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CARICOM, Kazakhstan Meet on Economy
Above: From left: Serik Amirov, Olzhas Toguzbayev and Beisenbek Duisebayev (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Serik Amirov, the vice-chairperson of Kazakhstan’s Commission of Economic Collaboration, met yesterday with acting Secretary-General Lolita Applewhaite at CARICOM’s headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. […]
Texaco to Sell Cayman, Jamaica Properties
Following the purchase of 174 gas stations in the Eastern Caribbean by Vitogaz, a subsidiary of French petroleum company Rubis, Texaco is putting its stations in Cayman and Jamaican on the block. The initial deal included stations in 11 countries, […]
Barbados Preps Agriculture for Hurricanes
Above: a cane field in Barbados With the hurricane season officially under way in June, Barbados’ Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management is working to ensure the island’s food and fisheries infrastructure are secure in the event […]
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Bahamas Tackles Mortgage Delinquencies
Above: Housing Minister Kenneth Russell (BIS Photo) The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation is looking to reconstruct mortgage payments to count toward paying off the principal in a bid to reduce its 40 percent delinquency rate. “[The BMC is] still having about […]
New IMF Regional Head to Visit Jamaica
Luis Breuer, the new Caribbean Regional Director of the International Monetary Fund, is due to visit Jamica on Wednesday to discuss outstanding issues considered by the IMF’s board for its quarterly reviews. This will be Breuer’s first visit to Jamaica […]
Crucell: Haiti Refused Cholera Vaccine
Above: a cholera treatment center in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abbassi) Dutch company Crucell, the maker of Dukoral, the leading cholera vaccine, says Haiti refused an offer of tens of thousands of doses of the vaccine last year that could have […]
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Caribbean PMs Join Barbados Row over Doctors Trained in Cuba
A controversy in Barbados over the training of doctors in Cuba has extended beyond its shores. Last week, Dr Carlos Chase, president of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners, in an email to BAMP’s members, expressed concerns about an alleged […]
Green Building Council Heads to Cayman
The Sailfish Estate in Sunrise Landing on Grand Cayman is the first LEED-certified private residential home built outside of the United States. LEED is the certification system of the United States Green Buildings Council, which rates the energy efficiency and […]
Bahamas Reshapes its Road Network
Above: Prince Charles Drive in Nassau (BIS Photo) The Bahamas is in the midst of a massive infrastructure project that is reshaping nearly the entire road system of the main island of New Providence. The New Providence Road Improvement and […]