News Guyana, Canadian Firm Sign Gold Deal
Above: from left, PM Samuel Hinds, President Bharrat Jagdeo (background) and Sandspring Chairman John Adams (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Guyanese government signed a partnership agreement yesterday with Canadian mining company Sandspring Resources and its affiliate ETK, […]
Major Changes Weighed for Bank of Jamaica's Powers
Above: Bank of Jamaica Governor Brian Wynter (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bank of Jamaica has released a discussion paper outlining a proposal that would give the bank overall responsibility for financial stability in Jamaica. The paper, […]
Belize Has Caribbean's Fastest-Growing Population: UN Report
Above: Ranguana Caye, Belize Belize is projected to have a 2 percent annual population growth rate for the first half of this decade, the fastest pace in CARICOM, according to the United Nations Development Programme. Belize, which has a population […]
News In Guyana, One Laptop Per Family
Above: recipients of the Haier netbooks (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana launched a programme yesterday aimed at supplying families in the country with one laptop per household, an initiative financed in part by the Chinese government. The […]
China: Barbados an "Important Partner"
Above: Barbados FM Sen. Maxine McClean and Chen Changzhi, Vice Chairman of China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Barbados is one of China’s “important partners” in the Caribbean region, according to Chen Changzhi, Vice Chairman of China’s Standing […]
Ron Daniels Talks Haiti
Above: the Sans Souci Palace in Haiti (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By Alexander Britell Dr Ron Daniels is the President of the Institute of the Black World and the Founder of the Haiti Support Project, an organization that has been working […]
News Haiti Cholera Victims Seek Damages from United Nations
Above: Haitian wait for cholera treatment at a center in Haiti (UN Photo: Sophia Paris) By the Caribbean Journal staff More than 5,000 Haitians, either victims of cholera or relatives of victims, have submitted claims to the United Nations and […]
Major Investment for Bahamas Healthcare
Above: Health Minister Dr Hubert Minnis Photo: BIS The Bahamas is building a $52 million new Critical Care Block at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau, the single-largest investment in healthcare infrastructure at the site in almost 60 years, according […]
Safest Period in Years for Jamaican Police
Above: Minister of National Security Sen. Dwight Nelson and Police Commissioner Owen Ellington By the Caribbean Journal staff This year was the safest in four decades for the Jamaica Constabulary Force, according to Minister of National Security Sen. Dwight Nelson. […]
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