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Aristide to Make First Public Appearance
September 14, 2011 | 12:46 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Aristide on a United Nations visit while president (UN Photo: Milton Grant) Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide will make his first major public appearance since his return to Haiti in March, delivering a speech and inaugurating the expansion of his university. The University of the Aristide Foundation, which closed in 2004, reopened in 2008. more...
Bahamian Farmers Recover from Irene
September 14, 2011 | 10:28 am | 0 Comment
Above: farmer Dwight Saywer lost his entire banana crop. Also pictured: BAIC Executive Chairman Edison Key and Assistant GM Arnold Dorsett (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston) The Bahamian Agricultural and Industrial Corporation has stepped in to help farmers on Grand Bahama whose crops were wiped out by Hurricane Irene. "From what I saw, the famers suffered extensive more...
CJ Spotlight: Major Daps
September 13, 2011 | 6:05 pm | 0 Comment
Born in Clarendon, Jamaica, Major Daps is working on a synergy of the roots reggae music of the past with that of the present. In this CJ Spotlight, we talk to Major Daps about what makes his music and what his music means. To see his definition of reggae music, click here. Talk about your music. I do reggae music - positive reggae music to uplift the people. For more...
Trinidad, China Sign $6.2M Agreement
September 13, 2011 | 6:00 pm | 0 Comment
Above: China and Trinidad sign a cooperation agreement (Photo: TGISL) Trinidad and China signed a $6.2 million agreement Tuesday, the latest in a series of economic and cooperation agreements between China and Caribbean countries at the China-Caribbean forum in Port of Spain. Trinidad Foreign Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan signed on behalf of Trinidad, while more...
St Kitts and Nevis Delegation Concludes High-Level Talks in Israel
September 13, 2011 | 5:55 pm | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Works Minister Dr Asim Martin has concluded a three-person delegation in Israel for high-level talks. Dr Martin participated in talks with President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. The minister said his team, which was brought to Israel through a group more...
Guyana, China Sign Funding Deal
September 13, 2011 | 3:03 pm | 0 Comment
Above: President Bharrat Jagdeo speaking at the forum (Photo: GIA) Guyana and China signed an agreement today for a $4.68 million grant, the same amount agreed upon between China and Antigua on an economic cooperation deal. Finance Minister Ashni Singh signed the agreement on behalf of Guyana, with China's Minister of Commerce, Chen Deming, signing for his country. more...
For Bahamian Women, a Story in Art
September 13, 2011 | 1:31 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Lyndah Wells' The Walking Reds (Courtesy of BIS) The Bahamas' Public Treasury Department has turned its first five floors on Nassau's East Street into an art gallery featuring the works of Bahamas' female artists. Entitled "Bahama Mama," the exhibition features a series of young Bahamian women artists, several of whom have made international impacts. more...
In Cayman, a Turtle Gets New Life
September 13, 2011 | 1:12 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the turtle was returned to safety with a bit of persuasion. (Photo: Cayman GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A joint operation by Cayman Police and the Department of Environment thwarted poachers who had tied up a 200-pound female green turtle. Cayman Police had become suspicious after spotting a wave runner that had a large object tied to its front. more...
China to Loan Caribbean $1 Billion
September 13, 2011 | 2:17 am | 0 Comment
Above: China Vice Premier Wang Qishan and Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff China Vice Premier Wang Qishan announced that the country would be providing $1 billion in loans to the Caribbean to support investment and development in the region. Wang was speaking at the opening of the 3rd China-Caribbean Economic and more...
Antigua, China Sign Economic Agreement
September 13, 2011 | 2:10 am | 0 Comment
Above: China Vice Premier Wang Qishan (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and China signed a $4.68 million economic and trade cooperation agreement following the opening ceremony of the 3rd China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum in Port of Spain yesterday. Antigua PM Baldwin Spencer also met with China Vice Premier Wang Qishan more...
