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Green Projects in Belize, Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis Get OAS Grants
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Disney Destiny Has Marvel Dining, Broadway Shows, and a Mickey Mouse “Water Coaster”

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Disney Cruise Line has officially welcomed its newest ship, the Disney Destiny, following a christening ceremony at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.  The 144,000-gross-ton vessel is the third in the company’s Wish-class series and will begin sailing four- and five-night itineraries to The Bahamas and Western Caribbean on Nov. 20. Onboard Highlights The ship draws […]

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Dominican Republic Receives Firearms Marking Machine from OAS

Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic has received a firearms marking machine from the Organization of American States, part of a regional effort to tackle the growing problem of illicit arms trafficking. The OAS has now implemented the programme, called “Promoting Firearms […]

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Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow Holds Talks With OAS' Jose Miguel Insulza

Above: Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow and OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow met Tuesday in Belmopan with OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza. The two officials focused on recent negotiations between Belize and Guatemala concerning the countries’ decades-long territorial dispute, along with issues […]

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Altidor: Haiti's Diaspora "Must Play a Critical Role" in Development

Above: the Global Haitian Diaspora Congress (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza addressed the opening of the Global Haitian Diaspora Congress in Washington on Friday, highlighting what he saw as the efforts of Haiti President Michel Martelly to plan long-term projects and work […]

Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow Holds Talks With OAS' Jose Miguel Insulza

 Above: OAS ASG Albert Ramdin and Rosny Desroches, Civil Society Representative of Haiti in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti recently hosted a technical mission from the Organization of American States led by Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin. The delegation proposed new projects to help Haiti’s government in areas including trade, investment, […]

OAS Begins Project to Digitize Civil Registry Information in Grenada

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States has launched a programme to scan birth, death, marriage and adoption documents in Grenada. The move is part of an inititative to ensure all Grenadians have access to a “civil identity,” and to improve the transparency and accuracy of the country’s […]

Belize, Suriname Foreign Ministers Meet With OAS in New York

 Above: OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza and Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington and Suriname Foreign Minister Winston Lackin met with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza in New York Wednesday. Elrington’s discussions focused on the region’s current political context and on Belize’s […]

Suriname, OAS Sign Agreement to Combat Illegal Arms Trafficking

 Above: Suriname Ambassador to the OAS Niermela Hindori-Badrisingh (OAS Photo/Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Suriname and the Organization of American States signed an agreement Tuesday for the donation of a firearms marking machine to the country. Suriname is the latest Caribbean country to sign such an agreement with the regional body. The initiative […]

Haiti's Agriculture Sector Suffered $242 Million in Damage From Storm: Report

Above: the meeting of the OAS’ Group of Friends of Haiti in Washington (OAS Photo/Maria Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff More than 81,000 hectares under cultivation in Haiti have reportedly been damaged by Tropical Storm Isaac, including bananas, coffee, avocado and citrus crops. That totaled approximately $242 million in damage to Haiti’s agriculture […]

Jamaica's Stephen Vasciannie Presents Credentials as OAS Representative

 Above: Stephen Vasciannie, Jose Miguel Insulza and Albert Ramdin (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff Stephen Vasciannie, the former principal of Jamaica’s Norman Manley Law School, has presented his credentials as Jamaica’s new Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States. Ambassador Vasciannie met Wednesday in Washington with OAS Secretary General Jose […]

New Turks and Caicos Law to Regulate Financing of Campaigns

 By the Caribbean Journal staff In something of a first for the Caribbean, Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd has signed into law a Political Activities Ordinance in the territory. The ordinance will come into effect Aug. 28, ahead of the Turks and Caicos’ scheduled Nov. 9 elections. “This ordinance marks a big step in […]

Jamaica Receives Firearms Marking Machines from OAS, Following Haiti

 Above: the Jamaican delegation at the OAS (OAS Photo/Maria Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica received two firearms marking machines from the Organization of American States Tuesday, a few days after a similar donation to the government of Haiti. The machines will be used by Jamaica’s Ministry of National Security to combat the […]