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This Caribbean Island Has 33 White-Sand Beaches and Buzzing Luxury Resorts — And Travelers Are Flocking

The line at the Blowing Point Ferry Terminal moves steadily. Boats arrive from St. Maarten in tight intervals, passengers stepping onto the dock with beach bags and carry-ons. By early evening, tables along Meads Bay and Sandy Ground are fully reserved. Anguilla is moving at peak capacity — and the official numbers now match what […]

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Jamaica’s Big Hopes for Bananas

Above: a banana plant (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has big hopes for the island’s banana industry. Jamaica Agriculture Minister Derrick Kellier said this week that “major developments” would be taking place shortly in the industry, with an emphasis on production for export. “I can report very good news,” said Kellier, who […]

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“Encouraging” Signs of Agricultural Recovery in St Lucia

Above: a cacao plantation in St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff There recovery of St Lucia’s agricultural sector since the Christmas Eve trough storm in 2013 is “encouraging,” according to St Lucia Agriculture Minister Moses Jn Baptiste. The island has been able to rehabilitate a number of farms across the country in […]

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Jamaica Names New Agriculture Minister

Above: new Minister Derrick Kellier By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has appointed Derrick Kellier as the country’s new Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security. Kellier succeeds former Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke, who passed away last month. The position includes the portfolio for agriculture and fisheries in addition to […]

“Encouraging” Signs of Agricultural Recovery in St Lucia

Above: (left) Former Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke in 2012 By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke passed away on Thursday morning, the government announced in a statement. Clarke died in hospital where he had completed a surgery, the government said. Clarke had served eight different terms in Jamaica’s Parliament, having also served […]

Haiti Hosts Bahamian Delegation For Talks on Agriculture

Above: the Bahamas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation of nine Bahamian officials recently visited Haiti for high-level talks on agriculture. The delegation, led by Bahamas Agriculture Minister Alfred Gray, spent three days on an official visit to Haiti. The purpose of the visit was to check and discuss zoo-phytosanitary standards and […]

Haiti to Receive $14 Million Grant For Agricultural Health Efforts

Above: the Inter-American Development Bank’s headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will soon receive a $14 million grant to help the country’s government reduce plant and livestock losses and increase exports. The grant, which was approved by the Inter-American Development Bank’s board of directors, is being matched by $2 million in funding from the […]

Op-Ed: Sustainable Development and Agriculture in the Caribbean

By Kariyma Baltimore Op-Ed Contributor THE ISSUES of food production, agricultural development policies and food security have generally ranked high on the Region’s “Priorities List.” Agriculture is viewed as an important sector in most Greater Caribbean countries, especially in light of the economic diversification which has occurred over the last decades, and the emergence and growth […]

Barbados, China Talk Agriculture

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff China’s government has “reiterated its intention to provide financial assistance” for a number of projects in Barbados, the Caribbean country said Wednesday. Chinese Ambassador to Barbados Wang Ke made the pledge during talks with Dr David Eastwick, Barbados’ Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management in […]

In St Croix, Celebrating "Local"

Above: produce at the St. Croix Agriculture and Food Fair (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ST CROIX — “Easy now. It’s hot.” That’s the warning from Velma Cruz, who’s been bringing her hot sauce to St Croix’s Agriculture and Food Fair, or AgriFest, for five years. Cruz, here marketing her eponymous sauces, is […]

St Kitts and Nevis, Taiwan Sign Agreement on Agriculture

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis and Taiwan have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at promoting cooperation in the agricultural sector. The agreement represents a “new phase of cooperation in agriculture with an initiative aimed at vegetable, fruit and upland crop, quality and safety improvement,” according […]

Tourism and Caribbean Agriculture

By the Caribbean Journal staff As more and more countries in a tourism-dependent region make the push to restore their agriculture industries, exploring linkages between agriculture and tourism is a “natural fit,” according to Guyana Tourism Authority Director Indranauth Haralsingh. The Director, who was speaking at a seminar during the Caribbean Week of Agriculture this […]

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