There is a version of the Caribbean that lives more in novels than in real life. It is barefoot and unhurried, defined by quiet mornings and long afternoons where nothing interrupts the rhythm of the sea. It exists without crowds or schedules, without spectacle. You come upon it by chance, often on foot, and it […]
Above: OAS Headquarters in Washington (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The ORganization of America State’s Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission will launch Trinidad’s first pilot Drug Treatment Court this week. The courts are an alternative to incarceration for people with addiction problems who have committed “minor” offences. The ceremony on Tuesday […]
Above: Trinidad National Security Minister Jack Warner (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s cabinet has approved $45.39 million USD for the country’s fight against crime, National Security Minister Jack Warner announced Thursday. The funding will be used to improve the police service, he said. “There will be the full-time establishment of 5,000 […]
Above: Chinese Ambassador to Trinidad Yang Youming (Photo: Chinese Embassy Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago National Security Minister Jack Warner met with Chinese Ambassador to Trinidad Yang Youming during a courtesy call Monday. The talks were held at the Ministry’s office in Port of Spain. Warner recently assumed the National Security […]
