San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan is arguably the most developed city in the Caribbean, with an international airport hub, a thriving artistic and cultural scene and all of the infrastructural benefits of being part of the United States. The island’s debt is undoubtedly a major issue — but could attracting young entrepreneurs and creative types to the city help spur a Puerto Rican renaissance?
Above: St John’s, Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Antigua and Barbuda is set to unveil a new project that will install 110 CCTV cameras and sensors in the city of St John’s. The project, which is being done in partnership with Digicel, is being undertaken at a cost of […]
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States has named Dr Didacus Jules as its new Director General, according to OECS Chairman and Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer. Jules succeeds former OECS Director General Dr Len Ishmael, who demitted office at the end of December 2013. […]
Above: Bahamas Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe last week (Photo: BIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Can tourism help reduce poverty in the Caribbean region? That was one of the question discussed last week at the Small Island Developing States conference in the Bahamas, where Bahamian Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe called for a “paradigm economic shift” […]
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