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Golf Star Darren Clarke Teams Up With Tradewind Aviation

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Tradewind Aviation has tapped professional golfer Darren Clarke as its newest brand ambassador, further strengthening its ties to The Bahamas. Clarke, who makes his home at The Abaco Club on Winding Bay, will represent the luxury aviation brand across its growing private charter and scheduled service network in the islands. Beginning this summer, Clarke will […]

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Jamaica Raises Minimum Wage

Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s new national minimum wage took effect Monday. The wage is set at J$5,000 per 40 hour work week, or approximately $56.30 USD, or about $1.41 USD per hour. That represents an 11 percent increase in minimum wage, which is the result of recommendations from Jamaica’s Minimum Wage […]

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Grenada to Rename National Stadium After Gold Medalist Kirani James

Above: Kirani James’ victory parade in Grenada By Lincoln Depradine ST GEORGE’S – More than EC$730,000 in cash, real estate, treasury bonds and jewelry has been donated to Kirani James, the Grenadian superstar athlete, who won gold on August 6 at the Olympic Games in London, England. The government, as part of a reward package, […]

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Campari Acquires Controlling Stake in Jamaica's Appleton, Wray & Nephew

Above: Appleton is Jamaica’s premier rum brand By the Caribbean Journal staff Italian spirits company Gruppo Campari has signed an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in spirits company Lascelles deMercado & Co., Ltd, the company announced in a release Monday. Lascelles deMercado is based in Kingston, Jamaica. Its portfolio includes the Appleton Estate, Appleton […]

Grenada to Rename National Stadium After Gold Medalist Kirani James

Above: the Wheego LiFe (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell GRAND CAYMAN — It began with a small group of cars under a white tent just across from Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman — but it could herald the start of a large movement in the Caribbean. Last week, Cayman Automotive hosted the first-ever Caribbean […]

Bahamas Developing Manufacturing Plan, With Energy Costs in Mind

 Above: Bahamian Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder at the Nautilus Plant (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff While manufacturing Bahamian goods for export and local distribution is an important part of developing the country’s economy, energy costs are a significant impediment, according to Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry Ryan Pinder. “One […]

Haiti Condemns Murder of President of University of Port-au-Prince

Above: the National Palace in Port-au-Prince (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government is condemning the murder of Serge Luc Bernard, the president of the University of Port-au-Prince. Bernard was killed in a shooting on Friday, the government said. He was also the administrative director of the Haitian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO, […]

Jamaica, China Sign Economic Agreement on Water Supply Project

 Above: GC Foster College By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica and China this week signed an economic agreement aimed at rehabilitating the country’s Sligoville community road and water supply systems. The agreement is valued at just over $505,000 USD, or $J45 million. Sports Minister Natalie Neita-Headley, who signed the agreement on behalf of Jamaica’s government, […]

Guyana's GDP Grew By 2.8 Percent in First Half of 2012: Report

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s economy grew 2.8 percent in the first six months of 2012, according to a report from Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh. “This growth reflects continued progress on the diversification of the productive sector, where we have now arrived at a point where we are no longer as we were […]

Dominican Republic Reports Apprehension of 74 Migrants from Haiti

 By the Caribbean Journal staff A minibus carrying 74 Haitian immigrants was apprehended in the Dominican Republic, the government announced Saturday. The bus, which was stopped by members of the Dominican Republic’s Fourth Army Brigade, was en route to Santiago, officials said. It was apprehended near Aguas de la Palma in the Montecristi province. It […]

Dominica Prime Minister: No Plans to Remove Valued-Added Tax

Above: Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit (UN Photo/Marco Castro) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica has no plans to remove or create an exemption for the country’s value-added tax, according to Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. To do so, he said, would cause damage to the country’s economy. “I’d like to say to certain groups […]

Jurists from Jamaica, Trinidad to Probe Shootings in Guyana's Linden

 Above: Jamaican attorney KD Knight By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana has named a list of three international members of a commission of inquiry that will investigate the shootings of three people in the area of Linden in July, according to a statement from Guyana President Donald Ramotar. Jamaica’s Justice Lensley Wolfe and KD Knight […]