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Month: June 2014

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Christine Lagarde: Jamaica's Economic Outlook "Is Improving"

Above: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde By the Caribbean Journal staff The economic outlook for Jamaica “is improving,” International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde said following her official visit to the country. Lagarde, who made her first official visit […]

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Haiti Mourns Death of Former President Leslie Manigat

Above: Haiti (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is mourning the death of former President Leslie Manigat. Manigat, who died this week at the age of 83, was a teacher by trade who served as President of the […]

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For One Night, St Kitts Becomes the Caribbean Reggae Capital

Above: Tarrus Riley at the St Kitts Music Festival (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell BASSETERRE — For one night, this was the Caribbean’s capital of reggae. After an evening of all kinds of music on Thursday night, St […]

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Haiti to Host Summit of Latin American, Caribbean Culture Ministers

Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Haiti President Michel Martelly (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Ministers of Culture from across Latin America and the Caribbean will be coming to Haiti in August for the VI Inter-American […]


New US Ambassador to Belize

Above: new US Ambassador Carlos Moreno arrives in Belize By the Caribbean Journal staff New United States Ambassador to Belize Carlos Moreno presented his credentials to Governor General Sir Colville Young on Tuesday. Moreno expressed his desire to work with […]


Trinidad, India Talk Energy

Above: the meeting in Moscow By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials from Trinidad and Tobago and India held talks this week on the sidelines of the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow. Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine met […]

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A Big Boost for Caribbean Conservation

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund will be receiving a $7.2 million contribution from the Global Environmental Facility through the World Bank. The funding will promote the “conservation, protection, management and expansion of […]


St Kitts Music Festival Begins, With Calypso, Soca and Merengue

Above: Merengue star Elvis Crespo (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — St Kitts is moving. It certainly was Thursday night, as the island began the 18th edition if its annual St Kitts Music Festival, which has […]


4.1M Earthquake Shakes Nicaragua

Above: a map of the earthquake (graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The western coast of Nicaragua was shaken by a 4.1-magnitude earthquake on Thursday evening, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which struck […]

Best of the Caribbean

The Caribbean's Hottest Destination

Above: Wotten Waven, Dominica (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell WOTTEN WAVEN — It’s hot here. Yes, it’s the Caribbean. And yes, the sun is heavy. But there’s another source of heat; something beneath my shoes. You can see […]


New Flights From Antigua to the British Virgin Islands

Above: a VI Airlink plane By the Caribbean Journal staff There is a new way to get from Antigua to the British Virgin Islands. The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board announced this week that VI Airlink would be launching new […]


Grenada: New Port Project "On Stream"

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new planned port project in the area of Sauteurs is “very much on stream,” the government said this week. Drawings have already been completed on the multimillion-dollar project and financing […]


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