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Trinidad Agrees on Environment Initiatives With European Union
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A Sunset Walk on One of the Caribbean’s Most Beautiful Beaches: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada

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Join me for a sunset walk on one of the most picturesque, stunning, magnificent beaches in the whole Caribbean: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada. Grand Anse, the signature stretch of sand on this beautiful island, is a dynamic, living beach: walking here at sunset means encountering everyone and everything, from a beach workout going on […]

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Haiti's Martelly Urges Caribbean on Climate Change, Integration

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti President Michel Martelly addressed the CARICOM Heads of Government summit Monday, calling for unified action on issues including climate change and free movement within the region. Martelly, who assumed the CARICOM Chairmanship at the beginning of 2013, mentioned the recent natural disasters, […]

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UN: Ecotourism Key to Fighting Poverty, Protecting Environment

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Ecotourism can play a vital role in the fight against poverty and the protection of the environment, according to a United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted this week. The resolution, “Promotion of ecotourism for poverty eradication and environment protection”, calls on UN member states to adopt […]

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Haiti, Japan Talk Food Security

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Hideaki Domichi, vice president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and Japan are eyeing increased cooperation in areas like the environment and food security, following talks in Tokyo Thursday. Haiti President Michel Martelly, who is currently on a visit to Japan, met with […]

UN: Ecotourism Key to Fighting Poverty, Protecting Environment

Above: the ceremony in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Environmental Monitoring Corps (CSE) received a boost last week with the distribution of 21 Polaris ATV vehicles. Environment Minister Joseph Ronald Toussaint said his office was “committed” to improving Haiti’s environmental system. The environment is one of five major stated priorities for […]

"We Have to Pledge to Clean Up Jamaica"

 Above: Jamaican Foreign Minister AJ Nicholson (centre) (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Foreign Minister Sen. AJ Nicholson is lobbying for support on a major island-wide cleanup project. The plan aims to enhance Jamaica’s position as a location for new investment, particularly from abroad. “We haven’t taken care of the gifts that God […]

Jamaican Prime Minister Sets Up Committee to Clean Up Environment

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee to develop a programme to push cleanup activities across the island nation. The committee will include an island-wide public education campaign focusing on the importance of proper solid waste management. “The public education campaign is going to ensure […]

Grenada, Japan Talk Environment

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada and Japan held their latest round of talks on environmental matters, with Japanese Ambassador for Civil Society Akira Yamada meeting Environment Minister Joseph Gilbert. It was Gilbert’s first official engagement as Environment Minister following a cabinet reshuffling. The two officials covered several issues on the environment, particularly the impact […]