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Delta Is Flying Daily Nonstop to Barbados From Atlanta This December

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Delta Air Lines is significantly increasing its Barbados service this December, ramping up its Atlanta-Bridgetown route from three flights per week to daily service for the peak winter season. The increase gives Barbados seven weekly Delta flights from Atlanta instead of three, adding substantially more flexibility for travelers heading to the island over the holidays […]

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Martinique Planning to Develop Ocean Thermal Energy Project

Above: a rendering of the proposed project By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique is planning to develop an ocean thermal energy project. Ocean thermal energy uses the heat energy stored in the ocean to generate electricity, capitalizing on the temperature difference between the warmer top layer of the ocean and colder, deep ocean water. While […]

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Caribbean, Japan to Hold First-Ever Joint Summit in Trinidad

Above: Port of Spain (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Heads of government from CARICOM will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the first-ever CARICOM-Japan summit in Trinidad next week. The conference, which will be held on July 28, is the latest in a series of joint summits CARICOM has held […]

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St Lucia, Japan Sign $1 Million Agreement on Industrial Equipment

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Japan and St Lucia have signed a $1 million grant agreement that will help St Lucia in the procurement of industrial equipment and material, its government said in a statement. The grant was proposed by Japan’s Ambassador to St Lucia, Yoshimasa Tezuka, with a view to “strengthen […]

Caribbean, Japan to Hold First-Ever Joint Summit in Trinidad

 Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A high-level delegation from Japan has arrived in Grenada to take part in the 15th Annual Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Use of Living Marine Resources. The meeting, which is being held this week at the Flamboyant Hotel and Villas, brings together fisheries officials from across the […]

Guyana, Japan Sign Grant Agreement

 Above: the signing ceremony in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Guyana and Japan have signed a grant aid agreement. The $2.9 million non-grant agreement will be made available to the private sector, the government said, through a lending mechanism. The pact was signed by Guyana Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Japanese […]

Japan Funds Solar Energy Project For Schools in Barbados

 Above: solar panels By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Japan has provided $121,000 in grant financing to Barbados to outfit five primary schools with photovoltaic energy. Japan’s Ambassador to Barbados, Yoshimasa Tezuka, said the project would “allow students to see the value of renewable energy as a basic human need.” “Efforts to reduce […]

Jamaica and Japan Sign Agreement on Energy, Mining Cooperation

 Above: Jamaica PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s official visit to Japan last week yielded a cooperation agreement between the two countries on areas including energy and mineral resources development. Simpson Miller and Japanese Prime Ministe Shinzo Abe signed the agreement, which also “recognized the importance […]

Jamaica Prime Minister Visits Japan

 Above: Tokyo By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller left the country Saturday for a three-day visit to Japan. Simpson Miller is leading a delegation including Energy Minister Philip Paulwell, Ambassador Paul Robotham, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Onika Miller and other staff. The trip will include […]

Japan to Build $12 Million Fisheries Complex in Nevis

 Above: Charlestown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Japan’s government will be soon building a $12 million fisheries complex in Nevis, the island’s government announced. The news of the long-awaited project, which will be located in the Bath Village area, was revealed by Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Alexis Jeffers this week. The facility will […]

Curacao's Wladimir Balentien Breaks Japan's Home Run Record

 Above: Wladimir Balentien after his record-breaking 56th blast By the Caribbean Journal staff A record that had stood in Japan for 49 years was broken on Sunday by an outfielder from Curacao. Wladimir Balentien, a native of Willemstad, Curacao, hit his 56th and 57th home runs of the season on Sunday to break the single-season […]

Japan Planning to Deepen CARICOM Ties

 Above: Japan By the Caribbean Journal staff Japan is planning to strengthen its ties with the Caribbean Community, according to Ambassador Akira Yamada, the director general of Japan’s Foreign Ministry. Yamada, who was speaking at the opening of this week’s Sixteenth CARICOM-Japan Consultation in Guyana, said the country’s “increased interest” had come thanks to its […]