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St Lucia Continues Preparations for VAT
By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing its preparation for the implementation of VAT in September, the St Lucian government is holding a series of discussions with stakeholder groups to ensure that the interest of all sectors are attended to. This […]
Op-Ed: The Five Pieces of Haiti’s Puzzle
By Joshua Paul, MD Op-Ed Contributor In the wake of Haiti’s devastating earthquake of January 2010, scores of NGOs, charities and disaster experts flocked to the country in a valiant effort to conquer the chaos. Former United States President Bill […]
Dominican Republic President Proposes Regional Small Business Fund
Above: Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez is proposing the creation of a fund to finance micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the region. The momentum for these kinds […]
Start-Ups And Small Businesses “Important Pillars” of Jamaica’s Economy
Above: State Minister Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (right) with Access Financial Services Limited’s Chief Executive Officer, Marcus James (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government will continue to provide support to assist entrepreneurs in getting off the ground and commercialising […]
From St Lucia to Jamaica, OAS Launches Caribbean Small Business Project
Above: officials on hand in Washington at the announcement of the project (Photo: Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Five CARICOM member states, including Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Dominica and St Lucia will be the sites of a joint OAS-United […]
Haiti, Canada to Partner on Housing
Above: a Habitat for Humanity house in Haiti (Photo: HFH) By the Caribbean Journal staff Habitat for Humanity Canada is working with Habitat for Humanity Haiti to help small businesses’ ability to meet demand for housing in the areas of […]
Antigua Steps Up ICT Drive
By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua is looking to make 2012 the “year of electronic development,” according to Dr Edomond Mansoor, Minister of State with responsibility for the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, Science and Technology. The government is committed to […]
Talking Caribbean Small Business with the Inter-American Development Bank
By Alexander Britell The Inter-American Development Bank recently released a report containing the findings of a survey of 190 banks in the Latin America-Caribbean region. The bank wanted to gauge attitudes of commercial institutions in the area about small and […]
Interview with Clinton Bush Haiti Fund CEO Gary Edson
Above: Employees at an atelier in Port-au-Prince (Photo: CBHF) By Alexander Britell Soon after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush, at the behest of President Barack Obama, founded a fund aimed at […]
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