The water curls around a white sandbar, spreading into shades of turquoise so vivid they almost seem invented. A few miles away, yachts gather near a tiny cay, their hulls suspended above the sea. Beyond them, an empty beach waits behind a stretch of shallow water, with no footprints and no buildings in sight. This […]
Above: State Minister in Jamaica’s Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Julian Robinson at a Texaco station (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Texaco is planning to retrofit all of its service stations in Jamaica with solar energy. The company has already invested about $45,000 adding solar panels to its Molynes Road operation […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is planning to facilitate the establishment of bamboo factories across the country, the government announced this week. The factories are part of a larger bamboo development strategy by Jamaica’s Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce. “We are in discussions with the Ministry of Local Government to establish a factory […]
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica must “find the way to eliminate corruption,” according to the country’s attorney general, Patrick Atkinson. The country’s top lawyer said the country “should not use obstructive bureaucratic methods, which avoids dealing with the corruption, and instead sets up obstructions to doing business.” “We must search […]
