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Pendry Is Opening Its First-Ever Caribbean Resort in Barbados 

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Luxury boutique brand Pendry is opening its first-ever Caribbean hotel on the island of Barbados. The company is rebranding — and transforming – the former Port Ferdinand residential resort into what is now one of the region’s most anticipated debuts.  So what’s in store?  An 80-room retreat, with a marina, several eateries, a spa, a kids’ […]

St Kitts and Nevis Economic Growth to Slow in 2012: Report

By the Caribbean Journal staff The economy of St Kitts and Nevis will grow 2.5 percent in 2012, according to a projection by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, down from 4.5 percent growth last year. The countries in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union grew by 1.5 percent in 2011, […]

Haiti: Where Did the Money Go? An Interview with Michele Mitchell

Above: a camp in Port-au-Prince (Photo: Leslie Owen) By Alexander Britell The aftermath of the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 saw waves of aid workers pouring into the country, backed by billions in aid funds. But exactly what happened to a significant portion of that money, and how it was disbursed, […]

Grenadian Prime Minister Concerned over Continued Industrial Strike

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas said he was concerned over the ongoing industrial action involving Grenada Breweries Limited. The Prime Minister also said he did not authorize, advise, or attempt to influence the Special Services Unit of the Royal Grenada Police Force to intervene in the strike, which saw the […]

Haiti: Where Did the Money Go? An Interview with Michele Mitchell

 Above: the netbooks involved in the programme (Photo: GINA) Guyana’s One Laptop Per Family programme, an initiative aimed at improving access to technology, has continued its rollout across the country. The programme, which was partially funded by the Chinese government, brings Haier netbooks, or small laptops, to Guyanese citizens. The OLPF ultimately targets 90,000 Guyanese, […]

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 […]

St Kitts Completes Solar Panel Project

 Above: the panels on the roof of the government’s headquarters (Photo: Erasmus Williams) By the Caribbean Journal staff A project to install solar panels at government headquarters in St Kitts has been completed. The project, which has been part of what Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas said was a commitment to renewable energy, will be […]

United States Imports of Haitian Apparel Jump 46 Percent

Above: an atelier in Haiti (Photo: Clinton Bush Haiti Fund) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States imports of Haitian apparel jumped by 46 percent from January to August of this year, according to the recently-released Ninth Report to Congress on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. Apparel accounts for more than […]

Antigua Steps Up ICT Drive

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua is looking to make 2012 the “year of electronic development,” according to Dr Edomond Mansoor, Minister of State with responsibility for the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, Science and Technology. The government is committed to making the country more competitive in the area of information and communication technology, he said. […]

Haiti to Revive Hotel School

Above: the Oasis Hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff With hotel development on the rise in Haiti, the country will now see its hotel school revived, thanks to a grant from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. The fund announced a $264,000 grant to the Oasis Foundation to revive the l’Ecole Hoteliere Haitienne (the Haiti Hotel […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Julian Jay Robinson

 By Alexander Britell Julian Jay Robinson is the People’s National Party candidate for South East St Andrew in the upcoming Jamaican election. Robinson, currently the deputy general secretary of the PNP, studied management and economics at the University of the West Indies, and also earned a Master’s in Business from the University of Illinois at […]

Trinidad, Croatia Establish Diplomatic Ties

 Above: Ambassadors Rodney Charles and Ranko Vilovic (UN Photo/Ryan Brown) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has established diplomatic ties with Croatia, following a ceremony last Wednesday. Croatia will soon become the newest member of the European Union. The two sides were enthusiastic about soon appointing honorary consuls to pursue opportunities for cultural […]