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Dominican Republic to Open Training School for Larimar Craftsmen
Above: Larimar (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff It is a stone found only in the Dominican Republic. And now, a semi-precious stone called Larimar will get its own school in the country. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce […]
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 […]
China Donates Laptops to Special Needs Students in Antigua
Above: Chinese Ambassador Liu Hanming and Education Minister Dr Jacqui Quinn-Leandro (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antiguan students with learning disabilities got a boost this week from the Chinese government, which donated 390 Lenovo laptops to the country’s […]
The Search for Aid Money in Haiti
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Money is not real. It is only used as a reference to the worth of goods or services in society. Its worth is printed on the currency that we carry in our pocket or wallet. […]
Finding Strength in Haiti’s Darkest Day
Above: A man walks past rubble in downtown Port-au-Prince after the January 2010 earthquake (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Now comes time for remembrance. What history will surely describe as the darkest day in Haitian history, in […]
Caribbean to Hold First Yoga Conference
Above: Rose Hall in Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica will play host to the first Caribbean Yoga Conference next month, an initiative by Bella Luna Yoga. The conference, which was developed by Bella Luna founder Kimberly Moon, […]
Durandis: Haiti’s Climate of Opinion
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Reading Milton Friedman’s book, Free to Choose, the concept of a “climate of opinion” as a tool to help shape policies could be just what the doctor ordered for the upcoming year for Haiti. Friedman […]
Haiti to Revive Hotel School
Above: the Oasis Hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff With hotel development on the rise in Haiti, the country will now see its hotel school revived, thanks to a grant from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. The fund announced a […]
In Antigua, Education Minister Takes Tough Tack on School Crime
Above: Jacqui Quinn-Leandro Antiguan Education Minister Dr Jacqui Quinn-Leandro is sending a warning to students that the government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy on anti-social behaviour. Quinn-Leandro was speaking in the House of Representatives after the expulsion of eight students […]
Rowe: Holness, Nine-Day Wonder?
Above: National Security Minister Sen. Dwight Nelson, Finance Minister Audley Shaw and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness (Photo: OPM Jamaica) By David P Rowe Op-Ed Contributor In 1554, Lady Jane Grey was, for nine days, Queen of England before her […]
Professor Guerda Nicolas on “Social Networks” and the Haitian Support System
By Alexander Britell University of Miami Professor Guerda Nicolas’ new book, Social Networks and the Mental Health of Haitian Immigrants, takes a look at the mental and psychological issues Haitians face in entering new communities in the United States – […]
Disabled in a Handicapped Country
By James English All photos by James English PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Sainte Marie is a neighborhood located on the side of a steep hill in southern Port-au-Prince. The area was heavily damaged during the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and […]
Op-Ed: Royann Dean on Building a Creative Economy in the Caribbean
Above: the Cayman Enterprise City project By Royann Dean Throughout election season in the region, we will inevitably hear talk about sustainable development. Sustainable is commonly synonymous with ‘environmental’ but also includes economic sustainability. Creativity is not likely to be […]
In the Bahamas, a Look at Climate Change
Above: Minister of State, Ministry of Environment Phenton Neymour (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) More than 100 experts are gathering in the Bahamas to discuss the importance of climate change education for small island developing states at the UNESCO Conference on Climate […]
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