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Use of Alternative Energies in Jamaica Nearly Doubles: Report

By the Caribbean Journal staff The portion of energy Jamaica derives from renewable energy almost doubled in the last three years, from 5 percent to nine percent in 2010. That has been led by projects like the Wigton wind farm […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Julian Jay Robinson

By Alexander Britell Julian Jay Robinson is the People’s National Party candidate for South East St Andrew in the upcoming Jamaican election. Robinson, currently the deputy general secretary of the PNP, studied management and economics at the University of the […]

Jamaica Tackles its Lionfish Problem

By the Caribbean Journal staff The invasive Lionfish has spread across the Caribbean – from the Cayman Islands to Grenada. The continued threat has led to some unusual solutions – like that of renowned Chef Michael Schwartz, whose eponymous restaurant […]

“Haiti is a Land of Opportunity”

Above: Jose Agustin Aguerre (Photo: CJ) By Alexander Britell “Haiti is a land of opportunity.” It’s that phrase which Jose Agustin Aguerre, the manager of the Haiti Country Department for the Inter-American Development Bank, hopes becomes the new paradigm for […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Joan Gordon-Webley

By Alexander Britell Joan Gordon-Webley was born in Pell River, Hanover, Jamaica. She is the past president of Caribbean Women for Democracy, the Jamaica Women’s Freedom Movement, among other posts, and previously represented East Rural St Andrew in Jamaica’s Parliament […]

Op-Ed: Canadian Sen. Don Meredith on the Canada-CARICOM Free Trade Deal

By Hon. Dr Don Meredith, Senator Op-Ed Contributor Canada and CARICOM are on the verge of forging new economic ties through a timely and well-needed free trade agreement. As a Jamaican who immigrated to Canada and is now serving in […]

For OECS, a New Definition of “Rural”

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States is placing the challenges of the region’s rural poor on the front burner, according to Darrel Montrope, head of the OECS’ Social Policy Unit, partly as the meaning of […]

Interview with Roger Chang, President of the Jamaica Solar Energy Association

By Alexander Britell The Caribbean’s green energy movement has made strides in recent years, from a burgeoning geothermal sector on islands like Nevis and Dominica to wind farms like the one at Wigton in Jamaica. It’s Jamaica, however, which is […]

Sugar a Top Priority in Guyana

Above: sugar cane gets transported in Guyana (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) continues to be a major part of the agriculture sector and the country as a whole, according to Guyanese Agriculture Minister Dr […]

What India Could Mean to the Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff While exports from Latin America and the Caribbean to India represented just 0.9 percent of the region’s exports from 2008 to 2010, there is significant potential for increasing that number in the medium term, according […]

St Kitts and Nevis’ Douglas Moves for More Productive Public Servants

Above: Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas has issued a warning to the country’s public servants, urging them to be more productive and cherish their employment opportunities. “We still have […]

Grenada Seeks Private Sector Backing for Tourism Industry

By the Caribbean Journal staff The banking industry and other members of the private sector in Grenada are being urged to provide more financial support in the development of tourism in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. The support is especially […]

St Lucia’s Arnold Henry on Life, Basketball and His New Book

By Alexander Britell After an extremely difficult childhood growing up in Castries, St Lucia, Arnold Henry became the first St Lucian to receive a Division 1 Men’s College Basketball scholarship in the United States as a freshman at the University […]

Op-Ed: Marcia Forbes: Social Media – Much More Than a Joke

By Marcia Forbes, PhD It’s important to make the deadline for my book but I’m constantly being distracted. This time it’s by the very subject on which I’m writing, social media. Very early in the morning of Nov. 30, I […]

Forbes: The Power of Jamaica’s 51 Percent

Above: Dr Leith Dunn (UWI Gender Studies), Mrs. Judith Wedderburn (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, FES), Her Excellency Mathu Joyini, High Commissioner, South África, Mrs. Lorna Green, founding member, Women Business Owners, Jamaica. By Marcia Forbes, PhD “The 51 Percent Coalition – […]

Talking Haiti with Farah Larrieux

By Alexander Britell Earlier this year, “Haiti Journal” debuted on WPBT South Florida, a new television programme focusing on issues of Haiti and the Haitian-American community in South Florida. The show, which is jointly produced by WPBT and the Haitian-American […]

Talking Caribbean Small Business with the Inter-American Development Bank

By Alexander Britell The Inter-American Development Bank recently released a report containing the findings of a survey of 190 banks in the Latin America-Caribbean region. The bank wanted to gauge attitudes of commercial institutions in the area about small and […]

For Many Jamaicans, Green Energy Struggles to Catch On

Above: the wind farm at Wigton Jamaican Energy Minister Clive Mullings said he is not happy with the current take-up level of renewable energy devices in the country. The level of response to renewables was not comforting, he said, against […]

In Jamaica, Optimism on Tourist Season

Above: the Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall in Jamaica Jamaica has secured just over one million airlift seats for the upcoming winter season, according to Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett. That number is an increase of 5.6 percent over 2010, and a 4.7 […]

A New Start for Nassau’s West Bay Street

Above, from left: Sarkis Izmirlian, chairman and CEO of Baha Mar, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, Works Minister Neko Grant and Archbishop Patrick Pinder of the Roman Catholoic Diocese of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson) By the […]

Large Technology Company Coming to Jamaica, Commerce Official Says

Above: Ambassador Patrick Casserly By the Caribbean Journal staff A “very large player” in information and communication technology will be coming soon to Jamaica, according to Ambassador Patrick Casserly, special envoy with responsibility for ICT in the country’s Ministry of […]

Author Carine Fabius on Haiti, Voodoo and Her New Book, “Saturday Comes”

Author Carine Fabius’ literary career has spanned the globe – from an examination of the cross-cultural relationships in France to a look at how indigenous tribes in the Amazon adorn their bodies with the juice of a fruit called the […]

United States, Caribbean Security Officials Hold Talks in Nassau

Above: Bahamian Agriculture Minister Lawrence Cartwright, National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest and US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano have a brief conversation during a reception at Atlantis on Wednesday (BIS photo/Kristaan Ingraham) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas […]

China: Barbados an “Important Partner”

Above: Barbados FM Sen. Maxine McClean and Chen Changzhi, Vice Chairman of China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Barbados is one of China’s “important partners” in the Caribbean region, according to Chen Changzhi, Vice Chairman of China’s Standing […]

Haiti Cholera Victims Seek Damages from United Nations

Above: Haitian wait for cholera treatment at a center in Haiti (UN Photo: Sophia Paris) By the Caribbean Journal staff More than 5,000 Haitians, either victims of cholera or relatives of victims, have submitted claims to the United Nations and […]

LIAT, Nevis Agree on Promotion Plan

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Airline LIAT and Nevis have agreed on a joint plan to promote the island for the upcoming season, following a meeting between LIAT CEO Brian Challenger and a delegation led by […]

Jamaica “Steadfast” in Resolving IMF Issues, Government Says

Above: IMF headquarters in Washington, DC The Jamaican government will remain steadfast in resolving the main issues in its discussions with the International Monetary Fund, Information Minister Sen. Arthur Williams said Wednesday. The government is working to address tax reform, […]

“Overwhelming” Volume of Ganja Cases Prompts Shift in Jamaican Courts

Above: The Port Antonio Resident Magistrate’s Court in Boundbrook By the Caribbean Journal staff Certain ganja cases in Jamaica may soon be heard in the Petty Sessions Court, as the government seeks to reduce the backlog of cases in the […]

Nassau Paradise Island Is More Popular Than Ever. Here’s Why.