Markets China-Caribbean: The Next Three Years
Trinidad Foreign Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan welcomes Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan to the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s, Trinidad (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Chinese government announced six major measures aimed at enhanced cooperation between China and […]
Grenada's "Golden" Opportunity
By Lincoln Depradine Grenada’s Works and Physical Development Minister, Joseph Gilbert, is excited about a Chinese offer of monetary assistance for regional infrastructural development. “Grenada and other Caribbean countries now have a golden opportunity to undertake much-needed investment in developing […]
Barbados Turns Focus to Manufacturing
The Barbadian government is intent on enhancing the country’s manufacturing sector, Minister Denis Kellman announced Thursday. Kellman was speaking at the launch of Caribbean LED Lighting at the Hilton Barbados Thursday. “We will seek through policy formulation, an enabling framework […]
Markets In Jamaica, a Move to Protect Rum
The Jamaican government has instructed the country’s Intellectual Property Office to fast-track efforts to protect the brand of Jamaican rum. A new timetable of year-end 2012 has been set up to put forth Geographical Indication legislation, a move Commerce Minister […]
Grenada, Trinidad Talk Energy
Above: St George’s, Grenada (Photo: Grenada) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago have begun talks on ways in which the two countries could cooperate in the energy sector. Grenadian Energy Minister Nazim Burke met Wednesday with […]
United Nations: Situation in Haiti "Fragile"
Above: The UN’s Mariano Fernandez (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The international community must ramp up its funding and development activities in Haiti, the UN’s top official in the country, Mariano Fernandez, said today, with the situation he […]
Guyana Meets New US Ambassador
Above: Ambassador Brent Hardt and President Bharrat Jagdeo (Photo: GINA) Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo met with new United States Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt to reaffirm what he called a commitment to open, candid and constructive dialogue between the two […]
Report: Science Key for Haiti's Future
Above: Haitian students commemorating International Environment Day in June (UN Photo: Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Building a robust science sector would go a long way toward helping Haiti recover from the devastation of the 2010 earthquake and […]