Merry Christmas from Caribbean Journal

By: - December 25th, 2011

Merry Christmas from everyone at Caribbean Journal! May you have a happy and healthy holiday.

Sincerely,
CJ

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Tortuga Unites Caribbean Operations

By the Caribbean Journal staff Rum company Tortuga has united its operations across the Caribbean, consolidating affiliates in Cayman, Jamaica, Barbados and Florida. The founders of Miami-based Tortuga Imports will lead the company, now called Tortuga International, with Marcus Simmonds as CEO and Monique Hamaty-Simmonds Chief Marketing Officer for Tortuga International. The company also announced […]

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Grenadian Economy to Grow 2.5 Percent in 2012: Report

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s economy will grow 2.5 percent in 2012, according to a projection by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. The country’s economy grew 2.1 percent in 2011, according to an estimate by the organization; in 2010, the country showed 0.0 percent growth. The countries in […]

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How Caribbean Health Impacts Caribbean Economies: Interview with the World Bank

Above: the American University of Antigua School of Nursing By Alexander Britell Last month, the World Bank released a report about the way the growing problem of non-communicable diseases in the Caribbean is affecting the region’s economies. Chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and obesity are the leading causes of death in the region, and […]

Use of Alternative Energies in Jamaica Nearly Doubles: Report

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The portion of energy Jamaica derives from renewable energy almost doubled in the last three years, from 5 percent to nine percent in 2010. That has been led by projects like the Wigton wind farm and the growing movement of solar energy use in the country. Those are a few […]

“Haiti is a Land of Opportunity”

 Above: Jose Agustin Aguerre (Photo: CJ) By Alexander Britell “Haiti is a land of opportunity.” It’s that phrase which Jose Agustin Aguerre, the manager of the Haiti Country Department for the Inter-American Development Bank, hopes becomes the new paradigm for a country long viewed only through the prism of its poverty. The IDB’s work in […]

A Bright Future for Jamaican Mining?

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The portion of energy Jamaica derives from renewable energy almost doubled in the last three years, from 5 percent to nine percent in 2010. That has been led by projects like the Wigton wind farm and the growing movement of solar energy use in the country. Those are a few […]

Bahamas Links Agriculture, Tourism

 Above: a farm in Andros (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is “serious about food production,” and intends to secure the link between agriculture and tourism, according to Edison Key, chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation. “Once the link between agriculture and tourism has been secured, it will provide […]