News President of Venezuela's National Assembly Visits Cuba
Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Diosdado Cabello Rondon, the president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, arrived in Havana Thursday for an official visit. Rondon was received at Jose Marti International Airport by Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Rogelio Sierra, according […]
Antigua and Barbuda to Receive $10 Million World Bank Loan
Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda will receive a $10 million loan from the World Bank, following approval by the bank’s Board of Directors. The loan will support the government’s efforts to “improve public […]
St Kitts' Kittitian Hill Planning to Open First Phase in 2013
Above: a villa at Kittitian Hill (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell St Kitts may be the smallest country in the Caribbean, but its hotel sector is showing significant growth. The large-scale Kittitian Hill project, located on the northwest interior of […]
News Antigua Completes IMF Programme
Above: downtown St John’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has completed its 10th and final review of Antigua and Barbuda’s performance under its Stand-By Arrangement. The IMF will now disburse $25.4 million […]
Op-Ed: My Lost Cuba
By Celso Gonzalez-Falla Op-Ed Contributor OVER THE YEARS I have read many books about today’s Cuba and the Cuba before Fidel Castro. Some lacked accuracy, invented events, or seemed to give a distorted picture. In 1960, I was in the […]
News Cuba, Jamaica Sign Agreement on Cultural Cooperation
Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica and Cuba have signed an agreement on cultural cooperation. The agreement was signed by Cuba Culture Minister Rafael Bernal and Jamaica Culture Minister Lisa Hanna on Thursday. “We want a cultural revolution […]
"Nestor Kirchner Hospital" Opens in Haiti
Above: Argentina Vice President Amado Boudou, Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin, Haiti President Michel Martelly and Cuba Vice Minister for Health, Dr Marcia Cobas Ruiz By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has inaugurated a new hospital in the town of […]
Guadeloupe Launches New Ad Campaign to Court US Travelers
Above: Guadeloupe (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The French department of Guadeloupe has launched a new ad campaign in an effort to draw travelers from the United States. The campaign, called “Let me show you my islands,” stars […]