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Haiti's Central Bank, IFC Partner to Expand Leasing Infrastructure

Above: a waterfront rehabilitation project in in Port-au-Prince (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Banque de la Republique d’Haiti central bank and the International Finance Corporation have signed a memorandum aimed at expanding leasing options for micro, […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Language Dilemma
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A St Kitts Highway Gets a Solar Boost, With Help from Taiwan
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IDB's Moreno, in Barbados, Calls on Caribbean to Promote SMEs
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Grenada, Barbados, Dominica Warn UN on Impact of Climate Change
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On Haiti-Dominican Republic Border, Remembering a Long-Forgotten Massacre
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Montserrat Premier Urges Use of Technology to Reduce Wastage
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The Bahamas Leads the Caribbean in Economic Freedom: Report
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Haiti's Plight "Deeply Troubling," Jamaican Prime Minister Says
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Martelly: Aid to Haiti Should Focus on Long-Term Development

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Jamaicans March Against Violence
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Guyana Names New Brazil Ambassador, Forms Ties with Tuvalu, Western Sahara
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Antigua Suspends Scrap Metal Export
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"Extraordinary" Conditions in Haiti Lead US to Extend Temporary Protected Status

Above: US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (Photo: DHS) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has announced the extension of the designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status. The 18-month extension will […]

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Haiti's Martelly, Lamothe Meet With Canada PM Stephen Harper

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (second from left) with Canada PM Stephen Harper and a Haitian delegation (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Thursday with Canada Prime Minister […]

CJ Interviews

Interview with Barbados Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy

Above: Tourism Minister Richard Sealy (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Caribbean tourism sector is in a period of change, as the region seeks to emerge from the global downturn. As Caribbean nations like Barbados look to move beyond the […]

In Brooklyn, Finding the Best-Kept Secret of the Caribbean

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Fall.  September.  Yes, it’s here — the beautiful time of the year when the leaves change their colors, summer changes to fall and the sun is still warm — but not so intense that you […]

Green Energy and Jamaican Tourism

Above: the view from the Hotel Mockingbird Hill in Port Antonio By the Caribbean Journal staff Innovation in the management of energy could provide a boost to Jamaica’s tourism sector, Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill said this week. With an increasingly […]

Jamaica's Simpson Miller to UN: Don't Ignore Middle-Income Countries

Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (UN Photo/J Carrier) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller addressed the United Nations General Assembly Thursday, urging the assembled states not to ignore middle-income countries like Jamaica on […]

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Ban: "CARICOM and the United Nations Are Good Partners"

Above: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (UN Photo/Mark Garten) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is committed to dealing with the biggest issues in the Caribbean, from debt and climate change to transnational organized crime, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said […]

Haiti: World Bank Strategy to Include Focus on Cholera, Housing, Energy

Above: a tent camp in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank has approved a new two-year strategy for the institution in Haiti. The plan, which was endorsed by the bank’s Board of Directors, will […]

St Kitts and Nevis, Lithuania Establish Diplomatic Relations

Above: St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of St Kitts and Nevis and Lithuania have established diplomatic ties, following the signing of an official agreement this week. […]

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Belize PM Heads to Washington

Above: Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow has left for Washington, DC for a series of high-level talks with multilateral institutions, his office said in a statement. Barrow, who departed Thursday, […]

Guerda Nicolas: Enhancing the Mental Health Work Force in Haiti

By Guerda Nicolas CJ Contributor Since the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake, the Boston-based Haitian Mental Health (HMH) Network has collaborated with several organizations in the US and Haiti to create a Capacity Building Initiative in International Mental Health (CBI-IMH). The […]

S&P Affirms Montserrat Credit Rating; Outlook Remains "Stable"

By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s this week affirmed Montserrat’s “BBB-/A-3” sovereign issuer credit rating, while also affirming its “BBB-” transfer and convertibility assessment. Monterrat’s outlook remains “stable,” according to the ratings firm. The rating reflected “the UK’s […]

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