News Montserrat Port Project Moves Forward
Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff The planned port project in Montserrat’s Carr’s Bay has reached the 90 percent design stage, the territory’s government said. Last week, representatives from consulting firm Halcrow presented on the plans for the port. […]
St Vincent, CDB to Launch $4.7 Million Anti-Poverty Project
Above: St Vincent By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Caribbean Development Bank are launching a $4.7 million project aimed at alleviating poverty, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves announced. The Seventh Basic Needs Trust Fund […]
Qatar Eyes Antigua Resort Development
Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, recently held talks with Antigua Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer on the proposed Azure Bay Property Development project. The development would […]
News US Lawmaker Seeks "Comprehensive" Report on Progress in Haiti
Above: US Congresswoman Barbara Lee By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Congresswoman Barbara Lee has introduced a bill that would require a “comprehensive report” updating Congress on the progress of reconstruction and development in Haiti. The bill, HR 1749, […]
Lamothe: "We Would Change the Approach That People Have to Haitiā
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By Alexander Britell Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe recently concluded a weeklong trip to the United States that featured meetings with officials from the World Bank, the IDB, the UN, donor countries (including Canada) […]
IDB, EU Sign Agreement on Latin American, Caribbean Development
Above: Fort de France, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank and the European Union have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at enhancing cooperation to improve development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The […]
News Grenada Looks to Young Entrepreneurs For Development
Above: St George’s, Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s Ministry of Youth, Sports and Ecclesiastical Relations has launched a new “Entrepreneurship Programme,” which seeks to give young Grenadians the “skills and knowledge to start, grow and develop […]
Bahamas Leads Caribbean Development Pipeline With 2,526 Rooms
Above: construction at the Baha Mar earlier this year (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean/Mexico hotel development pipeline is currently comprised of 124 hotels and 20,444 rooms, according to February data from hotel analytics firm STR. The […]
Haiti's Laurent Lamothe Meets With Ambassador From Switzerland
Above: Swiss Ambassador Edita Vokral and Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Friday with Swiss Ambassador Edita Vokral. The two sides focused on ways to increase cooperation between […]