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Aruba, Curacao, St Maarten Prime Ministers Visit Colombia, Venezuela

Above: the Dutch Caribbean delegation By the Caribbean Journal staff The Prime Ministers of Aruba, Curacao and St Maarten visited Colombia and Venezuela this past weekend, joining Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima on their visit to the islands’ two […]

Prime Ministers of Haiti, France Hold Talks in Paris

Above: the meeting in Paris (Photo: Pierre Chabaud/Matignon) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is a “priority country” for aid from France, according to French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who met with his Haitian counterpart, Laurent Lamothe, on Friday at […]

Grenada, Barbados Prime Ministers Hold Talks in Bridgetown

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell held talks Wednesday with Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart in Bridgetown. It was the first meeting between the two since both were elected in their […]

St Lucia, St Kitts Prime Ministers Heading to Haiti for Martelly Meeting

Above: St Lucia PM Kenny Anthony By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Chairman and Suriname President Desi Bouterse will lead members of the Bureau of Heads of Government on a two-day mission to Haiti beginning on Monday. Joining him will […]

Haiti Prime Minister Appoints New Finance, Communication Ministers

Above: Josette Darguste By Alexander Britell Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has appointed new Finance and Communication Ministers in the wake of a pair of Cabinet resignations this week. Wilson Laleau has been appointed Economy and Finance Minister, after previously […]

Bahamas Prime Minister Christie Appoints Complete Slate of Cabinet Ministers

Above: Prime Minister Perry Christie at his swearing-in this week (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie has completed the formation of his entire cabinet, naming an additional 11 Ministers after the eight who were […]

Trinidad Prime Minister Shakes Up Cabinet

Above: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has a new Cabinet, following the latest reshuffle by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Persad-Bissessar revoked the appointments of six Ministers, including National Security Minister […]

Aruba Prime Minister on Hunger Strike

Above: Aruba Prime Minister Mike Eman By Alexander Britell Aruba Prime Minister Mike Eman is currently on a hunger strike, protesting alleged interference from the Dutch government in Aruba’s affairs. Tuesday was the fourth day of Eman’s hunger strike, following […]

Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Courts Investment in Davos

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe in Davos with former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe visited Davos, Switzerland this week for the World Economic Forum. Lamothe’s office […]

St Maarten Hosts Meeting of Netherlands Justice Ministers

Above: the Divi Resort in St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten this week hosted a meeting of Justice Ministers from across the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The conference, which included Justice Ministers from St Maarten, Aruba, Curacao […]

Two Former Jamaican Cabinet Ministers Resign From Senate

Above: Jamaica’s Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff Christopher Tufton and Arthur Williams, both former Cabinet Ministers, have tendered their resignation from Jamaica’s Senate. The decision by Tufton, a former Industry Minister in the previous Jamaica Labour Party government and […]

Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Concludes Trip to Venezuela

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe and Agriculture Minister Thomas Jacques following their return from Venezuela By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe made a one-day visit to Venezuela on Monday for talks on Haiti’s participation in the […]

Contractor General Alleges Improprieties By Pair of Jamaican Ministers

Above: Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff The Office of the Contractor General of Jamaica has released a pair of reports finding alleged impropriety by Jamaican government ministers in the award of government contracts. One report addressed Energy Minister Phillip […]

Trinidad Prime Minister Begins Official Visit to Canada

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (centre) in Canada By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar began an official visit to Canada on Wednesday. The trip comes following an invitation by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to make […]

Trinidad Prime Minister, Tobago Chief Secretary to Hold Talks

Above: Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will soon meet with Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Orville London. The talks will focus on “a number of issues whose […]

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 […]

St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas Heads to Tokyo

Above: Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas (UN Photo/Evan Schneider) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas is in Tokyo this week to attend meetings of the Commonwealth Ministers of Finance and the International […]

Bahamas Swears in Eight New Ministers

Above: Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes is at Government House with the newly-sworn-in ministers of the PLP government. From left: Obediah Wilchcombe, Minister of Tourism; Dr Bernard Nottage, Minister of National Security; PM Perry Christie; Philip “Brave” Davis, Deputy Prime […]

Bahamas PM Announces New Ministers

Above: PM Perry Christie at his swearing in earlier this week (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff New Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie has announced eight new cabinet appointments, following the decision to name Philip Brave Davis as the […]

Belize Prime Minister Names New Cabinet

Above: Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow By the Caribbean Journal staff Returning Belizean Prime Minister Dean Barrow has named his new cabinet, following his re-election in the country’s March 7 vote. Barrow’s Deputy Prime Minister will be Gaspar Vega, joined […]

Eastern Caribbean Finance Ministers Hold Talks in Basseterre

Above: the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (Photo: CUOPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Eastern Caribbean’s Finance Ministers began talks in Basseterre today as part of the 72nd Meeting of the Eastern Caribbean Monetary Council. The talks are being held […]

Jamaican PM Appoints New Ministers

Above: MPs Dr Peter Philips, Lisa Hanna and Damion Crawford By the Caribbean Journal staff New Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller appointed 19 new ministers and eight Ministers of State to her cabinet at a ceremony today at King’s […]

Trinidad, Serbia Foreign Ministers Meet

By the Caribbean Journal staff Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic paid a courtesy call on Trinidad’s Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal, who was acting Foreign Affairs minister yesterday. Moonilal was in the news last week after calling the […]

Jamaica Swears in New Ministers

Above: Jamaican Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen swears in new Justice Minister Delroy Chuck (JIS Photo) Jamaica’s Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, swore in newly-appointed cabinet members Delroy Chuck and Sen. Arthur Williams yesterday at King’s House. Chuck is taking over the […]

Jamaican Women and the 2016 Election

After the vote By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Not a Loser? On Election Day February 25th when asked by a female reporter what if she lost, Jamaica’s female Prime Minister retorted, “Do I look like a loser?” No, PM […]

Women in Jamaica’s Election

The women in Jamaica’s election battleground By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Hillary v/s Bernie Politics is seen as a ‘dirty game’, unbecoming for the ‘fairer sex’. But women want in. They want a greater say in decisions that impact […]

Op-Ed: De-Risking the Caribbean

De-risking: Between Rock and Hard Place in the Caribbean By Andrew Enriquez Op-Ed Contributor The correspondent banking system in Latin America and the Caribbean has recently been facing increasing pressure, so much so that institutions like the World Bank and the Financial Action Task Force […]

Trinidad, Grenada to Deepen Energy Cooperation

By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Grenada are planning to deepen their cooperation in the energy sector. The two countries said they would be developing a memorandum of understanding in the sector. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith […]

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