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Looking Toward Green Future, St Lucia Hosts Energy Forum
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Earlier this year, St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony announced a push for the country to generate 35 percent of its annual energy needs from green energy by 2020. To move […]
Caribbean Business in 2014
By Paul Hay CJ Contributor The article “Growth to Accelerate in Latin America and the Caribbean …”, in the Annual World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 report of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), indicates that Haiti […]
Barbados, China Talk Agriculture
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff China’s government has “reiterated its intention to provide financial assistance” for a number of projects in Barbados, the Caribbean country said Wednesday. Chinese Ambassador to Barbados Wang Ke made the pledge […]
Tobago Enhances Protection at Hemisphere’s Oldest Nature Preserve
Above: Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago’s rainforest is the oldest nature preserve in the Western Hemisphere, and the island is working to ensure it stays that way. The Tobago House of Assembly, with help from the European Union, […]
Haiti Holds First Meeting of New Committee on Foreign Aid
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and its international donors held the first-ever meeting of the new Committee on Coordination of External Aid for the Development of […]
China Providing $1.3 Million to Complete Grenada Housing Project
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff China’s government has agreed to provide $1.33 million in funding to complete the final phase of work on 351 housing units in Grenada’s Mt Gay, Frequente and Soubise. The agreement was […]
St Kitts and Nevis, Morocco Agree on Cooperation “Road Map”
Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis recently agreed to a cooperation “road map” with the government of Morocco, following a visit by a Moroccan delegation to the twin-island federation. The road map […]
Jamaica Signs Off on IMF Measures; Talks Heading Toward “Final Round”
Above: Minister Peter Phillips (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Cabinet has signed off on a series of measures required to advance the country’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips said at a […]
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 […]
In Jamaica, a New Tack on Sport
Above: Usain Bolt By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s University of Technology has launched a new project aimed at developing a new commercial sports business model in the country. The programme, “Development of Sports Business Value Chains in Jamaica,” which […]
Dominica, Grenada Among Countries Developing Regional Black Sigatoka Plan
Above: a banana plant (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica and Grenada are among a group of countries developing a regional plan to combat the Black Sigatoka disease, which is a growing threat to the Caribbean’s banana crop. […]
Barbados Foreign Minister: Cultural Industries Critical for Development
Above: Bridgetown, Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The cultural industries are a critical sector for Barbados’ development, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Maxine McClean. McClean was speaking following a courtesy call from […]
Op-Ed: Trinidad and Canada
By Hon. Sen. Don Meredith Op-Ed Contributor As the people of the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago reach a historic milestone, it is both a time to celebrate the successes of the past and the opportunities that lie ahead. […]
Jamaican Small Businesses Going Green through New DBJ Programme
Above: DBJ Managing Director Milverton Reynolds, DBJ Project Coordinator Christopher Brown, Minister of State Julian Robinson and CAC 2000’s Steven Marston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican small businesses are getting a green boost thanks to a new project from […]
Russia, Barbados Talk Cultural Ties
Above: St Nicholas Abbey in Barbados (Photo: BT) By the Caribbean Journal staff Russian Ambassador to Barbados Nikolay Smirnov met recently with Barbados Culture Minister Stephen Lashley to discuss potential linkages between the two countries. The talks focused on several […]
Interview with St Lucian Tourism Minister Sen. Allen Chastanet
By Alexander Britell St Lucians head to the polls on Monday, with a choice between Prime Minister Stephenson King’s ruling United Workers Party and former Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony’s Saint Lucia Labour Party. The major issues in a tightly-fought […]
IDB Speeds Up Caribbean Broadband
Above: the Inter-American Development Bank By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank is partnering with CANTO, the Caribbean’s leading trade association for Information and Communication Technology, to accelerate the development of broadband in the region. “Facilitating ICT solutions […]
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