Inter-American Development Bank Approves $70 Billion Capital Increase
Above: IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno (right) at a road project in Haiti (Photo: Catianne Tijerina) By the Caribbean Journal staff The member countries of the Inter-American Development Bank have approved a resolution authorizing a $70 billion increase in the […]
Haitian Prime Minister Conille, OAS Secretary General Discuss Aid to Haiti
Above: Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza met yesterday to discuss ways to […]
USVI Governor Accepts First Case of St Croix-Produced Captain Morgan Rum
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh (right) and David Gosnell, Diageo’s president of Global Supply By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh accepted the first case of locally-produced Captain Morgan Rum, following Diageo’s decision to […]
Jamaica Holds Earthquake, Tsunami Drill
Above: Old Harbour Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management held an earthquake and tsunami evacuation drill yesterday in Old Harbour Bay. The drill tested local warning, mobilization and evacuation procedures. “I think […]