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This Caribbean Beach Has Soft Sand, Vibrant Water, and a Barefoot Rhythm

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There is a version of the Caribbean that lives more in novels than in real life. It is barefoot and unhurried, defined by quiet mornings and long afternoons where nothing interrupts the rhythm of the sea. It exists without crowds or schedules, without spectacle. You come upon it by chance, often on foot, and it […]

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The Caribbean's Fastest-Growing Economies in 2014: Report

Above: Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff What are the fastest-growing economies in the Caribbean in 2014? The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean recently unveiled its updated projections for growth in 2014. At the top of the pack? It was the Dominican Republic, with a projected GDP growth of […]

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Analysis: Ranking the Caribbean on Foreign Investment

By the Caribbean Journal staff How much foreign direct investment did Caribbean countries receive last year? To find out, Caribbean Journal looked at data from the recently-released Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean report from the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. ECLAC released data on foreign direct […]

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Foreign Investment to Jamaica Grew By 75 Percent in 2012: Report

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Foreign direct investment to Jamaica rose 75 percent in 2012, according to preliminary data from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. That represented a total of $381 million in foreign direct investment to Jamaica in 2012, up from $218 million in […]

Analysis: Ranking the Caribbean on Foreign Investment

Above: Aruba PM Mike Eman and Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By Alexander Britell In a region with few natural resources, tourism is to the Caribbean as oil is to the Middle East. To be sure, some countries capitalize on their tourism product better than others — and are working to further diversify […]

Haiti to Post Caribbean's Fastest Growth in 2013, Jamaica Slowest: Report

 Above: flooding in Haiti lowered the country’s GDP estimate for 2012, but it is projected to grow 6 percent in 2013 (UN Photo/Logan Abassi)   By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is projected to lead the Caribbean in GDP growth in 2013, according to a new report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin […]

Trinidad Central Bank "Cautiously Optimistic" on 2.5 Percent Growth in 2013

 Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran is “cautiously optimistic” about a 2.5 percent growth rate for the country’s economy in 2013, he said Tuesday. At the same time, Rambarran said Trinidad’s economy was fragile, with weak growth prospects. “Weak growth domestic-wise and in the […]

Guyana Sees Surge in Gold Production

 Above: drilling at Sardine Mountain (Photo: Guyana Frontier) By the Caribbean Journal staff Gold production, declaration and sales have totaled 314,000 ounces to date in 2012, a 23 percent increase over the same time period in 2011, according to Natural Resources Minister Robert Persaud. “We have seen declaration and sales going up, sales to the […]

ECLAC: Planning for Development "Back" in Latin America and the Caribbean

Above: Antonio Prado and Jose Antonio Ocampo (ECLAC Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Planning for development is “back with a renewed strength and complex challenges” in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to Antonio Prado, deputy executive secretary at the UN Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean. Prado was speaking Monday at […]

Haiti Received Record-High Foreign Direct Investment in 2011: Report

By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti received $181 million in net foreign direct investment in 2011, according to estimates from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. That number was an all-time record for foreign direct investment in Haiti. That represented a nearly 21 percent increase in foreign direct investment compared […]

Haiti Led Caribbean GDP Growth Last Year, Will Again in 2012: ECLAC

Above: a newly-inaugurated staircase in Petionville (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s economy led the Caribbean in 2011 and will do so again in 2012, according to new data from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Haiti’s GDP grew 5.6 percent in 2011, the highest rate in the […]

Dominican Republic Economy Projected to Grow 4.5 Percent: Central Bank

 Above: Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Given the behaviour of the Dominican Republic’s economy in the first quarter, the country’s economy is projected to grow 4.5 percent by the end of 2012, according to Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu. That number matches a 2012 projection by […]