Above: Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham addressing the nation yesterday. (BIS Photo)
Almost 90 percent of the entire Lovely Bay settlement on the Bahamian island of Acklins. The island was beaten by 90 to 100 mile-an-hour winds, with homes completely washed away, roofs lost and power lines downed. [Nassau Tribune]
Above: Dr Gladstone Hutchinson, center, said the mining industry had outperformed all sectors (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican economy grew by 1.5 percent during the second quarter of this year, led by growth in mining, hospitality, agriculture and fishing, according to a report by the Planning Institute of Jamaica. The numbers were […]
Following the completion of an EU-funded study of the Barbadian sugar industry, Agriculture Minister Dr David Estwick said there is every possibility the industry can be profitable, in part by diversifying its sugar product to include ethanol. Sugar officials from the country’s private and public sector, including the Barbados Agricultural Management Company and the Barbados […]
Above: Trinidad Police (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad arrested 117 people between 6PM yesterday and 8AM this morning, including 56 gang members, and 48 people arrested for drug crimes, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan announced today. That followed the announcement of 22 arrests in Port of Spain yesterday. The ongoing State of Emergency, which […]
