in Antigua

Above: the Jolly Beach Resort and Spa in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM has officially begun its first-ever regional interfaith conference. The regional conference, which started on Monday at the Jolly Beach Resort and Spa in Antigua, followed […]