On Cat Island, you can walk a beach for hours without passing another person. You can spend all day on the sand and nary see another soul. Sometimes for a whole week. In other words, the beaches aren’t just uncrowded. They’re empty. The sand runs long and white, uninterrupted by chairs or structures, and the […]
The Dominican Republic is the Caribbean’s fastest-growing economy, according to the latest updated projections from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Dominican Republic’s Gross Domestic Product is projected to grow by 5.3 percent this year, the highest projected growth rate not only in the Caribbean but in all of […]
Jamaica’s economy continues to struggle. The island recorded estimated GDP growth of 0.8 percent last year, according to the latest data from the Planning Institute of Jamaica. That was still an improvement over 2014, however, when the island’s economy grew by 0.5 percent, lagging most of its neighbors in the Caribbean. PIOJ director general Colin […]
What’s the fastest-growing economy in the Caribbean region? Right now, it’s the Dominican Republic, which saw GDP growth of 6.6 percent in 2015, the highest rate in the region, according to new data from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. The region’s second-fastest-growing economy was St Kitts and Nevis, which […]
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