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Jamaica: Tourism on a “Growth Path”
Above: the Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall in Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s tourism sector is on a growth path, and the government is now looking to fully capitalize on the opportunities that presents, according to Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham […]
St Lucia, St Kitts Prime Ministers Heading to Haiti for Martelly Meeting
Above: St Lucia PM Kenny Anthony By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Chairman and Suriname President Desi Bouterse will lead members of the Bureau of Heads of Government on a two-day mission to Haiti beginning on Monday. Joining him will […]
Trinidad Prime Minister: “Grave Concern” over Police Raid on Newspaper
Above: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: OPM Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff The police raid on Trinidadian newspaper Newsday and the home of one of its senior reporters is viewed “with grave concern” by the government, Trinidad Prime Minister […]
US Virgin Islands Confirms New Police, Health Commissioners
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh meeting with US federal officials this week By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands’ legislature confirmed the new Police and Health commissioners for the territory in a vote this week. Henry White […]
Jamaican Government Calls in Defence Force to Control Landfill Fire
Above: Local Government Minister Noel Arscott, Spanish Town Mayor Owen Palmer and Minister of State Colin Fagan (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management has called in the Jamaica Defence Force to […]
Haiti Signs Contract with French Firm Alstom to Refurbish Hydro Plant
Above: the Peligre hydroelectric plant (Photo: IDB) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government today signed a contract with French firm Alstom-Comelex to refurbish the country’s Peligre hydroelectric plant, its principal source of renewable energy. The three-year, $48.8 million contract […]
Inter-American Development Bank Approves $70 Billion Capital Increase
Above: IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno (right) at a road project in Haiti (Photo: Catianne Tijerina) By the Caribbean Journal staff The member countries of the Inter-American Development Bank have approved a resolution authorizing a $70 billion increase in the […]
Curacao, Sint Maarten Could Become Associate Members of CARICOM
Above: Curacao (Photo: Curacao Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM’s Council of Ministers has agreed to establish a working group to look at issues pertaining to the organization’s associate members, and two territories, Curacao and Sint Maarten, have expressed […]
British Virgin Islands Premier to Private Sector Employers: Give Youth a Chance
By the Caribbean Journal staff British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith has a message for employers: give youth a chance. “I urge those of you who have not yet committed to hiring our young people to look closer and […]
Haiti, Dominican Republic Talk Collaboration on Public Security
Above: Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff A recent visit by Haitian Interior Minister Thierry Mayard-Paul to the Dominican Republic led to discussion about potential collaboration on a public security initiative between the two countries. Mayard-Paul held talks with […]
US Virgin Islands Governor: “Even Without HOVENSA, St Croix Will Recover”
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh speaking to the St Croix Chamber of Commerce By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the announced closure of the HOVENSA refinery in St Croix, the Caribbean’s largest, the US Virgin Islands is focusing on […]
Interview with Benjamin Krause, Haiti Director for Sean Penn’s J/P Charity
Above: a street in the town of Delmas 32 in the days after the earthquake. Since 2010, J/P Haitian Relief Organization has cleared 200,000 cubic metres of rubble — and is still doing so. (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By Alexander Britell […]
Guyana Sees Drop in Murders, Increase in Armed Robberies: Report
Above: Police in Guyana (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana saw a drop in murders in January, with a 65 percent drop compared to January 2011, but it saw a 40 percent increase in armed robberies, according to […]
Haitian Prime Minister Conille, OAS Secretary General Discuss Aid to Haiti
Above: Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza met yesterday to discuss ways to […]
USVI Governor Accepts First Case of St Croix-Produced Captain Morgan Rum
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh (right) and David Gosnell, Diageo’s president of Global Supply By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh accepted the first case of locally-produced Captain Morgan Rum, following Diageo’s decision to […]
Jamaica Holds Earthquake, Tsunami Drill
Above: Old Harbour Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management held an earthquake and tsunami evacuation drill yesterday in Old Harbour Bay. The drill tested local warning, mobilization and evacuation procedures. “I think […]
Turks and Caicos Proposes Changes to Civil Service Pension System
Above: TCI Governor Damian Roderic Todd on a visit to North and Middle Caicos this week (Photo: TCIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Governor Damian Roderic Todd and the Advisory Council have agreed to a series of […]
Haiti Shows Progress on the Rule of Law, But Challenges Remain: UN Expert
Above: Michel Forst (Photo: MINUSTAH) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has shown progress on restoring the rule of law in the country, from the appointment of the president of the country’s highest appellate court to the upcoming establishment of […]
St Lucia Looks to Costa Rica for Help in Fight to Save Banana Industry
By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is continuing to look for solutions in its fight against the Black Sigatoka disease, which has been ravaging the country’s agricultural sector and its banana industry in particular. Agriculture Minister Moses Jean Baptiste […]
Haiti’s Martelly, Bahamian PM Hold Talks
Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly and Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a visit with the Haitian community in Nassau, Haitian President Michel Martelly met today with Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham. […]
Haiti’s Martelly Meets with Haitian Community in the Bahamas
Above: Haitian residents in the Bahamas at the Church of God Auditorium in Nassau By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly met with a contingent of Haitian residents in the Bahamas during his visit to the country that […]
Jamaica’s Murder Rate Falls to Seven-Year Low, But Still Caribbean’s Highest
Above: downtown Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has the Caribbean’s highest murder rate, although the 1,124 murders reported in 2011 were a seven-year low for the country, according to the Caribbean Human Development Report 2012. The report, the […]
Caribbean Could Derive “Significant Revenue” from Artists like Rihanna
Above: Rihanna’s campaign for Armani By the Caribbean Journal staff Many Caribbean artists either reside abroad or have major supporting elements outside the region, and the Caribbean has forfeited “significant” potential revenue from these artists, like Barbados’ Rihanna, according to […]
St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Reports Increase in Assets
Above: Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank is reporting a growth in total assets from $840.7 million to $918.5 million as of the end of June. Net income before and after tax […]
Antiguan, Canadian Schools Form Ties
Above: Antigua Grammar School By the Caribbean Journal staff The Antigua Grammar School has formed an alliance with the Summit Alternative School in Ontario, Canada. The two schools will be joined, largely through video conferencing, as a way of sharing […]
Guyana’s President Promises Cabinet Intervention Following Pirate Attacks
Above: MP Cornel Damon and some of the fishermen victimized in the pirate attacks (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Donald Ramotar has pledged to intervene at the cabinet level following a spate of pirate attacks on […]
United Nations Launches Census of Refugees in Dominican Republic
Above: Members of a UNHCR tea interview a refugee in the Dominican Republic (UNCHR Photo/F Martinez) By the Caribbean Journal staff A United Nations-backed census has recently launched aiming to provide better information on refugees and asylum-seekers in the Dominican […]
Turks and Caicos Charges Two with Bribery, Money Laundering
Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos’ Special Investigation Prosecution Team has charged two men in the latest arrests of an ongoing investigation into previous corruption in the territory. The first […]