Belize, Suriname Meet With OAS

By: - April 12th, 2012

Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Suriname Foreign Minister Winston Lackin (OAS Photo)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Erlington held a meeting Wednesday in Cartagena with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza.

The two are in Cartagena for the Sixth Summit of the Americas. The meeting took place at the Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention Centre in Cartagena, which will be the main headquarters of the summit.

Insulza also met with Suriname Foreign Minister Winston Lackin in Cartagena, discussing the main issues of the summit, which begins this weekend under the theme of “Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity.”

Theo were the latest in a series of meetings by Insulza, who talked Wednesday with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos.

Insulza spoke earlier Thursday at the opening of the Workers Forum, which is being held within the framework of the Sixth Summit of the Americas.

Belize

British Virgin Islands Looks to Crafts Market to Strengthen Tourism Sector

By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands is looking to its crafts sector as part of a plan to enhance the territory’s tourism product. The Crafts Alive Market, a joint initiative by the office of Premier Dr Orlando Smith and the Ministry of Communications and Works, aims to create a centre for commercial […]

Belize

Beacon Heights Project "Progressing Smoothly" in St Kitts and Nevis

Above: the Beacon Heights site in St Kitts By the Caribbean Journal staff The Beacon Heights project in St Kitts and Nevis is “progressing smoothly,” according to St Kitts and Nevis Foreign Minister Sam Condor. Condor told a Cabinet meeting Wednesday that recent issues surrounding the project had subsided, and that several issues raised by […]

Belize

US Virgin Islands Holds First Meeting of Science and Technology Council

Above: Governor John de Jongh (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh recently chaired the inaugural meeting of the Virgin Islands Science and Technology Council. The meeting, which took place at Government House on St Thomas, focused on preliminary issues that will advance its mission to advise the […]

Dominican Republic President Proposes Group to Analyze Food, Oil Price Volatility

 Above: President Leonel Fernandez (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez is proposing the creation of a multidisciplinary group to analyze the factors affecting the volatility of food and oil prices. The group would work in coordination with the G-20, the United Nations General Assembly and all organizations concerned with […]

Haiti's Michel Martelly Welcomes Senate's Approval of Lamothe as Prime Minister

Above: Foreign Minister and Prime Minister Designate Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly expressed “satisfaction” at the Senate’s approval Tuesday night of Foreign Minister Laurent Lamothe as the country’s next Prime Minister, according to spokesperson Lucien Jura. Lamothe received 19 votes in favour, three against and one abstention in a […]

Rum Journal: Haiti's Rhum Barbancourt

 Above: President Leonel Fernandez (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez is proposing the creation of a multidisciplinary group to analyze the factors affecting the volatility of food and oil prices. The group would work in coordination with the G-20, the United Nations General Assembly and all organizations concerned with […]

South Korean Team Aiding Grenada on Marine Research Project

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of marine specialists from South Korea are in Grenada this week to begin work on a marine research project. The project, called “Research on the South and Southeast Coast of Grenada,” spans from Telescope in St Andrew to Point Saline in St George’s. It […]