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Montserrat Developing Cultural Policy
By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is continuing work on the development of a National Cultural Policy. The policy would offer a framework for developing Montserrat’s culture offer the next 10 years. The process is being led by Sir Howard […]
Haiti Gets $15 Million IDB Grant to Help Reform Agricultural Policy
Above: an irrigation channel in Haiti (IDB Photo/Paul Constance) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has received a $15 million grant from the Inter-American Development Bank to help modernize the country’s agricultural policies and institutions. The grant will be complemented […]
Guyana Readies National Tourism Policy
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Guyana’s draft National Tourism Policy is almost ready to become a public document. Director General of the Ministry of Tourism Donald Sinclair said that relevant stakeholders are “currently reviewing” the document and sending in feedback […]
Tourism Policy and Sustainability in the Caribbean Region
By Julio Orozco and Tevin Gall Op-Ed Contributors Regional policies with respect to Tourism development initially arose as a response to threats to tourism sustainability, which began to appear in the 1970’s as a result of the rapid global expansion […]
Op-Ed: The United States and Sugar Policy in the Caribbean
By Isabel Wees Op-Ed Contributor In 2001, President George W Bush launched the Caribbean Third Border Initiative with the countries of the Caribbean “to make sure the benefits of globalization are felt in even the smallest economies.” The Third Border […]
Haiti Receives $15 Million IDB Grant For Agricultural Reforms
Above: an irrigation channel (IDB Photo/Paul Constance) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is set to receive a $15 million grant from the Inter-American Development Bank to support reforms in the country’s agricultural sector. Farming currently accounts for around half […]
Report Urges US Lawmakers to Promote Agricultural Imports from Haiti
Above: farmers in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Congress should help foster agricultural imports from Haiti, according to an issue brief from the Washington, DC-based think tank the Heritage Foundation. The report brief, […]
Op-Ed: A Diaspora Policy for St Lucia
By Bertram Leon Op-Ed Contributor OVER THE PAST DECADE, we have been witnessing a growing number of countries becoming interested in revisiting, refreshing and rebuilding relations with their overseas populations. A contemporary subject of public policy, referred to as […]
Op-Ed: Why the Caribbean Needs a Regional Cultural Promotion Plan
By Patricia Bingué Op-Ed Contributor It is quite refreshing to see the various nations of the Caribbean assigning high priority to the tourism industry, such as Haiti’s current branding campaign, Montserrat’s development of a National Cultural Policy and other tourism […]
Op-Ed: What Barack Obama’s New Immigration Policy Means for Jamaica
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Jamaican-American citizens were positively surprised by US President Barack Obama’s bold move to permit young illegal immigrants to work and study in the United States. One of the major problems fueling crime in Jamaica is […]
China, Jamaica Sign Agricultural Deals
China Vice Premier Hui Liangyu pledged his government’s commitment to helping Jamaica with its economic and social development, speaking at the beginning of his visit to the country yesterday. The two countries have shared relations for 39 years, and signed […]
St Vincent and the Grenadines Launching National Culture Project
Above: La Soufriere in St Vincent By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines is launching a national culture project aimed at developing a national cultural policy for the country. The move was announced by Elvis Charles, Junior […]
The Caribbean’s Most Interesting Rum Is In Grenada
GRENADA — Can a rum have a terroir? It’s a question we’ve been answering in the affirmative for years, focused on the artisanal rummaking of the French West Indies, where the connection between rum and the soil of the sugarcane […]
Caribbean Aviation Is Critical. That’s Why It Needs to Get Better.
The importance of air transport for the Caribbean is self-evident. As a result, many efforts and funds have been directed towards attempts to improve the Caribbean’s air transport competitiveness. A 2018 CDB working paper on regional air connectivity titled ‘Air […]
Belize, Airbnb Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Airbnb has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Belize Tourism Board, Caribbean Journal has learned. The aim of the agreement is to initiate “a mutual collaboration between both organizations to drive sustainable tourism in Belize through home sharing. ,” […]
Emirates Is Launching Its First-Ever Flights to Mexico
By the Caribbean Journal staff Dubai-based carrier Emirates is launching its first-ever flights to Mexico, the airline said this week. Emirates will be launching a new daily service from Dubai to Mexico City via Barcelona, beginning Dec. 9. The Mexico […]
Airbnb Experiences Launches in Bermuda
By the Caribbean Journal staff Airbnb’s immersive “Experiences” program has officially launched on the island of Bermuda. Airbnb Experiences now includes 15 experiences in Bermuda, thanks to a partnership between Airbnb and the Bermuda Tourism authority. “Airbnb Experiences are designed […]
Windstar Is Adding New Caribbean Calls
By the Caribbean Journal staff Boutique cruise line Windstar Cruises is adding a host of new calls to its Caribbean portfolio. Beginning in 2019 and 2020, Windstar will be adding new visits to ports in the Caribbean including in Mexico, […]
Jamaica Establishing Global Center for Tourism Resilience
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has unveiled the new Global Center for Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management, a first-of-its-kind resource based in the Caribbean at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica. […]
Here’s How U.S. Law Applies To Any Company Doing Business In Cuba
By some estimates, when Cuba transitions to a market-oriented economy and resolves its various disputes with the U.S., the island nation will require more than $50 billion of investment to modernize its economy. Recent improvements in U.S.-Cuba relations have opened […]
Developing Jamaica’s Intellectual Capacity for Growth
BY DENNIS CHUNG CJ Contributor I recently made the point that the most important asset that Jamaica has is its three million residents, and that it is the underutilization of this asset that has caused us to attain average growth […]
The Sharing Economy and Caribbean Tourism
What the sharing economy means for Caribbean Tourism By Hugh Riley CJ Contributor The marketplace is evolving. Ten years ago no one imagined homeowners opening their doors and welcoming strangers to bunk at their tropical beach bungalows or private cozy […]
CTO, CHTA to Partner on Caribbean Climate Push
The Caribbean Tourism Organization and Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association have signed a Letter of Agreement to join other regional agencies and institutions representing climate sensitive sectors as joint Tourism Partners on the Consortium of Regional Sectoral Early Warning Information […]
Why Aruba Just Banned Plastic Bags
A major environmental push in Aruba By Juliet D. Carvalhal Op-Ed Contributor At a beach cleanup in 2014 where I hosted a few teenage students from the environmental club I was volunteering to coach, I asked them a few questions […]
The Caribbean’s Digital Switchover – And What It Means
What the switch means By Gerard Best CJ Contributor A shift from analog to digital television broadcast in the Caribbean could be a big boost for local content creators looking to produce and distribute original programs. Free, analog, over-the-air television […]
Improving the Caribbean Air Transport System
New perspectives on improving Caribbean air travel By Ralph J. Blanchard Op-Ed Contributor Depending on how one choses to define the region, the groupings of islands represented under the “Caribbean” designation can range in population anywhere from over 40 million inhabitants […]
In Puerto Rico, Creating Farms for Families
New program looks to spur agricultural development By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Governor Alejandro García Padilla presented the titles for 26 family farms to a group of farmers who, as part of an agreement with the government, will use the […]
What the Caribbean Needs for Good Governance
A new approach By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor ”Sitting on a beach, suddenly I feel a breeze, staring at the horizon far across the seas. Storming ahead across the ocean, swiftly I bare my sails, steering clear from commotion” -LK […]
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