Month: September 2012
Antigua’s Benna Boys Lose Second Straight Match to Guatemala
Son of Bahamian NBA Star Mychal Thompson Heads to New York Knicks
Above: Mychel Thompson (Photo: NYK) By the Caribbean Journal staff Mychel Thompson, the son of Nassau native and NBA star Mychal Thompson, has signed a contract with the New York Knicks. Thompson, a 6-6 swingman, played in five games for …
Usain Bolt: “I Am Very Pleased” With Olympic Performance
Above: Usain Bolt in Kingston Tuesday (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Usain Bolt was honoured Tuesday for his accomplishments at the London Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the 100m and 200m races, and set an …
In Chile, a Boost for Haiti’s Agriculture
Above: an irrigation channel in Haiti (IDB Photo/Paul Constance) By the Caribbean Journal staff A start-up company intending to bing innovation to Haiti’s agriculture sector is one of 101 companies to be elected into Start-Up Chile, the Chilean government’s innovation …
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Largest Coral Reef Research Facility in United States Set to Open in Florida
Above: the new coral reef research facility at Nova Southeastern University (Photo: NSU) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nova Southeastern University in Florida will soon debut a $50 million facility that will be the largest coral reef research centre in …
Grenada to Launch Wind Energy Project on Island of Carriacou
Above: wind farms, like that in Nevis, are becomingly increasingly popular in the Caribbean (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada will launch a wind energy project on the island of Carriacou in partnership with the European Union and …
Durandis: Democracy in Haiti
By Ilio DurandisCJ Contributor A means to an end or an end to any means. Democracy, since ancient times, has not simply been a means to attain certain political power, but it has been a way of life for many, …
Op-Ed: The Exoneration of Marcus Garvey: A Moral Obligation
By Geoffrey PhilpOp-Ed Contributor On June 16, 2012, the Rootz Foundation, Institute for Caribbean Studies, and the Marcus Garvey Celebrations Committee, of which I am a member, launched an online petition for the exoneration of Marcus Garvey, leader of the …
Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin Begins Southern Tour
Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin (centre) on her southern tour in Morisseau this weekend (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin began what the Ministry dubbed a major tour of the country’s southern …
Haiti Seeks Progress on Treatment of Country’s Disabled Population
Above: Gerard Oriol By the Caribbean Journal staff Nearly 10 percent of Haiti’s population is disabled, in large part due to the earthquake of January 2010. But Haiti is working to improve the treatment of the disabled in the country. “Our …
Licence Renewed for Bahamas Petroleum Company Oil Exploration, Company Says
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas’ government has renewed the oil exploration licence for offshore oil firm Bahamas Petroleum, the company announced in a statement Monday. The licences were renewed as of Sept. 7, and the company has been …
In the Bahamas, a New Vision of Junkanoo
Above: Junkanoo By the Caribbean Journal staff “Junkanoo is probably a $10 million business,” said Bahamas Culture Minister Dr Daniel Johnson. “We have not yet opened this market up fully.” Johnson, the Bahamas’ new Minister for Youth, Sports and Culture, …
Rubble from Haiti’s National Palace to Help Rebuild Cite Soleil
Above: demolition work on Haiti’s national palace (Photo: J/P Haitian Relief Organization) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s damaged national palace was one of the lasting images of the country’s 2010 earthquake. But while Haiti has already begun the demolition …
United States Virgin Islands Raises $130 Million in Bond Issue
Above: the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority sold $146 million of Matching Fund Bonds last week, a bond issue that raised $130 million to fund the government’s operating costs for three fiscal …
OAS Set to Launch Drug Treatment Court in Trinidad and Tobago
Above: OAS Headquarters in Washington (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The ORganization of America State’s Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission will launch Trinidad’s first pilot Drug Treatment Court this week. The courts are an alternative to …
Panama, Colombia Hold Talks
Above: the talks in Panama City (Photo: OP Panama) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama President Ricardo Martinelli received Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin last week for talks in Panama City. Holguin was visiting Panama as part of a …
Haiti Reports Relocation of Nearly 3,700 Earthquake Victims
Above: clearing rubble after the earthquake in Haiti (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government recently relocated 3,670 victims of the 2010 earthquake, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced Monday in a statement. The group included 2,500 people …
Rum Journal: Tasting Guatemala’s Ron Botran Solera 1893
GUATEMALA HAS RISEN to become one of the world’s rum production hubs — from Ron Zacapa to Zaya, which was made in the country until moving its production (and Guatemalan recipe) to Trinidad. But a longtime player is Ron Botran, …
Venezuela’s Government Hands Over Series of Projects to Grenada
Above: Grenada’s new Ford Bridge (Photo: OPM Grenada) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Venezuela handed over a group of projects to Grenada this week, highlighted by the opening of a new bridge at Ford in St Andrew. …
