Caribbean: 2007 – The Year of Elections

By Janine Mendes-Franco The Finger That Voted by caribbeanfreephoto 2007 has been quite the eventful year for the Caribbean – we've had hurricanes and earthquakes , rap stars behaving badly and Nobel Laureates behaving badly , not to mention the infamous terror plot . Sadly, the year was also marked by tragedy and escalating crime – but if the Caribbean were to pick a recurring theme for Y2K7, it would have to be elections. This was the year of regional politics, with elections being held in Jamaica , Trinidad & Tobago , the Bahamas and Bermuda and municipal elections even happening in Cuba .

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Caribbean: 2007 – The Year of Elections