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Bloomberg Hosts Jamaica Trade Forum

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican political and business leaders recently took center stage at a trade and investment forum at Bloomberg’s international headquarters in New York City, in an event coordinated by Dr Geneive Brown Metzger, Jamaica’s Consul General […]

From Grenada to England, via Netball

By the Caribbean Journal staff While Kirani James has been making quite the name for Grenada’s sporting culture in Europe, he might have some competition. Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has congratulated Grenadian netballer Lottysha Cato on her accomplishments in the […]

New Cruise Ships Head to St Kitts

Above: Allure of the Seas (Photo: Royal Caribbean) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts will see 11 new cruise ships make their inaugural calls during the 2011/2012 season, according to Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas. The country’s Tourism Ministry […]

Richard Branson Opens Entrepreneurship Centre in Jamaica’s Montego Bay

Above: Sir Richard Branson (Photo: Virgin) The Sir Richard Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship has opened in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The centre, which was established by the Virgin Group billionaire at a cost of approximately $3.5 million, is supported by several […]

Suriname Becomes IFC Member

Above: Suriname President Desire Delano Bouterse (UN Photo/Aliza Eliazarov) By the Caribbean Journal staff Suriname has become the 14th Caribbean country to join the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, making it the groups 183rd member. The country was already a […]

In the Bahamas, Help for Organic Farming

By Gladstone Thurston IICA’s Bahamas representative, Dr Marikis Alvarez (left), farmer Kirk Deleveaux, Edison Key (centre) and assistant general manager for agriculture, Arnold Dorsett (BIS Photo) The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture is continuing its push for agricultural development […]

Interview with Dr Keith Nurse: What Climate Change Means for Caribbean Tourism

By Alexander Britell The Caribbean is continually looking for ways to emerge from the downturn. And with an economy largely dependent on tourism, a changing world economy – and a changing world climate — pose new problems for the region. […]

Norman Girvan on Irwin LaRocque and the Necessity of a Caribbean Parliament

Dr Norman Girvan, Professor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies, is one of the foremost experts on Caribbean political economy. Girvan, who was formerly the Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States, was appointed last year as […]

Jamaica, Costa Rica Talk Free Trade

Above: Jamaican Foreign Minister Dr Kenneth Baugh Jamaican and Costa Rican officials met in Kingston this week to discuss a potential Free Trade Agreement between the two countries. The Costa Rican delegation was led by Anabel Gonzalez, the country’s minister […]

Bahamas to Add Police Reservists

Police and National Security officials in the Bahamas are expected to increase the ranks of the Police reserves in the next year, according to Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest. The decision is the result of what Turnquest called the […]

Blackberry to Supply Jamaican Teachers

Above: RIM’s headquarters in Canada The Jamaican Ministry of Education is partnering with Research in Motion to provide some 20,000 teachers on the island with Blackberry smartphones. “If we are ever to close the development divide, technology will be one […]

Empowering Women in the Bahamas

From left: Pauline Allen-Dean, Social Development Minister Loretta Butler-Turner and retired Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Bahamas Police Force Juanita Colebrooke (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is working to support women’s empowerment in the country, with a […]

Jamaica’s Cruise Industry Is Growing, Buoyed by Royal Caribbean and Disney