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Barbados Has a Stunning Nature Sanctuary With an Inland Lake, Colorful Wildlife, and the Island’s Last Mangrove Forest

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It’s filled with parties, watering holes and a buzzing soundtrack. Everyone seems to be chirping about something. But this isn’t Barbados’ St. Lawrence Gap, although that’s just a few minutes away.  This is the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, and it’s a vibrant, colorful, dynamic portal to the island’s natural world — and one of the best examples […]

Interview with Branville McCartney of the Bahamas’ Democratic National Alliance

Above: Branville McCartney (centre) By Alexander Britell In early 2011, Branville McCartney, a Bahamian Member of Parliament for the Bamboo Town constituency representing the ruling Free National Movement, broke off from the party to found a new one: the Democratic National Alliance. The Bahamas, like most of the Caribbean, has had a staunch two party […]

Nevis, Japan Sign Agreement on Grant for Charlestown Fisheries Complex

Above: Japanese Ambassador-designate Yoshimasa Tekuza and Nevis Premier Joseph Parry By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Japan and the Nevis Island Administration have signed an agreement for an $11 million grant to support the planned Charlestown Community Fisheries Complex at Gallows Bay. “What we are looking at is a cog in a whole […]

Op-Ed: The Bahamian Election and the Importance of Small Business

By Mark A Turnquest Op-Ed Contributor Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) owners must carefully review all political parties’ platforms for the upcoming May 7, 2012 general election in the Bahamas. SME owners must determine which political party best articulates strategies that will develop the SME sector, and grow and diversify the economy of the […]


Nevis, Japan Sign Agreement on Grant for Charlestown Fisheries Complex

By Michael W Edghill Op-Ed Contributor This week, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced that the Partnership government of Trinidad would move forward on a plan to abolish the appellate jurisdiction of the London-based Privy Council. It was a move that had been widely debated and anticipated ever since the Caribbean Court of […]

Jamaica's Murder Rate Down 30 Percent Since Beginning of 2012: Report

Above: Jamaican National Security Minister Peter Bunting (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s murder rate has fallen from a rate of 3.1 per day to two per day, according to National Security Minister Peter Bunting. That represents a 30 percent reduction since the beginning of the year, Bunting said this week. “Hopefully, we […]

Jamaican Prime Minister Vows to Cut Red Tape for Foreign Investors

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller met this weekend with more than 200 members of the business community in Philadelphia at a ceremony given in her honour. Simpson Miller said she was determined to attract more overseas investment to Jamaica, telling the private […]

Jamaica's Government Says 3,000 Jobs Created Under JEEP Programme

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Works Minister Dr Omar Davies at a JEEP project site earlier this year (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government says it has created approximately 3,000 new jobs under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme. That total was reported by Works Minister Dr Omar Davies. The […]

Belize and Guatemala Agree on 2013 Date for Territorial Referenda

Above: Belize’s Wilfred Elrington and Guatemala’s Harold Caballeros (OAS Photo/Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize and Guatemala’s Foreign Ministers have agreed on a date for simultaneous referenda in the two countries on the issue of Guatemala’s territorial claim to the International Court of Justice. The two countries will each hold a referendum on […]

JW Marriott Plans Santo Domingo Hotel

Above: a rendering of the planned JW Marriott in Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff Marriott’s JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts will open a new JW Marriott hotel in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in 2014, the company announced Friday. The 131-room hotel will be operated by Marriott under an agreement with Grupo […]

US Virgin Islands Governor Submits Testimony on HOVENSA Closure

Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has submitted testimony to a congressional committee on the impact of the closure of the HOVENSA refinery on the northeastern United States. The testimony was part of an ongoing effort by de Jongh’s […]

"Sean Penn is a Great Friend of Haiti"

Above: Sean Penn and Michel Martelly at an event in Haiti in March (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff “Sean Penn is a great friend of Haiti,” Haitian President Martelly said of the country’s Ambassador-at-large following his award by the 12th Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. Martelly is praising Penn for his Peace Summit […]

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