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Simpson Miller: Jamaica to Restart “Inner City Renewal” Initiative

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government will be restarting a programme from the former Jamaica Labour Party administration aimed at upgrading downtown Kingston. The project will restart in the 2014/2015 fiscal year, featuring a housing […]

Haiti: Number of People Living in Tent Camps Down 79 Percent Since 2010

Above: tent housing in Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The number of people still living in tent camps in Haiti as a result of the 2010 earthquake has fallen 79 percent since a 2010 high of 1.5 […]

Jamaica’s Government Ramps Up Production of Turmeric, Ginger

Above: a farmer at a ginger greenhouse (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries says a new project to grow turmeric and ginger launched last year is yielding strong results. The project, begun in […]

Can Haiti Jumpstart CARICOM?

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — At the end of last month, former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson told a meeting of the Rotary Club in Georgetown, Guyana that CARICOM was on life support. The Caribbean must […]

Antigua Ramps Up Construction Projects

Above: St John’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A number of new construction projects will launch in Antigua in 2013, led by the $200 million Bau Panel project. Bau Panel, which is 25 percent owned by the government […]

Haiti: Almost 360,000 Remain in Tent Camps, According to United Nations

Above: a tent camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (FP/UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Almost 360,000 people in Haiti are still living in tent camps, displaced due to the 2010 earthquake, according to a new report from the United […]

Simpson Miller: Jamaica’s Government “Focused” on Affordable Housing

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is committed to providing affordable housing, according to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. “My administration is focused on getting houses and lands into the hands of as many persons as […]

Haiti Jumps 18 Spots to 39th in FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking

Above: Haiti’s Grenadiers in action against Dartmouth earlier this year By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Grenadiers surged 18 spots in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, overtaking Jamaica as the top-ranked Caribbean side. Haiti is now ranked 39th in the […]

Haiti Ramps Up Hotel Development

Above: a rendering of the Best Western Haiti project By the Caribbean Journal staff Over the last 12 months, Haiti’s Interministerial Commission on Investment has approved 11 hotel projects totaling $161 million, according to Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism. According to […]

Simpson Miller: Jamaica “Spared the Worst” from Hurricane Sandy

Above: Jamaica PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller addressed the nation Thursday night following Hurricane Sandy, which led to one death in the country. Jamaica was still showing visible signs of […]

Simpson Miller: Jamaica “Working as Hard as Possible” on IMF Agreement

Above: Jamaica PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and the country’s cabinet concluded a retreat held this weekend at Jamaica House, the Prime Minister announced in a statement Sunday night. The […]

Jamaica’s Simpson Miller to UN: Don’t Ignore Middle-Income Countries

Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (UN Photo/J Carrier) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller addressed the United Nations General Assembly Thursday, urging the assembled states not to ignore middle-income countries like Jamaica on […]

Son of Bahamian NBA Star Mychal Thompson Heads to New York Knicks

Above: Mychel Thompson (Photo: NYK) By the Caribbean Journal staff Mychel Thompson, the son of Nassau native and NBA star Mychal Thompson, has signed a contract with the New York Knicks. Thompson, a 6-6 swingman, played in five games for […]

Haiti: United Nations Migration Official Urges Progress on Tent Camps

Above: a UN peacekeeper provides medical help after Tropical Storm Isaac (MINUSTAH Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff Thousands of people were supported by Haiti’s Civil Protection office during Tropical Storm Isaac, and many of the vulnerable people in […]

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s Message for Jamaica 50

The following is the text of Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s message to the country on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its independence. My fellow Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora, our visitors and our well-wishers, […]

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 […]

Jamaica’s Portia Simpson Miller: Expand CARICOM Free Movement Categories

Above: CARICOM SG Irwin LaRocque and Jamaican PM Portia Simpson Miller (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Community must “embrace” freedom of movement and expand its categories of free movement to include security guards, household helpers and […]

Jamaica’s Portia Simpson Miller Visits New Jamaican Embassy in Brasilia

Above: Jamaican PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller met with the staff of Jamaica’s new embassy in the capital of Brasilia this week, ahead of the Rio+20 Summit in Rio de […]

IDB Ramps Up Lending for Green Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Above: Green energy is growing in the region, with projects like the WindWatt Wind Farm in Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank is increasing its lending for private sector projects related to renewable energy […]

Jamaican Prime Minister Simpson Miller: CARICOM “Cannot Remain Static”

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff For CARICOM to remain static “is not an option at this time,” according to Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, who returned to the country this week following […]

Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller Opens IDB Investment Forum

Above: the Montego Bay Convention Centre By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller opened the Jamaican Investment Forum in Montego Bay Thursday, a conference organized by the Inter-American Development Bank. More than 400 participants attended the […]

Jamaica’s Simpson Miller: CARICOM Countries Must Support Regional Trade

Above: Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff There is a need for greater support from CARICOM countries in strengthening trade within the region, according to Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. Simpson Miller made the remarks […]

Simpson Miller: “Put Jamaicans First”

Above: Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller being sworn into Parliament yesterday (OPM Jamaica) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Members of Parliament are servants of the people and they should not betray the trust placed in them, Prime Minister Portia […]

Portia Simpson Miller Sworn in as New Jamaican Prime Minister

By the Caribbean Journal staff Portia Simpson Miller has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of Jamaica following a ceremony at Kingston’s King’s House this afternoon. “In our political history, it is a rare opportunity to be given a […]

Actor Steven Seagal Jumps into St Lucia’s Elections, Endorses Candidate

By the Caribbean Journal staff American actor Steven Seagal has jumped into the St Lucian political fray, endorsing a candidate for the country’s parliament. Seagal, who has played in the past with his jazz band at the Saint Lucia Jazz […]

St Kitts Ramps Up Crime Fight

By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the first mission of St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas’ new Delta Squad crime-fighting task force, he praised the cooperation between the country’s defence and police forces. Douglas was speaking at a […]

Grenada Ramps Up Development

Housing Minister Alleyne Walker and Prime Minister Tillman Thomas (GIS Photo) The beginning of the first phase of Grenada’s Greater Greenville Project is part of a new development push by the government that includes a series of infrastructure projects. Prime […]

Jamaican MPs, Amending Constitution, Pass Charter of Rights

Prime Minister Bruce Golding and Opposition Leader Portia Simpson-Miller Jamaica’s Parliament passed the long-debated Charter of Rights Bill yesterday, which has been discussed for nearly two decades. The new charter, which will replace Chapter III of the Jamaican Constitution, was […]

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