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Barbados, Jamaica Transport Ministers Meet on REDjet Licence

Jamaican Transport Minister Michael Henry is meeting with his counterpart from Barbados today to discuss a growing row between the three countries over REDjet’s application to fly into Jamaica. The meeting follows two significant events in the Caribbean airline market […]

Antigua and Barbuda Names New Tourism Minister

By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has named Henry Charles Fernandez as the country’s new Minister of Tourism. Fernandez had already been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration; the Tourism portfolio will […]

Prince Harry Begins Caribbean Trip in Antigua

Prince Harry arrived in Antigua on Sunday to begin his official visit to the Caribbean. Prince Henry of Wales will be on hand to celebrate the 35th anniversary of independence for Antigua and Barbuda, along with the 50th anniversary of […]

Brexit and the Caribbean

Examining the Brexit’s impact on the Caribbean By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Is Britain Working to Unbalance Europe? It is all moving so fast in the United Kingdom one can barely keep up. Many adjusted their schedules so as […]

A New Kind of Leadership in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor A book I am reading called “Superforecasting” looks at the way in which people go about making forecasts, and draws some conclusions why some people – a select few – are consistently more accurate than […]

Paul Hay: What History Means for Jamaica’s Logistics Hub

By Paul Hay CJ Contributor IN MY Op-Ed, “The Logistics Hub Project and Jamaica’s Development,” I indicated that Jamaica’s Logistics Hub initiative intends to make use of the island’s strategic geographic location to attract larger ships that will be able […]

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce Wins 200M at Doha Diamond League

Above: Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce won the 200M women’s race Friday in her return to Diamond League racing in Doha. The two-time Olympic gold medalist finished in 22.48 seconds, just ahead of […]

Bahamas Leads Trade Mission to Brazil

Above: the Bahamas’ trade mission in Sao Paulo By the Caribbean Journal staff Dr Michael Darville, the Bahamas’ Minister for Grand Bahama, recently led a trade delegation to Sao Paulo. The delegation visited the Transamerica Expo Centre for the Intermodal […]

Grenada, Kazakhstan Establish Ties

Above: the signing ceremony in New York By Michael Bascombe Grenada has formally established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Kazakhstan. Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Ambassadors Dessima Williams and Byrganym Aitimova signed a Joint Communiqué on behalf of […]

Grenada’s James Suffers Upset; Costa Rica’s Brenes Wins World Indoor Gold

Above: Costa Rica’s Nery Brenes By Michael Bascombe Kirani James suffered a major upset in the IAAF World Indoor Championships finishing sixth in the last position in the Men’s 400 metres in Istanbul on Saturday. James could not meet the […]

Grenada’s Kirani James Ready for Caribbean-Dominated World Indoor Final

Above: Grenadian sprinter Kirani James (Photo: M Bascombe) By Michael Bascombe ISTANBUL – The English-speaking Caribbean could make a clean sweep of the Final of the Men’s 400 metres at the IAAF World Indoor Championships here on Saturday. And that […]

In Istanbul, Grenada’s Kirani James Set to Rewrite the History Books

Above: Kirani James By Michael Bascombe ISTANBUL – Grenada’s 400-metre World Champion Kirani James is all set for a shot at another world title this weekend as he competes in the IAAF World Indoor Championships that started here Friday. This will […]

The Caribbean Year in Review

For the Caribbean, it was the Year of the Vote. By year’s end, five countries, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia and Haiti and the British Virgin Islands, will have chosen new leadership, with Jamaicans headed to the polls on Thursday. It […]

Expedia: St Thomas Tops Summer Destinations