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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
IDB to Help Caribbean Hotels Go Green
October 15, 2011 | 1:49 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Goldeneye in Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean hotels will receive a boost from the Inter-American Development Bank, which is granting $2 million to help the tourism sector in eight regional countries improve their energy efficiency. The four-year project will finance energy audits for hotels in participating countries looking to cut their more...
Belize , Guyana , Haiti , Jamaica , News , Suriname , Trinidad
The Power of the Caribbean Diaspora
October 10, 2011 | 5:44 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Executive Producer Dr Keith Nurse By the Caribbean Journal staff "Forward Home," a documentary which takes a look at the way the Caribbean diaspora travels, and its significant economic impact on the region, has been released on DVD following its September premiere in Toronto. The film examines the economic power of Caribbean transnational communities, more...
New Film Looks at How Diaspora Travels
September 6, 2011 | 6:45 pm | 1 Comments
By Alexander Britell Above: Dr Keith Nurse A new film set to premiere in Toronto Wednesday looks at the concept of "diasporic tourism" or the way the Caribbean diaspora travels back to its home countries. The film, "Forward Home," is the brainchild of executive producer Dr Keith Nurse, whose research on diasporic tourism over the last two years yielded some more...
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Suriname Becomes IFC Member
September 4, 2011 | 7:00 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Suriname President Desire Delano Bouterse (UN Photo/Aliza Eliazarov) By the Caribbean Journal staff Suriname has become the 14th Caribbean country to join the World Bank's International Finance Corporation, making it the groups 183rd member. The country was already a member of the World Bank's International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. more...
