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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 […]
18 Caribbean Cities Enter Bloomberg Challenge
Mike Bloomberg’s call to Caribbean cities seems to have been answered. A total of 18 cities in the wider Caribbean have entered the 2016 Mayors Challenge, Bloomberg’s competition to award cities that generate “powerful ideas.” Participating mayors must submit a […]
Mike Bloomberg Is Searching for Great Ideas in Caribbean Cities
The Caribbean has a deficit of creative development ideas, and one mogul is looking to change that — by starting at the local level. Former New York City mayor and billionaire philanthropist Mike Bloomberg has launched a major new project in […]
Jamaica in “National Emergency” Due to Chikungunya Virus Outbreak
Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (UN Photo/J Carrier) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the country is in a “national emergency” over the outbreak of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus in the country. […]
“The Race Is On” Against Climate Change
Above: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (UN Photo/E. Debebe) By the Caribbean Journal staff The impacts of climate change are already being felt and it’s time to consider concrete actions before it’s too late, United Nations Secretary General Ban […]
Haiti: Strengthening National Police Force a “Big Priority”
Above: Haiti Secretary of State for Public Security Reginald Delva (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell NORTH MIAMI — Haiti plans to increase the size of the Haitian National Police to a force of around 15,000 by 2016, according to Reginald […]
US Congresswoman Calls on Haiti to Solve “Electoral Crisis”
Above: US Congresswoman Maxine Waters (Photo: Ward Wesley) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti needs “free, fair and inclusive elections” to have a functioning Parliament and a stable government, according to United States Congresswoman Maxine Waters. The California Democrat was […]
Durandis: As Garry Conille Exits, Haiti Heads Toward a Fish-Tail Ending
Above: Garry Conille at the installation of his cabinet (Photo: OP) By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Early on in life, I was taught one thing about fish: don’t mess with the tail. In Haiti, the saying of “queue poisson” is […]
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 […]
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