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Guyana, Brazil Talk Cooperation

Nevis, Nature Conservancy Hold Talks

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A team from The Nature Conservancy visited Nevis this week to discuss environmental issues affecting St Kitts and Nevis. The delegation met with Nevis Premier Vance Amory and a cohort of …

United States, Cuba to Begin Next Round of Talks Feb. 27

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States and Cuba are set to continue their newly-launched high-level talks later this week. On Feb. 27, the US and Cuba will hold talks in Washington, DC focusing on “reestablishing diplomatic …

Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic President Hold Talks in Santo Domingo

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla, Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla met Thursday in Santo Domingo with Dominican Republic Prseident Danilo Medina. The meeting, which lasted …

Cuba, United States Hold Semi-Annual Talks on Migration

Above: Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials from Cuba and the United States met on Wednesday to discuss implementation of the 1994 and 1995 US-Cuba migration accords. The talks, which are held semi-annually, were led by the United States’ …

Dominican Republic President, Edrington CEO Hold Talks

Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina and Edrington CEO Ian Curle By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina met this week with Ian Curle, Chief Executive Officer of Scotland’s The Edrington Group. Edrington owns approximately 60 percent …

Haiti, Taiwan Presidents Meet in Panama

Above: The presidents of Haiti and Taiwan in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly held talks earlier this week with Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou during their visit to Panama. Both were in the country on the …

Dominica Prime Minister Visits Martinique

Above: Fort de France (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Serge Letchimy, president of Martinique’s Regional Council, held talks on Tuesday with Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. The talks focused on green energy in the Caribbean in general and …

Trinidad, Martinique Talk Energy

Above: Fort de France, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy hosted a delegation this week from the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago for talks on energy cooperation. The talks, which …

Talks on CARICOM-Canada Trade Pact to Conclude “No Later Than June”

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Negotiations on the long-awaited CARICOM-Canada Trade and Development Agreement are expected to conclude “no later than June 2014,” CARICOM’s Heads of Government said in a joint communique issued on Wednesday. …

Haiti, Dominican Republic to Resume Talks This Month in Jacmel

Above: Dominican Republic Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Dominican Republic will be resuming their bilateral negotiations this month in the Haitian city of Jacmel. The talks, which will take …

Haiti’s Michel Martelly, United States’ John Kerry Hold Talks

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly with US Secretary of State John Kerry By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly held talks Wednesday with United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday in Washington. The meeting came ahead …

Haiti, Dominican Republic Presidents Talk Citizenship Issue in Caracas

Above: the PetroCaribe-ALBA Summit in Caracas (Photo: OPDR) By the Caribbean Journal staff As tensions over a citizenship ruling continue between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the two countries took time to hold talks on Monday evening in the context …

LIAT, Pilots’ Union Hold Talks

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT management held discussions Wednesday with the LIAT Pilots Association to address the union’s industrial action. The meeting was conducted in what LIAT management called a “cordial” atmosphere; LIAT Acting CEO …

Haiti, Dominican Republic Hold Talks on Citizenship Ruling

Above: the meeting in Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from Haiti visited Santo Domingo on Friday to discuss the recent Constitutional Court decision that could strip hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the Dominican Republic of …

Development Partners Heading to Dominica For Geothermal Talks

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of Dominica’s development partners will be coming to Dominica near the end of the month for talks on the country’s geothermal energy project. The group heading to Roseau is …

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 …

Barbados, Russia Hold Talks

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados and Russia are planning increased cooperation in a number of areas, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Russia’s Ambassador to Nikolay Smirnov, recently paid a courtesy call on Barbados …

Guyana Holds Talks With Caribbean Airlines Executives

Above: a Caribbean Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana Tourism Minister Mohamed Irfaan Ali led talks last week with Caribbean Airlines’ Executive Team, in a bid to address “key and critical issues.” The discussions included issues such as …