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United Airlines Is Going Daily to Barbados From Newark and Washington, D.C. for the Holiday Season

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A table at The Cliff. A week at Sandy Lane. A villa in Paynes Bay with the whole family coming in for Christmas. Barbados has long had its own version of the Caribbean festive season, one defined by packed hotels, hard-to-get restaurant reservations and repeat visitors who return every December. This year, United Airlines is putting considerably more seats […]

Jamaica's Grange: More Women in Politics

Above: Jamaican Culture Minister Olivia Grange By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Olivia Grange is encouraging more women to enter representational politics in the country. Women’s involvement at that level can only help in the development of policies necessary to “enhance not only their lives but also the lives […]

US, UK Visits Increase to St Kitts and Nevis

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bookings to St Kitts and Nevis by United States and United Kingdom visitors have increased by double digits over the past year, according to Tourism Minister Richard Skerritt. To date for the year, bookings are up 16 percent from the British market, with actual visitors up […]

BOJ: Speculation over Jamaican Election Date Creating Economic Risk

Above: BOJ Governor Brian Wynter By the Caribbean Journal staff Speculation about the date of the next Jamaican election could add to the uncertainties created by the International Monetary Fund’s delay in reviewing the country’s medium-term economic programme, according to Bank of Jamaica Governor Brian Wynter. Wynter was speaking at a media briefing to present […]

US, UK Visits Increase to St Kitts and Nevis

 Above: Bahamian Agriculture Minister Lawrence Cartwright, National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest and US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano have a brief conversation during a reception at Atlantis on Wednesday (BIS photo/Kristaan Ingraham) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is hosting the second Caribbean-United States Security Cooperation Dialogue this week, with a US delegation […]

Chinese Delegation Visits Antigua

 Above: Antigua’s Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff A 20-member delegation from China’s National People’s Congress is visiting Antigua today for a series of talks with government officials. The Chinese delegation will hold meetings with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer today to discuss potential areas of closer cooperation between the two states. The Chinese group includes […]

CARICOM's LaRocque: Private Sector a Critical Partner for Integration

 Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque By the Caribbean Journal staff The private sector is a critical partner in building the Caribbean Community, said CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque in a meeting in Bridgetown yesterday. LaRocque met with representatives of the Barbados Private Sector Wednesday, as part of a four-day trip in which he has […]

Guyana, Canadian Firm Sign Gold Deal

Above: from left, PM Samuel Hinds, President Bharrat Jagdeo (background) and Sandspring Chairman John Adams (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Guyanese government signed a partnership agreement yesterday with Canadian mining company Sandspring Resources and its affiliate ETK, Inc., on a large scale mining operation that could yield 250,000 to 300,000 ounces of […]

Major Changes Weighed for Bank of Jamaica's Powers

 Above: Bank of Jamaica Governor Brian Wynter (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bank of Jamaica has released a discussion paper outlining a proposal that would give the bank overall responsibility for financial stability in Jamaica. The paper, which was posted on the banks’ website at the beginning of the month, outlines proposed […]

Linkin Park, United Nations to Help Haiti on Renewable Energy

Above: UNSG Ban Ki-moon and Grammy-winning rock band Linkin Park (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations and American rock band Linkin Park are teaming up on an effort to bring renewable energy, particularly in Haiti, as part of a global sustainable energy initiative. The band’s first connection to Haiti came with […]

Trinidad PM: Crime Fight Will Create Jobs

 Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s government will create 20,000 new jobs at a cost of $47.2 million as part of an anti-crime strategy called “Reclaiming Our Youths, Embracing Our Future,” Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced today. The Prime Minister said the job creation exercise would engage mostly […]

Belize Has Caribbean's Fastest-Growing Population: UN Report

 Above: Ranguana Caye, Belize Belize is projected to have a 2 percent annual population growth rate for the first half of this decade, the fastest pace in CARICOM, according to the United Nations Development Programme. Belize, which has a population of 300,000, is followed by Haiti, at 1.3 percent, and St Kitts and Nevis, which, […]