Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica will be increasing the national minimum wage on September 3, according to Labour and Social Security Minister Derrick Kellier. The move means the national minimum wage will increase 11 percent, from $51 […]

By the Caribbean Journal staff There is a “strong likelihood” that Dominica will have an operational geothermal plant in the country by 2014, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. The government is reportedly in talks with firms in geothermal and […]

By the Caribbean Journal staff Brazil is stepping up its cooperation with the government of St Lucia, buoyed by a trade volume of around $3 billion per year between the two countries. The two countries have negotiated for the deployment […]

Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to facilitate the development of an energy production plant at the […]