St Vincent and the Grenadines
Senior Royals to Visit Caribbean
December 15, 2011 | 6:58 am | 0 Comment
Above: Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex By the Caribbean Journal staff Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, will tour the Caribbean next year as part of a global tour celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. They will visit the Queen's 15 realms and other destinations with close links to the United Kingdom next year. more...
Antigua , Barbados , Grenada , Montserrat , News , St Kitts and Nevis , St Vincent and the Grenadines , Trinidad
Brazil, St Vincent to Strengthen Ties
December 11, 2011 | 2:43 pm | 0 Comment
Above: St Vincent By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines will be moving to strengthen its ties with Brazil, hoping to capitalize on the strength of the Brazilian economy, according to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves. Brazil is the largest member of the newly-founded Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which St more...
Eastern Caribbean Could Get Fast Ferry
November 27, 2011 | 5:26 pm | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff Above: a water taxi in Trinidad Grenada is among four Caribbean islands which could be in the route of a proposed inter-island fast ferry that would travel between Trinidad, Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia and Barbados -- promising service to all the islands in one day. The subject was discussed between the five countries during the more...
Grenada , News , St Vincent and the Grenadines , St. Lucia , Trinidad
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
Barbados Has Caribbean’s Highest Life Expectancy: United Nations Report
November 1, 2011 | 12:47 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Harrismith Beach in Barbados (Photo: Barbados Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has the highest life expectancy in CARICOM, according to a report released by the United Nations Population Fund. The report, "State of World Population 2012," was sent out on the eve of the expected birth of the planet's 7 billionth inhabitant. Barbados had more...
Bahamas , Barbados , Belize , Grenada , Guyana , Haiti , Jamaica , News , St Kitts and Nevis , St Vincent and the Grenadines , St. Lucia , Suriname , Trinidad
St Lucia Top Caribbean Country for Doing Business: World Bank Report
October 24, 2011 | 2:00 am | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff Doing business is easier in St Lucia than anywhere else in CARICOM, according to the 2012 Doing Business report from the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation. St Lucia was ranked 52nd in the world for the ease of doing business, tops in the Caribbean, followed by Antigua and Barbuda at 57th and Dominica at 65th. more...
Antigua , Bahamas , Belize , Dominica , Grenada , Guyana , Haiti , Jamaica , News , St Kitts and Nevis , St Vincent and the Grenadines , St. Lucia , Suriname , Trinidad
Qshan Deya and the Power of Reggae
September 17, 2011 | 11:50 am | 0 Comment
Qshan Deya, the “volcano trumpet,” is part of a younger generation hearkening back to the roots reggae music of the past. A native of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Union Island, Qshan’s career has seen him go from his home island to Jamaica and the United States, building a strong presence in the diaspora and around the Caribbean with a base in Brooklyn. more...
Talking Reggae with Ossie Dellimore
September 15, 2011 | 5:40 pm | 0 Comment
Reggae star Ossie Dellimore has built a varied career in the art form with albums like “Freedom’s Journal,” “Reggae Music” and the recent single “Gone So Far.” The native of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ style is at the cutting edge of reggae music today. Caribbean Journal talked to Dellimore about his musical inspirations, what he sees as the world’s more...
How to Define Reggae
September 11, 2011 | 8:00 pm | 1 Comments
Above, from left: Major Daps, Ossie Dellimore, Ed Robinson, Qshan Deya (Photo: Caribbean Journal) What is reggae? It's a word that has a meaning simultaneously static and dynamic. To answer the question, Caribbean Journal talked to four major reggae artists from around the Caribbean at the Coalition to Preserve Reggae in Brooklyn, New York. We talked to Jamaica's Major more...
Arts & Culture , Jamaica , St Vincent and the Grenadines , Videos
Gonsalves: Need for Calm on REDjet
July 10, 2011 | 4:02 pm | 0 Comment
St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has called for moderation in the debate over new low-cost air carrier REDjet. According to Gonsalves, who said he had been following the public debate over the company, he had been "kept out of the loop" of the inter-Caribbean regulatory debate. [Nation more...
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