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Chung: Fixing Jamaica’s Structural Deficiencies to See Growth
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor THERE were two occurrences within the past week that reminded me that Jamaica still has a lot to do in order to see long-term sustainable development. There was an announcement that an International Monetary Fund […]
Dennis Chung: Business and Consumer Confidence in Jamaica
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor LAST YEAR, when the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) reported that consumer and business confidence were at their highest level for years, many persons were excited about the prospects. I remember speaking with Ralston Hyman […]
Dennis Chung: Jamaica’s Policy Options
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor THERE ARE TWO THINGS of importance to Jamaica that occurred over the past two weeks which will have an effect on what happens to our economy going forward. The first is the update on the […]
Dennis Chung: Avoiding Economic and Social Decline in Jamaica
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor JAMAICA IS ONCE AGAIN at an economic crossroads. Only this time it is more critical that we take the correct path, as the wrong one today leads over a precipice. The last time we were […]
Dennis Chung: Jamaica Without the IMF
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor AS I READ the Dec. 29, 2012 statement, issued by Jamaica’s Finance Minister concerning the status of the International Monetary Fund negotiations, I thought to myself that it is not clear when Jamaica is […]
Op-Ed: Belize’s Debt Payment
By Kay Menzies Op-Ed Contributor Certain realities are very much present in our daily economic life in Belize. For example, the population is, at this point, fully aware that we have a huge debt burden relative to our country’s size. […]
Paulwell: Private Sector Must Drive Jamaica’s Energy Development
Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff The future of energy development in Jamaica is in the hands of the private sector, according to Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell. The Minister said the duty of Jamaica’s government was to enable an […]
Marcia Forbes: The Trade Wars Between Jamaica and Trinidad
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor The Patty War Many in the Anglophone Caribbean would have heard of Jamaica’s Patty War with Trinidad. It came to a head in 2009. At its root was what some describe as non-tariff barriers […]
Jamaica “Making Every Effort” to Create More Friendly Business Environment
Above: Information Minister Sandrea Falconer By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s 2012/2013 budget is not what the government ideally wanted to impose on Jamaicans, according to Information Minister Sandrea Falconer. The Minister said that merely imposing tax is not the […]
US Virgin Islands Governor Opposes Creation of Chief Financial Officer
Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Johgh and Delegate Donna Christensen By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh is opposing the legislation brought by USVI Delegate Donna Christensen that would create a Chief Financial […]
St Lucia’s Anthony Targets Poverty
By the Caribbean Journal staff Social empowerment, and not social welfare, is the approach which St Lucia’s government will take to tackle the issue of poverty in the country, according to Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony. According to Anthony, persons […]
Interview with Jamaican Minister of National Security Peter Bunting
By Alexander Britell GRENADA – The seventh UK-Caribbean Forum that met in Grenada earlier this month looked at a range of areas of cooperation as the Caribbean and the UK open up a “new and more modern relationship” going forward. […]
Interview with Dr Peter Phillips
By Alexander Britell Dr Peter Phillips is the former Minister of National Security, Minister of Transport and Works and Minister of Health in Jamaica, having also served in two other ministerial posts. He is now the campaign director for the […]
Interview with Belize Chamber of Commerce President Kay Menzies
Above: Cayo Espanto, Ambergris Caye, Belize By Alexander Britell One of three non-island members of CARICOM, Belize is among the gateways to South America for the Caribbean. While the country has suffered from the downturn like the rest of the […]
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