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Caribbean Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week: On the Beach at Paynes Bay in Barbados

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The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Harry Ramnath, who sent in this lovely shot of Paynes Bay Beach in Barbados. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the location of the photo. It […]

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CARICOM Mandates Formation of Regional Commission on Marijuana

Above: CARICOM headquarters in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Should the Caribbean legalize marijuana? Should it decriminalize it? Should it maintain the current legal structure regarding its use? That’s the question to be explored following a decision by CARICOM this week to mandate the formation of a regional commission to address issues relating to marijuana […]

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Jamaica Prime Minister Leads Delegation to St Vincent For CARICOM Conference

Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson MIller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is attending this week’s CARICOM Heads of Government conference in St Vincent and the Grenadines, her office announced. Simpson Miller, who is currently the chairman of CARICOM’s Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Negotiations, will reportedly deliver an […]

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CARICOM Readies For Heads of Government Meeting in St Vincent

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Community will begin the 25th Intersessional Meeting of its Conference of Heads of Government in St Vincent and the Grenadines next week. The conference, which will be hosted on the island of St Vincent, will focus on information and communication technology, human resource […]


Jamaica Prime Minister Leads Delegation to St Vincent For CARICOM Conference

Above: CARICOM Headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Heads of Government will be making Information and Communication Technology a major focus at their next Intercessional meeting, which is slated to take place in February. The announcement was made by CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque during the opening ceremonies of the 12th Caribbean Ministerial […]

Dominica to Host Next PetroCaribe Heads of State Summit

Above: Roseau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Dominica will be hosting the Ninth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the PetroCaribe alliance. The decision to convene the summit in Dominica was made at the conclusion of the Ninth PetroCaribbe summit in Managua this weekend. Dominica is one of […]

Trinidad and Tobago Assumes Chairmanship of CARICOM

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad has assumed the chairmanship of CARICOM from Haiti, following the expiration of the latter’s six-month rotating term. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is now the Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, and will be presiding over the […]