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Op-Ed: Rum Subsidies in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
By Frank Ward Op-Ed Contributor RUM HAS A SPECIAL PLACE in the hearts and minds of Caribbean people. It is the product of an industry mainly comprised of small, local distillers which, as a significant economic operator, brings much […]
Op-Ed: Belize’s Debt Payment
By Kay Menzies Op-Ed Contributor Certain realities are very much present in our daily economic life in Belize. For example, the population is, at this point, fully aware that we have a huge debt burden relative to our country’s size. […]
OAS Boosts Haiti Support
Above: OAS ASG Albert Ramdin and Rosny Desroches, Civil Society Representative of Haiti in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti recently hosted a technical mission from the Organization of American States led by Assistant Secretary General Albert […]
IMF: Caribbean Needs “Decisive” Reforms for Growth to Return
Above: Bridgetown, Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean needs “decisive reforms” to boost competitiveness and private sector investment in order to overcome low potential growth in the region. That was among the findings of a two-day […]
Interview with Bahamas Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder
Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Ryan Pinder was appointed as the Bahamas’ Minister of Financial Services following the Progressive Liberal Party’s return to power in May 2012. Pinder, an attorney by trade, heads a Ministry dealing with the […]
Christine Lagarde: Global Economic Crisis “Does Not Recognize Borders”
Above: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde By the Caribbean Journal staff The international community needs a cooperative policy response to economic challenges more than ever before, according to International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde. The IMF chief, who was […]
In New York, the Haiti of Tomorrow
Above: Haiti’s new Royal Oasis hotel in Petionville By the Caribbean Journal staff A conference next week in New York City will examine ways to develop entrepreneurship and revitalize investment in Haiti. The Haiti of Tomorrow Forum on June 7 […]
Panama President Martinelli, Trinidad PM Persad-Bissessar Talk Energy
Above: Panama President Ricardo Martinelli and Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar during the visit (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following her visit to Panama in March, Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar held bilateral talks in Panama City with President […]
Interview with John Ashton, UK Special Representative for Climate Change
By Alexander Britell “It was the voice of the Caribbean that changed the world at Durban,” says John Ashton, the UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change. The Caribbean, perhaps more than any region in the world, faces an […]
Jamaica Begins Talks with IMF
Above: Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips (right) is welcomed to the Mayberry Investment Forum Wednesday by Mayberry Investments CEO Gary Peart (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican government has begun preliminary talks with the International Monetary Fund, […]
A New Dawn for Haiti Tourism?
Above: Cayes-Jacmel (Photo: HTO) By Maura R. O’Connor CJ Contributor When Dominican business entrepreneur Frank Ranieri wanted to get involved in tourism in the 1970s, he crossed the border into Haiti to see how it was done. “[Haiti’s tourism] was […]
Durandis: Haiti’s Climate of Opinion
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Reading Milton Friedman’s book, Free to Choose, the concept of a “climate of opinion” as a tool to help shape policies could be just what the doctor ordered for the upcoming year for Haiti. Friedman […]
“Haiti is a Land of Opportunity”
Above: Jose Agustin Aguerre (Photo: CJ) By Alexander Britell “Haiti is a land of opportunity.” It’s that phrase which Jose Agustin Aguerre, the manager of the Haiti Country Department for the Inter-American Development Bank, hopes becomes the new paradigm for […]
Following China’s Lead, South Korea Looks to Caribbean Market
Above: Antigua PM Baldwin Spencer and South Korea FM Kim Sung Hwan (UN Photos: Eskinder Debebe and JC McIlwaine) By Alexander Britell China has been extending its influence and investment in the Caribbean region over the last several years, highlighted […]
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