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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 […]
Jamaica Agriculture Minister Dies
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, […]
Dominican Republic President Appoints New Agriculture Minister
Above: the National Palace in Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina has appointed agronomist Angel Estevez as the country’s new Minister of Agriculture, the National Palace announced on Thursday. Estevez replaces former Agriculture Minister […]
Grenada Agriculture Minister Dies
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Michael Denis Lett has passed away. Lett, a member of the ruling National Democratic Congress, represented the St David’s constituency. “His dedicated and enlightened leadership […]
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 […]
Belize Prime Minister, IDB President Hold Talks in Washington
Above: Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow visited Washington this week and met with officials at the Inter-American Development Bank. Barrow held talks with IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno to discuss […]
Haiti: World Bank Approves $58 Million Grant For Agriculture
Above: the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank has approved a $58 million grant targeting improved access to local markets and services for agriculture in Haiti. The grant from the International Development Association […]
China Builds Multimillion-Dollar Agriculture Facility in Dominica
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica will soon be opening a multimillion-dollar Agriculture Centre, the government said this week. The centre, which was funded by the government of China, will officially open during the country’s Agriculture […]
Dominica Prime Minister Visits Martinique
Above: Fort de France (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Serge Letchimy, president of Martinique’s Regional Council, held talks on Tuesday with Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. The talks focused on green energy in the Caribbean in general and […]
Vietnam Prime Minister Visits Haiti
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung By the Caribbean Journal staff Vietnam President Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Haiti on Friday for an official visit to the Caribbean country. The Vietnamese leader was received […]
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 […]
Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Makes Visit to Venezuela
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias jaua Milano (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe traveled to Venezuela on Tuesday to continue bilateral talks on the PetroCaribe Agreement. The agenda […]
Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Concludes Trip to Venezuela
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe and Agriculture Minister Thomas Jacques following their return from Venezuela By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe made a one-day visit to Venezuela on Monday for talks on Haiti’s participation in the […]
Barbados Foreign Minister Visits Guyana
Above: Barbados Foreign Minister Maxine McClean (UN Photo/Amanda Volsand) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Foreign Minister Maxine McClean began an official visit to Guyana this weekend. She was in the country for the second Guyana-Barbados joint commission meeting at […]
Bahamas, Jamaica Talk Agriculture
Above: a banana plant By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica recently played host to a delegation of agricultural officials from the Bahamas. The Bahamian delegation, which visited from July 23 to July 25, met with Jamaican agricultural officials including Agriculture […]
Cuba Foreign Minister Visits India
Above: Cuba Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla (UN Photo/Jennifer S Altman) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla continued his three-day visit to India Monday by holding talks with Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari. In a […]
Haiti, Brazil Sign Agriculture Agreement
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe and Brazil FM Antonio de Aguiar Patriota By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe continued his Brazilian trip Tuesday with a meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota. The two […]
Nevis, St Eustatius Talk Agriculture
Above: a farm in Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from the government of St Eustatius visited Nevis last week for talks on agriculture. The delegation was led by Carlyle Tearr, the Commissioner of Agriculture on […]
Despite Challenges, St Lucia’s Agriculture Sector Shows Improvement
Above: a banana plant (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s agriculture sector has faced a series of challenges in recent years, chiefly the Black Sigatoka banana disease — but it has managed to show improvement, according to […]
Haiti, United States Talk Agriculture
Above: Haiti Agriculture Minister Thomas Jacques and US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (Photo: USDA) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Agriculture Secretary met Monday with Haiti Agriculture Minister Thomas Jacques for talks in Washington. The talks included food security, […]
Jamaica Looking to Deepen Linkages Between Agriculture, Tourism
Above: State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism Damion Crawford, Jamaica Broilers CEO Christopher Levy and Chief Technical Officer in Ministry of Agriculture, Marc Panton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Linking Jamaica’s agriculture and tourism sectors can help […]
Developing Tourism in Haiti: An Interview With Minister Stephanie Villedrouin
Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell In June 2012, Caribbean Journal spoke to Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin about her plans to grow Haiti’s largely undeveloped tourism sector into something far bigger. At the time, […]
Grenada’s Agriculture Sector Gets a Boost From China
Above: Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas tries out one of the new tractors (Photo: OPM Grenada) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s agriculture sector received a boost Tuesday thanks to the contribution of $555,555 in agricultural equipment from China. […]
Haiti’s Martelly, Indian Ambassador Hold Talks on Agriculture, Housing
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly receives funding from India for a new housing project (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Shri Rajasekhar, India’s non-resident ambassador to Haiti, held discussions Monday in Port-au-Prince. The […]
Haiti’s Agriculture Sector Suffered $242 Million in Damage From Storm: Report
Above: the meeting of the OAS’ Group of Friends of Haiti in Washington (OAS Photo/Maria Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff More than 81,000 hectares under cultivation in Haiti have reportedly been damaged by Tropical Storm Isaac, including bananas, […]
Haiti’s Martelly Continues Agriculture Push, With Help from Venezuela
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly in Timonette (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is continuing its drive to promote the growth of agriculture in the country. The latest move came Monday as Haiti President Michel Martelly visited […]
Grenada’s Government Looks to Integrate Technology and Agriculture
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s Prime Minister is urging the country’s Agriculture Ministry to find ways of integrating science and technology into the agricultural sector as a means of improving productivity. “We have the potential […]
Bahamas Prime Minister Christie Appoints Complete Slate of Cabinet Ministers
Above: Prime Minister Perry Christie at his swearing-in this week (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie has completed the formation of his entire cabinet, naming an additional 11 Ministers after the eight who were […]
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