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Increase in Seismic Activity at Montserrat Volcano Forces Zone Closure

Above: activity at the Soufriere Hills volcano (Photo: GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff An “noticeable” increase in seismic activity at the Soufirere Hills Volcano has resulted in the closure of the Zone C area near the volcano, which had […]

Belize Prime Minister Names New Cabinet

Above: Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow By the Caribbean Journal staff Returning Belizean Prime Minister Dean Barrow has named his new cabinet, following his re-election in the country’s March 7 vote. Barrow’s Deputy Prime Minister will be Gaspar Vega, joined […]

Douglas: St Kitts and Nevis Debt Will Be Among Region’s “Most Sustainable”

Above: Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas (Photo: Erasmus Williams) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas is calling the acceptance of an exchange offer to restructure the country’s external debt “a historic day […]

Forbes: Women in Jamaica

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor International Women’s Day was celebrated on March 8. Many will argue that every day is women’s day, especially in a country like Jamaica, where women make up at least 70 percent of university graduates […]

Haiti Central Bank Officials Meet With Dominican Republic Delegation

Above: officials at the meeting (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from the Reserve Bank of the Dominican Republic (BanReservas), has concluded a meeting with officials at Haiti’s Central Bank. The BanReservas officials met with a contingent […]

Op-Ed: Why the Economy Is the Biggest Issue in Belize’s Elections

By Kay Menzies Op-Ed Contributor The voters of Belize will go to the polls next week to decide which party will form the next Government of Belize. Without a doubt, most voters will make their decisions based on, among other […]

OECS Mourns Grenada’s George Brizan

Above: St George’s, Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States has issued a statement mourning the death of former Grenadian Prime Minister George Brizan. “It is with deep regret that I learn of […]

Turks and Caicos Government Reports Revenue Jump, Shrinking Deficit

Above: Turks and Caicos (Photo: TCIT) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Turks and Caicos reported revenues of $118.5 million in the third quarter of financial year 2011-2012, with a $33.5 million reduction in the territory’s deficit. While […]

Puerto Rico Shows Positive Growth, Unemployment Falls to Three-Year Low

Above: Gov. Luis Fortuño By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index grew 0.5 percent in December 2011, the first year-over-year growth since the recession began in 2006, according to the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico. The […]

Jamaica Readies Emergency Jobs Plan

Above: Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is set to roll out its Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) before the end of the current financial year on March 31, according to Finance […]

In the Bahamas, Chantal Bethel Prays for Haiti through Art

By Alexander Britell NASSAU – At Nassau’s Vincent D’Aguilar Art Foundation, a gallery that is one of the great new spaces of the quickly-growing Bahamian arts scene, Haitian artist Chantal Bethel is producing “Poto Mitan,” a three-dimensional production of work […]

Marcia Forbes: The Digicel-LIME Battle Continues in Jamaica

By Marcia Forbes PhD CJ Contributor Last week saw sparks flying between Digicel and LIME, Jamaica’s two telecom providers. There is nothing unusual about this. Over Christmas 2008, a full three years ago, as then Permanent Secretary in the Ministry […]

Taiwan “Committed” to Providing New Technology for St Kitts and Nevis

By the Caribbean Journal staff The recent solar project implemented at Government Headquarters in St Kitts signifies the commitment of the Taiwanese government to “everlasting friendship” with the twin-island federation and to provide it with new technology wherever possible, according […]

Jamaican Growth to Slow in 2012: Report

Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s economy is projected to slow to 1 percent in 2012, down from a 1.3 percent rate in 2011, according to a report released this week by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for […]

Interview with Turks and Caicos Chief Financial Officer Hugh McGarel-Groves

By Alexander Britell Turks and Caicos has embarked on a series of measures aimed at returning stability both to the country’s economy and the government’s financial position. Now, Chief Financial Officer Hugh McGarel-Groves is cautiously optimistic, predicting that the government’s […]

Cayman Doppler Project Moves Forward, with Help from Europe

Above: a doppler radar Two contracts have now been awarded to European companies, and a construction tender is now going out locally on the Cayman Islands’ Doppler weather radar station. The contract to manufacture, supply and install the digital radar […]

Antigua Expands Computer Access Drive

Above: a new Community Computer Access Centre (Photo: ABG) Following a week-long “digital village” in Antigua, the country’s government is expanding a programme aimed at improving acess to technology. The so-called Technology for Communication, Education and Empowerment Programme will open […]

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 […]

St Kitts Looks to Taiwan for Tourism Help

Above: Charlestown, Nevis (Photo: Caribbean Journal) The federation of St Kitts and Nevis is sending 16 nationals to Taiwan to begin courses at the country’s National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism. The students will be focusing on restaurant management, […]

Aristide to Make First Public Appearance

Above: Aristide on a United Nations visit while president (UN Photo: Milton Grant) Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide will make his first major public appearance since his return to Haiti in March, delivering a speech and inaugurating the expansion […]

Jamaica Tries to Reassure Public on International Monetary Fund Agreement

While the last completed review with the IMF on Jamaica’s economy as September 2010, Jamaican Finance Minister Audley Shaw said the December 2010 and March 2011 assessments had not yet been reviewed by the IMF. “We have neither passed nor […]

OLINT Investors Await Smith Sentencing

Above: Federal District Court in Orlando, Fla. By Robert Di Pano David Smith, the mastermind behind the Caribbean-based Olint Ponzi Scheme that bilked investors out of over $220 million, will be sentenced Aug. 11 in United States District Court in […]

CCJ Makes First Belize Judgment

Above: the Caribbean Court of Justice By Alexander Britell Belize saw its first-ever judgment from the Caribbean Court of Justice, with the court finding that the Attorney General was allowed to bring an action for misfeasance in office against two […]

Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace on Bahamian Tourism, Part 2

By Alexander Britell Earlier this month, we talked to Bahamas Minister of Tourism and Aviation Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace about what trends he had seen in the past few years for Bahamian tourism. We followed up with Minister Vanderpool-Wallace to find out […]

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