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This Caribbean Beach Has Soft Sand, Vibrant Water, and a Barefoot Rhythm

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There is a version of the Caribbean that lives more in novels than in real life. It is barefoot and unhurried, defined by quiet mornings and long afternoons where nothing interrupts the rhythm of the sea. It exists without crowds or schedules, without spectacle. You come upon it by chance, often on foot, and it […]

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The Caribbean’s New Piracy Problem

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor BCJ’s Partial Lock-Down Directive About 98 channels are currently being pirated by Jamaican cable TV operators. This is what Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) shared in the April 24th Press Conference called to talk about these matters and to announce actions against the almost 50 cable […]

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Jamaica to Amend Copyright Act

Above: Industry Minister Anthony Hylton By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is working to complete amendments to the country’s Copyright Act, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. The changes would make Jamaica compliant with its treaty obligations, including the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performance and Phonograms Treaty. “These treaties […]