Op-Ed: Climate Change and Fighting Poverty in the Caribbean
By George Nicholson and Orissa Thomas Op-Ed Contributors TODAY, most people consider climate change to be a reality and not a myth. A result of this phenomenon, natural hazards have been identified as having crippling effects on many countries, particularly those […]
Op-Ed: China in Cuba
By Jaime Suchlicki Op-Ed Contributor IN THE 1960s, Fidel Castro mocked Chinese leader Mao as a senile, old man. Naturally, in his quest to oppose the US, Castro sided with the Soviets and opened Cuba’s door to nuclear missiles. Three […]
Trinidad, Haiti Sign Energy Pact
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation. The MoU provides for “cooperative initiatives in energy, energy security […]
In Dominica, Helping Small Businesses Go Green
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank will soon be implementing a pilot project to finance energy efficiency investments by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the country. The project is being […]