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Jamaica's Shirley Leads OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Guyana

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Gordon Shirley, the principal of the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies and a former permanent representative to the OAS, is leading the body’s electoral observation mission for tomorrow’s elections in […]

Increase Economic Cooperation with Japan, Jamaica's Tufton Says

Above: Minister Dr Christopher Tufton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff There are numerous possibilities for significant expansion of trade and investment with Japan, Commerce Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said at a special JAMPRO luncheon hosting Japanese investors Thursday […]

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Bartlett: Tourism Underrated in Jamaica

Above: Goldeneye in Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff There is a general ignorance of tourism’s contribution to Jamaica, according to Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett, and there is evidence that some people are prepared to position the industry in a […]

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Jamaica Signs Deal on ICT Loan as Part of Wider Technology Strategy

Above: Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Dr Christopher Tufton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaica Promotions Corporation and the Development Bank of Jamaica Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday on a $20 million loan facility to […]


Mining Leads Jamaican Growth in 3Q

Above: Dr Gladstone Hutchinson (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The mining and quarrying sector led all sectors in the Jamaican economy in the third quarter, with an increase of 7.5 percent, according to the Planning Institute of Jamaica. […]


Jamaica's Kent Gammon on Politics, the Economy and Solving the Crime Problem

Jamaican’s Kent Gammon, formerly a caretaker candidate for the St Andrew South-East seat, is an attorney, lecturer at UWI and author, most recently of Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Backward — the Jamaican Story: 1972-2007. Gammon, who now has his […]

Law

Jamaican Loses Privy Council Appeal of Murder Conviction

By Alexander Britell Jamaican Phillip McKenzie has lost an appeal over his murder conviction in the London-based Privy Council. McKenzie was convicted by a unanimous verdict in 2003 in Jamaica for the gunshot murder of Calvin Clarke in Jamaica’s St […]


Guyana's Cabinet Approves $138 Million Airport Expansion Deal with China

Above: Cheddi Jagan International Airport (Photo: GINA) The government of Guyana has announced the approval of a $138 million agreement with the state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company for the design and construction of an expansion at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. […]


World Bank: Chronic Diseases Threaten Caribbean Economic Growth

Above: San Fernando General Hospital in Trinidad (Photo: Trinidad Ministry of Health) By the Caribbean Journal staff Chronic diseases like heart disease, obesity and diabetes are the leading cause of death in the Caribbean, and their rapidly- increasing share of […]

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For Many Jamaicans, Green Energy Struggles to Catch On

Above: the wind farm at Wigton Jamaican Energy Minister Clive Mullings said he is not happy with the current take-up level of renewable energy devices in the country. The level of response to renewables was not comforting, he said, against […]


Jamaican Tourism Jobs Rising

Above: the Ian Fleming villa at Jamaica’s Goldeneye By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourism-related jobs in the Jamaican economy have increased by 3,000 over the past three years, with another 21,648 potentially on the way through 2013, according to the […]


In Jamaica, Optimism on Tourist Season

Above: the Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall in Jamaica Jamaica has secured just over one million airlift seats for the upcoming winter season, according to Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett. That number is an increase of 5.6 percent over 2010, and a 4.7 […]


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