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Haiti's Martelly Visits Trinidad

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly headed Trinidad and Tobago on Monday to participate in high-level CARICOM talks covering the recent Constitutional Court decision in the Dominican Republic. The […]

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St Kitts and Nevis, France Talk Economic Development in Paris

Above: Paris (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzi Douglas held talks in France this week on a proposed bilateral economic development agreement between the two countries. Douglas met with several members […]

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Nevis Tourism Minister Adds Telecommunications, Information Portfolio

Above: Nevis Deputy Premier Mark Brantley By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis Deputy Premier and Tourism Minister Mark Brantley has added the portfolio of telecommunications and information, the Nevis Island Administration announced. The move was made official last week. “I […]

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Jamaica Ratifies New Anti-Doping Rules

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has ratified a series of proposed changes to the World Anti-Doping Agency code. The changes, which will become effective in January 2015, the government said, aim to “strengthen the capacity of WADA and various […]


Trinidad's Geoffrey Henderson Appointed to International Criminal Court

Above: the International Criminal Court By the Caribbean Journals staff Trinidad’s Justice Geoffrey Andrew Henderson has been appointed as a judge of the International Criminal Court. Henderson was named in elections during the 12th session of the Assembly of States […]


Wyndham Planning Renovation of Grand Rio Mar Resort in Puerto Rico

Above: the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Beach Resort in Puerto Rico By the Caribbean Journal staff The Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa in Puerto Rico is planning a large-scale renovation, Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced […]

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Promoting "Made in Grenada"

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s Ministry of Economic Development is set to launch new initiatives aimed at promoting the purchase of local products. The two campaigns, called “Made in Grenada” and “Buy Local First,” are part of […]


Nevis Names Winning Bidder For Geothermal Project Development

Above: Nevis Peak By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis Renewable Energy International Company, a consortium of international companies, has been announced as the winning bidder to develop geothermal energy on the island, the Nevis Island Administration announced. The company, which […]


Haiti, Dominican Republic Hold Talks in Caracas on Citizenship Ruling

Above: the meeting in Caracas (Photo: OPDR) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Dominican Republic have begun talks on the controversial citizenship ruling by the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court regarding Dominicans of Haitian descent. Haiti Foreign Minister Pierre […]

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Jamaica Announces 2014 Rhodes Scholar

Above: the University of Oxford By the Caribbean Journal staff Timar Jackson has been named Jamaica’s 2014 Rhodes Scholar. The 24-year-old Jackson, who will be studying at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom next year, is currently an […]


Trinidad and Tobago to Establish National Committee on Reparations

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is setting up a national committee on reparations for slavery, the government announced last week. In a statement, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar expressed “delight” on the […]


Prince Charles' Foundation Opens Infrastructure Project in Kingston

Above: the dedication photo (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A $2 million infrastructure project funded by Prince Charles through a grant from the government of Kuwait has opened in the Rose Town neighbourhood of Kingston. The project was […]