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LIAT Adds Another New Plane to Fleet
Above: Captain Chris Cameron and Captain Phil Gunsam in the new ATR (Photo: LIAT) By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean air carrier LIAT has added another new ATR-72 aircraft to its fleet, the company announced. The latest ATR-72 was delivered […]
Working to Build “The New LIAT”
Above: a new LIAT ATR-72 By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT’s new Acting CEO Julie Reifer-Jones made her first public statement this week with a letter to staff vowing to build a “new LIAT.” “At the new LIAT, we are […]
The Caribbean’s Undiscovered Places
You may have been to one of these places. And of course, they have been discovered — in today’s world, it’s hard to hide anything. But most people haven’t discovered these far-off places in the Caribbean for themselves — the parts […]
LIAT CEO Ian Brunton Resigns
Above: a LIAT plane By Alexander Britell LIAT CEO Ian Brunton has tendered his resignation, the company confirmed to Caribbean Journal on Monday. The move comes during a period of struggle for the Caribbean’s regional airline, which recently begun a […]
LIAT Shareholders Sign Agreement For $65 Million CDB Loan
Above: a new LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT shareholder governments Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and Barbados have signed off on a $65 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank. The loan, […]
Op-Ed: A New Approach For CARICOM?
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The British created the West Indies Federation in 1958 in part because they wanted the Caribbean to operate in one expansive, practical businesslike way. Ultimately, though, the idea was abandoned, with the promise of regional […]
Barbados Continues to Lead Caribbean in Human Development Index
Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados continues to have the highest Human Development Index of any Caribbean country, according to the United Nations Development Programme’s 2013 report. Barbados is ranked 38th in the world in HDI, […]
OECS Heads of Government to Hold Summit in Antigua
Above: the Sandals Grande in Dickenson Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Heads of Government will be meeting in Antigua and Barbuda beginning June 2 for the 57th meeting of the OECS Authority. The authority, […]
Haiti’s Martelly Among Caribbean Leaders at PetroCaribe Summit in Venezuela
Above: the PetroCaribe Summit (Photo: GV) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly left the country Friday to attend the PetroCaribe Summit in Venezuela, one of a number of Caribbean leaders attending this weekend’s event. Martelly and a […]
Doing Business in the Caribbean: Lessons From Singapore
By Paul Hay Op-Ed Contributor In the “Competitiveness of Small Nations: What matters?”, Densil Williams and Beverly Morgan analyze the competitive performance of Singapore, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago under the “Global Competitiveness Report” over a period spanning 2004/5 to […]
Op-Ed: The Privy Council Conundrum
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson-Miller commenced her administration with a political proposal of constitutional ramifications, announcing the government’s intention to remove the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as Jamaica’s final Court of Appeal. The […]
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez Dies
Updated: 6:44 PM Above: former Venezuela President Hugo Chavez (UN Photo/Marco Castro) By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, the country’s government said. Chavez, who had received much of his […]
S&P Lowers Credit Rating on Caribbean Development Bank; Outlook Negative
Above: Barbados, home to the CDB, is current on its obligations to the bank (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s has lowered the long-term foreign currency credit rating on the Caribbean Development Bank to “AA” from […]
Grenada Readies for Sailing Season
Above: sailing in Grenada (Photos by Grenada Board of Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is readying for yachting and sailing season with a full calendar of races on the waters of the tri-island state in 2013. There are […]
Reflecting on 50 Years of Independence
By the Caribbean Journal staff A three-year project aimed at reflecting on 50 years of Jamaican and Trinidadian independence culminated Monday with the launch of the SALISES 50-50 Conference in Kingston. The conference: Fifty Fifty: Critical Reflections in a Time […]
Dominica, Grenada Among Countries Developing Regional Black Sigatoka Plan
Above: a banana plant (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica and Grenada are among a group of countries developing a regional plan to combat the Black Sigatoka disease, which is a growing threat to the Caribbean’s banana crop. […]
LIAT Names New Chief Executive Officer
By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT’s Board of Directors has appointed Captain Ian Arthur Brunton as the air carrier’s new Chief Executive Officer. The decision took effect Aug. 1. Brunton, who began his career as a pilot in the Royal […]
Olympics Begin in London; Caribbean Ready to Make Its Mark
Above: London (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Olympics have begun in London, and the Caribbean is ready to make its mark on the world’s biggest athletic stage. From Jamaica’s Usain Bolt to Grenada’s Kirani James, the […]
Trinidad PM Seeks to Abolish Privy Council Appeals in Criminal Matters
Trinidad and Tobago’s government will be introducing legislation to abolish Privy Council appeals in all criminal matters, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced in a statement to Parliament Wednesday. All of those cases would be ceded to the Caribbean Court of […]
Dominica Receives US-Funded Donation of Firearm Marking Machine
Above: Hubert Charles, Dominica’s Permanent Representative to the OAS (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is the latest Caribbean nation to receive a firearm marking machine from the Organization of American States. The OAS firearm marking […]
iPhone 4S to Hit Caribbean Next Week
Above: the iPhone 4S (Photo courtesy of Apple) By the Caribbean Journal staff Apple’s iPhone 4S will be released across the Caribbean on Friday, Jan. 13, the company announced today. The company will begin a rollout in Anguilla, Antigua, the […]
The Caribbean Year in Review
For the Caribbean, it was the Year of the Vote. By year’s end, five countries, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia and Haiti and the British Virgin Islands, will have chosen new leadership, with Jamaicans headed to the polls on Thursday. It […]
Senior Royals to Visit Caribbean
Above: Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex By the Caribbean Journal staff Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, will tour the Caribbean next year as part of a global tour celebrating the Queen’s Diamond […]
Talking Reggae with Ossie Dellimore
Reggae star Ossie Dellimore has built a varied career in the art form with albums like “Freedom’s Journal,” “Reggae Music” and the recent single “Gone So Far.” The native of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ style is at the cutting […]
Gonsalves: Need for Calm on REDjet
St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has called for moderation in the debate over new low-cost air carrier REDjet. According to Gonsalves, who said he had been following the public debate over the company, he had […]
Working to Preserve Reggae’s Identity
Above: Carlyle McKetty (left) and Sharon Gordon By Alexander Britell For Carlyle McKetty and Sharon Gordon, protecting reggae is a way of life. The world recently marked the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s premature death, and in that time, much […]
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