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Trinidad Central Bank “Cautiously Optimistic” on 2.5 Percent Growth in 2013

Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran is “cautiously optimistic” about a 2.5 percent growth rate for the country’s economy in 2013, he said Tuesday. At the same time, Rambarran […]

An Island Oasis in Guadeloupe

Above: Ilet du Gosier (All Photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell GOSIER, GUADELOUPE — This quiet fishing village about 15 minutes east of the bustle of Pointe-a-Pitre typifies Guadeloupe: developed but traditional; quintessentially French but with a decidedly Creole flavour. […]

EPA Launches Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Group for Puerto Rico, USVI

Above: St John in the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Environmental Protection Agency has created an inter-agency effort to protect Caribbean coral reefs off the shores of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The Caribbean […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Mistake on Israel

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor I WAS DISAPPOINTED that Jamaica voted in favour of the United Nations resolution which lifted the Palestinian Authority from an entity to a non-member observer. Both Israel and the United States opposed the resolution […]

Spending Spring Break in Haiti

Above: the Wahoo Bay Beach resort in Haiti By Alexander Britell It’s one of the logical next steps as Haiti looks to reposition itself as a major Caribbean tourism destination: attracting spring breakers. A new partnership between US-based BrandHaiti and […]

Durandis: Rethinking Education in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor FOR MANY HAITIAN STUDENTS, the day starts before sunrise and ends well past sunset. In Haiti, the road to education is not only hard — at times inaccessible — but, plainly put, the end often […]

Cayman Islands Lightly Shaken By 4.1-Magnitude Earthquake

Above: Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands was lightly shaken by a 4.1-magnitude earthquake south of Grand Cayman early Wednesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake occurred at about 10:30 AM, 64 […]

Green Projects in Belize, Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis Get OAS Grants

Above: Carmen Lomellin, Permanent Representative of the United States to the OAS; Joel Hernandez, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the OAS; José Miguel Insulza, OAS Secretary General; Albert R. Ramdin, OAS Assistant Secretary General (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the […]

Michel Martelly, in Miami, Vows to “Change the Way Haiti is Perceived”

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly in North Miami Beach (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — Haiti President Michel Martelly traveled to South Florida Monday for a meeting with the country’s Diaspora community, offering a defence of the first […]

Dominica: 4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Off Country’s Eastern Coast

Above: Dominica By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.6-magnitude earthquake occurred Friday off the eastern coast of Dominica, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicentre of the quake was about 24 kilometres east of La Plaine, and about […]

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 […]

Trinidad Finance Minister: Requirements of US FATCA Law “Onerous”

Above: Trinidad Finance Minister Larry Howai (Photo: MF Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Finance and Economy Minister Larry Howai is describing legislation being introduced by the United States on foreign financial institutions as “onerous.” The Foreign […]

Op-Ed: What Role Did the Environment Play in Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic?

By Renaud Piarroux Op-Ed Contributor On Oct. 21, 2010, a cholera epidemic began in Haiti, an area which had never been struck by this terrible disease. Two years later, more than 600,000 new cases have been recorded and more than […]

Dominican Republic Shaken by 4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Near Constanza

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic was shaken by its second earthquake since Sunday on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake had a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale, according to the […]

Dominican Republic Shaken by 4.4-Magnitude Earthquake Near Samana

Above: a map of the quake (Graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic was shaken Sunday by a 4.4-magnitude earthquake approximately 30 kilometres east off the coast of Samana, according to the United States Geological Survey. The […]

Tourism: Dominica Pushes Nature Product, Works to Improve Air Access

Above: Dominica By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — Dominica is pushing its nature and ecological tourism product as it looks to improve air access to the country, according Colin Piper, Dominica’s Director of Tourism. Piper was speaking at a briefing […]

Guerda Nicolas: Enhancing the Mental Health Work Force in Haiti

By Guerda Nicolas CJ Contributor Since the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake, the Boston-based Haitian Mental Health (HMH) Network has collaborated with several organizations in the US and Haiti to create a Capacity Building Initiative in International Mental Health (CBI-IMH). The […]

Op-Ed: The Internationalization of Jamaica’s Small Business Sector

By Richard Kildare Op-Ed Contributor The challenges in developing any economy are many. It is prove, however, that through the infrastructural development of small businesses and entrepreneurship, this sector can account for employing more than 60 to 80 percent of […]

From Montego Bay to Kingston, a Long Walk to Fight Cancer

Above: Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Lloyd Smith with cancer survivor Clover Allen Wilson (left) and Davon Crump, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has begun […]

Op-Ed: The Exoneration of Marcus Garvey: A Moral Obligation

By Geoffrey Philp Op-Ed Contributor On June 16, 2012, the Rootz Foundation, Institute for Caribbean Studies, and the Marcus Garvey Celebrations Committee, of which I am a member, launched an online petition for the exoneration of Marcus Garvey, leader of […]

Haiti’s Martelly Creates Commission to Reform Business Laws

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly has installed a commission to reform the country’s business legislation. The three-member team, which is comprised of Bernard Gousse, Jean-Frederic Sales and Nathalie Alcindor, will look […]

5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Off Northern Coast of British Virgin Islands

By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing a trend of recent earthquakes in the waters north of the British Virgin Islands, the area was shaken by a 5.2-magnitude quake Tuesday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake occurred […]

Forbes: Gender Identity in Jamaica

The following is the third excerpt in Caribbean Journal from Marcia Forbes’ book, Music, Media & Adolescent Sexuality in Jamaica . The research-based book examines relationships between teens and TV, in particular through the music videos they watch. Findings are […]

Series of Medium-Sized Earthquakes Off Coast of British Virgin Islands

Above: the epicentres of the quakes were around 50 miles north of Anegada (Photo: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff There were a series of earthquakes of at least 4.4-magnitude on the Richter scale Wednesday, according to the United States […]

Taiwan to Continue Support for Dominican Republic Tech Sector

Above: Dominican and Taiwanese officials in Santo Domingo (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan will continue its efforts to boost the Dominican Republic’s technological sector, Vice President Wu Den-yih said during a visit to Santo Domingo this week. […]

USVI Governor Commissions Studies on Health Insurance Exchange

Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has hired two companies to conduct studies on the question of implementing a Health Insurance Exchange in the territory. […]

Haiti and the Psychology of Freedom

By Guerda Nicolas CJ Contributor I recently made a trip to Cape Town, South Africa to give a talk, and so many incidents there reminded me of Haiti and other countries in the Caribbean region. Many folks are aware of […]

Dominican Republic Shaken By Third Earthquake in One Week

Above: a map of the earthquake (Graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic was moved by its third earthquake in a week with a 4.1-magnitude quake near Hato Mayor Thursday night, according to the United States Geological […]

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