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Turks and Caicos Extends Attorney General's Term Through 2016

Above: the TCI House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The contract of Turks and Caicos Islands Attorney General Huw Shepheard is being extended by 36 months, the Governor’s office announced Monday. Shepheard will remain in office until September […]

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Turks and Caicos Governor Heads to Haiti

Above: Governor Ric Todd By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd departed Sunday for a two-day visit to Haiti. Todd is being joined by Minister of Border Control and Labour Don Hue Gardiner and Clara Gardiner, Permanent Secretary […]

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USVI Governor Sends HOVENSA Sales Agreement to Legislature

Above: the HOVENSA refinery By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has submitted the new agreement with the HOVENSA refinery to the legislature for approval. The agreement, which is the fourth Amendment Agreement between […]

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New Governor For Cayman Islands

Above: Incoming Governor Helen Kilpatrick (Photo: FCO) By the Caribbean Journal staff Helen Kilpatrick has been named the new Governor of the Cayman Islands, the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced Wednesday morning. Kilpatrick, who has served in the UK’s […]


First Southwest Airlines Flight Arrives in Puerto Rico

Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The first Southwest Airlines flight to Puerto Rico arrived at San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport on Sunday morning. The flight out of Orlando arrived in San Juan at […]


United States Virgin Islands Governor Visits St Lucia

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh visited St Lucia this week. The trip included a meeting with St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony, covering “ways and means to strengthen […]

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US Virgin Islands Governor Heads to Denmark for Economic Mission

Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh left for Denmark Saturday for a week-long trip that will include economic development and research meetings. It is the […]


Premier Rufus Ewing Warns of Potential for "Chaos" in Turks and Caicos

Above: the Karibe Convention Centre in Haiti (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — The current state of the affairs in the Turks and Caicos Islands has the potential to throw the territory “into chaos,” Premier Dr Rufus Ewing said […]


Turks and Caicos Governor Appoints Final Two Members to House of Assembly

Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd has appointed the final two members of the territory’s House of Assembly, in accordance with the Turks and Caicos Constitution Order […]

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Turks and Caicos Governor Heads to United Kingdom to Brief Ministers

Above: Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd is heading to the United Kingdom this week to brief United Kingdom Ministers, his office announced Monday. The main purpose of the […]


Alejandro Garcia Padilla Wins Election for Governor of Puerto Rico

Above: Alejandro Garcia Padilla By the Caribbean Journal staff Challenger Alejandro Garcia Padilla won an exceedingly close election over incumbent Governor Luis Fortuño. Padilla, the leader of Puerto Rico’s Popular Democratic Party, won by the narrowest of margins, less than […]


Puerto Rico Governor Launches Plan to Support Female Entrepreneurs

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño at the launch (Photo: OG Puerto Rico) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño has launched a new programme to provide funding to female entrepreneurs in the territory. The plan provides […]