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Month: November 2011

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Haiti Cholera Victims Seek Damages from United Nations

Above: Haitian wait for cholera treatment at a center in Haiti (UN Photo: Sophia Paris) By the Caribbean Journal staff More than 5,000 Haitians, either victims of cholera or relatives of victims, have submitted claims to the United Nations and […]

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Major Investment for Bahamas Healthcare

Above: Health Minister Dr Hubert Minnis Photo: BIS The Bahamas is building a $52 million new Critical Care Block at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau, the single-largest investment in healthcare infrastructure at the site in almost 60 years, according […]

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Safest Period in Years for Jamaican Police

Above: Minister of National Security Sen. Dwight Nelson and Police Commissioner Owen Ellington By the Caribbean Journal staff This year was the safest in four decades for the Jamaica Constabulary Force, according to Minister of National Security Sen. Dwight Nelson. […]

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Suriname, World Bank Renew Partnership

By the Caribbean Journal staff A contingent from the World Bank began a three-day visit to Suriname yesterday aimed at rewinding the bank’s commitment to the country. World Bank Director for the Caribbean Francoise Clottes was joined by Giorgio Valentini, […]


Trinidad's Government Lifts Curfew

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad has lifted the curfew imposed at the beginning of the country’s declared State of Emergency, although the latter will remain in effect, according to Prime Minister Kamla […]


Barbados Looks to Sports Tourism

Above: polo in Barbados Barbados is aiming to position itself as a destination for sports tourism, according to Shelly Carrington, Permanent Secretary in the country’s Ministry of Tourism. “The benefits of sports tourism include economic and community development, positive youth […]

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LIAT, Nevis Agree on Promotion Plan

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Airline LIAT and Nevis have agreed on a joint plan to promote the island for the upcoming season, following a meeting between LIAT CEO Brian Challenger and a delegation led by […]


Forbes: Women and Politics in Jamaica

Above, from left: Jamaican Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller, MP Sharon Hay-Webster (JLP) and Culture Minister Olivia Grange By Marcia Forbes, PhD Op-Ed Contributor Patriarchy in Place The debate rages on around the world and is about to get really […]


Trinidad Secures $235 Million IDB Loan for Budget Measures

Above: Trinidad Finance Minister Winston Dookeran (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad will secure a $235 million loan by the end of the year from the Inter-American Development Bank to implement a series of national budget measures, according […]

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IDB Loans Jamaica $90M for Energy

Above: the wind farm at Wigton in Jamaica The Inter-American Development will be loaning $90 million to Jamaica to improve energy efficiency, according to Energy Minister Clive Mullings. “We need to look, in a sustained way, on how we can […]


Guyana Has Caribbean's Most Female Parliamentarians: UN Report

Above, from left: Guyanese MPs Amna Ally, Judith David-Blair and Deborah Backer By the Caribbean Journal staff Approximately 30 percent of Guyanese parliamentarians are women, the highest rate of female political involvement in CARICOM, according to data from the United […]


Term Limits for OECS Officials?

Above: the Antiguan Parliament Antiguan Sen. Joanne Massiah told her country’s Upper House this week that term limits should be compulsory for those appointed to head the OECS and other regional institutions. The senator, who is a member of the […]


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