Cooper Island Beach Club — British Virgin Islands
Just a short boat ride from Tortola, Cooper Island is a rustic, laid-back retreat that’s also a great snorkeling destination.
Above: the new nutrition facility (Photo: Abbott) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new nutrition production facility has opened in Haiti’s central plateau, according to Partners in Health, Abbott and the Abbott Fund. The product of a partnership between the three oragnizations, the new 18,000-square-foot Nourimanba Production Facility will produce what the groups said was […]
Above: Suriname By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a pair of loans totaling $40 million to boost the electricity sector in Suriname. The loans, which were approved under the IDB’s Flexible Financing Facility, both have 20-year terms. The first loan, which totals $30 million, will help bring 24-hour electricity access […]
Above: Jamaica’s Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican House of Representatives has passed a new Defamation Act that will streamline the country’s laws on defamation. The act will abolish the distinction between libel and slander and establish a cause of action called “defamation,” according to Attorney General Patrick Atkinson. The bill also abolishes […]
