News Jamaica "Confident" on Passing First International Monetary Fund Test
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is “confident” that it will pass the first quarterly test under its Extended Fund Facility Agreement with the International Monetary Fund, according to Minister Horace Dalley. The country’s first quarterly […]
World Bank Team to Visit Grenada
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A World Bank team will visit Grenada next week to begin the first round of consultation on the development of an OECS “Regional Partnership Strategy.” The partnership strategy “seeks to align […]
Jamaican Information Minister Proposes "Media Complaints Council"
Above: Information Minister Sandrea Falconer By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Information Minister Sandrea Falconer is proposing the establishment of a “Media Complaints Council,” which would deal with people who claim damage to their reputations due to media publications. Ostensibly, […]
Cuba to Help Jamaica on Manufacturing of Solar Panels
Above: a solar panel By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba will be providing expertise to Jamaica on the manufacture and assembly of solar light panels, according to Jamaican Energy Minister Philip Paulwell. The collaboration will be part of Jamaica’s Rural […]
Should Caribbean Governments Take a New Approach on Air Taxes?
Above: Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell (UN Photo/Mark Garten) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell is calling for a “broader task force” to address problems of regional transport in the Caribbean, including the taxation of […]
Is Jamaica Serious About Tourism?
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor EACH time I am away, I can’t help but do a comparison between the country I visit and Jamaica. In particular, I always look at the main industry of the country and contrast it against […]
LaRocque: CARICOM in "Reform Process"
Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque By the Caribbean Journal staff Forty years after its establishment, the Caribbean Community is the longest surviving integration grouping among developing countries, second only to the European Union, according to CARICOM Secretary General Irwin […]
Baha Mar Launches Residential Sales
Above: a rendering of the Baha Mar project By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s largest resort project has officially launched residential sales, the project announced this week in a release. The Bahamas’ Baha Mar project said it was now […]
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