I’ve had lots of great meals in St Barth. But until today, what I’d never enjoyed on the island was a bokit. For the uninitiated, it’s a fried dough-style sandwich that’s the most famous street food on another French Caribbean island: Guadeloupe, where bokit food trucks and stalls abound. And now it’s available in St […]
Above: Andrew Holness with JLP supporters on Sunday By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Prime Minister Andrew Holness is still the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party. That was the result following an election Sunday that saw Holness win the majority of support of JLP members and defeat former Finance Minister Audley Shaw after weeks […]
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor BY THE CLOSE of day Sunday, the Jamaica Labour Party will have chosen its next leader — incumbent and former Prime Minister Andrew Holness or challenger and former Finance Minister Audley Shaw. Holness represents the youth of the JLP, which first developed out of the personality of Jamaican hero Alexander […]
Above: Audley Shaw By the Caribbean Journal staff Following months of speculation, Jamaican Opposition MP Audley Shaw announced Sunday that he would be challenging Andrew Holness for the leadership of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party. Shaw made the announcement in an address on Sunday, calling for the JLP to “recapture the fervour of the founding […]
