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Trinidad and Tobago Economy Contracts 3.6 Percent: Report

Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff The economy of Trinidad and Tobago contracted by 3.6 percent on a year-to-year basis to June 2012, according do the Central Bank’s Summary of Economic Indicators. Output in the country’s energy […]

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Turks and Caicos Governor Heads to United Kingdom to Brief Ministers

Above: Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd is heading to the United Kingdom this week to brief United Kingdom Ministers, his office announced Monday. The main purpose of the […]

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Australia Names New High Commissioner to Trinidad, CARICOM

Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has announced the appointment of Ross Tysoe as the country’s next High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago. Carr will have non-resident accreditation to Antigua and Barbuda, […]

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Panama's Danilo Perez to Be Named United Nations Artist for Peace

Above: Danilo Perez By the Caribbean Journal staff Panamanian pianist and jazz composer Danilo Perez will be named a United Nations Artist for Peace, the world body announced Monday. The appointment came due to Perez’s efforts to promote music programmes […]


Talking Caribbean Travel With Expedia’s Marco Tagliatti

Above: Luperón in the Dominican Republic (Photo: GDR) By Alexander Britell Despite its traditional allure as a vacation destination, the Caribbean is finding itself in an increasingly competitive global travel marketplace. But while the onset of the global financial crisis […]


Haiti President Holds Talks With Brazil's Rousseff, Panama's Martinelli

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly met with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff during his trip to the Ibero-American Summit in Cadiz, Spain this week. The two sides […]

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US Ambassador Tours Haiti's Northeast

Above: US Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White at the Ecole Charles Lebossé (Photo: US Embassy in Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White recently conducted a tour of Haiti’s northeastern region, visiting a series […]


IMF: Belize Experiencing Output Rebound, Tourism Recovery

Above: Belize (Photo: Belize Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize is experiencing an output rebound, despite a decline in oil production, according to the International Monetary Fund, which just concluded its yearly review of the country’s economy. According to […]


Dominica Appoints New Commissioner to Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Dominica Cabinet Secretary Felix Gregoire has been appointed the country’s new Commissioner to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States. Gregoire succeeds the late Ambassador Charles Maynard. “For a while now, […]

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Jamaica PM Urges Caribbean Banks to Meet International Standards

Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean banks must consistently adhere to international standards, according to Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. The PM was making the call in an address to more than […]


Haiti Unanimously Nominated as Observer Member of SEGIB

Above: the meeting in Cadiz (Photo: SEGIB) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has been unanimously nominated as an Observer Member of the Ibero-American General Secretariat. All 22 countries participating in the 22nd Ibero-American Summit in Cadiz this week voted […]


In Spain, Haiti's Martelly Meets With Honduran, Dominican Presidents

Above: Haiti President Michel By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly traveled to Cadiz, Spain this week for the 22nd Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, meeting with several leaders from the Americas. Martelly first visited […]