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13 Potential Caribbean Tech Hubs

COULD a Caribbean city develop into a Silicon Beach? As the Caribbean seeks to develop, it will need to be creative — and part of that means both attracting creative people and companies to its shores and supporting creative people […]

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St Maarten, Caribbean Economic Hub?

Above: St Maarten (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten should be a financial and economic hub of the Caribbean, St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said this week. Speaking to German Ambassador to the Dutch Kingdom Franz […]

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Jamaica, Panama Planning Collaboration on Logistics Hub Project

Above: Industry Minister Anthony Hylton and Sonia Anton, Director of Marketing, Colon Free Trade Zone in Panama (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica and Panama are already planning to work together to develop the former’s planned logistics hub […]

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Could St Maarten Become a Hub For Travel to Nevis?

Above: St Maarten’s Princess Juliana Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff Could Nevis get an airlift boost from St Maarten? That’s one of the initiatives Nevis Tourism Minister Mark Brantley is working on for the 2013/2014 season, hoping to expand […]


Jamaica, Medical Tourism Hub?

Above: Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s stated goal of transforming the country into a regional health tourism hub is “achievable,” according to Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson. “We have some of the best health-trained personnel this side […]


Jamaica Plans $4.5 Million in Funding for Small Business Sector

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has earmarked approximately $4.45 million in funding for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the country for fiscal year 2013/2014, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. Of that money, which […]

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What Would a Logistics Hub Mean for Jamaica's Economy?

Above: the port of Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff The development of Jamaica as a global logistics hub could mean a 17 percent bump in GDP over the next six to eight years, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. […]


Jamaica Eyes Future as Logistics Hub

Above: Investment Minister Anthony Hylton at the roundtable this week (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff With the expansion of the Panama Canal on the way, Jamaica’s proposal to establish the country as a global logistics hub is integral […]


Canadian Forces to Establish Military Hub in Jamaica's Capital

Above: Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Jamaican National Security Minister Peter Bunting By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada and Jamaica signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday to establish a Canadian Forces hub in the capital of Kingston. The hub […]


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