The first thing you notice is how small it is. You come in by boat across the North Sound, with the low green shapes of Virgin Gorda and the reef line in the distance, and then Saba Rock appears ahead as a single, compact island with buildings on top of it. No roads. No cars. […]
Above: an atelier in Haiti (Photo: Clinton Bush Haiti Fund) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $17.5 million grant to promote investment and development in Haiti, the Bank announced. The grant aims to strengthen the institutional capacity of Haiti’s Centre for Investment Facilitation, along with several other government agencies […]
Above: the Port of Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica reported an increase of 1.08 percent in domestic exports in the first five months of 2012, according to data from the Jamaica Exporters Association. JEA President Vitus Evans presented the figures at a media briefing in Kingston this week. According to the numbers, Jamaica’s […]
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM is Barbados’ number one export market, and the country is working to intensify efforts to strengthen that position. Later this month, Barbados will send a 15-member contingent of local companies on a trade mission to St Vincent and the Grenadines. The visit follows a multi-sectoral […]
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