Month: October 2012

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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 […]

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Haiti's Cotton Farmers to Receive Support from UN-Brazil Project

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US Virgin Islands Announces More Funding for Broadband Projects

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In Antigua, An Eye Toward Hollywood
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Altidor: Haiti's Diaspora "Must Play a Critical Role" in Development

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Haiti to Host Visit from United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

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Brazil Offers Help to OECS on HIV/AIDS

Op-Ed: Belize's Debt Payment
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Jamaica Constabulary Force Wants to Require Polygraphs for All Recruits
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Haiti Looking to Guadeloupe and Martinique for New Tourists
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Grenada Prime Minister Heads to United Arab Emirates for Eight-Day Trip

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In St Kitts, An Authentic Taste of Jamaica
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UK Team in Montserrat to Review Strategic Growth Programme
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CTO Eyes Caribbean as Most Desirable Warm Weather Destination by 2017

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Tourism Organization, which concluded its State of the Industry conference last week in St Kitts, has big plans for the region: to make the Caribbean the “most desirable, year-round, […]

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Antigua and Barbuda to Host TravelMole "Legends of Cricket" Match

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda will be hosting a sports tourism venture with leading travel industry news site TravelMole dubbed the “Legends of Cricket” match. The venture, which is being held in partnership […]

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Haiti Marks 206th Anniversary of Death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe lay a wreath at Desslines’ statue (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti marked the 206th anniversary of founding father Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the first leader of Haiti following […]

Healthcare in the Caribbean

Op-Ed: What Role Did the Environment Play in Haiti's Cholera Epidemic?

By Renaud Piarroux Op-Ed Contributor On Oct. 21, 2010, a cholera epidemic began in Haiti, an area which had never been struck by this terrible disease. Two years later, more than 600,000 new cases have been recorded and more than […]

Dominican Republic Shaken by 4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Near Constanza

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic was shaken by its second earthquake since Sunday on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake had a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale, according to the […]

Jamaica's Reggae Boyz Top Antigua's Benna Boys 4-1 in Kingston

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Dane Richards scored two goals in the last 12 minutes to lead the Reggae Boyz over Antigua’s Benna Boys in Kingston, 4-1. While the United States won Group A with a 3-1 victory over […]

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S&P Raises Grenada's Foreign Currency Rating After Coupon Payment

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s has raised Grenada’s foreign currency sovereign credit ratings on Grenada Tuesday after the country made a coupon payment it had earlier missed. The country’s rating has been raised […]

Haiti's Martelly Holds Talks With Leaders of Benin, Cote D'Ivoire, Senegal

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Benin President Boni Yayi By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly’s visit to the La Francophonie summit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this weekend included talks with the leaders of […]

Antigua and Barbuda Begins Consultations on Citizenship by Investment

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has begun a series of consultations on a proposed Citizenship by Investment programme in the country. The first of four consultations took place at the end of last […]

Markets

Jamaica's Paulwell Urges Small Businesses on Green Energy Loan Facility

Above: Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff A joint fund from the Development Bank of Jamaica and PetroCaribe is offering a loan facility for small businesses in Jamaica to green their energy operations, and Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell is […]

Renardo Curry Wins By-Election for Seat of Former Bahamas Prime Minister

Above: Renardo Curry By the Caribbean Journal staff Renardo Curry of the Bahamas’ ruling Progressive Liberal Party has won the by-election for the seat of former Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham in North Abaco, according to unofficial results from the […]

New Constitution Comes into Effect in Turks and Caicos Islands

Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The new constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands took effect Monday, marking the “beginning of the end” of the three-year UK interim administration, according to UK […]