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Haiti’s Martelly Names Nigerian Director Jeta Amata Goodwill Ambassador
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Nigerian Director Jeta Amata By the Caribbean Journal staff Nigerian director Jeta Amata, who is currently helming a film about Haitian founding father Toussaint Louverture, has been named a goodwill ambassador by Haiti President […]
Puerto Rico’s Culinary Dynamism
Above: Chef Robert Treviño By Alexander Britell MIAMI – IN APRIL, chefs from across Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and the world will gather in San Juan for the sixth annual Saborea Puerto Rico culinary festival. The event will highlight Puerto […]
Jamaica Tops Western Hemisphere for Press Freedom: Report
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has the highest ranking for press freedom in the Western Hemisphere, according to the 2013 World Press Freedom Index from Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The country was ranked 13th overall […]
Antigua Receives Copyright Concessions from WTO in US Dispute
Above: Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua has been granted authorization to suspend concessions it has under international law to the United States regarding copyright law. The deal would allow the government to sell millions in US intellectual property […]
Conyers: United States Must Commit to Transparency on Aid to Haiti
Above: US Congressman John Conyers By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States must ensure that all aid funding to Haiti is allocated in a “transparent manner and in close consultation with Haitian authorities,” according to US Congressman John Conyers, […]
European Commissioners Reaffirm “Long-Term Commitment” to Haiti
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly addresses the European Parliament in November (Photo: EU) By the Caribbean Journal staff As the three-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti draws nearer, the European Union said it was reaffirming its long-term commitment […]
St Kitts and Nevis Showing Growth in Luxury Tourism Sector
Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The luxury travel market in St Kitts and Nevis continues to grow, according to new data from the government. The twin-island federation is seeing an increase in both yacht and […]
Lamothe: Haiti Among the Safest Destinations in the Americas
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Responding to a pair of new travel warnings from the United States and Canada on Haiti last week, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said the country was […]
Murders in Jamaica Reach Nine-Year Low, Remain “Unacceptably High”
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Murders in Jamaica reached a nine-year low in 2012 as part of a “significant reduction” in criminal activity, according to Jamaica National Security Minister Peter Bunting. But the 1,087 murders in […]
Jamaica Says 21,000 People Employed Under Emergency Jobs Plan
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government says almost 21,000 people have gained employment under the country’s JEEP programme. The Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme, was launched in March by the People’s National Party government, which marked […]
Haiti: Almost 360,000 Remain in Tent Camps, According to United Nations
Above: a tent camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (FP/UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Almost 360,000 people in Haiti are still living in tent camps, displaced due to the 2010 earthquake, according to a new report from the United […]
Haiti’s Apparel Exports to United States Increase “Substantially”: Report
Above: an atelier in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Exports of apparel from Haiti to the United States under a government allowance programme have increased “substantially” since 2011, according to a report from the US Government Accountability Office. The […]
Haiti’s New Royal Oasis Hotel Officially Opens in Petion-Ville
Above: a room at the Royal Oasis (Photos: Occidental) By Alexander Britell The Royal Oasis Hotel in Haiti has officially opened its doors in Port-au-Prince’s Petion-Ville neighbourhood. The five-star property, which is a project of Spain-based Occidential Hotels & Resorts, […]
Haiti Ramps Up Hotel Development
Above: a rendering of the Best Western Haiti project By the Caribbean Journal staff Over the last 12 months, Haiti’s Interministerial Commission on Investment has approved 11 hotel projects totaling $161 million, according to Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism. According to […]
US Virgin Islands Prosecutors Report $3 Million in Collections for 2012
Above: St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff The District of the Virgin Islands collected more than $3.02 million in criminal and civil actions for the fiscal year 2012, according to data released by United States Attorney Ronald Sharpe. Of […]
Jamaica Looking to Develop Kingston into Global Transshipment Hub
Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica wants to transform Kingston into a regional transshipment hub, and is looking to the country’s diplomatic corps to help attract widescale investment inputs on the project, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. […]
Inflation Rises in Trinidad and Tobago
Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Headline inflation in Trinidad rose to 9.4 percent in October, according to data released by the country’s Central Statistical Office. That represented a 1.7-percentage-point increase compared to a rate of 7.7 […]
In St Lucia, Joining ICT and Agriculture
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean governments are looking to the importance of the Information and Communication Technology more and more often. And its reach is expanding to areas one might not traditionally associate with ICT, such […]
Haiti’s Government, IDB Consider Forming National Road Safety Committee
Above: the conference in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff With several deadly road accidents in Haiti in recent years, it may be time to create a national committee on road safety in the country. That was […]
Jamaica Expects to Conclude Letter of Intent With IMF By End of 2012
Above: Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips (left) (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government expects to conclude a letter of intent with the International Monetary Fund by the end of December, with negotiations expected to be finalized this […]
Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe Holds Talks With Japanese Ambassador
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (left) in talks with Japan’s Ambassador to Haiti, Kenji Kuratomi (right) (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Thursday with Kenji Kuratomi, Japan’s Ambassador to Haiti, to […]
Jamaica Sees Decline in Major Crimes, Slight Increase in Murder Rate
Above: PIOJ Director General Dr Gladstone Hutchinson By the Caribbean Journal staff Major crimes in Jamaica fell 9.56 percent between January and September 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, according to data from the Planning Institute of Jamaica. […]
IMF: Belize Experiencing Output Rebound, Tourism Recovery
Above: Belize (Photo: Belize Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize is experiencing an output rebound, despite a decline in oil production, according to the International Monetary Fund, which just concluded its yearly review of the country’s economy. According to […]
Puerto Rico Governor Urges Congress, President to Begin Road to Statehood
Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño is urging US President Barack Obama and the United States Congress to implement the vote in last week’s referendum that signaled a desire for […]
Barbados Planning to Award Offshore Oil Drilling Licences to BHP Billiton
Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados will soon be awarding offshore oil drilling licences to energy firm BHP Billiton, the government announced in a release Tuesday. The licences will be for the Carlisle Bay and Bimshire […]
Alejandro Garcia Padilla Wins Election for Governor of Puerto Rico
Above: Alejandro Garcia Padilla By the Caribbean Journal staff Challenger Alejandro Garcia Padilla won an exceedingly close election over incumbent Governor Luis Fortuño. Padilla, the leader of Puerto Rico’s Popular Democratic Party, won by the narrowest of margins, less than […]
Moving Forward on Disability in Haiti
By James English CJ Contributor Gerald Oriol, Jr, Haiti’s Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities, recently discussed his first year in office and the road ahead for the Caribbean nation’s one million disabled citizens. Oriol […]
Trinidad Sees Rise in Unemployment
Above: Port of Spain, Trinidad By the Caribbean Journal staff The unemployment rate in Trinidad and Tobago rose to 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2012, according to data released this week from Trinidad’s Central Statistical Office. That represented […]
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