Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders  joined United States Vice President Joseph Biden in Washington for Monday’s Caribbean Energy Summit. The Summit format included three panel discussions with CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque participating in the panel on &ldqu...

By the Caribbean Journal staff As the Eastern Caribbean continues its battle against the Black Sigatoka disease harming its banana crops, Dominica is looking abroad for help. The country announced this week that it would soon be importing Black Sigatoka-resistant banana plants from the French Cari...

Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding, tabled the landmark Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill which contains proposed changes to laws affecting the use of ganja, in the Senate on Friday. Golding had announced on Wednesday at a post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House that the Bill would be ta...

KINGSTON, January 23, 2015- Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator A.J. Nicholson, says regional leaders will continue to push for an end to the trade embargo against Cuba even as they welcome the move by the United States (US) to restore diplomatic ties with the Spanish-speaking Caribb...

By the Caribbean Journal staff China and Grenada have “renewed their commitment” toward strengthening their bilateral relationship, the government of Grenada announced this week. The two sides “renewed” their commitment at a recent ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of t...

The French territories in the Caribbean have begun discussions with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on their applications to become Associate Members of the Community. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met on Thursday with a team from French Guiana led by the President of the Reg...

During their one-day stay in Washington, the CARICOM Heads of Government will also engage in a follow up meeting with the Vice President to gauge progress on the issues agreed to during their meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in May 2013. Their day will begin with a breakfast discussion ...

The Organization of American States (OAS) today launched the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Model in Jamaica, in a ceremony that took place in Kingston. The model, organized in partnership with Jamaica’s Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Caribbean Export Development...

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has proposed a US$1 billion “Caribbean Energy Thematic Fund” for Caricom member states to address regional energy security. Speaking at the First Caribbean Energy Security Summit in Washington, DC yesterday, she reaffirmed Government’s commitm...

St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony congratulates the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on its tenth anniversary and speaks of his country’s plans for accessing the Court’s appellate jurisdiction. The CCJ was inaugurated on 16 April, 2005 in Trinidad and Tobago wh...