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Puerto Rico: New Hyatt House Hotel Project Breaks Ground in San Juan
Above: San Juan By the Caribbean Journal staff A planned Hyatt House hotel project broke ground this week in San Juan, following an agreement between a Hyatt affiliate and Island Hospitality Partners. The project, which is expected to open in […]
New Puerto Rico Wind Farm Project Begins Operations in Santa Isabel
Above: the new Finca de Viento Santa Isabel wind farm By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s new Finca de Viento Santa Isabel wind project has begun operations and is now producing clean energy. The Pattern Energy project, which was […]
Spence: Ackee, Saltfish and Coconut Oil
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Ackee and saltfish. These are the words that every Jamaican, from before they could walk until they can’t walk anymore, knows and loves. For most, it was and is our comfort food; our breakfast, lunch […]
Hyatt Place Hotel Project Launches Construction in Puerto Rico’s Manatí
Above: the future site of the Hyatt Place in Manatí (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Manatí, Puerto Rico will be home to a new Hyatt Place hotel in 2014, following the launch of construction Tuesday. The project is […]
Cuba Takes Second Medal in Judo
Above: an aerial view of the Games (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba has won its second medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games, thanks to Asley Gonzalez, although the Caribbean region is still seeking its first […]
Haiti’s Martelly Visits Town of Beaumont, Eyes Future Development
Above: Martelly’s motorcade in Beaumont (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly visited the town of Beaumont to examine living conditions in the area and its possibilities for future development. Beaumont is in Corail Arrondissement of […]
India and Guyana Conclude Studies on Low-Carbon Development Projects
Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar meets with the Indian team By the Caribbean Journal staff Specialists from India’s Energy and Research Institute have completed the technical studies on priority projects under Guyana’s Low-Carbon Development Strategy. The two-month endeavour, which came […]
Grenada Readies Root Crop Festival
Above: St George’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Extension Division of Grenada’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is planning to host a Root Crop Festival. The festival, which will take place under the theme “Returning to […]
Puerto Rico’s Santa Isabel Wind Farm Project Receives First New Turbines
Above: Governor Fortuño takes a look at the new turbines (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The first wave of turbines marked for the new Pattern Energy wind farm in Santa Isabel have arrived at the Port of the […]
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 […]
Japan to Help Bahamas on Fiscal Policy
Above: State Minister Zhivargo Laing, IDB representative Astrid Wynter. From left, Honorary Consul-General of Japan Robert Sands and Ambassador Hiroshi Yamaguchi. (BIS Photo/Kristaan Ingraham) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas and Japan have signed a $612,000 technical cooperation agreement […]
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 […]
Grenada, Japan Talk Environment
By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada and Japan held their latest round of talks on environmental matters, with Japanese Ambassador for Civil Society Akira Yamada meeting Environment Minister Joseph Gilbert. It was Gilbert’s first official engagement as Environment Minister following […]
Bahamas, Japan Meet on Tax Agreement
Above: Tadahito Yamaguchi, first secretary, Embassy of Japan in Jamaica and Ambassador Joshua Sears, director-general at the Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (BIS Photo/Kris Ingraham) The governments of the Bahamas and Japan exchanged their notes yesterday on the two countries’ […]
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