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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, […]

Murder Rate Falls in Jamaica: Report

Above, from left: Assistant Commissioner of Police Elan Powell and Commissioner Owen Ellington during a press conference held at the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston Wednesday (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The number of murders in Jamaica fell […]

Guyana’s Road to Brazil Moves Forward

Above: the Takutu River Bridge (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana has completed a feasibility study for the Linden to Lethem Road paving project that would link the country with Brazil, the government announced Friday. Guyana will share […]

Suriname President Desi Bouterse Takes Over as CARICOM Chairman

Above: Suriname President Desi Bouterse (UN Photo/Marco Castro) By the Caribbean Journal staff Suriname President Desi Bouterse has taken over as CARICOM Chairman, following the completed term of St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas as chairman. “By […]

Final Results Released in Jamaican Vote; New PM to Be Sworn in Thursday

By the Caribbean Journal staff The final results in Jamaica’s election have been sent to the Govenor-General, with the opposition People’s National Party winning 42 of 63 seats. The PNP had initially totaled 41 seats, until a recount in the […]

The Caribbean Year in Review

For the Caribbean, it was the Year of the Vote. By year’s end, five countries, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia and Haiti and the British Virgin Islands, will have chosen new leadership, with Jamaicans headed to the polls on Thursday. It […]

Grenadian Government Launches Probe into Boxing Day Incident

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Grenadian government has launched an investigation to determine the facts of the death of visiting Canadian tourist Oscar Bartholomew, who died in an incident on Boxing Day, but one MP is urging a wider, […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Dr Saphire Longmore

By Alexander Britell Dr Saphire Longmore is the Jamaica Labour Party candidate for Eastern St Andrew in the upcoming election in the country Dec. 29. Longmore, who recently completed her MD in psychiatry, is also a former Miss Jamaica Universe […]

Op-Ed: Jake Johnston on Humanitarian Aid in Haiti: Supply and Demand

Above: A woman sits in front of her home at a camp for persons displaced by the January 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By Jake Johnston Op-Ed Contributor   “Donors and aid organizations prefer to be the boss […]

St Kitts Completes Solar Panel Project

Above: the panels on the roof of the government’s headquarters (Photo: Erasmus Williams) By the Caribbean Journal staff A project to install solar panels at government headquarters in St Kitts has been completed. The project, which has been part of […]

Private Jet Terminal, New Resort Projects Underway in St Kitts

By the Caribbean Journal staff Above: Christophe Harbour Construction is underway on a series of new projects in St Kitts, including a private jet terminal and the Kittitian Hill resort, according to Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas. The jet terminal […]

Heineken to Buy 95 Percent Stake in Haitian Brewer Brana

By the Caribbean Journal staff Heineken announced that it is increasing its stake in Haitian brewing company Brana from 22.5 percent to 95 percent. The shares are currently owned by Brana’s management and private shareholders; financial details were not disclosed. […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica at a Crossroads

By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor The Jamaican people will decide their fate on the Dec. 29 in the country’s 16th general election. They face a major crossroads: go with the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) which will mean austerity measures due […]

Cayman Islands Named Top Domicile for Hedge Funds: Report

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands has been named the most-favoured domicile for hedge funds, according to Hedge Funds Review’s Service Providers Rankings. The survey, which was completed by more than 1,000 hedge funds, fund of funds and […]

Interview with Philippe Saint-Cyr of the American Chamber of Commerce in Haiti

By Alexander Britell Investors and stakeholders met yesterday in Miami for the Inter-American Development Bank’s Haiti Reconstruction Investment Forum to take a look at the range of economic opportunities and the progress of rebuilding in Haiti. One area seen as […]

New Spa at Christopher Hotel in St Barth as Part of $7 Million Renovation

Above: the Christopher Hotel in St Barthelemy By the Caribbean Journal staff The Christopher Hotel in St Barthelemy, which has completed the second phase of a $7 million renovation, is set to debut a new spa at the property. The […]

Jamaica Food Security Project a Success, European Union Says

By the Caribbean Journal staff The European Union-funded EU Food Facility in Jamaica has recently completed, and the EU is urging the programme’s beneficiaries to build upon its success. The $7.8 million plan sought to improve agricultural productivity and increase […]

Shahine Robinson Replaces Mike Henry as Jamaican Transport Minister

By the Caribbean Journal staff Shahine Robinson has been named Jamaica’s Minister of Transport and Works following the resignation of former Minister Mike Henry. Robinson, a member of the Jamaica Labour Party, was serving as Minister without Portfolio with responsibility […]

Bahamian Art Exhibition to Examine the Photography of Deception

Above: Popopstudios in Nassau (Artwork pictured: Homerun, by John Cox from the “Negative Space” exhibition) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new exhibition to open in the Bahamas Dec. 8 will take a photographic look at the theme of deception. […]

Canadian Firm Signs Bauxite Deal in Underexplored Region of Guyana

Above: PM Samuel Hinds and CEO Hilbert Shields (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canadian firm First Bauxite Corporation is hoping to develop a vastly underexplored region of bauxite mining in Guyana’s Bonasika, an area along the Essequibo river […]

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 […]

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 […]

In Guyana, One Laptop Per Family

Above: recipients of the Haier netbooks (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana launched a programme yesterday aimed at supplying families in the country with one laptop per household, an initiative financed in part by the Chinese government. The […]

Ron Daniels Talks Haiti

Above: the Sans Souci Palace in Haiti (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By Alexander Britell Dr Ron Daniels is the President of the Institute of the Black World and the Founder of the Haiti Support Project, an organization that has been working […]

New Antigua Airport Terminal Breaks Ground, With Help from China

Above: a rendering of the new VC Bird Airport Terminal By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua broke ground yesterday on a new airport terminal at the country’s VC Bird International Airport, a project that will begin construction next month and […]

“Overwhelming” Volume of Ganja Cases Prompts Shift in Jamaican Courts

Above: The Port Antonio Resident Magistrate’s Court in Boundbrook By the Caribbean Journal staff Certain ganja cases in Jamaica may soon be heard in the Petty Sessions Court, as the government seeks to reduce the backlog of cases in the […]

UN Helps Haitian Police in Crime Fight

Above: peacekeepers on patrol in Haiti (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian police and United Nations Peacekeepers have completed a four-day joint operation targeting criminals in two neighbourhoods of Port-au-Prince. Operation Hope, which ended on Friday, aimed at […]

A Tourism Boom for Jamaica?

Above: the Ritz-Carlton Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s tourism industry could see as many as 20,000 new jobs, along with 15,825 new rooms completed by 2013, according to Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Holness was speaking at the […]

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