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Can the Caribbean Attract Tourists From the BRICS?

Above: Union Island, St Vincent and the Grenadines (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada remain the primary source markets for Caribbean tourism — but with the global tourism market getting more […]

Cuba’s Diaz-Canel Concludes Asia Tour

Above: Laos By the Caribbean Journal staff Miguel Diaz-Canel, the First Vice President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, concluded his visit to tour of Asia on Sunday in Laos. Diaz-Canel visited China and Vietnam as well on the […]

Grenada’s Government Working to Deliver Chinese-Built Homes

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government is working to deliver 351 homes built by China to the public, according to Housing Minister Delma Thomas. The houses were handed over to the government last year, but […]

St Lucia Foreign Minister Heads to Taiwan

Above: Liberty Square inTaipei (Taiwan Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Foreign Minister Alva Baptiste departed Friday for a visit to Taiwan. The trip is a “fact-finding journey,” according to Taiwan Ambassador to St Lucia James CP Chang. […]

Haiti Holds Mass for Venezuela’s Chavez

Above: Venezuelan Ambassador to Haiti Pedro Antonio Canino Gonzalez, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti held a special mass Friday in support of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, who is […]

Op-Ed: A Diaspora Policy for St Lucia

By Bertram Leon Op-Ed Contributor OVER THE PAST DECADE, we have been witnessing a growing number of countries becoming interested in revisiting, refreshing and rebuilding relations with their overseas populations. A contemporary subject of public policy, referred to as […]

Taiwan to Help St Lucia in Fight Against Black Sigatoka Disease

Above: a banana plant (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is finding help as it works to combat the increasing problem of the black sigatoka banana plant disease. Taiwan has announced a donation of just under $700,000 […]

St Lucia to Maintain Ties With Taiwan

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony ended months of speculation Tuesday night in announcing that St Lucia would indeed maintain its diplomatic ties with Taiwan. He revealed the decision in a […]

Construction of Bahamas’ Baha Mar Resort Project Reaches 100-Foot Mark

Above: officials at the ceremony in Nassau (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay) By the Caribbean Journal staff Construction of the casino tower at the multi-billion-dollar Baha Mar project in the Bahamas reached the 100-foot mark this week. The project has signed a […]

Japan Looking to Invest in Jamaica

Above: the Shiodome City Centre in Tokyo, where Fujitsu is headquartered By the Caribbean Journal staff Japanese investors are showing “significant interest” in investing in Jamaica, according to Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica Hiroshi Yamaguchi. “Probably for the first time in […]

Haiti, Venezuela Sign Cooperation Pact

Above: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Haitian President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly’s visit to the ALBA Summit in Caracas this weekend culminated in the signing of a cooperation agreement between Haiti and Venezuela. […]

Taiwan’s President Gets Support in St Kitts

Above: Ma Ying-jeou By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas was reportedly the first world leader to congratulate Taiwanese President Dr Ma Ying-jeou on his re-election. It came as little surprise, as the […]

Forensic Audit to Begin on Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme

Above: Works Minister Dr Omar Davies at a press briefing yesterday (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican government will soon begin a forensic audit of the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme, a project whose alleged mismanagement led to […]

Interview with Jamaican Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill

By Alexander Britell Dr Wykeham McNeill was part of a sizable victory by the opposition People’s National Party in Jamaica’s national elections Dec. 29, winning his Western Westmoreland constituency and being appointed the country’s new Minister of Tourism and Entertainment […]

Chinese Government Could Build Grenada Track and Field Stadium

Above: Sports Minister Patrick Simmons and Ambassador Xu Jianguo The government of China has indicated an interest in building a new track and field stadium in Grenada, something hinted at by Chinese Ambassador Xu Jianguo during the recent signing of […]

CARICOM Woos Japanese Investors

Above: Ambassador Hiroshi Yamaguchi with Jamaican Culture Minister Olivia Grange earlier this year (Photo: Ministry of Culture) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following similar conferences between Caribbean nations and both China and South Korea, CARICOM presented a regional showcase this […]

For St George, a Place of Relaxation

Above: Ambassador Xu Jianguo, Alice Roberts of the Grenada Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Prime Minister Tillman Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada and China, with backing from the private sector, have opened Tri-Centennial Park, to commemorate the Town […]

Taiwan Pledges Commitment to St Kitts

By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan has pledged what it called an “unshakable commitment” to joint projects it is overseeing in St Kitts and Nevis. “I will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that Taiwan continues to pledge its unshakable […]

Antigua, Indonesia Establish Relations

Above: PM Baldwin Spencer and Foreign Minister Dr RM Marty Matalegawa (Photo: Antigua Government) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda and Indonesia have established formal diplomatic relations, following the signing of an agreement by Antigua Prime Minister Baldwin […]

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