The morning began with the wide, open light that Negril is famous for. As families arrived at the newly reopened all-inclusive Beaches Negril, the shoreline was already glowing, the sea glass-blue and steady, and the breeze moving through the palms in slow, warm currents. Seven Mile Beach has always been a place where time seems […]
A new loan from IDB By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $10 million loan in an initiative to reduce poverty and create jobs in Barbados. The program aims to alleviate the country’s poverty and unemployment rates through a program comprised of three components. Firstly, the program will work to […]
A major financing program By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is getting a $130 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank, the organization announced. The loan aims to strengthen Jamaica’s structural program for economic growth. “The Jamaican government has been improving its public finances in recent years in order to set the stage for stronger […]
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $20 million loan to aid in reducing crime and violence in The Bahamas. The loan will be particularly targeting at-risk youths and improving the institutional functions of the justice system, among other actions. Crime has been increasing steadily in The Bahamas, reaching […]
