News Is Growth Ahead for Jamaica?
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s economy is projected to grow by between 0.5 and 1.5 percent for the third quarter of 2013, according to data from the Planning Institute of Jamaica. The report comes after […]
Antigua, China Talk Education
Above: the meeting in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua Education, Youth, Sports and Gender Affairs Minister Dr Jacqui Quinn-Leandro held talks this week with Chinese Ambassador to Antigua Ren Gongping to discuss ways the Chinese government can assist […]
El Salvador Plans Tourism Boost
Above: El Salvador By the Caribbean Journal staff El Salvador is planning a major boost to its tourism attractions in the La Libertad and Usulutan coastal regions, with help from the Inter-American Development Bank. The country’s Ministry of Tourism is […]
News Japan to Build $12 Million Fisheries Complex in Nevis
Above: Charlestown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Japan’s government will be soon building a $12 million fisheries complex in Nevis, the island’s government announced. The news of the long-awaited project, which will be located in the Bath Village […]
Rum Journal: Pyrat Rum XO Reserve
For a long time, Pyrat Rum was bottled in Anguilla. Of course, Anguilla isn’t a sugar cane hub — but in recent years, everything has shifted to sugar-rich Guyana. That country, geographically South American but culturally and politically Caribbean, produces […]
Venezuela's Maduro to Visit Guyana
Above: Nicolas Maduro By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro will make an official visit to Guyana this weekend. Maduro will be making his first visit to Guyana since his election victory in April. Since taking office, Maduro […]
News Caribbean Hotel Occupancy Falls For Second Straight Month
By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean hotel occupancy fell by 0.2 percent in July, the region’s second straight month of annual decline, according to a report from STR. The drop followed a 0.9 percent decrease in June, the first time […]
A New Vision For St Maarten Tourism?
Above: St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff Is it time for a St Maarten to reinvent its tourism strategy? That was the call made by Edward Dest, acting director of tourism for St Maarten at the recent Annual Overseas […]
Mining, Construction Lone Bright Spots for Jamaican Economy
Above: the PIOJ press briefing By the Caribbean Journal staff While Jamaica’s economy continued its decline in the second quarter of 2013, there were some bright spots: mining, quarrying and construction, according to the Planning Institute of Jamaica. While the […]
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