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Grenada Is Getting a Climate-Smart Hospital
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Barbados Is Launching a New Destination Weddings Program

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Barbados has introduced a new wedding initiative designed to drive group bookings and strengthen the island’s romance market in partnership with JetBlue and several of its top hotels. All Aisles Lead to Barbados, launched this week, rewards qualifying couples with a collection of high-value perks including JetBlue flights for the bride and groom and a complimentary […]

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This Caribbean Hospital Just Went Solar

St. Lucia’s National Mental Wellness Center has launched a new solar photovoltaic system that will enable it to operate on renewable energy. The hospital, which provides specialized services to citizens suffering with mental illness, now has the capacity to generate 25 kilowatts of renewable energy. The Ministry of Sustainable Development noted that the achievement is […]

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In Bequia, a Major Healthcare Boost

It’s an all-too-familiar problem on islands like Bequia and Mustique: a pregnant woman goes into labor unexpectedly, and sometimes the only option is to risk danger to herself and her baby by traveling by speedboat to St Vincent. Now, that era is over, as the newly-reconstructed Bequia Hospital has officially opened its doors. The upgrade […]

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A Major New Hospital in Jamaica

By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new hospital has officially opened its doors in Jamaica. The $19.3 million USD Hospital Montego Bay was officially opened by the Spanish-owned Hospiten group in the Rose Hall area of St James. The hospital is the only private Jamaican hospital with an Intensive Care Unit outside of Kingston. […]

In Bequia, a Major Healthcare Boost

 A new program to target vulnerable hospitals By the Caribbean Journal staff A new project by the Pan American Health Organization is promoting “safe, green and smart” hospitals in the Caribbean. Nearly seven out of every 10 hospitals in Latin America and the Caribbean are located in disaster-prone areas, making it all the more important […]

One Woman’s Plan to Improve Care at a Jamaican Hospital

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Too many physicians and staff in Jamaica are operating without proper medical equipment, protective apparel or even the basic necessity of hospital bed linens. Just a few weeks ago, the President of the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association said that medical doctors in the country were being given plastic bags instaed […]

China to Fund $511 Million Project at University of the West Indies

 UWI, China Harbour sign memorandum By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The University of the West Indies and China Harbour Engineering Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a $511 million USD development project. The project will include the expansion of the University Hospital from 500 to 1,000 beds, an upgrade to the College Commons, […]

Dominica’s Big Health Plans

 Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica has big plans in the country’s health sector, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. Five years after the country made health care free for those under 18 and over 60 years of age, the country is on a new health push. “In this new term […]

Montserrat Approves Design For New UK-Funded Hospital

 Above: the current Glendon Hospital in Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Montserrat has approved the design for the territory’s planned New Glendon Hospital. The project, which is being funded by the United Kingdom to the tune of a little over $14 million USD, will have a total of 38 beds, an […]

Major Hospital Project Set to Open in Grand Cayman Next Year

Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff The 150-bed Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital is set to open in Grand Cayman’s East End in February, according to cardiologist and medical entrepreneur Dr Devi Shetty. The project is called “Health City Cayman Islands.” Shetty, who oversees a network of 14 hospitals in India, told […]

New $20 Million Hospital Project Planned For Montego Bay, Jamaica

 Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller at the launch ceremony (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new $20 million general hospital is planned for Montego Bay, Jamaica. The project, which is being developed by the Spain-based Hospiten Group, would include 16 rooms, 28 beds and aims to service both locals and visitors […]

Haiti Signs $41.5 Million Contract to Reconstruct University Hospital

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government and the International Health Group have signed a $41.48 million contract to rebuild the Hospital of the State University of Haiti. The $41.48 million in funding is part of a larger $83.2 million project to rebuild the hospital, following an agreement signed in 2010 […]