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Pirates Attack Fishing Boats in Guyana
Above: One of the fishing boats that were attacked (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Three fishermen have been rescued following a pirate attack on fishermen on Guyana’s Pomeroon River. The pirates targeted approximately 15 fishing boats on Friday, […]
Montserrat Plans New Town Development
By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Montserrat is preparing the development of a new town in Little Bay that could create 750 jobs, according to Governor Adrian Davis. Davis said he was pleased with the progress being made […]
Caribbean Hotel Industry Has Best Year Since 2008: Report
Above: the Viceroy Anguilla By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s hotel industry reported improvements in three key metrics in 2011, according to data from STR. Hotel occupancy in the region rose by 2.6 percent to 61.8 percent, the average […]
Montserrat Probes Police Misconduct
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Royal Montserrat Police Service has been undertaking an internal investigation into alleged police misconduct by two officers in December, the government announced. Officers George Leonard and George Farrell were arrested Dec. 17, leading to […]
Haiti Turns Quake Debris into New Homes
Above: Haitian workers recycling earthquake rubble (Photo: UNDP) By the Caribbean Journal staff A large portion of the total rubble from Haiti’s earthquake is being recycled into materials for building new homes as part of a pilot project by the […]
The Caribbean Year in Review
For the Caribbean, it was the Year of the Vote. By year’s end, five countries, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia and Haiti and the British Virgin Islands, will have chosen new leadership, with Jamaicans headed to the polls on Thursday. It […]
Calypso in the Spotlight at Grenada’s Camerhogne Festival
By Lincoln Depradine The weekend had barely ended but cultural officials already had begun making preparations to create additional avenues for displaying Grenada’s traditional folk culture. They have expressed deep satisfaction with the crowd attendance and the artists’ performances at […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bahamian Naomi Taylor Sings Pure Jazz
Classically-trained singer Naomi Taylor is working to grow the jazz culture in the Bahamas with her vintage sound. Taylor, who spent much of her music career singing classical and choral music under the direction of Cleophas Adderley. She’s now working […]
Caribbean Judges Meet in Nassau
Above: Bahamian Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) Two major Caribbean judicial conferences are currently convening in Nassau, the Conference of Caribbean Chief Justices and Heads of Judiciary and the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers. The meeting of […]
A New Chapter for Montserrat
Above: Montserrat (Photo: Montserrat Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat has sworn in Ruben Meade as the British Overseas Territory’s first-ever Premier, following the adoption of a new constitution in the country. It marks a new milestone for Montserrat, […]
Interview with Clinton Bush Haiti Fund CEO Gary Edson
Above: Employees at an atelier in Port-au-Prince (Photo: CBHF) By Alexander Britell Soon after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush, at the behest of President Barack Obama, founded a fund aimed at […]
After a Maritime Ordeal, Grenadians Return Home from Venezuela
By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a government effort that involved long hours of negotiations and thousands of dollars in costs, 35 passengers have returned to Grenada after their ship went adrift of the Venezuelan coast. The MV Amelia A, […]
CCJ Justices Work on Outreach
Above: the CCJ in Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Incoming Caribbean Court of Justice President Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron was one of several of the CCJ’s justices participating in a series of programmes aimed at instructing […]
Barbados Gets Boost in Narcotics Fight
Above: Barbados Attorney General and Home Minister Adriel Brathwaite (FP) Barbados and the United States will soon be signing a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the execution of the Secure Seas Programme, which falls under the umbrella of the Caribbean Basin […]
Partners in Health’s Joia Mukherjee on Haiti, Cholera and the “Free Man”
By Alexander Britell Since 2000, Dr Joia Mukherjee has been the medical director at global healthcare nonprofit Partners In Health, which is active in 12 countries around the world. Dr Mukherjee, a Harvard professor who also consults for the WHO […]
Op-Ed: OBMI’s Tim Peck on How to Improve the Caribbean Hotel Market
By Tim Peck Despite challenges the Caribbean has faced in the past few years, the future for the industry shows great potential. The prudent hotel owner should now be focusing on repositioning their property to preserve their asset and prepare […]
U.N.: Don’t Deport Haitians
U.N. Photo/Sophia Paris By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is urging governments to suspend all involuntary returns to Haiti due to the still-precarious situation in the country. “Despite the recent elections and ongoing reconstruction efforts, Haiti, weakened by […]
Barbados Tourism Board Looks to Rihanna
Barbados’s Board of Tourism is looking to capitalize on international music star Rihanna’s Bajan heritage, with the board’s new chairman, Adrian Elcock, saying a Barbados appearance by the singer must happen on his watch. “We have to have a relationship […]
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