Carnival Cruise Line made its first official call to Ocho Rios on Wednesday as Carnival Sunrise arrived in port, marking the resumption of cruise visits to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. Local officials and community partners greeted the ship as operations continued to stabilize across the north coast — with cruise guests officially returning to the […]
Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of St Kitts and Nevis has approved the formation of a committee on seeking reparations for slavery, the country announced Wednesday. The committee follows a growing movement in the region to seek reparations from European countries for the enslavement of people of African […]
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is setting up a national committee on reparations for slavery, the government announced last week. In a statement, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar expressed “delight” on the formation of a committee, saying that St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph […]
