Search Result for: united nations office of drugs and crime

11 results found.

Major Crimes Drop in Jamaica

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The number of serious and violent crimes in Jamaica fell by 11 percent in the first six months of 2013, according to data released by the government. The murder rate was […]

Lamothe: Haiti Among the Safest Destinations in the Americas

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Responding to a pair of new travel warnings from the United States and Canada on Haiti last week, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said the country was […]

Jamaica, UN Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Port Security

Above: Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips and the UNODC’s Troels Vester (JIS Photo) Looking to enhance security at the country’s ports, Jamaica has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the […]

Guyana, United Nations Sign Memorandum to Combat Drug Smuggling

Above: US Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt and Guyana Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at preventing the smuggling […]

UN: Fighting Crime and Illegal Drugs Must Be on Development Agenda

Above: UN Anti-Drug Chief Yury Fedotov (UN Photo/R Bajornas) By the Caribbean Journal staff Fighting crime and the illicit drug trade must become an “integral” part of the development agenda, according to Yury Fedotov, the executive director of the United […]

CARICOM, UN Meet on Crime

Above: the UN and CARICOM teams (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM and the United Nations met yesterday to review earlier deliberations between the two bodies on the issue of crime. Delegations from CARICOM’s Implementation Agency for Crime […]

CARICOM Targets Youth Violence

Above: SG Irwin LaRocque (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Eradicating youth violence is one of the Caribbean’s greatest challenges, according to Myrna Bernard, office in charge of the Human and Social Directorate of CARICOM. Bernard said CARICOM’s Social […]

The Caribbean’s Incarceration Problem

By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor Every now and again, a report or statistic comes along that presents something genuinely surprising. A few weeks ago, that statistic came by way of a graphic shared through social media. The graphic showed the […]

Op-Ed: Money Laundering in Jamaica

By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor Jamaica recently welcomed a new head of the FID, an organization which has much to do with cash, currencies and their movement in Jamaica, along with maintaining a liaison with overseas administrators of similar programmes. […]

Op-Ed: Drones for the Caribbean?

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The Obama administration is criticized for not having a distinct Caribbean policy, although that criticism may be too harsh. The administration, through the steady hand of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has taken a strong […]

The Caribbean Year in Review

For the Caribbean, it was the Year of the Vote. By year’s end, five countries, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia and Haiti and the British Virgin Islands, will have chosen new leadership, with Jamaicans headed to the polls on Thursday. It […]

SUBSCRIBE!

Sign up for Caribbean Journal's free newsletter for a daily dose of beaches, hotels, rum and the best Caribbean travel information on the net.


No. Thank You