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Trinidad at 50: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's Independence Address
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Marriott’s New All-Inclusive Resort-Within-a-Resort in the Riviera Maya Has 10 Ocean-View Suites With Private Pools

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They have lots of names. Preferred clubs. Diamond clubs. Hotels-within-hotels. But one thing is constant — they’re worth the splurge. There’s just something about that extra level of service, the privacy, the amenities — the rooms themselves. And now the Caribbean has a brand new one, at one of its most legendary resorts — and the […]

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Reflecting on 50 Years of Independence

By the Caribbean Journal staff A three-year project aimed at reflecting on 50 years of Jamaican and Trinidadian independence culminated Monday with the launch of the SALISES 50-50 Conference in Kingston. The conference: Fifty Fifty: Critical Reflections in a Time of Uncertainty, is hosted by the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies […]

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From Jamaica to Trinidad, Finding the World of Caribbean Food in New York

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Food has been a part of my life since I can remember, and New York City has contributed an amazing amount to my learning process, my experiences and my knowledge of it. It has intensified my cravings for “good” food, (which may explain my new-found girth) and is home to […]

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Trinidad and Tobago's Cabinet Approves New Budget for Crime Fight

Above: Trinidad National Security Minister Jack Warner (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s cabinet has approved $45.39 million USD for the country’s fight against crime, National Security Minister Jack Warner announced Thursday. The funding will be used to improve the police service, he said. “There will be the full-time establishment of 5,000 […]

From Jamaica to Trinidad, Finding the World of Caribbean Food in New York

 Above: Port-of-Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago “must” invest in its youth population, according to Minister of Gender, Youth and Child Development Marlene Coudray. The Minister was speaking at the National Youth Awards 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Port-of-Spain. “A nation aspiring to sustainable development on par with first-world countries must […]

Keshorn Walcott Wins Gold for Trinidad and Tobago in Men's Javelin Throw

 Above: the Olympic Stadium (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago finished the Olympics in golden fashion, with Keshorn Walcott winning gold in the men’s Javelin Throw. Walcott’s top throw reached 84.58 metres, a new national record for Trinidad and enough to beat the Ukraine’s Oleksandr Pyatnytsya, who took silver, and […]

Unemployment Falls in Trinidad: Report

 Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff The local unemployment rate in Trinidad fell to 4.2 percent in the last quarter of 2011, according to a report from Trinidad’s Central Statistical Office. That number represented a reduction from a 5.2 percent rate from the third quarter to the fourth quarter of 2011. In […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica, Trinidad and the Travails of the Caribbean Court of Justice

 By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor There is a great mistrust among the peoples of CARICOM.  The average Trinidadian does not trust the average Jamaican, nor do Jamaicans trust the Bajans, especially since the Myrie incident which is in court. I do not believe, as Jamaicans, that we have a problem with the smaller-islanders, and countries […]

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins 100M Gold, Campbell-Brown Takes Bronze

Above: the Olympic Stadium (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce defended her Olympic title from Beijing to win the Olympic Women’s 100 metre final and bring Jamaica its first gold in London. Jamaica won a second medal in the race as Veronica Campbell-Brown took the bronze with a time of 10.81. […]

Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan to Visit Trinidad and Tobago

 Above: Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan By the Caribbean Journal staff Nigeria President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is heading to Trinidad and Tobago for an official visit beginning Tuesday. Jonathan, who will be joined by his wife, Dame Patience Faka Jonathan, will be in the twin-island republic until Thursday. His itinerary will include bilateral talks with […]

Trinidad and Tobago Police Commissioner, Deputy Tender Resignations

 Above: Dr Dwayne Gibbs (centre) (Photo: TGISL) Trinidad and Tobago’s Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Police have tendered their resignations. Commissioner Dr Dwayne Gibbs and Deputy Commissioner Jack Ewatski are both from Canada. Gibbs was appointed Commissioner in 2010. The resignation letters were dated July 26. “We are of the view that there is no […]

Trinidad, China Talk Security

 Above: Chinese Ambassador to Trinidad Yang Youming (Photo: Chinese Embassy Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago National Security Minister Jack Warner met with Chinese Ambassador to Trinidad Yang Youming during a courtesy call Monday. The talks were held at the Ministry’s office in Port of Spain. Warner recently assumed the National Security […]