Above: Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff Aruba’s economy is “recovering gradually” from a “severe double-dip recession,” according to the International Monetary Fund, which recently concluded its 2015 Article IV Mission to the Dutch Caribbean island. The recession was recovered […]

Above: Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow has left for Washington, DC for a series of high-level talks with multilateral institutions, his office said in a statement. Barrow, who departed Thursday, […]

Above: Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica will soon host a group of officials from the International Monetary Fund for what could be the “concluding round” of talks between the two sides. The talks […]

Above: Bridgetown, Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean needs “decisive reforms” to boost competitiveness and private sector investment in order to overcome low potential growth in the region. That was among the findings of a two-day […]