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Haiti’s Martelly, Lamothe Meet With World Bank President Jim Yong Kim

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly received World Bank President Jim Yong Kim in Port-au-Prince Tuesday during the latter’s two-day visit to […]

Cayman Hosts Delegation from Philippines

Above: Honourary Consul Arturo Ursua and Christine Wright, deputy governor’s office business manager (Photo: GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands received a visit from a delegation from the Philippines Embassy in Washington this week led by First […]

Haiti’s Caracol Industrial Park to Receive New $50 Million IDB Grant

Above: construction at Haiti’s Caracol Industrial Park earlier this year By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Caracol Industrial Park will soon receive a $50 million grant, following approval by the Inter-American Development Bank. Over the next six years, the IDB […]

Jamaica Looking to Cut Energy Bill

Above: Jamaican Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has begun implementing a $13.5 million USD programme aimed at reducing the government’s energy costs. Work has already started on the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme, […]

Interview with Bahamas Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder

Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Ryan Pinder was appointed as the Bahamas’ Minister of Financial Services following the Progressive Liberal Party’s return to power in May 2012. Pinder, an attorney by trade, heads a Ministry dealing with the […]

Forbes: Jamaican Television — Moneymaking Versus the Public Interest

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Jamaica Jubilee Conversations To have participated in one of the five Jamaica Jubilee Conversations hosted as a part of this island’s celebration of its 50th anniversary as an Independent nation was an honour. “The […]

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s Message for Jamaica 50

The following is the text of Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s message to the country on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its independence. My fellow Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora, our visitors and our well-wishers, […]

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 […]

Grenada Starts Poverty Reduction Project in Carriacou, Petite Martinique

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government has launched a plan aimed at reducing poverty on the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. The programme, dubbed the Grenada Market Access and Rural Enterprise Development Programme, seeks to reduce rural poverty […]

Colombia Gets Help from Barbados on Coastal Zone Management

Above: Johnny Cay in Colombia’s San Andres (Photo: Colombia Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados’ coastal and environmental experts held discussions Thursday with a visiting delegation from Colombia to examine potential areas of collaboration in dealing with issues of […]

Ozzie Guillen: Ignorance or Arrogance?

Above: Marlins Park in Miami’s Little Havana By Dr Andy Gomez Op-Ed Contributor For the last couple of weeks, it has been a bit tough for the Cuban-American community in South Florida. First, it was the Pope’s visit to Cuba, […]

In Haiti, the Legalization of Thugs

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Just when one believed that Haiti could not reach a lower point, everything is pointing to an even lower abyss for the prideful and history-rich nation. It is an abomination to read quotes from people […]

Op-Ed: Nuclear Energy in Jamaica

By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor Last year, the aspect of liquefied natural gas being of uncertain supply, and rapidly increasing in price, was brought to the forefront of the energy supply in Jamaica. Some months later, so-called “clean coal,” was […]

Panama Among Countries Most Suited to Attract Green Investment: Report

Above: Panama City (Photo: Panama Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama is among the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean most-suited to attract capital for low-carbon investment, according to a report from market research firm Bloomberg New Energy […]

Jamaica Aids Bahamas’ Coconut Push

Above: coconuts slated for distribution (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation is continuing its push to cultivate the coconut industry in the country, distributing 6,000 coconuts resistant to lethal yellowing to farmers […]

Haiti Central Bank Officials Meet With Dominican Republic Delegation

Above: officials at the meeting (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from the Reserve Bank of the Dominican Republic (BanReservas), has concluded a meeting with officials at Haiti’s Central Bank. The BanReservas officials met with a contingent […]

Dominican Republic Projects More Tourists from Strengthening Italian Market

Above: the Sanctuary Cap Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic projects an increasing number of visitors from Italy to the country in 2012, following a jump in 2011, according to Vice Minister of Tourism Magaly Toribio. The […]

From Atlantis to the Ocean Club, Bahamian Produce Begins Turning Heads

Above: BAIC farm manager Ayret Lightbourn answers questions from chefs about tomato production in North Andros (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston) By the Caribbean Journal staff A number of Bahamian chefs were on hand this weekend in North Andros to look at […]

Haiti Signs Contract with French Firm Alstom to Refurbish Hydro Plant

Above: the Peligre hydroelectric plant (Photo: IDB) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government today signed a contract with French firm Alstom-Comelex to refurbish the country’s Peligre hydroelectric plant, its principal source of renewable energy. The three-year, $48.8 million contract […]

“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 […]

BCQS Opening Port of Spain Office

By the Caribbean Journal staff Property and development consultancy BCQS is opening an office in Trinidad and Tobago, the firm announced today. “Given our Caribbean-wide footprint, and the importance of Trinidad and Tobago’s economy within the region, we determined some […]

Op-Ed: Cayman Islands Attorney General Samuel Bulgin on Ethics in Public Life

Ethics, Integrity and Accountability in Public Life By Hon. Samuel Bulgin, QC, JP Caribbean island nations are no longer solely laid back retreats for those seeking sun, sand and sea. We are world-ranked financial centres, and our tourism industries demand […]

Bahamas’ Atlantis, Ocean Club Resorts Change Hands after Restructuring Deal

By the Caribbean Journal staff Brookfield Asset Management will assume Kerzner International’s ownership interests in the Atlantis Paradise Island resort, along with the interest in the One&Only Ocean Club resort, which is also on the country’s Paradise Island. Kerzner has […]

Op-Ed: Haiti’s Development Paradigm

Above: Haiti’s Citadelle Laferrière (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By Eric Martin Op-Ed Contributor I read with interest several recent articles in the Caribbean Journal that provide a mix of commentaries on development in Haiti. I apologize in advance should I misrepresent […]

In BVI, a Push to Change Energy Law

By Alexander Britell From Dominica to Jamaica, the Caribbean’s green energy movement has made significant strides over the last several years. But for those in the British Virgin Islands, going green can be a bit more difficult. Despite growing support […]

A Boost for Caribbean Small Businesses

Above: IFC Headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Finance Corporation, a division of the World Bank, and Barbados National Bank have launched the Caribbean SME Toolkit in Barbados today, bringing the country an online guide for small- and […]

USVI Gets Grant for Tax Collection

Above: Governor de Jongh (Photo: USVI) By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Department of Interior has awarded the US Virgin Islands a $1.1 million grant for improving tax collection in the country. The grant, which came from the department’s […]

Interview with Radio Soleil’s Ricot Dupuy on Martelly, Reconstruction and UN Cholera

By Alexander Britell Three months after new President Michel Martelly took office in Haiti, the country is still without a prime minister, and accordingly, without a government. Haiti’s political situation has drawn the attention of a number of world organizations […]

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