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Month: March 2013

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Grenada PM, BVI Premier to Co-Host Environment Summit

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell and British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith will co-host Leadership Summit for the Caribbean Challenge Initiative in May. The conference, which will bring together environment ministers, heads […]

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Earthquake Causes Light Shaking in Dominican Republic

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic was shaken a 4.3-magnitude earthquake early Saturday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre was about 13 kilometres south of […]

Dennis Chung: Jamaica's Survival Under the International Monetary Fund

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor AT THE END of December 2012, when it became clear no International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal was coming, I wrote an article titled “Jamaica without the IMF,” as I felt that it was important to […]

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Fitch Raises Jamaica's Sovereign Rating, Citing Debt Exchange

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Fitch has raised Jamaica’s local and foreign currency default ratings to “CCC” from “RD,” the New York-based firm announced Friday. The “CCC” rating implies that default is a “real possibility,” however. […]


Grenada Prime Minister, German Officials Talk Climate Change

Above: St George’s, Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff New Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell met this week with officials from the German Agency for International Cooperation to discuss climate change projects in the country. A major […]


Guyana Receives $5 Million IDB Grant for Low-Carbon Economy

Above: Guyana’s Kaietur Falls By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana will receive a $5 million grant from the Inter-American Development Bank to support the country’s low-carbon development path. The programme will help create incentives for investment in Guyana’s low-carbon sectors. […]

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British Virgin Islands' Oil Nut Bay Debuts New Villa, "The Cliffs"

Above: The Cliffs By the Caribbean Journal staff The Oil Nut Bay property on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands has debuted its new villa, “The Cliffs.” The property includes three units: an “upper grand unit,” with 1,334 square […]


Op-Ed: When Will the United Nations Pay for Its Actions in Haiti?

By Jake Johnston Op-Ed Contributor Less than a week after cholera began its violent spread throughout Haiti, a UN military base in the central plateau became the prime suspect for having introduced the bacteria. The UN was quick to shoot […]


Zemi Beach Rises in Anguilla

Above: Zemi Beach By Alexander Britell The story of the downturn in the Caribbean was largely about the projects that didn’t get built. That was also true on the island of Anguilla, where several developments shuttered or stalled in the […]

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Jean-Claude Duvalier Appears at Court Hearing in Haiti for Questioning

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier finally appeared before a Judge Thursday to answer questions over human rights violations during his time in power in the country. Duvalier’s appearance before […]



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