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Bahamas and China Sign $13 Million Cooperation Agreement
Above: the signing ceremony in Nassau (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas and China have signed an economic and technical cooperation agreement. The grant agreement was signed by Bahamian Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell and Chinese Ambassador to […]
Haiti Recalls Its Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Above: the National Palace in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has recalled its Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Dr Fritz Cineas, it announced Monday. The move came in response to a decision by the Constitutional Court […]
Jamaica Concludes Trade Mission to Dominican Republic
Above: JAMPRO President Diane Edwards (centre), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Paul Robotham and LASCO Group CEO Lascelles Chin (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Representatives from the Jamaica Promotions Corporation recently concluded its first-ever […]
Barbados, Russia Hold Talks
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados and Russia are planning increased cooperation in a number of areas, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Russia’s Ambassador to Nikolay Smirnov, recently paid a courtesy call on Barbados […]
Interview With Ric Todd, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
By Alexander Britell Just a few years ago, the Turks and Caicos Islands was in serious trouble. After a UK Commission of Enquiry found evidence of widespread corruption under the government of former Premier Michael Misick, the UK suspended the […]
New French Ambassador in Haiti
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff France’s new Ambassador to Haiti, Patrick Nicoloso, arrived in Haiti on Sunday. Nicoloso was appointed as the country’s new envoy to Haiti in a decree published on May 24. He succeeds […]
Simpson Miller: Jamaica’s Growth “Incomplete” Without Active Diaspora
Above: the Hilton Rose Hall By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Diaspora is integral to the country’s prospects for growth, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said this week at the opening of the Fifth biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference. “We take […]
St Kitts and Nevis PM Visits Kuwait
Above: Kuwait By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas is on an official visit to Kuwait this week. Douglas has already held talks with Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Kuwait’s Prime Minister, discussing […]
Jamaica Considering Establishment of Diaspora Database
Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is considering the creation of a database of Jamaican investors and professionals living in the diaspora, according to Arnaldo Brown, State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. […]
OAS to Support Registration of Haitian Workers in Dominican Republic
Above: OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza and Dominican Deputy FM Cesar Dargam (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States will be supporting a joint initiative between the governments of Haiti and the Dominican […]
Paraguay, St Kitts and Nevis Establish Diplomatic Ties
Above: the signing ceremony in Washington (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Paraguay and St Kitts and Nevis have established formal diplomatic relations, the government of St Kitts and Nevis announced Wednesday. The relevant documents were signed last week […]
US Virgin Islands Governor Heads to Denmark for Economic Mission
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh left for Denmark Saturday for a week-long trip that will include economic development and research meetings. It is the […]
Grenada, Morocco Hold Talks
Above: Grenada PM Tillman Thomas and Moroccan Ambassador Nasser Bourita (Photo: OPM Grenada) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas hosted a delegation from Morocco this week for talks in St George’s. The delegation, which also visited […]
Morocco Delegation to Visit St Lucia
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff A 10-member delegation from Morocco will visit St Lucia on Friday. It will mark the first visit of a high-level delegation from Morocco in years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between […]
Stuart: Barbados, US in “High-Level” Talks on Rum Subsidies
Above: the Mount Gay Distillery in Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados, other CARICOM states and the Dominican Republic are currently engaged in “high-level” talks with United States officials on the issue of rum subsidies, according to […]
Contractor General Refers Jamaican Cabinet for Criminal Prosecution
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Office of the Contractor General in Jamaica said it formally referred Jamaica’s cabinet for criminal prosecution Wednesday, citing a failure to comply with statutory requisitions relating to a series of […]
Bahamas Officially Appoints New Ambassador to United Nations
Above: Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Ambassador Dr Eugene Newry (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has officially appointed Dr Eugene Newry as the country’s new Ambassador to the United Nations. Newry received his letters […]
St Kitts and Nevis PM Visits Nigeria
Above: Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas (UN Photo/Evan Schneider) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas made the trip to Nigeria this week. Douglas was joined by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of […]
Grenada, Kazakhstan Establish Ties
Above: the signing ceremony in New York By Michael Bascombe Grenada has formally established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Kazakhstan. Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Ambassadors Dessima Williams and Byrganym Aitimova signed a Joint Communiqué on behalf of […]
Haiti’s Central Bank, IFC Partner to Expand Leasing Infrastructure
Above: a waterfront rehabilitation project in in Port-au-Prince (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Banque de la Republique d’Haiti central bank and the International Finance Corporation have signed a memorandum aimed at expanding leasing options for micro, […]
Bahamas and Brazil Hold High-Level Trade Talks in Brasilia
Above: Brazil Minister of External Relations Antonio de Aguiar Patriota and Bahamas Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder (Photo: MFS Bahamas) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas and Brazil convened high-level trade talks this week aimed at improving commercial […]
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 […]
Haiti Plans to Open Consulate in Turks and Caicos Islands By November
By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from Haiti visited Turks and Caicos Tuesday to discuss the former’s plans to open a consulate in Providenciales. The consulate will allow Haitian residents in TCI to process official documents locally. It was […]
Bahamas Appoints New Ambassadors to United Nations, UK, Cuba
Above: Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie (centre) introduced the country’s new ambassadors to the UN, the UK and Cuba (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie Wednesday announced the appointment of the country’s new […]
Belize, Mexico Hold Talks
Above: the Princess Hotel in Belompan, Belize By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Belize and Mexico met for a two-day summit in Belmopan this week. The seventh meeting of the Belize-Mexico Bi-National Commission, which was held at the […]
Haiti’s Government Adds New Officials
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a Cabinet shake-up and several new appointments last week, Haiti’s government has appointed a number of additional officials. Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced the […]
Grenadian Minister Looks to Diaspora for Help Beyond Remittances
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government is planning to engage the country’s diaspora to assist in the nation’s development, according to Youth Empowerment and Sports Minister Patrick Simmons. Simmons, who recently represented Grenada at the […]
Bahamas Prime Minister Christie Appoints Complete Slate of Cabinet Ministers
Above: Prime Minister Perry Christie at his swearing-in this week (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie has completed the formation of his entire cabinet, naming an additional 11 Ministers after the eight who were […]
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