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Puerto Rico Air Traffic Is Declining, Even as Much of the Caribbean Keeps Growing

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Passenger traffic at San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport fell again in August, deepening a year-long decline at the Caribbean’s busiest airport. Puerto Rico’s air traffic slowdown is getting harder to ignore. San Juan passenger traffic fell 5.1 percent in August, according to newly released airport data, extending a decline that has now persisted through the first […]

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Grenada Environment Minister Glynis Roberts Resigns from Government

Above: Minister Glynis Roberts (second from left) By Alexander Britell Glynis Roberts has resigned her position as Grenada’s Minister of Environment, Foreign Trade and Export Development. The move is the third resignation of a cabinet official from Prime Minister Tillman Thomas’ ruling National Democratic Congress government since April, following those of Tourism Minister Peter David […]

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Grenada's Scrap Metal Dealers Agree on Cultural Heritage Protections

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff After recent reports indicated that thieves had been pilfering Grenada’s cultural sites to obtain scrap metal to sell, the country’s scrap metal dealers have now agreed to allow police and customs officers to be present while their containers are packed for shipment. The reports have included […]

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Venezuela Tours Grenada Projects

Above: Ambassador Carlos Perez, Minister Glynis Roberts, consultant Leslie Barry and project manager Martin Marryshow By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuelan Ambassador to Grenada Carlos Perez says his government is satisfied with the progress of projects it is currently funding in Grenada. The three ongoing projects, which include a multi-purpose complex at Morne Tout in […]


Grenada's Scrap Metal Dealers Agree on Cultural Heritage Protections

Above: Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s Kirani James suffered a bit of a setback this weekend with a disqualification at Oregon’s Prefontaine Classic, but the 19-year-old sprinter took it in stride. James, who finished third under protest, jumped the starter’s gun at the 38th Prefontaine Classic. “It was entirely my fault,” James […]

Grenadian Labour Minister Concerned over Arrest of Union Leader

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenadian Labour Minister Glynis Roberts said she was concerned about any action that could worsen the industrial climate at the Grenada Breweries Limited, following the arrest by police of Senator Chester Humphrey, leader of the Technical and Allied Workers Union. Negotiations had been ongoing between the TAWU and the management […]

A Young Grenadian Track and Field Star Gets Help from the Diaspora

Above: Principal Davis Adams, Shequanda Felix and Labour Minister Glynis Roberts By the Caribbean Journal staff Shequanda Felix vows that she will continue working to better her performance as one of Grenada’s brightest young track and field stars. Grenadians, too, are beginning to see her promise, with one member of the Diaspora making a donation […]

Grenada Raises Minimum Wage

Above: Grenadian Prime Minister Tillman Thomas (Photo: GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has increased the minimum wage for domestic workers and security guards in the country, according to Labour Minister Glynis Roberts. The announcement follows the receipt of a report from a Wage Advisory Committee that included representatives from the Grenada Trades’ Union […]