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Jamaica Sets World Record in Men’s 4x200M at IAAF World Relays

Above: the Jamaican squad in Nassau By the Caribbean Journal staff Yohan Blake helped Jamaica’s men set a new World Record to win gold at the 4x200M event of the first-ever IAAF World Relays in Nassau this weekend. The team […]

Haiti Gets $45 Million Tourism Development Grant From World Bank

Above: Haiti’s National History Park By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $45 million grant to develop tourism in Haiti. The grant from the International Development Association aims to improve access, conservation and […]

Op-Ed: Toward A New Trajectory For Caribbean Development

By Keston K Perry Op-Ed Contributor With the untimely passing of Norman Girvan, the last Caribbean political economist of the earlier critical tradition, a major gap in radical ideas needs to be filled. These ideas must come from a new […]

Op-Ed: Toward a Green Jamaica

By Wayne Campbell Op-Ed Contributor THERE ARE more than seven billion people living on planet Earth. Our planet is at a critical juncture. As the global population increases, so, too do the environmental challenges associated with so many people living […]

Taking Jamaican Dancehall to the World

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Turning 30 – A Time for Reflection IT’S the end of 2013. Everyone’s busy making plans for 2014. I’m sitting in office on New Year’s Eve feeling more than a tinge of excitement. 2013 […]

Caribbean Journal’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2013: Warren Cassell, Jr

Above; Warren Cassell, Jr AS THE GLOBAL economy gets tougher and tougher, the Caribbean will have to work that much harder to develop and train its entrepreneurs. In order to compete, the Caribbean will have to make sure that its […]

At New York’s Blue Note, Combining the Worlds of Jazz and Reggae

Above: the Blue Note By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican jazz legend Monty Alexander will be launching a series of collaborative shows at the Blue Note in New York City next month, aiming to bring together the worlds of jazz […]

Rum Journal: The Rum Awards 2013

It’s been another great year for rum. It continues to grow in popularity, as more and more people around the world continue to appreciate the quality and diversity of cane spirits. We’ve tried almost 130 rums this year from all […]

Should Haiti Host the World Cup?

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor IMAGINE the tiny country of Haiti as host to one of the world’s biggest events: the World Cup. For now, it may all seem like fiction; however, if Haiti wants to be an emerging country […]

As World “Gets Bigger,” Caribbean Diving Industry Takes Advantage

Above: Bonaire (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ORLANDO — Keith Sahm is the general manager at the Sunset House in Grand Cayman, and he’s seen the ups and downs of the Caribbean diving industry, which, like the rest […]

Grenada Moves Forward on Nutmeg Branding

Above: Nutmeg By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada will hold a national consultation on Friday on the concept of geographical indications for the country’s signature products like nutmeg and cocoa. The World Intellectual Property Organization recently identified Grenadian nutmeg among […]

UNICEF Warns of Dominican Republic Citizenship Ruling’s Impact on Children

Above: the National Palace in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff A recent ruling by the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court that could deprive hundreds of thousands of Dominican-born Haitians of their citizenship could have a “devastating impact” on […]

Nigel Spence: A Jamaican Wartime Stew

By Chef Nigel Spence CJ Contributor AS THE United States remains poised on what could well result in World War 3, it gives me cause for reflection. Until now, the possibility of experiencing a world war in my time has […]

Op-Ed: World Bank VP Hasan Tuluy on a Balanced Path to Caribbean Prosperity

By Hasan Tuluy Op-Ed Contributor The recent High Level Caribbean Forum in Nassau was the latest in a series of discussions to develop a road map for the region’s long-term economic growth while addressing persistent debt and fiscal issues. A […]

Jamaican Prime Minister Warns Against Criticism of Chinese Investment

Above: PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s not secret that China has been ramping up its investment throughout the Caribbean region — and particularly in Jamaica. While that’s led some to question the country’s investments and […]

Kirani James’ Olympic Reward

Above: Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government promised Kirani James a reward following his Olympic win in London last summer, and it delivered the first cheque to the young sprinting star this week. The cheque, valued at […]

Usain Bolt Wins Gold in 200M at World Championships in Moscow

Above: Usain Bolt By the Caribbean Journal staff Usain Bolt won the men’s 200M at the World Championships on Saturday with a world-leading time of 19.66. Bolt ran to a dominant victory to give him a repeat of his performance […]

Antigua and Barbuda, World Bank Sign $10 Million Loan Agreement

Above: the signing ceremony (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has signed a $10 million loan agreement with the World Bank. The loan will finance public and private sector reform activities over a five-year period, according […]

World Bank Names Special Envoy to Haiti

Above: the World Bank By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank has named a new special envoy to Haiti to focus in the area of “inclusive growth.” Mary Barton-Dock was officially named the second World Bank Special Envoy to […]

Interview With Howard Spittle, GM of Tobago’s Magdalena Grand Resort

Above: the Magdalena Grand Resort in Tobago By Alexander Britell Just near the southernmost end of the Caribbean island chain, Tobago has long been something of a secret destination for travelers to the Caribbean. While much of the region sources […]

Bill Clinton: Puerto Rico Can Lead Entire Caribbean Toward Energy Independence

Above: Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla and former US President Bill Clinton By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico has a large-scale solar project in the works, along with a pair of new wind farms. And if it plays its cards […]

Op-Ed: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Opportunity in Latin America

By Jim Yong Kim Op-Ed Contributor LATIN AMERICA has had a good decade. Over the last 10 years, economic growth averaged 4.2 percent, and 70 million people escaped poverty. Macroeconomic stability, open trade policies and pro-business investment climates have supported […]

Haiti: World Bank Approves $20 Million Grant For Public Sector Efficiency

Above: the World Bank’s headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $20 million grant from the International Development Association targeting public sector efficiency in Haiti. The funding aims to increase “efficiency and […]

UN Warns on Hunger in Haiti

Above: Haitians waiting for food assistance (UN Photo/Elio Rujano) By the Caribbean Journal staff Around 1.5 million people in Haiti require some form of food assistance, due to last year’s extreme weather conditions and poor harvests, according to the UN. […]

Trinidad and Tobago Joins UN World Tourism Organization

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has officially become a member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai announced this week. Trinidad, which, unlike much of the […]

Cadiz: Caribbean Must Maintain Status as Premier Warm-Weather Destination

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT OF SPAIN — With the continued impact of the global recession, Caribbean islands must band together to preserve the region as the world’s premier warm-weather destination, Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Minister Stephen […]

Caribbean Countries Conduct Test of Tsunami Warning System

Above: Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff A total of 32 countries in the wider Caribbean basin and beyond conducted a full-scale joint tsunami alert exercise Wednesday. According to the exercise, an 8.5-magnitude earthquake struck 90 kilometres off the coast […]

Rum Journal: The Rum Awards 2012

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR— award season. When we look back on 2012, it was a strong year for rum across the Caribbean, from Barbados to Martinique, the Dominican Republic to Guyana, and everywhere in between. Rum Journal traveled across […]

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