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Radisson Hotel Opens in Trinidad

Above: the new Radisson hotel in Trinidad (photo: Rhondor Dowlat) By Andrea Perez CJ Contributor PORT OF SPAIN — The former Capital Plaza Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad is now a Radisson Hotel. The $30 million dollar structure was […]

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Trinidad, China Talk Infrastructure

Above: the Chinese delegation with Trinidad Urban Development Minister Roodal Moonilal By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Housing and Urban Development Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal recently hosted a high-level delegation of Chinese officials for talks on infastructure. The […]

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Tobago, Major Energy Player?

Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Could Tobago soon become a “major energy player?” That’s the view held by Victor Hart, chairman of the Steering Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Hart said […]

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Trinidad Names New Tourism Minister

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has appointed Senator Gerry Hadeed as the country’s new Minister of Tourism. Hadeed, who had been serving as the country’s Minister of […]


Trinidad Tourism Minister Resigns

Above: former Trinidad Tourism Minister Chandresh Sharma By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has revoked the appointment of Tourism Minister Chandresh Sharma after accepting his resignation. The departure of Sharma came after allegations that […]


Michael Edghill: Challenging the Caribbean Crime Narrative

By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor OFTEN, once the narrative has been established, people simply view all events through the lens of that narrative. Anything to the contrary is then viewed simply an aberration because actually contradicting the established narrative […]

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Saudi Arabian Investment Delegation Visits Trinidad and Tobago

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff An investment delegation from Saudi Arabia is visiting Trinidad and Tobago. The delegation, which was led by Dr Fahad Al Dawood, began its trip on Monday. On Wednesday, the […]


Trinidad PM Revokes Appointment of Social Development Minister

Above: Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has dismissed Minister of the People and Social Development Dr Glen Ramadharsingh, she announced on Tuesday. The move came in response to […]


Trinidad and Tobago Sees Boost in Agricultural Production

Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is seeing growth in agricultural production, according to the country’s Ministry of Food Production. The twin-island nation’s agricultural sector expanded by 5.1 percent in 2013, with a corresponding […]

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Haiti: MINUSTAH Chief, OAS Secretary General Hold Talks

Above: MINUSTAH Chief Sandra Honore and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandra Honore, the head of the UN’s MINUSTAH peacekeeping force in Haiti, held talks this week with Organization of American States […]


Trinidad: Natural Gas, Oil Production Drive Energy Sector Growth

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s energy sector grew by 2.4 percent in the last quarter of 2013, according to data from the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs. That number was […]


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 […]


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