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Getting Local Government in Jamaica to Work

What local government means if we can get it to work By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Last week I was driving around Montego Bay with the NSWMA regional manager and stopped by the Retirement dumpsite. As I drove around, I […]

After General Election Win, Jamaica’s PNP Takes Local Government Elections

Above: the PNP supports the party’s local election win, with National Security Minister Peter Bunting (right) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following its electoral sweep in Jamaica’s general election in December, the People’s National Party took a strong victory in […]

How Caribbean Local Governments Work

Kingston, Jamaica Sometimes the Caribbean’s local governments are not given adequate attention — but they are largely the ones providing services and other governmental functions in the region for a huge number of residents. Caribbean local governance tends to break […]

Puerto Rico’s Government Looks to Emphasize Local Produce

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Padilla (Photo: La Fortaleza) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a Caribbean trend toward locally-grown produce, Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla signed an executive order this week that will emphasize local agricultural products in […]

How Grenada Is Putting the Focus on “Local”

A new campaign on the Spice Isle By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Grenada has a new focus on “local.” The country’s Ministry of Economic Development, Planning, Trade, Cooperatives and International Business has launched its new National Buy Local and Made […]

Fidel Castro Votes in Cuba’s Local Elections

Above: photos of Castro voting at home By the Caribbean Journal staff After more than a year without a public appearance, Cuba’s Fidel Castro is increasing his profile. The former Cuban leader’s latest appearance was in a series of photos showing […]

Turks and Caicos Premier Urges Tourism Sector on Local Employment

Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Premier Dr Rufus Ewing is calling on the territory’s tourism sector to give locals more opportunities for “meaningful gainful employment.” He also said he was urging the Immigration and Labour […]

Tobago Reporting Increase in Local Tourism From Trinidad

Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago received a record number of visitors in 2013 — more than 1 million, and a large portion of those visitors came from nearby Trinidad. According to new data from Tobago’s government, […]

Jamaica’s Government Looks to Improve Earthquake Preparedness

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government has officially received a new “Roadmap to Seismic Safety” that is a major step on the country’s road to seismic resilience. The Caribbean is a seismically active region, a […]

St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia Look to Improve Local Internet

Above: Bevil Wooding, Internet Strategist with Packet Clearing House, facilitates the CTU CARCIP workshop in St Vincent and the Grenadines By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), together with US-based research firm Packet Clearing House (PCH), is […]

US Virgin Islands Officials “Assessing” Impact of Government Shutdown

Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials in the United States Virgin Islands say they have begun assessing the impact of the federal government shutdown in the United States. On Tuesday, USVI Governor John de […]

How Government Aviation Taxes Negatively Impact Caribbean Tourism

The following is the text of a speech given by St Kitts and Nevis Tourism & International Transport Minister Richard Skerritt to the ICAO Plenary Session in Montreal on Wednesday. Mr President, Mr Secretary General, fellow delegates, distinguished ladies and […]

Jamaica Prime Minister Urges Local Investment to Drive Growth

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says she is “on a mission” to improve the country’s business competitiveness globally. But while attracting foreign investment will remain a priority, the Prime Minister […]

Grenada’s Government to Consider Casino Gambling As Part of Tourism Push

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s new government is planning a major tourism push, Governor General Sir Carlyle Glean said at his throne speech on Thursday. “The New Economy envisions a world class tourism product,” said […]

In Antigua, a Push for Local Produce

Above: a garden in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Antigua and Barbuda is urging citizens to buy locally-sourced food and produce as part of a campaign aimed at boosting the “health and wealth” of the nation. […]

OAS Looking Forward to “Timely” Legislative, Local Elections in Haiti

Above: OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo/Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States says it is looking forward “to the holding of timely legislative and local elections in Haiti,” according to a statement issued […]

Guyana’s Government Signs Bioethanol Contract With London-Based Whitefox

Above: sugar cane being transported in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff London-based Whitefox Technologies and its partner, Brazil’s Green, have signed a bioethanol contract with the government of Guyana. The project will install units for a bioethanol demonstration plant […]

Grenada Signs Contract With Local Firm on Design of New Parliament

Above: Grenada’s former Parliament building (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s Ministry of Works has now signed an agreement with local architecture firm COCOA (Caribbean Office of Cooperative Architecture) to design the country’s new Parliament building. COCOA had […]

Grenada Selects Local Architects to Design New Parliament Building

Above: Grenada’s old Parliament building, which was severely damaged in 2004 (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenadian architecture firm COCOA Architecture has been selected to design the country’s new Parliament building, the government announced this week. COCOA was […]

Cayman Islands Government, Private Sector Prepare for US FATCA Law

Above: Georgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of the Cayman Islands and the territory’s private sector are working to prepare for the implementation of the United States’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Cayman currently has a […]

Haiti’s Government Opens New World Bank-Funded School in Anse-a-Veau

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly inaugurated the new National School of Anse-a-Veau Thursday. The school was built with funding from the World Bank in the amount of just […]

Montserrat Premier Signs Memorandum With UK on Government Reforms

Above: signing the MoU (Photo: GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development outlining a series of governmental reforms the territory must undertake to […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Local Election: The “Shine on the Ball” Illusion

By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor The Jamaican people have answered the call of the People’s National Party (PNP) that they should elect their local councillor candidates to, as Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller termed, “join up the power of government.” […]

Barbados Looks to Support Local Artisans

By the Caribbean Journal staff For many visitors to Barbados, local crafts are the “pieces of the rock” that accompany them back to their homes. Now, Barbados’ government says it is looking to continue those that create them. The next […]

US Government Seeks Maximum 23-Year Prison Term for Christopher Coke

Above: Christopher Coke By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States is seeking the maximum 23-year prison term for Jamaican strongman Christopher “Dudus” Coke, who pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy and assault charges in August. The US’ efforts […]

Conditions “Back to Normal” after Jamaican Landfill Fire, Government Says

Above: Local Government Minister Noel Arscott and Information Minister Sandrea Falconer at a press briefing (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Conditions at Kingston’s Riverton Landfill are now “back to normal” after a fire sent fumes spreading across the […]

Canada to Support Local Economic Development in the Caribbean

Above: Canadian Minister of International Cooperation Beverley Oda (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Canadian International Development Agency is funding a new project to support local economic development in the Caribbean. The Caribbean Local Economic Development project will […]

Jamaican Government Calls in Defence Force to Control Landfill Fire

Above: Local Government Minister Noel Arscott, Spanish Town Mayor Owen Palmer and Minister of State Colin Fagan (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management has called in the Jamaica Defence Force to […]

In Antigua and Barbuda, a Must-Visit Caribbean Event for Foodies