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Montserrat Begins Geothermal Drilling

Above: the drilling rig in Cork Hill (Photo: PWD) By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat officially begun drilling for geothermal energy on Sunday, the government announced. After resolving “a couple of last minute mechanical issues,” the drilling began in Cork […]

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Haiti, Latin American Officials Hold Talks on Energy Sector

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian officials were joined this week by members of the Latin American Energy Association for talks on the country’s energy sector. Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe led the working meeting, joined […]

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Dominican Republic Wins World Baseball Classic By Defeating Puerto Rico

Above: the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff The third meeting between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico in this year’s World Baseball Classic proved to be rather similar to the first two. Led by first baseman Edwin Encarnacion, […]

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Waldorf Astoria Expands to Panama

Above: the Waldorf Astoria Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts has expanded to Panama, with the opening of the Waldorf Astoria Panama in Panama City. It is the first-ever Waldorf Astoria hotel in the Latin […]


Haiti: Small Businesses Launch "Road Show" Tour of US, Dominican Republic

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of small businesses in Haiti are taking their show on the road as part of the Leveraging Effective Application of Direct Investment programme. The initiative, which is funded by […]


Trinidad Energy Ministry, International Monetary Fund Hold Talks

Above: the meeting in Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister Sen. Kevin Ramnarine held discussions Monday with officials from the International Monetary Fund as part of the organization’s Article IV Consultation. The aim […]

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Anthony Carmona Sworn In as New President of Trinidad and Tobago

Above: Justice Anthony Carmona By the Caribbean Journal staff Justice Anthony Carmona was officially sworn in Monday night as the new President of Trinidad and Tobago. Carmona, who was sworn in as an International Criminal Court judge in 2012, succeeds […]


Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Returns from Caribbean Tour

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe returned from his Caribbean tour this week, following visits to Aruba and Turks and Caicos. The PM said the tour “helped strengthen the bonds […]


Cuba's Diaz-Canel Leads Delegation to Installation of Pope Francis

Above: Vatican City By the Caribbean Journal staff Miguel Diaz-Canel, the first vice president of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, led a Cuban delegation to the installation of Pope Francis in the Vatican Tuesday. It marked the first major […]

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Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic to Face Off in All-Caribbean WBC Final

Above: the Dominican Republic’s Hanley Ramirez By the Caribbean Journal staff Tuesday’s World Baseball Classic final in San Francisco will be an entirely Caribbean affair, with regional powers Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to face off for the championship. […]


Jamaica: $2.4 Billion in Funding Support Through PetroCaribe Since 2005

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) Jamaica has received $2.4 billion USD in funding support thanks to its PetroCaribe agreement with the government of Venezuela, according to Dr Wesley Hughes, CEO of the PetroCaribe Development Fund. The funding total, which covers the […]


Durandis: Crunching the Numbers on Haiti’s National Education Fund

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor WHAT IS likely one of the most important tariffs on any sector in the Haitian society was imposed on the Haitian Diaspora shortly after the inauguration of Haiti President Michel Martelly in May 2011. The […]


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