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Grenada’s Kirani James Puts Aside Disappointment, Focused on Olympics

Above: Trinidad and Tobago’s 4×400 Bronze medalists (Photo: M Bascombe) By Michael Bascombe World 400-metre champion Kirani James of Grenada has thrown the disappointment of his world indoor championship campaign behind him and is looking forward to the outdoor season […]

In the Bahamas, Nassau’s Montagu Gets a Brand-New Beach

Above: the new beach at Montagu (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson) The redevelopment of Nassau’s Montagu area is nearing completion. The Montagu Foreshore Redevelopment Project, a joint initiative of the Bahamian government and Kerzner International, includes beach replenishment aimed at expanding the […]

Bahamas Opens New National Stadium

Above: the opening ceremony of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium (BIS Photo/Derek Smith and Patrick Hanna) The Bahamas has officially opened its new 15,000-seat national stadium. The Thomas A Robinson National Stadium is the culmination of a two-year project […]

Bolivia, Bahamas Talk Environment

Above: Bolivian Ambassador to the Bahamas Diego Pary Rodriguez and Bahamian Foreign Minister Brent Symonette (BIS Photo/Kris Ingraham) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bolivian Ambassador to the Bahamas Diego Pary Rodriguez met this week with Bahamian Governor General Sir Arthur […]

CARICOM to Set Up Regional Task Force on Sports Tourism

Above: Grenadian World Champion sprinter Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff The CARICOM Council on Human and Social Development has agreed to establish a regional task force on sports tourism, following the group’s meeting in Guyana last week. The […]

Bahamas, US Talk Trafficking

Above: National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest and the US State Department’s Amy Rofman (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest and Amy Rofman of the US State Department’s Trafficking Office met during a […]

From Haiti to Jamaica, Super Bowl XLVI Full of Caribbean Connections

Above: Giants Defensive End Jason Pierre Paul By the Caribbean Journal staff Sunday’s Super Bowl in Indianapolis was not without a Caribbean connection, with a number of players both for the Giants and Patriots boasting Caribbean heritage. For the Patriots, […]

Bahamas Expanding Health Care Network

Above, from left: Health Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) By the Caribbean Journal staff The opening of the new Inagua Community Health Centre in Matthew Town, Inagua is part of a number of […]

Jamaica Breaks Ground on Baseball Field

Above: GC Foster College By the Caribbean Journal staff As part of an effort to derive more income from sports in Jamaica, the country has now broken ground on its first international, standardized baseball field at the GC Foster College […]

Nigeria, Bahamas Talk Tourism Ties

Above: Non-Resident Nigerian High Commissioner Laraba Elsie-Bhutto and Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff Stronger ties — particularly in the tourism sector — were on the agenda during a meeting in Nassau last week […]

Japan to Help Bahamas on Fiscal Policy

Above: State Minister Zhivargo Laing, IDB representative Astrid Wynter. From left, Honorary Consul-General of Japan Robert Sands and Ambassador Hiroshi Yamaguchi. (BIS Photo/Kristaan Ingraham) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas and Japan have signed a $612,000 technical cooperation agreement […]

Chris Kazi Rolle Talks Relationships

Bahamian native Chris “Kazi” Rolle was touring with a film and music group focusing on developing the creativity of young hip-hop artists. What began as a developmental programme became something else, as Rolle began engaging with the artists about more […]

IDB Loans Bahamas $50 Million for Air Transport Reform

Above: the new departures terminal at Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $50 million loan to the Bahamas to support an air transport reform programme. “The Bahamian economy […]

Bahamas Launches Solar Initiative

Above: Minister of State for the Environment Phenton Neymour addresses the audience during the launch of the government’s Solar Panel Initiative. (BIS Photo/Gena Gibbs). By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamian government has launched a solar panel pilot programme, according […]

Bahamas Links Agriculture, Tourism

Above: a farm in Andros (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is “serious about food production,” and intends to secure the link between agriculture and tourism, according to Edison Key, chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural and […]

New Cuban Ambassador to Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes has accepted letters of credence from Ernesto Soberon Guzman, the new Cuban ambassador to the Bahamas. Guzman succeeds former Ambassador Jose Ponce Caraballo. “You should find that the service […]

Op-Ed: Mark Turnquest on Why the Bahamas Needs a Ministry of Commerce

Above: downtown Nassau (CJ Photo) By Mark A Turnquest Op-Ed Contributor MISSION OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE My advice to the Bahamas’ Free National Movement government is to create a Ministry of Commerce without incurring any costs or expenses. Simply […]

Bahamas Bids Farewell to US Ambassador

Above: Bahamian Foreign Minister Brent Symonette, US Ambassador Nicole Avant and Robin Symonette (BIS Photo/Kris Symonette) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is bidding farewell to US Ambassador Nicole Avant, who has completed her two-year term and will be […]

Caribbean Nations Prepare for Durban

Above: Durban, South Africa By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean nations are preparing for the upcoming Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa at the end of November. Small Island States like those in the Caribbean are particularly vulnerable to […]

United States, Caribbean Security Officials Hold Talks in Nassau

Above: Bahamian Agriculture Minister Lawrence Cartwright, National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest and US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano have a brief conversation during a reception at Atlantis on Wednesday (BIS photo/Kristaan Ingraham) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas […]

S&P Explains Bahamas Downgrade

Above: downtown Nassau (Photo: CJ) By Alexander Britell On Monday, ratings firm Standard & Poor’s announced it had lowered the Bahamas’ sovereign credit rating from BBB+/A-2 to BBB/A-3, citing a heavier weight its new sovereign credit rating criteria places on […]

Op-Ed: Developing the Right Small Business Act for the Bahamas

Above: Bay Street in Nassau (CJ Photo) By Mark A Turnquest Op-Ed Contributor After my organization hosted the country’s first Small Business Summit in 2009, it was evident that the Bahamas needed a national strategic plan for the development of […]

Bahamas, China Strengthen Ties

Above: Bahamian Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas and China strengthened their already-close relations in a meeting this week in Nassau. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang […]

IDB to Help Caribbean Hotels Go Green

Above: Goldeneye in Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean hotels will receive a boost from the Inter-American Development Bank, which is granting $2 million to help the tourism sector in eight regional countries improve their energy efficiency. The four-year […]

A Modern Look for an Old Nassau Market

Above: the new Bay Street Straw and Craft Market (Photo: CJ) By Alexander Britell After Nassau’s historic Bay Street market was destroyed by a fire in Sep. 2001, it was a devastating blow for thousands of Bahamian vendors and their […]

Caribbean Judges Meet in Nassau

Above: Bahamian Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) Two major Caribbean judicial conferences are currently convening in Nassau, the Conference of Caribbean Chief Justices and Heads of Judiciary and the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers. The meeting of […]

Eleuthera Gets an Infrastructure Boost

Above: tractors prepare land that will be converted into a parking lot for the new dock terminal (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson) Bahamian firm Knowles Construction has received a contract for $2.68 million to reconstruct the Three Island Dock in North Eleuthera. […]

Bahamas, Cuba to Agree on Sea Border

Above: From left, Foreign Minister Brent Symonette and Ambassador Ponce (BIS Photo/Kris Ingraham) By the Caribbean Journal staff After 13 years of negotiations, the Bahamas and Cuba will officially sign an agreement on the delimitation of sea boundaries between the […]

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