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Ghana Delegation Visits Guyana to Learn about Sustainable Forestry Inititative

Above: the two delegations talk in Georgetown By the Caribbean Journal staff Seeking to learn more about Guyana’s Chainsaw Milling Project, a sustainable forestry initiative, a team from Ghana recently visited the country to hold talks with Environment Minister Robert […]

The Belize Barrier Reef Gets Some Very Good News

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere has just gotten some very good news. UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has decided to remove the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve Network from the List of World Heritage […]

You Can Hike Again in Dominica

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A number of Dominica’s hiking trails are now open for the first time in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Erika. The Forestry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has worked to alleviate the […]

Sean Penn Helps Launch New Climate Change Initiative in Haiti

Penn, Hollande meet on initiative By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A major new climate initiative is coming to Haiti, led by Sean Penn and French officials. Representatives of the French and Haitian Governments including French President François Hollande met this […]

Jamaica Looks to Expand Community Tourism

A new push for niche tourism sector By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Jamaica is allocating funding from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) for the development of community tourism in North West Manchester. Member of Parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael […]

Protecting a Rare Caribbean Songbird

By Dave Ewert CJ Contributor The Kirtland’s warbler, one of North America’s rarest songbirds, is very picky about where it calls home. It migrates a long distance to winter in The Bahamas every year after breeding each summer in young […]

Jamaica’s Forests Are Growing Back

Positive growth in afforestation By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Jamaica has recorded an afforestation rate of .41 percent, marking the first positive growth in forestation since it was first measured in 1998, according to Donna Lowe, Senior Director of Forest […]

In Dominica, New Hope for the Mountain Chicken

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s hope for the Mountain Chicken. Numbers of the endangered Mountain Chicken frog that calls Dominica home are slowly recovering, according to the island’s government. Amphibian Technician in Dominica’s Forestry Division, Machel Sulton says the […]

Fighting Climate Change in Carriacou

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) has launched a climate change project in the boat-building community of Windward, Carriacou in Grenada. The government of Grenada and The Nature Conservancy have joined the UNEP in leadership […]

Climate Change and Caribbean Aviation

By George Nicholson and Rachael Robinson Op-Ed Contributors Climate change currently affects the entire globe. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this global phenomenon “refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or […]

Dominica’s Search for a Long-Lost Bird

Above: a Diablotin By the Caribbean Journal staff The highest mountain in Dominica is called Morne Diablotins. It gets its name from the Diablotin, the “black-capped petrel.” But a Diablotin bird hasn’t nested in Dominica in more than 150 years […]

Statistics, Geography and Development in the Caribbean Region

By George Nicholson and Nayaatha Taitt Op-Ed Contributors Lifting persons in developing countries out of poverty and improving the stance of the country itself has long been a challenge faced by governments, with the Greater Caribbean being no exception. While […]

The Conservation Opportunity in Haiti

Above: a biodiversity project in Ile a Vache, Haiti (Photo: Tim Calver for The Nature Conservancy) By Maxene Atis CJ Contributor HAITI is a crossroad where conservation, health, and livelihoods meet. There is no other place in the Caribbean where conservation […]

China Builds Multimillion-Dollar Agriculture Facility in Dominica

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica will soon be opening a multimillion-dollar Agriculture Centre, the government said this week. The centre, which was funded by the government of China, will officially open during the country’s Agriculture […]

Guyana Launches Small Business Development Project

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar (UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana has launched a project targeting small and micro-enterprise development. The project offers loans that require interest rates below six percent, offering a maximum of just under […]

Protecting Grenada’s Biodiversity

Above: Grenada (Photo: DG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government is leading an initiative to strengthen environmental protection for the country’s Key Biodiversity Areas, which include the Mount Hartman National Park and the Beausejour/Grenville Vale. The initiative is a […]

Grenada Agriculture Minister Dies

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Michael Denis Lett has passed away. Lett, a member of the ruling National Democratic Congress, represented the St David’s constituency. “His dedicated and enlightened leadership […]

CARICOM Team Visiting Antigua, Dominica to Assess Environment Data

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A team of representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat are visiting several Member States to examine their current position regarding statistics on the environment. The team from CARICOM’s Regional Statistics Programme is […]

Haiti’s La Selle Added to UNESCO Global Network of Biosphere Reserves

Above: Cascade Pichon in La Selle (UNESCO Photo: Dieufort Deslorges) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s La Selle region was among 20 sites recently added to UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves. It is Haiti’s first biosphere reserve, part of […]

Guyana Signs $33 Million Agreement With UNDP on Natural Resources

Above: Guyana’s Kaieteur Falls By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Wednesday signed a $33 million agreement with the United Nations Development Programme for a project on natural resources management. The six-month project will develop […]

Dominica Steps Up Black Sigatoka Fight

Above: a banana plant By the Caribbean Journal staff Following similar efforts in St Lucia, the government of Dominica is stepping up its fight against the Black Sigatoka disease. The move comes after the presence of Black Sigatoka was confirmed […]

Guyana, Congo Hold Environment Talks

Above: Minister Henri Djombo, joined by Environment Minister Robert Persaud and President Donald Ramotar (right) By the Caribbean Journal staff With the high-profile Rio+20 Summit a month away, Guyana’s President, Donald Ramotar, held talks this week with Congo’s Environment Minister, […]

India and Guyana Conclude Studies on Low-Carbon Development Projects

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar meets with the Indian team By the Caribbean Journal staff Specialists from India’s Energy and Research Institute have completed the technical studies on priority projects under Guyana’s Low-Carbon Development Strategy. The two-month endeavour, which came […]

Grenada Readies Root Crop Festival

Above: St George’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Extension Division of Grenada’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is planning to host a Root Crop Festival. The festival, which will take place under the theme “Returning to […]

Canada, IDB Partner to Finance Green Fund for Caribbean and Latin America

By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada and the Inter-American Development Bank are partnering on a fund aimed at financing green investment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Canada has already committed just over $253 million to create the Canadian Climate […]

Op-Ed: The Bahamian Election and the Importance of Small Business

By Mark A Turnquest Op-Ed Contributor Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) owners must carefully review all political parties’ platforms for the upcoming May 7, 2012 general election in the Bahamas. SME owners must determine which political party best articulates […]

Belize Prime Minister Names New Cabinet

Above: Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow By the Caribbean Journal staff Returning Belizean Prime Minister Dean Barrow has named his new cabinet, following his re-election in the country’s March 7 vote. Barrow’s Deputy Prime Minister will be Gaspar Vega, joined […]

Guyana Chamber of Commerce President Komal Ramnauth Talks Business

Above: the Takutu river bridge linking Guyana and Brazil (Photo: GINA) By Alexander Britell Guyana, which is one of three non-island members of CARICOM, has seen strong economic growth of late as it works to pull out from the downturn. […]

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