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Standard & Poor's Downgrades Caribbean Development Bank, Outlook "Stable"

Above: the bank, which had another ratings firm downgrade its credit, is based in Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s has lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on the Caribbean Development Bank from AAA to […]

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Haiti Gets $12 Million IDB Grant to Transform Country's Energy Sector

Above: Haiti’s hydro plant in Peligre By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s is receiving a $12 million grant aimed at modernizing the Haitian energy sector, the Inter-American Development Bank announced Thursday. The funding, which is the second in a series […]

Law

R Allen Stanford Gets 110-Year Sentence for Antigua-Based Fraud Scheme

Above: Casey Federal Courthouse in Houston By the Caribbean Journal staff Financier R Allen Stanford has received a 110-year prison sentence for orchestrating a 20-year investment fraud scheme in which he misappropriated $7 billion from his Stanford International Bank. The […]

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Haiti's Economy "Continues to Grow," But Must Accelerate Reconstruction: IMF

Above: Jacmel during Carnival By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s economy is moving in a positive direction, though at a level below that projected by the International Monetary Fund’s Extended Credit Facility arrangement, the IMF said following the conclusion of […]


Barbados Looking to Strengthen Exports Within CARICOM Region

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM is Barbados’ number one export market, and the country is working to intensify efforts to strengthen that position. Later this month, Barbados will send a 15-member contingent of local companies […]


Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Meets With Country's Donors

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe held the first meeting of exchanges between the new Haitian government and the so-called “Group of 12” donors to Haiti on Tuesday. Lamothe, joined […]

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New Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President Takes Office

Above: the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort in St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Richard Doumeng takes office Thursday as the new president of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association. Doumeng, a second-generation hotelier and former CHTA Caribbean Hotelier of […]


Guatemala and Honduras Presidents Hold Regional Security Talks

Above: Honduras President Porfirio Lobo Sosa and Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina By the Caribbean Journal staff Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina and Honduras President Porfirio Lobo Sosa met in Guatemala City Wednesday for talks focused on regional security. The […]


Montserrat's Police Must Fix "Gaps" in Operational Procedures: Review

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff The Royal Montserrat Police Service has “significant gaps in its operational procedures” that must be fixed to ensure that the community is served effectively, according to a review of the service commissioned by […]

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Haiti's Art on Display in Washington, With Help from Donna Karan

Above: Donna Karan and Former President Bill Clinton (Photo: IDB) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s art is on full display at a new exhibition at the Inter-Ameriacn Development Bank’s Cultural Center in Washington, DC. The Discover Haiti exhibition, which […]


Barbados and OAS Sign Agreement to Set Up Public Security Observatory

Above: downtown Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados and the Organization of American States have signed an agreement on a project aimed at improving information on crime and violence. The plan will provide computer equipment and software […]


Haiti Marks Anniversary of National Police

Above: Haiti’s newest police officers (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti marked the 17th anniversary of the country’s National Police Tuesday in a ceremony at the Police Academy in Petionville. Haiti President Michel Martelly was on hand for […]


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