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This Caribbean Island Filled With Jaw-Dropping Beaches Just Got Three New Nonstop Flights

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Rendezvous Bay. Meads Bay. Shoal Bay. Maundays Bay. In just about any other destination, each of these would be the best beach on the whole island. In Anguilla, they’re all here. They run long and pale, edged by calm water and just enough development to make a day feel complete without ever feeling crowded. You […]

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Ranking the Caribbean By Perceived Levels of Corruption

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff On Tuesday, Corruption watchdog Transparency International released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index report, a ranking of the perceived level of public sector corruption in each of the world’s countries. Countries are ranked on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 means a country is perceived […]

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Avoiding a Setback in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor THE CURRENT political climate in Haiti is rapidly becoming very worrisome, and it does not bode well for the immediate future of the nation. It is as if we are witnessing a version of the “Monty Hall Problem” playing out in Haiti. The three branches of the government represent the […]

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Haiti Hosts Anti-Corruption Expert

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti recently hosted a visit by anti-corruption expert Vincent Green, director of vendor integrity and investigations for the City University of New York. Green’s visit included meetings with government officials, judicial officials and watchdog group members, among others, focusing on the implementation and evaluation of Haiti’s […]


Avoiding a Setback in Haiti

Above: Michael Misick By Alexander Britell Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick has been re-arrested by Brazilian Federal Police, Turks and Caicos authorities said Tuesday. Misick was arrested in Sao Paulo on the authority of a Brazilian Supreme Court judgment. He had been released on bail in February, after having been initially arrested in […]

Former Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush Formally Charged With Corruption

Above: former Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush By Alexander Britell Former Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush has been formally charged with corruption, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service announced in a statement Wednesday. The charges came following police interviews with Bush on Tuesday. Bush answered bail on Wednesday afternoon and was formally charged with two […]

Former Cayman Premier Released on Bail; Investigation "Ongoing"

Above: Former Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush presented himself to anti-corruption officers Tuesday morning and has been released on bail, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. Bush was formally charged with corruption in March on nine counts including four for Breach of Trust […]

Michael Misick Released on Bail from Brazilian Prison: Report

Above: former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick By Alexander Britell Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick has been released from prison in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on bail, the Turks and Caicos government said Friday. The Brazilian Supreme Court has released Misick on bail, the Governor’s office said in a statement. On Thursday, […]

Op-Ed: Corruption In the Caribbean

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor THE ARRESTS OF McKeeva Bush and Michael Misick in one-week span focused on the world of corruption in the Caribbean. The two most prestigious Caribbean offshore financial centres ended up with a pair political leaders in jail. Does this say anything about the region as a whole? Transparency International has already […]

Royal Grenada Police Force Looks to Eliminate Corruption

Above: the Royal Grenada Police Force’s station in St George’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Royal Grenada Police Force is launching a campaign to address the ways corruption is dealt with in the force, it announced this week. The initiative is part of a wider public sector reform initiative. “We have to […]

Cayman Premier Released on Bail; Investigations "Still Very Active"

Above: the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush, who was arrested Tuesday in a corruption investigation, has been released and placed on bail until February 2013, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. The service said, however, that “the investigations involving Mr Bush are still very […]

Haiti Holds Workshop on Fight Against Illegal Drugs, Corruption

Above: the training workshop at Haiti’s Club Indigo hotel (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly launched a two-day workshop Wednesday aimed at raising awareness about corruption and drug trafficking in Haitian society. Martelly was joined by United States Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White and Godson Aurelus, the director-general of […]