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Montserrat Aid Package on Track: DFID

Above: Dr. Kato Kimbugwe (centre) and Governor Adrian Davis (left) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Montserrat and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development are closer to finalising a new aid package for the upcoming 2012/2013 budget […]

Barbados Looks to Support Local Artisans

By the Caribbean Journal staff For many visitors to Barbados, local crafts are the “pieces of the rock” that accompany them back to their homes. Now, Barbados’ government says it is looking to continue those that create them. The next […]

Haiti’s Outer Regions Get a Boost

Above: Mass in Cotes de Fer (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly is continuing his bid to support the country’s outer regions and decentralize Haiti’s government. The country remains without a formal government, however, with […]

Haiti’s Jacmel Talks Decentralization

Above: Jacmel By the Caribbean Journal Staff A new initiative launched in the Haitian city of Jacmel aims for a conversation on the process of the country’s decentralization. The Cafe Community series recently began its first meeting in Jacmel, with […]

Haiti’s Cotes de Fer Celebrates St Joseph, with Martellys on Hand

Above: A crowd listening to Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly, along with Senator Joseph Lambert, traveled to the southeastern municipality of Cotes de Fer Friday in celebrations honouring the local patron saint, St […]

Haiti’s Martelly: “It Is Time to Stop Looking For Excuses and Start Working”

Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly with a visiting delegation Friday By the Caribbean Journal staff United Nations economists examined ways for the country to attract investment moving forward, joined in Port-au-Prince by Haitian President Michel Martelly. “It is time to […]

Panama and Nicaragua to Deepen Ties on Security, Regional Integration

Above: Daniel Ortega and Ricardo Martinelli (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega agreed to encourage and deepen their two countries’ cooperation on security matters and the fight against transnational crime. […]

Haiti and Cuba Continue Cooperation, Sign Three Technical Assistance Agreements

Above: the Cuban and Haitian Foreign Ministers signing the agreements (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and Cuba signed three technical assistance agreements in a ceremony at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince on Friday. The agreements are part […]

Antigua Prime Minister Spencer Pledges Closer Cooperation with China

Above: Antigua PM Baldwin Spencer with Chinese officials (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer is pledging to forge closer ties with China and continue its support for the One China policy, he said following […]

Panama President Martinelli Heads to Nicaragua for Talks With Ortega

Above: Panama President Ricardo Martinelli, centre (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama President Ricardo Martinelli departs today for Managua for an official visit with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. The visit will include bilateral talks on several issues, including […]

Dominica and Panama Establish Relations

Above: Dominica and Panama’s Permanent Representatives to the OAS (OAS Photo/Patricia Levia) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Dominica and Panama signed an agreement in Washington today to establish formal diplomatic relations between the two countries. Dominica and […]

Haiti’s President, Joined by Sean Penn, Talks Development in Jean-Rabel

Above: Martelly with Sean Penn in Jean-Rabel (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly, joined by Prime Minister-Designate Laurent Lamothe and actor and Ambassador-at-large Sean Penn, talked development Wednesday at a conference in the city of […]

Haiti: Three UN Peacekeepers Repatriated to Pakistan After Hearing on Sexual Abuse

Above: a UN Peacekeeper in Haiti earlier this year (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Three members of the Pakistani Formed Police Unit of the United Nations Peacekeeping mission in Haiti have been repatriated after being found guilty […]

Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade: “No Doubt About Future of CARICOM”

Above: Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade By the Caribbean Journal staff There is “no doubt about the future of the Caribbean Community,” according to Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade, who was speaking following his visit to the Heads of Government meeting in […]

Panama’s Martinelli, Trinidad’s Persad-Bissessar Hold Talks in Panama City

Above: Martenelli and Persad-Bissessar (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama President Ricardo Martinelli hosted Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for talks Monday on security, commerce, investment and the expansion of the Panama Canal. The two sides […]

IMF Begins Article IV Review in Jamaica

Above: Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund is now undertaking an Article IV review, which could signal the beginning of negotiations for a new programme with the IMF. The IMF Mission’s review […]

Jamaica Aids Bahamas’ Coconut Push

Above: coconuts slated for distribution (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation is continuing its push to cultivate the coconut industry in the country, distributing 6,000 coconuts resistant to lethal yellowing to farmers […]

CARICOM Must “Adapt and Reinvent Itself,” St Kitts Prime Minister Says

Above: St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas (UN Photo/Evan Schneider) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM must continue to adapt and reinvent itself in the way it functions and operates, according to St Kitts and Nevis Prime […]

UN Haiti Chief: Police Reform Crucial to Ensuring Peace and Stability

Above: MINUSTAH Chief Mariano Fernandez (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti must reform its police force in order to ensure peace and stability, despite improvements in Haiti’s security in recent years, according to MINUSTAH Chief Mariano Fernandez. […]

Haiti’s Martelly Meets with EU Development Commissioner Piebalgs

Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly meets with victims of the Tabarre market fire last month (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff European Union Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs is in Haiti for a meeting with President Michel Martelly, as part […]

Prince Harry: “The Bahamas Holds a Special Place” in Queen’s Heart

Above: Prince Harry in his Bahamas visit (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Prince Harry unveiled the new exhibition depicting the reign of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in his visit to Nassau this weekend. The exhibition celebrates the […]

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 […]

Haiti’s President Seeks Solution on Former Soldiers Occupying Army Sites

Above: Protesters against UN Peacekeepers in Haiti last month. President Martelly has called for the establishment of a new army to eventually replace MINUSTAH (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) Above: President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff A number […]

China and Guyana Strengthen Ties With $6.5 Million in New Agreements

Above: Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Zhong Shan and Guyanese President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana and China signed a pair of agreements totaling $6.5 million today during visit by Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Zhong Shan to the […]

Dominican Republic Projects More Tourists from Strengthening Italian Market

Above: the Sanctuary Cap Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic projects an increasing number of visitors from Italy to the country in 2012, following a jump in 2011, according to Vice Minister of Tourism Magaly Toribio. The […]

Jamaica “Has to Do Much to Restore Its Credibility” With Multilaterals

Above: Jamaica’s Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has to do much to restore its credibility with multilateral organizations like the IMF and World Bank and in the marketplace, according to Jamaican Finance Minister […]

Virgin Atlantic Will Absorb Cost of British Air Passenger Duty

Above: a Virgin plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Virgin Atlantic has made the decision not to pass on what it calls an “unfair retrospective” increase to passengers in the form of Britain’s Air Passenger Duty, according to a letter […]

Yele Haiti and HVS Launch Final Phase of Jacmel Hospitality Training Project

Above: students in the HEAT programme By the Caribbean Journal staff The Yele Haiti foundation, in partnership with HVS, a leading global hospitality consulting firm, has launched the final phase of its project to train 120 Haitian students in hospitality […]

Wyndham Just Added New All-Inclusive Resorts in Jamaica