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Bahamas Extends Condolences to United States on Oklahoma Catastrophe

Above: Bahamas FM Fred Mitchell By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is extending its condolences to the United States on the “catastrophic damage” caused by the recent passing of a massive tornado in Oklahoma. Bahamas Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell […]

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Dominican Republic Getting $150M For Coronavirus Response

The World Bank has released $150 million to the Dominican Republic to help the country in its fight against the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The funds have been disbursed from a “contingent credit line” from the World Bank known as the […]

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Editor’s Note: Abaco, Grand Bahama and the Comeback to Come

By Alexander Britell On Sept. 8, 1932, the biggest storm ever recorded in Abaco pummeled the island, destroying hundreds of homes and killing 10 people, just enough to land it on page 22 of the Sept. 9 edition of the […]

Richard Branson Urges “Marshall Plan” For British Virgin Islands

By the Caribbean Journal staff Sir Richard Branson, whose own Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands was devastated by Hurricane Irma, is urging the creation of a long-term “Marshall Plan” for the British Virgin Islands, modeled on the massive […]

Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean

By George Nicholson and Nnyeka Prescod Op-Ed Contributors In the economic sphere an act, a habit, an institution or a law produces not only one effect, but a series of effects. Of these effects, the first alone is immediate; it […]

How Tourism Saves Jamaica

By David P Rowe Op-Ed Contributor During the recent Greek debt crisis, commentators have been referring to Jamaica as an example of another country with a huge debt burden. This is true — Jamaica’s gross public debt hovers higher than […]

How the Caribbean Fared at the UN Climate Summit in New York

By Michael W Beck, PhD CJ Contributor It was a momentous week recently in New York City at the United Nations (UN) Climate Summit. The purpose of the Summit was to build energy, momentum and commitments towards a new global […]

The Conservation Opportunity in Haiti

Above: a biodiversity project in Ile a Vache, Haiti (Photo: Tim Calver for The Nature Conservancy) By Maxene Atis CJ Contributor HAITI is a crossroad where conservation, health, and livelihoods meet. There is no other place in the Caribbean where conservation […]

CARICOM, Mexico Eye “New Platform” For Bilateral Relationship

Above: the CARICOM Secretariat By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Community and Mexico held their third joint summit this week, looking to create a “new platform” for their relationship in the coming years. That was the view expressed by […]

21 Caribbean Storylines to Watch in 2014

Above: wind turbines in Bonaire (CJ Photo) What will be the big stories of 2014? What will be the major issues facing the Caribbean region? And what will be the most interesting ones? CJ has put together a list of […]

IFC to Help Provide Disaster Insurance for Micro-Entrepreneurs in Haiti

Above: flooding after Sandy (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, is partnering with donors on a programme to help provide disaster insurance for micro-entrepreneurs in Haiti. The […]

From Haiti to Turks and Caicos, Caribbean Leaders Mourn Sandy Hook Victims

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Leaders from across the Caribbean are expressing their condolences over the tragic deaths at an elementary school in Connecticut this week. Haiti President Michel Martelly said he expressed his “sorrow […]

In Doha, St Lucia’s Fletcher Urges Large Nations on Climate Change

Above: the Doha talks (UN Photo/Mark Garten) By the Caribbean Journal staff Failure to reach a climate agreement in Doha will result in a global catastrophe, St Lucia’s Dr James Fletcher told the UN Conference on Climate Change Wednesday. Fletcher, […]

Op-Ed: The Five Pieces of Haiti’s Puzzle

By Joshua Paul, MD Op-Ed Contributor In the wake of Haiti’s devastating earthquake of January 2010, scores of NGOs, charities and disaster experts flocked to the country in a valiant effort to conquer the chaos. Former United States President Bill […]

Haiti’s Camp Residents Seek Solutions As Money to Clean Latrines Disappears

Above: Champ de Mars, Port-au-Prince AS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS in Haiti begin their drawdown, millions earmarked for cleaning latrines departs with them, while those in the country’s camps seek answers. With support from the Fund for Investigative Journalism in Haiti, Phares […]

Disabled in a Handicapped Country

By James English All photos by James English PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Sainte Marie is a neighborhood located on the side of a steep hill in southern Port-au-Prince.  The area was heavily damaged during the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and […]

Richard Lightbourn Talks Bahamian Law, the Privy Council and Foreign Investment

By Alexander Britell Richard Lightbourn is a partner at McKinney, Bancroft and Hughes, the landmark Nassau law firm. Current Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham was a law clerk at the firm, and his predecessor, Perry Christie, committed his pupilage at the […]

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