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Nigel Spence: A Culinary Adventure in Jamaica’s Port Antonio

Above: Port Antonio By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor FROM MY EXPERIENCE, I have found that the best way to introduce squeamish people to new foods is to include lots of familiar ingredients along with the unfamiliar. This became particularly apparent […]

In Antigua, a Push for Local Produce

Above: a garden in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Antigua and Barbuda is urging citizens to buy locally-sourced food and produce as part of a campaign aimed at boosting the “health and wealth” of the nation. […]

Achieving Life’s Equilibrium

Above: islets in the Caribbean Sea (CJ Photo) How does one live a balanced life and find the right equilibrium— particularly in the Caribbean? Dennis Chung, a chartered accountant and economic expert, believes he has the answers. And it’s what […]

St Lucia to Debate 8 Percent Value Added Tax on Hotel Sector

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s House of Assembly is meeting this week to debate several major motions, including a proposal from the Minister of Finance to set a Value Added Tax rate of 8 percent on the country’s […]

From Jamaica to Trinidad, Finding the World of Caribbean Food in New York

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Food has been a part of my life since I can remember, and New York City has contributed an amazing amount to my learning process, my experiences and my knowledge of it. It has intensified […]

Op-Ed: The Pulse of Jamaica’s Poor

By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor A recent headline in Jamaica called for the resignation of the country’s Education Minister if he disagreed with the imposition of the general consumption tax on basic foods. I had to clean my spectacles and […]

Durandis: Haiti’s Aid-Industrial Complex

Above: a home in Leogane By Ilio Durandis Even before the disastrous earthquake that rocked Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, the country suffered immensely from the symptoms of its Aid Industrial Complex (AIC). The term Republic of NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) […]

Economist Dr Michael Witter on Debt, Globalisation and the Jamaican Economy

By Alexander Britell Dr Michael Witter is an economist and senior lecturer at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies at the University of the West Indies Mona. He is also one of the Caribbean’s experts on […]

A New Way to Fly to Abaco in The Bahamas