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A Floating Soca Party Is Coming Soon to St Thomas

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When the UberSoca Cruise docks in St. Thomas on Nov. 19, the harbor won’t just welcome a ship — it will transform into a full-scale celebration of Caribbean culture. The arrival of the Norwegian Encore cruise ship will turn the waterfront into a festival of color, sound, and flavor as thousands of soca fans join […]

Grenada Plans Nutmeg Expansion

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is working to develop a strategy for greater private sector involvement in the country’s nutmeg industry, something Prime Minister Tillman Thomas said he welcomed. Thomas was speaking after a presentation of the Grenada Nutmeg Sector Development Strategy and its implementation progress by the country’s National Coordinating Committee. The committee […]

Can Trinidad Build a Tourism Economy?

By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has the potential to be a sustainable tourism economy that can stand side by side with its energy economy, High Commissioner to the UK Gavin Nicholas said at his office in London’s Belgrave Square. The country is not as visible to prospective tourists as other destinations are […]

Grenada, Japan Talk Environment

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada and Japan held their latest round of talks on environmental matters, with Japanese Ambassador for Civil Society Akira Yamada meeting Environment Minister Joseph Gilbert. It was Gilbert’s first official engagement as Environment Minister following a cabinet reshuffling. The two officials covered several issues on the environment, particularly the impact […]

Can Trinidad Build a Tourism Economy?

 By Alexander Britell University of Miami Professor Guerda Nicolas’ new book, Social Networks and the Mental Health of Haitian Immigrants, takes a look at the mental and psychological issues Haitians face in entering new communities in the United States – and the kinds of community- and family-based systems which they use to cope. Nicolas, who […]

Guyana to Host Caribbean Security Forum

Above: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and CARICOM Ministers at the launch of the Caribbean Security Initiative (Photo: US Department of State) Guyana will be hosting the Second Meeting of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Commission Thursday and Friday at the Guyana International Conference Center in Liliendaal. The forum will feature participants from the […]

Cayman Governor Signs Gender Bill

By the Caribbean Journal staff   Cayman Governor Duncan Taylor signed the country’s new Gender Equality Bill yesterday, legislation aimed at promoting and ensuring gender equality in the workplace.   “This is an important piece of legislation,” Taylor said. “Equality of opportunity, treatment and reward is a fundamental human right for all and I am […]

Caribbean Talks Agriculture in Dominica

Above: CARICOM SG and Dominican native Irwin LaRocque in Roseau for talks (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff High-level talks have begun in Dominica at the Climate Change and Science Technology Workshop during the 10th Caribbean Week of Agriculture in Dominica. The event was the opening ceremony of a week looking at trends and […]

Trinidad's Dookeran Presents Budget

 Above: Finance Minister Winston Dookeran (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Finance Minister Winston Dookeran presented a $7.4 billion ($47 Billion in TTD) budget for 2011/2012 in an announcement at the House of Representatives, which is currently meeting at Port of Spain’s International Waterfront Complex. The calculation was based on a $75 per […]

Antigua Becomes a Digital Village

 Above: Antigua (Photo: ABDT) By the Caribbean Journal staff For a few days this week, Antigua’s Multipurpose Cultural and Exhibition Centre has been converted into a digital village at the seventh annual ICTFEST, a forum on information and communication technology. The programme consists of two days of interactive exhibitions, technology competitions and seminars, aimed at […]

In Grenada, a Push for Connectivity

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenadian telecom firm FLOW launched its Community Access Points project last week, an initiative aimed at improving broadband connectivity and Information and Communication-related Technologies to underserved communities in the country. The project will invest $200,000 toward ICT in communities across the country, including the installation of a series of access […]

The Power of the Caribbean Diaspora

 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, […]