The blue cobblestones of Old San Juan are packed long before lunch. At El Yunque National Forest, the sound of waterfalls carries through the trees. Along the west coast in Rincón, surfers paddle out beneath orange evening skies. Puerto Rico has become one of the Caribbean’s most in-demand destinations, and getting there is about to […]
Above: Port-of-Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago “must” invest in its youth population, according to Minister of Gender, Youth and Child Development Marlene Coudray. The Minister was speaking at the National Youth Awards 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Port-of-Spain. “A nation aspiring to sustainable development on par with first-world countries must […]
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe launched a new programme Friday aimed at providing credit for female entrepreneurs. The initiative, called “Woz Kredi Power Fanm Lakay,” targets female entrepreneurs operating in rural areas of Haiti. Lamothe said the purpose of the programme was to […]
Above: Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas (UN Photo/Evan Schneider) By the Caribbean Journal staff The administration of St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas has sent legislation to the National Assembly to ensure equal pay for men and women in the workplace. The law would make it an offence if an employer or […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is issuing a challenge to individuals, groups and the government to ensure that the entire population is working towards developing a culture of zero violence, particularly gender-based violence. “At the individual level, we must not commit or condone any acts of violence against women and children,” said St […]
Above: Dr Leith Dunn (UWI Gender Studies), Mrs. Judith Wedderburn (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, FES), Her Excellency Mathu Joyini, High Commissioner, South África, Mrs. Lorna Green, founding member, Women Business Owners, Jamaica. By Marcia Forbes, PhD “The 51 Percent Coalition – Development and Empowerment through Equity,” a campaign to increase the participation of women in politics […]
Above: members of the new Gender Equality Tribunal (Photo: GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the passage of the Cayman Islands’ new Gender Equality Law, the government has formed its first-ever Gender Equality Tribunal. The tribunal was approved by Cayman’s cabinet on Jan. 31, the day the new Gender Equality Law took effect. It […]
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