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Ahead of Bahamas Election, OAS and CARICOM Observers Arrive in Nassau

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One of the Caribbean’s Coolest Beach Bars Is On an Uncrowded Beach in Antigua With Endless Breezes, Swinging Chairs, and Perfect Surf

The sign on the side of the road got me. It was black, and hand-painted. “Bar on the Beach.” That’s not a sign I can easily refuse. And, unsurprisingly, I was quickly rewarded, here on one of the most intriguingly-named beaches in the Caribbean. For starters, it’s cool here. No, the mercury reads somewhere […]

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Op-Ed: The Bahamian Election and the Importance of Small Business

By Mark A Turnquest Op-Ed Contributor Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) owners must carefully review all political parties’ platforms for the upcoming May 7, 2012 general election in the Bahamas. SME owners must determine which political party best articulates strategies that will develop the SME sector, and grow and diversify the economy of the […]

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OAS: Belize Party Activists Produce "Less Than Conducive" Voting Environment

Above: OAS Head of Mission Ambassador Frank Almaguer (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The active role played by party activists during Belize’s general elections Wednesday produced a “less than conducive” voting environment, according to the Organization of American States, which fielded an electoral observation mission in the country this week. “Agents […]

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Belize's UDP Wins Narrow Re-election; Opposition Gains Eight Seats

Above: Prime Minister Dean Barrow (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By Alexander Britell Belize’s ruling United Democratic Party has won the country’s general elections with a total of 17 out of 31 seats, Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai told Caribbean Journal. The voting “went smoothly in most areas,” Tamai said, with a turnout of approximately 73.11 percent, […]

OAS: Belize Party Activists Produce "Less Than Conducive" Voting Environment

Above: El Salvador (IDB Photo/Willie Heinz) By the Caribbean Journal staff An Organization of American States electoral observation mission will oversee the legislative elections in El Salvador March 11, following an agreement on procedures signed Friday between the two parties. The OAS mission will be headed by Dr Lourdes Flores Nano, a Peruvian lawyer and […]

Op-Ed: Why the Economy Is the Biggest Issue in Belize’s Elections

By Kay Menzies Op-Ed Contributor The voters of Belize will go to the polls next week to decide which party will form the next Government of Belize. Without a doubt, most voters will make their decisions based on, among other priorities, a personal economic argument, i.e. “my life was or is better under…” Beyond that […]

Russian Election Commission Signs Framework Agreement With OAS

Above: OAS Headquarters in Washington (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Russian Federation’s Central Electoral Commission has signed a framework agreement with the Organization of American States. The move coincides with Sunday’s Russian election, in which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has reportedly claimed victory despite allegations of violations in the voting process. The […]

OAS to Observe Belize Elections

Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Manuel Insulza and Belizean Ambassador to the OAS Nestor Mendez (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States has signed an agreement with Belize to monitor the country’s elections March 7, according to OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza. The OAS signed the pact with Belize […]

Jamaican PM: New Attorney General to Be Accountable Through Parliament

Above: Jamaican PM Portia Simpson Miller and Attorney General Patrick Atkinson, QC By the Caribbean Journal staff New Jamaican Attorney General Patrick Atkinson, QC will be fully accountable through Parliament, according to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. Simpson Miller was speaking at the swearing-in ceremony for Atkinson today at King’s House. The Attorney General as […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Julian Jay Robinson

By Alexander Britell Julian Jay Robinson is the People’s National Party candidate for South East St Andrew in the upcoming Jamaican election. Robinson, currently the deputy general secretary of the PNP, studied management and economics at the University of the West Indies, and also earned a Master’s in Business from the University of Illinois at […]

CARICOM Observing Jamaican Vote

Above: CARICOM headquarters in Georgetown By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Community is mounting a mission to observe elections in Jamaica on Thursday. The CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission will be led by Winston O’Neale Estwick, chief elections officer of Barbados, and will include representatives from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, St Kitts and […]

Holness Calls for Safe, Peaceful Election

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has called for peaceful and incident-free elections, according to a statement. The announcement followed reports of the stoning of buses transporting supporters of the Jamaica Labour Party from its rally in Mandeville Sunday night, when Holness announced the Dec. 29 election date. Holness has instructed […]

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