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This Legendary Jamaica Hotel Is Reopening in Early December

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, one of Jamaica’s most storied resorts is preparing to reopen — not just to guests, but to a community still finding its footing. Hopewell’s Round Hill Hotel and Villas will resume operations on Dec. 8 following a temporary closure, after the storm caused widespread disruption across western Jamaica. That […]

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Trinidad Foreign Minister Meets With OAS Secretary General

Above: the meeting in Washington (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Minister Winston Dookeran met Monday with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza in Washington. The meeting, which followed Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s trip to the United States, occurred during the context of a […]

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Panama Assumes Chair of Organization of American States Permanent Council

Above: the council in Washington (OAS Photo/Maria Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama has assumed the chair of the Organization of American States Permanent Council. Panama’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, Arturo Vallarino, officially received the gavel and assumed the chair on Monday. “It is an honor for my country to contribute to […]

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Grenada Foreign Minister Meets With OAS Secretary General in Washington

Above: Grenada Foreign Minister Nickolas Steele and OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo/Maria Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Foreign Minister Nickolas Steele met Thursday in Washington with Jose Miguel Insulza, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States. The talks focused on issues related to the “development of the Caribbean […]

Panama Assumes Chair of Organization of American States Permanent Council

 Above: Bahamas Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza met Friday with Bahamas Financial Services Minister Ryan Pinder in Washington for talks on economic policy. The discussions included issues on economic cooperation, financial […]

OAS Reports 85 Percent Voter Turnout in Grenada Elections

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Approximately 85 percent of voters turned out for Grenada’s elections Tuesday, which were swept by the New National Party, according to the Organization of American States. The OAS electoral observation mission that monitored the vote released its preliminary report on Wednesday, praising the “civil and peaceful […]

Haiti Delegation Meets with OAS

Above, from left: Jean-Max Chauvet, Albert Ramdin, Lionel Delatour and Dave Fairman (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from Haiti visited with Organization of American States Secretary General Albert Ramdin on Monday in Washington. Ramdin is the chair of the Group of Friends of Haiti. The group included Jean-Max Chauvet […]

Grenada, OAS Sign Agreement on Terms for Electoral Observation

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff An electoral observation team with 16 members from 11 countries arrived in Grenada earlier this week ahead of the country’s Feb. 19 election. Now, the OAS and Grenada have signed an agreement on the terms and conditions for the OAS’ mission. The agreement was signed by […]

OAS' Albert Ramdin: "Many Positive Developments" in Haiti

Above: the OAS’ Yadira Soto, Albert Ramdin and Shelly Dass Clarke (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff There have been “many positive developments” in Haiti, from the “return of investment opportunities” to the relocation of hundreds of thousands of people from tent cities, according to Organization of American States Assistant Secretary General […]

Dominica's Carissa Etienne Sworn in as New PAHO Director

Above: Carissa Etienne By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica native Dr Carissa Etienne has been sworn in as the new director of the Pan American Health Organization, following a ceremony in Washington Thursday. She succeeds outgoing PAHO Director Dr Mirta Roses Periago. “Today is further proof that regardless of where you come from, the size […]

OAS to Observe Grenada Elections

Above: (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States will be sending a mission to Grenada to observe the country’s national elections Feb. 19, following the signing of an agreement between the two sides in Washington Tuesday. The agreement provided the conditions for the work of the Electoral Observation […]

Belize, Guatemala Foreign Ministers Meet With OAS SG Insulza

 Above: Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington and Guatemala Foreign Minister Luis Fernando Carrera held tripartite talks this weekend with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza in Santiago. The objective of the meeting was to exchange information on the tasks both countries will […]