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Above: a Digicel stand in Haiti during Carnival By the Caribbean Journal staff Digicel Group has acquired Haitian mobile phone operator Voila from parent company Trilogy International Partners. Voila, formerly known as Communication Cellulaire d’Haiti, launched in Haiti in 1998. The two companies will continue to be run separately. Digicel, which began operations in Haiti […]

Above: President Ricardo Martinelli launching the programme (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing a trend that has made its way across the Caribbean, from Antigua to Guyana, the government of Panama has delivered the first computers to families as part of its Digital Inclusion programme. The first installment of the project on Tuesday […]

Above: Technology Minister Glenn Phillip, Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas and Taiwanese Ambassador Miguel Tsao (Photo: Erasmus Williams) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the lead of similar Chinese projects in Guyana and Antigua, the government of Taiwan presented 2,000 laptops to St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas for distribution to high […]

Above: St Kitts and Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The economies of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union saw a 0.6 percent drop in economic activity in 2011, although that represented an improvement from a 2.2 percent drop in 2010, according to Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Governor Sir K Dwight Venner. And while […]

Above: downtown Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has the Caribbean’s highest murder rate, although the 1,124 murders reported in 2011 were a seven-year low for the country, according to the Caribbean Human Development Report 2012. The report, the first UN Human Development Report focusing on the Caribbean, is the result of consultations with […]

By Alexander Britell MIAMI – After a standout career at the University of Tulsa, Jamaican native Jerome Jordan was drafted 44th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2010 NBA draft. Shortly after, his rights were purchased by the New York Knicks. After spending a season playing in Serbia (and a partial season in Slovenia […]

By the Caribbean Journal staff The 54th Meeting of the OECS Authority of Heads of Government began today in St Lucia, chaired by the country’s new Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony. Heads of Government from Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Montserrat, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and St Kitts […]

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Chinese government has handed over a $1.1 million community centre to Antigua, following a ceremony yesterday. Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said the relationship between the two countries was at its highest level in their 28-year history of diplomatic ties. The new centre is located on Barbuda. “The completion […]

Above: the iPhone 4S (Photo courtesy of Apple) By the Caribbean Journal staff Apple’s iPhone 4S will be released across the Caribbean on Friday, Jan. 13, the company announced today. The company will begin a rollout in Anguilla, Antigua, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad […]

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 was also the Year of Energy – with two countries, the Bahamas and Guyana, pursuing […]

Above: the American University of Antigua School of Nursing By Alexander Britell Last month, the World Bank released a report about the way the growing problem of non-communicable diseases in the Caribbean is affecting the region’s economies. Chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and obesity are the leading causes of death in the region, and […]

By Alexander Britell Could the Caribbean experience another earthquake like the devastating one in Port-au-Prince in 2010? The answer is yes – and it could be even more powerful, according to Dr Joan Latchman, the director of the Seismic Research Centre at the University of the West Indies. The Eastern Caribbean is a subduction zone, […]

Above: Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex By the Caribbean Journal staff Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, will tour the Caribbean next year as part of a global tour celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. They will visit the Queen’s 15 realms and other destinations with close links to […]

By Alexander Britell In September, Damian Roderic “Ric” Todd was sworn in as the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, succeeding Gordon Wetherell, who had served as governor since 2008. TCI, which saw its self-government suspended by the British government in 2009 after allegations of widespread corruption on the part of local politicians, has […]

Above: French President Nicolas Sarkozy (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM’s Council for Trade and Economic Development is “concerned” over the potential effect of remarks by French President Nicolas Sarkozy that three CARICOM states are “tax havens.” In a statement, COTED said “the member states of the Caribbean Community, like Europe, are […]

By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has the lowest perceived level of public-sector corruption in CARICOM, according to a report released by Transparency International. Barbados has a corruption perception score of 7.8, which is higher than the United States, and tied for 16th in the world. The Bahamas is second in the Caribbean, according to […]

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 Nevis Premier Joseph Parry. Nevis has been making a large green tourism push of late, […]

Above: the Antiguan Parliament Antiguan Sen. Joanne Massiah told her country’s Upper House this week that term limits should be compulsory for those appointed to head the OECS and other regional institutions. The senator, who is a member of the United Progressive Party, said the Revised Treaty of Basseterre, which establishes the OECS economic union, […]

Above: Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad has the highest rating the Caribbean for gender equality, according to data from the United Nations Development Programme’s latest report. Trinidad has an index of 0.331, which is 53rd in the world, just after the Maldives, and just in front of […]

Barbados has the highest Human Development Index of any CARICOM country, according to the latest data from the United Nations Development Programme. Barbados has an index of 0.793, which is 47th in the world, just after Croatia and ahead of Uruguay. Coming in second in the region was the Bahamas, followed by the Bahamas, at […]

Above: Harrismith Beach in Barbados (Photo: Barbados Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has the highest life expectancy in CARICOM, according to a report released by the United Nations Population Fund. The report, “State of World Population 2012,” was sent out on the eve of the expected birth of the planet’s 7 billionth inhabitant. […]

By the Caribbean Journal staff Doing business is easier in St Lucia than anywhere else in CARICOM, according to the 2012 Doing Business report from the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation. St Lucia was ranked 52nd in the world for the ease of doing business, tops in the Caribbean, followed by Antigua and […]

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada needs to introduce a flagship hotel in order to promote itself on the world stage, according to Michael McIntyre, chairman of Grenada’s Airlift Committee. “Venturing into an area like this will result in greater exposure for the island,” he said. “That is one of the areas we are lacking […]

Above: Antigua PM Baldwin Spencer and South Korea FM Kim Sung Hwan (UN Photos: Eskinder Debebe and JC McIlwaine) By Alexander Britell China has been extending its influence and investment in the Caribbean region over the last several years, highlighted by several billion dollars in loans to the region announced last month. Now it seems […]

Above: Jamaica in Gold Cup play (Photo: CONCACAF) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz, along with Trinidad, which is led by newly-appointed oath Otto Pfister, and Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have the best chance of reaching the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, according to the world body’s latest rankings. According to the latest […]

Trinidad Foreign Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan welcomes Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan to the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s, Trinidad (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Chinese government announced six major measures aimed at enhanced cooperation between China and the Caribbean region at the China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum in Port of Spain […]