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Month: February 2012

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Antigua to Mark 60th Birthday of Legendary Cricketer Sir Vivian Richards

Above: Sir Vivian Richards By the Caribbean Journal staff Legendary Antiguan cricketer Sir Vivian Richards will be honoured with a week of celebrations to mark his 60th birthday in March. The festivities will begin with a Breast Cancer awareness walk […]

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Jamaica Looking for Private Capital to Fund University Student Loans

Above: UWI Mona By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican Ministry of Education is looking to attract private capital to fund student loans at the tertiary level, according to Education Minister Rev. Ronald Thwaites. The government presently spends about 2 […]

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Haiti's Martelly Opens New Housing Community in Zoranje

Above: the new community in Zoranje (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President inaugurated a new community of 400 homes in the city of Zoranje on Monday. The project, which was financed with $30 million from the Inter-American […]

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Mexico Hosting Regional Conference on Fight Against Transnational Crime

Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo/Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Mexican government will convene a High-Level Hemispheric Meeting against Transnational Organized Crime beginning Thursday. The two-day meeting in Mexico City will address a range […]


Montserrat's Plymouth Port Operational Again After 15-Year Hiatus

Above: trucks transporting sand through the Plymouth Port (Photo: GIU) By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat has reopened its Plymouth Port, after a 15-year wait. The island’s government has given sand miners using the port a 50 percent reduction on […]


Taiwan Begins Laptop Programme for Students in St Kitts and Nevis

Above: Technology Minister Glenn Phillip, Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas and Taiwanese Ambassador Miguel Tsao (Photo: Erasmus Williams) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the lead of similar Chinese projects in Guyana and Antigua, the government of Taiwan presented 2,000 […]

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Bahamas Opens New National Stadium

Above: the opening ceremony of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium (BIS Photo/Derek Smith and Patrick Hanna) The Bahamas has officially opened its new 15,000-seat national stadium. The Thomas A Robinson National Stadium is the culmination of a two-year project […]


Dominican Republic Economy Grew By 4.5 Percent in 2011: Report

Above: Independence Square, Puerto Plata (Photo: DR Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s economy grew by 4.5 percent in 2011, according to a report from President Leonel Fernandez. The President said 160,000 jobs were created last year, […]


After HOVENSA Closure, US Virgin Islands Governor Seeks Federal Assistance

Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh, Jr speaks with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary Anthony Babauta before a meeting in Washington (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh is seeking federal […]

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IMF's Christine Lagarde: World Economy "Not Out of the Danger Zone"

Above: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (IMF Photo/Dirk Enters) By the Caribbean Journal staff The world economy is “still not out of the danger zone,” International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said following the conclusion of the G20 Finance […]


Dominican Republic President, Former Spanish PM Aznar Meet in Santo Domingo

Above: the meeting in Santo Domingo (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez held a lunch Friday with former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar in Santo Domingo. Fernandez and Aznar were joined by Dominican […]


Haiti's Martelly Meets with United States Congressional Delegation

Above: US Sen. Patrick Leahy By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly met Friday in Port-au-Prince with a delegation of three United States senators and two US congressmen to talk about the political situation in the country. The […]


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