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UN’s Ban Urges Caribbean to “Build on Successes of Decolonization”

Above: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (UN Photo/Evan Schneider) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean should “build on the many successes of decolonization,” according to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The Secretary General made the call speaking to […]

Op-Ed: Haiti’s Intellectual History

By Celucien L Joseph, PhD Op-Ed Contributor IN HAITI’S intellectual history, Toussaint Louverture is not only a man of deep commitment to his people but also the great Haitian antiracist and public intellectual, radical social activist and anticolonial prophet of […]

Op-Ed: Interpreting Haiti’s Revolution

By Celucien Joseph Op-Ed Contributor THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION of 1791-1804 was the “Big Bang” of the New World and the first “Great Exodus” of enslaved Africans out of New World slavery. CRL James, championing the significance of the revolution […]

Op-Ed: What Would Norman Manley Think of Present-Day Jamaica?

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Many Jamaicans contemplate the historical lives of the architects of our independence as our 50th anniversary approaches. Is Norman Manley the George Washington of Jamaica? Norman Manley is regarded by many as the Father of […]

Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade Survives No-Confidence Motion

Above: Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade has defeated a no-confidence motion filed against him by Opposition Leader Donaldson Romeo by a vote of 7-2. All members of Meade’s Movement for Change and […]

Montserrat Opposition Seeks No-Confidence Motion on Premier

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat will soon debate a no-confidence motion against Premier Reuben Meade’s administration filed by Opposition Leader Donaldson Romeo. Romeo, who filed the request for No Confidence last week, referenced several recent decisions by […]

This BVI Resort Just Began Its Reopening