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Bermuda Finance Minister: “Major Changes” Have to Be Made

Above: Bermuda By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda Finance Minister Everard T (Bob) Richards said he has “looked under the hood” of the territory’s finances, and is vowing to make major changes in the way the territory manages its finances. […]

Dennis Chung: Avoiding Economic and Social Decline in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor JAMAICA IS ONCE AGAIN at an economic crossroads. Only this time it is more critical that we take the correct path, as the wrong one today leads over a precipice. The last time we were […]

Germany’s Condor, Italy’s Blue Panorama Add Antigua to Winter Flight Schedule

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A pair of air carriers are adding Antigua and Barbuda to their winter schedule in 2013, Tourism Minister John Maginley announced this week. German carrier Condor and Italian airline Blue Panorama […]

Sandals to Close Veranda Turks and Caicos Resort for Renovations

Above: the former Veranda Turks and Caicos Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandals Resorts International has announced that the former Veranda Turks and Caicos resort it purchased last month will close beginning Jan. 7 for renovations. The renovations will […]

Dennis Chung: Jamaica’s Economy in 2013

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor ONE QUESTION I get a lot is: what is to be expected of economic performance in Jamaica in 2013? In particular, people want to know about the IMF agreement, the exchange rate, inflation, and GDP […]

Turks and Caicos: Beaches Offers Jobs to Most of Former Veranda Resort Staff

Above: the Beaches Resort in Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff The Beaches Resort in Turks and Caicos has made job offers to 145 of the staff at the former Veranda Resort that its parent company, Sandals Resorts […]

Expedia: Puerto Rico Market Showing Strong Growth

Above: the Ritz-Carlton San Juan By the Caribbean Journal staff Expedia reported 40 percent growth in bookings in the Puerto Rico market during the third quarter, the Washington-based firm announced this week. According to the online travel company, a majority […]

Op-Ed: Building on a Decade of Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean

By Hasan Tuluy Op-Ed Contributor NEXT YEAR marks a decade since Latin America and the Caribbean took a dramatic turn for the better. After decades of stagnation, the region began a speedy economic and social transformation in 2003 that […]

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund to Wind Down

Above: Bill Clinton in Haiti (Photo: Clinton Foundation) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is no longer accepting donations or new project proposals, and will wind down operations on Dec. 31, the fund announced Friday. The […]

Opposition Leader Resigns in Antigua

Above: Parliament in Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Lester Bird has resigned as the leader of the country’s Opposition Antigua Labour Party. Bird, a native of New York City who served […]

Op-Ed: A Diaspora Policy for St Lucia

By Bertram Leon Op-Ed Contributor OVER THE PAST DECADE, we have been witnessing a growing number of countries becoming interested in revisiting, refreshing and rebuilding relations with their overseas populations. A contemporary subject of public policy, referred to as […]

Haiti and Education in the Digital Age

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor WE LIVE IN A CHANGING WORLD; one that is extremely competitive. The disparities between advanced nations and those lagging behind have never been wider at any point in human history than they are today. […]

Walt “Clyde” Frazier’s Paradise in St Croix

Above: Walt “Clyde” Frazier at home in St Croix By Alexander Britell IN THE LATE 1960s and early 1970s, Walt “Clyde” Frazier was New York. His superb run as a point guard for the New York Knicks, during which he […]

Talking Caribbean Travel With Expedia’s Marco Tagliatti

Above: Luperón in the Dominican Republic (Photo: GDR) By Alexander Britell Despite its traditional allure as a vacation destination, the Caribbean is finding itself in an increasingly competitive global travel marketplace. But while the onset of the global financial crisis […]

Op-Ed: Plea Bargaining in Jamaica

By Paige Reese Op-Ed Contributor Blood, sweat, and tears undoubtedly contributed to the enactment of Jamaica’s Plea Negotiations and Agreements Act in 2010. Though this appears to have been a necessary step toward resolving Jamaica’s clogged court system, debate rages […]

Interview with Barbados Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy

Above: Tourism Minister Richard Sealy (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Caribbean tourism sector is in a period of change, as the region seeks to emerge from the global downturn. As Caribbean nations like Barbados look to move beyond the […]

Haiti: World Bank Strategy to Include Focus on Cholera, Housing, Energy

Above: a tent camp in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank has approved a new two-year strategy for the institution in Haiti. The plan, which was endorsed by the bank’s Board of Directors, will […]

Durandis: Democracy in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor A means to an end or an end to any means. Democracy, since ancient times, has not simply been a means to attain certain political power, but it has been a way of life for […]

Guyana’s GDP Grew By 2.8 Percent in First Half of 2012: Report

By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s economy grew 2.8 percent in the first six months of 2012, according to a report from Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh. “This growth reflects continued progress on the diversification of the productive sector, where […]

Trinidad at 50: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s Independence Address

Above: Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: OPM Trinidad) Trinidad and Tobago marked the 50th anniversary of its independence Friday. The country achieved its independence from the Great Britain on Aug. 31, 1962. The following is the text of Trinidad […]

Isaac Begins Departure from Haiti

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (second from left) and President Michel Martelly (third from left) advising residents on Friday (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The worst of Tropical Storm Isaac has passed through Haiti. The surging […]

In Haiti’s Land of Canaan, a Promised Land Empty of Promise

Above: Canaan in Haiti By Kendi Zidor Haitian Press Agency Jeanne St Fleur spent more than two years living in a tent on the dusty hillside known as Canaan, in the northern end of Port-au-Prince’s metropolitan area. She moved there […]

St Lucia’s Stephenson King Condemns CARICOM “Silence” on Guyana Unrest

Above: the bauxite plant in Linden By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Opposition Leader and former Prime Minister Stephenson King is condemning the ongoing unrest in Guyana’s town of Linden, which has claimed the lives of three Guyanese nationals […]

Haiti to Receive $7.4M Disbursement from International Monetary Fund

Above: Labadie (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has completed the fourth review of Haiti’s performance under its Extended Credit Facility arrangement. The decision, which was taken on a “lapse […]

Durandis: An Injustice in Haiti’s Caracol

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, wrote that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” These words were written in the context that one could not just sit […]

Op-Ed: A Rebirth in Haiti’s Champs de Mars; President Martelly Keeps His Word

Above: the Toussaint Louverture Park in Port-au-Prince, Haiti By Vladimir Laguerre Op-Ed Contributor PORT-AU-PRINCE- “Finally, I can bring my children to Champs de Mars. This is where I learned to ride my bicycle, and this is precisely where I met […]

Turks and Caicos Settles Salt Cay Dispute

Above: Salt Cay By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands announced that it had agreed to settle all current claims and proceedings involving developer Mario Hoffman and the Salt Cay Development Companies, according to Attorney General Huw […]

Op-Ed: A Real Estate Crisis in Jamaica?

By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor ALTHOUGH JAMAICA’S ECONOMY is showing some sign of stability, the housing market has yet to reflect this situation. Property sales are slow, and the demand for rentals is ever increasing; so much so that rentals […]

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