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St Vincent and the Grenadines, A New Caribbean Hotspot

By Alexander Britell Luxe private resorts. Sparkling, untouched beaches. Volcanoes. Spectacular sailing. And you haven’t heard of it? For years, St Vincent and the Grenadines has been something of a secret corner of the Caribbean, a rarefied section of the […]

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Guyana, TSA Sign Cooperation Agreement on Aviation Security
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US, Cuba Officially Restore Diplomatic Relations, Reopen Embassies
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US, Jamaica Sign Deal to Build Major New Solar Energy Plant
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Trinidad Courts US Meetings Sector
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“Productive and Encouraging” Talks Between US and Cuba
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US to Fund Wind Farm in Jamaica
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Mia Love Is the First Haitian-American Elected to the US Congress
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United States and Cuba Hold Migration Talks in Havana

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St Lucia Sees Increase in US Arrivals

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The Caribbean Courts US Investors

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Panama Falls to US in Gold Cup Final
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US, Cuba Hold Talks in Washington

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United States, Bahamas to Sign Memorandum on Counter-Piracy

Above: Tom Kelly By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States and the Bahamas are set to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding on Counter-Piracy, the US State Department announced this weekend. Tom Kelly, the Acting Assistant Secretary of State […]

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US, CARICOM Sign Trade Agreement

Above: US Vice President Joe Biden and Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: OPM Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Vice President Joe Biden and Haiti President Michel Martelly signed a US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Framework Agreement agreement on […]

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Haiti, United States Talk Agriculture

Above: Haiti Agriculture Minister Thomas Jacques and US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (Photo: USDA) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Agriculture Secretary met Monday with Haiti Agriculture Minister Thomas Jacques for talks in Washington. The talks included food security, […]

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Eric Holder: US Continuing "Best Efforts" to Ensure Caribbean Security

Above: US Attorney General Eric Holder and Haiti President Michel Martelly (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE – The United States will continue its “best efforts” to ensure regional security in the Caribbean, Attorney General Eric Holder said at a […]

Stuart: Barbados, US in "High-Level" Talks on Rum Subsidies

Above: the Mount Gay Distillery in Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados, other CARICOM states and the Dominican Republic are currently engaged in “high-level” talks with United States officials on the issue of rum subsidies, according to […]

"Haiti Is at a Crossroads"

Above: a community rehabilitation project in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Three years after the earthquake, Haiti is “at a crossroads,” according Michael Posner, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour. […]

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Haiti "Vehemently Protests" New US, Canada Travel Warnings

Above: Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government said it “vehemently protests” the recent decision by the United States State Department to issue a new travel warning for the country, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe’s office announced in a statement […]

Barbados PM: US-CARICOM Rum Issue "May Have to Reach the WTO"

Above: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is actively working at the CARICOM and international levels to ensure that the country does not face unfair competition with its rum exports, according to Prime […]

CARICOM's LaRocque: Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Producing Results

Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, a partnership between CARICOM, the United States and the Dominican Republic launched in 2009, is producing tangible results, according to CARICOM […]

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Jamaica's Reggae Boyz Beat US for First Time in Kingston Qualifier

Above: Jamaica had lost all of its matches against the US since 1988 By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz made history Friday night, beating the United States’ national football team, 2-1 in a World Cup qualifying match. It […]

Haiti's Martelly Welcomes New Diplomats from US, Honduras and Germany

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Honduras Ambassador to Haiti Maria Eugenia Barrios Aleman. By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly accepted letters of credence Friday from the new ambassadors from Germany, the United States and Honduras. M […]

Haiti, Brazil and United States Partner on Food Security Initiative

Above: a farm in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti, Brazil and the United States are partnering to improve food security in Haiti, aiming to increase incomes and improve nutrition in the country. The trilateral partnership builds upon the […]