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USVI's Beverly Nicholson-Doty Elected Chair of Caribbean Tourism Organization

Above: St Kitts and Nevis Tourism Minister and outgoing CTO Chair Ricky Skerritt and new CTO leader Beverly Nicholson-Doty By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands and USVI Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty have been elected as the […]

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Caribbean's Youngest Ministers Offer New Ideas on the Future of Tourism

Above: Junior Ministers at the Tourism Youth Congress in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — Should Jamaica build a museum to honour sporting heroes like Usain Bolt? Or should Dominica hold an annual “Nature Island Games” […]

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In St Kitts, Caribbean Looks at State of Regional Tourism Industry

Above: Basseterre, St Kitts (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — Regional stakeholders are gathering in St Kitts this week to examine the current state of Caribbean tourism. The Caribbean Tourism Organization is hosting the two-day event, the “State […]

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Grenada Government: Standard and Poor's Ratings Action "Premature"

Above: St George’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s decision to lower Grenada’s foreign currency ratings this week following a missed bond payment was “premature,” the country’s government said in a statement. Grenada said that the […]


OAS Boosts Haiti Support

Above: OAS ASG Albert Ramdin and Rosny Desroches, Civil Society Representative of Haiti in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti recently hosted a technical mission from the Organization of American States led by Assistant Secretary General Albert […]


S&P Maintains Negative Outlook on Jamaica, Citing Debt, Low Growth

Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s has maintained its negative outlook for Jamaica, while affirming its “B-/B” long and short-term sovereign credit ratings on the country, the ratings firm announced. “Our ratings on Jamaica reflect its […]

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Montserrat Holding Talks on Geothermal

By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is holding a public meeting Wednesday on the effects of the proposed geothermal project on the island. The meeting, which is being held at the Lyme in Brades, will focus on the government’s plans […]


Paulwell: Private Sector Must Drive Jamaica's Energy Development

Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff The future of energy development in Jamaica is in the hands of the private sector, according to Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell. The Minister said the duty of Jamaica’s government was to enable an […]


IMF: Haiti, Suriname, Dominican Republic Boast Top Regional Growth

By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti, Suriname and the Dominican Republic will post the Caribbean’s highest GDP growth rates i 2012, according to quarterly projections released Monday in the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook. Haiti is projected to grow […]

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St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas Heads to Tokyo

Above: Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas (UN Photo/Evan Schneider) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas is in Tokyo this week to attend meetings of the Commonwealth Ministers of Finance and the International […]


Haiti's Government Sending Cadets to Ecuador for Military Training

Above: Haiti and Ecuador’s leaders in July (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Ministry of Defence has selected eight cadets to travel to Ecuador for four years of study at Quito’s Eloy Alfaro Military College. The move […]


S&P Lowers Grenada Foreign Currency Ratings After Missed Bond Payment

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s has lowered its foreign currency sovereign credit ratings on Grenada following a missed bond payment, the ratings firm announced Monday. S&P has lowered its foreign currency sovereign credit […]


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