Guadeloupe
Dominica Begins Geothermal Exploration
December 20, 2011 | 11:50 am | 0 Comment
Above: boiling lake in Dominica (Photo: DT) By Mara Etienne Following talks of testing Dominica's geothermal resources to determine its potential energy value for the island and others in the region, the country's government began an exploratory drilling exercise in Laudat earlier this month. Earlier this year, the Government of Dominica signed a contract with more...
Dominica , Guadeloupe , News
Op-Ed: Canadian Sen. Don Meredith on the Canada-CARICOM Free Trade Deal
December 13, 2011 | 5:32 pm | 0 Comment
By Hon. Dr Don Meredith, Senator Op-Ed Contributor Canada and CARICOM are on the verge of forging new economic ties through a timely and well-needed free trade agreement. As a Jamaican who immigrated to Canada and is now serving in the Senate, it is my priority to see that both countries realize their economic potential. In the past, relations between Canada more...
Dominica , Guadeloupe , Haiti , Jamaica , Opinion , Trinidad
Series of Earthquakes in Caribbean
November 28, 2011 | 12:50 am | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff There was an earthquake early this morning with an epicentre in the Saint Martin region of the Leeward Islands felt across the area, including Anguilla, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe and Sint Maarten. The quake, which registered at 4.7 on the Richter scale, was one of a series of similarly-rated earthquakes worldwide, including in Papua New more...
Barbados Has Caribbean’s Highest Human Development Index: UN
November 3, 2011 | 6:44 pm | 0 Comment
Barbados has the highest Human Development Index of any CARICOM country, according to the latest data from the United Nations Development Programme. Barbados has an index of 0.793, which is 47th in the world, just after Croatia and ahead of Uruguay. Coming in second in the region was the Bahamas, followed by the Bahamas, at 53rd, and Antigua, at 60th. See below more...
Antigua , Bahamas , Barbados , Belize , Dominica , Grenada , Guadeloupe , Guyana , Haiti , Jamaica , News , St Kitts and Nevis , St Vincent and the Grenadines , St. Lucia , Suriname
Following China’s Lead, South Korea Looks to Caribbean Market
October 7, 2011 | 11:42 am | 0 Comment
Above: Antigua PM Baldwin Spencer and South Korea FM Kim Sung Hwan (UN Photos: Eskinder Debebe and JC McIlwaine) By Alexander Britell China has been extending its influence and investment in the Caribbean region over the last several years, highlighted by several billion dollars in loans to the region announced last month. Now it seems neighbour South Korea may be more...
Antigua , Dominica , Guadeloupe , Guyana , Haiti , Markets , News , St Kitts and Nevis
Talking with the Caribbean’s Rum Minister
August 16, 2011 | 12:35 pm | 0 Comment
By Alexander Britell The "noble spirit" of rum has captivated the Caribbean for centuries, and Edward Hamilton has devoted himself to exploring it. Hamilton, who began the "Ministry of Rum" website in 1995 and is a leading rum importer based out of Chicago, has traveled the Caribbean and beyond, usually on his sailboat, tasting and researching the rums of the islands. more...
Antigua , Barbados , CJ Interviews , Guadeloupe , Guyana , News , St. Lucia
Guadeloupe, Barbados Talk Culture
July 7, 2011 | 6:10 pm | 0 Comment
Barbados Minister of Education Ronald Jones recently met with the Mayor of Lamentin, Guadeloupe to discuss ongoing programs of cultural cross-fertilisation between the two countries. Mayor Jose Toribio, who is also on the general council of Guadeloupe, which is a department of France, was visiting some 17 primary-school children from his city who were visiting in more...
