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American Airlines Just Launched New Nonstop Flights to a Caribbean Island Known for Its Colorful Capital, White-Sand Beaches, and Cosmopolitan Energy

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Curaçao is an island you understand by moving through it. In Willemstad, commuters cross the floating Queen Emma Bridge while water taxis cut across the harbor below. Conversations switch between Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish and English in the space of a few blocks. Fishing boats still dock near the city center, and neighborhood restaurants fill with […]

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Simpson Miller: Jamaica "Working as Hard as Possible" on IMF Agreement

Above: Jamaica PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and the country’s cabinet concluded a retreat held this weekend at Jamaica House, the Prime Minister announced in a statement Sunday night. The retreat covered two major areas: one, assessments of the progress of each ministry, and two, […]

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Haiti's Plight "Deeply Troubling," Jamaican Prime Minister Says

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller in Brazil earlier this year (UN Photo/ By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is a close friend and neighbour of Jamaica, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said this week at the UN, calling for more support for the country from the international community. The Jamaican leader, who was […]

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Jamaicans March Against Violence

Above: Jamaicans marching Friday against domestic abuse By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaicans took to the streets Friday to voice their outrage over the country’s continued crime wave, and particularly a recent incident involving the rape of five women in Montego Bay, a moment National Security Minister Peter Bunting called a potential turning point for […]

Haiti's Plight "Deeply Troubling," Jamaican Prime Minister Says

 Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (UN Photo/J Carrier) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller addressed the United Nations General Assembly Thursday, urging the assembled states not to ignore middle-income countries like Jamaica on the development agenda. “We urge that middle-income countries not be pushed to the margins of […]

Op-Ed: Is Now the Time for the Caribbean Court of Justice?

 By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Last month, Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller of Jamaica, in an emphatic speech at the Sir Arthur Louis Institute for Social and Economic Studies, emphasized that Jamaica was committed to regional integration and cooperation. The Prime Minister described herself as a committed regionalist who planned to use her power to […]

An Appleton for Jamaica's 100th Birthday

 Above: PMs past and present gather to barrel a special edition Appleton Rum By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and a number of her predecessors gathered this week to barrel a special edition of Appleton Rum that will be opened to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence in 2062. […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica and the IMF

 By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Shortly after the election of the People’s National Party Government in Jamaica, I reminded in this Journal that Jamaica needed to drastically improve its murder rate and corruption index; without doing so, it was unlikely that there would be an early accord between the government and the fund. It is […]

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s Message for Jamaica 50

 The following is the text of Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s message to the country on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its independence. My fellow Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora, our visitors and our well-wishers, warm greetings to you on this the day of Jubilee! Today we mark a momentous […]

Jamaica's Portia Simpson Miller: Expand CARICOM Free Movement Categories

 Above: CARICOM SG Irwin LaRocque and Jamaican PM Portia Simpson Miller (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Community must “embrace” freedom of movement and expand its categories of free movement to include security guards, household helpers and caregivers, according to Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller. Jamaica’s leader, speaking at the opening […]

Jamaica and Nigeria Sign Cooperation Agreements on Energy, Trade

 Above: Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan with Jamaican Culture Minister Lisa Hanna during his trip By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan have signed a series of cooperation agreements following bilateral talks in Kingston. The agreements covered a range of issues including energy, trade, culture, air services […]

CARICOM "Assured" of Jamaican Support for Caribbean Integration

 Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque and Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque said he has been “assured” of Jamaica’s support for the Caribbean integration movement by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Opposition Leader Andrew Holness. The assurance came during a three-day […]