News Panama to Host Games Between Yankees, Marlins in March
Above: Rod Carew Stadium in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff The New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins will play a two-game series of exhibition games in Panama City next month, the clubs announced Thursday. The two-game series will […]
Op-Ed: Mark Simmonds on Public-Private Partnerships in the Caribbean
By Mark Simmonds, MP Op-Ed Contributor AS OUR governments strive to create the conditions for sustainable economic growth, identifying avenues for continued investment in public infrastructure is as crucial as it is challenging, given fiscal constraints across much of Europe […]
Dominican Republic Tourism Rose 2.8 Percent Last Year: Report
Above: Punta Cana (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourist arrivals to the Dominican Republic increased to just under 4.7 million people last year, an increase of 2.8 percent, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The country was boosted […]
News Caribbean Idea: Could the Caribbean Host the Olympic Games?
WHILE THE Caribbean has become relatively accustomed to dominating at the Summer Olympics, this year’s crop of Caribbean winter athletes has us thinking. With all of the Caribbean’s continued success in international athletics, why couldn’t the region (or one of […]
Should the US Shift Its Policy on Cuba?
Above: Havana, Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Senator Patrick Leahy is urging a new United States policy toward Cuba. Leahy was speaking this week following a recent Atlantic Council poll that found that a majority of American […]
Haiti-Dominican Republic: OAS Could Participate in Dialogue
Above: Organization of American States Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin and Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina (Photo: OP Dominican Republic) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States could participate in high-level dialogue between Haiti and the Dominican […]
Nevis Eyes "Alternative" Investments
Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff While real estate and tourism are helping lead an economic rebound in St Kitts and Nevis, the latter’s government says it is looking to diversify investments on the island. The Nevis […]
Australia Withdraws From New Grenada Parliament House Project
Above: a rendering of the new Parliament building By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Australia is withdrawing from its commitment to fund the construction of the new Parliament House in Grenada. Australia said it had already funded around […]