Carnival Cruise Line made its first official call to Ocho Rios on Wednesday as Carnival Sunrise arrived in port, marking the resumption of cruise visits to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. Local officials and community partners greeted the ship as operations continued to stabilize across the north coast — with cruise guests officially returning to the […]
Above: Trinidad By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has received a $149.6 million concessional loan from China to build the Children’s Hospital in Preysal. The hospital will reportedly be outfitted with “state-of-the-art medical equipments for diagnosis and treatment.” It will be a “priority healthcare facility,” according to Acting Foreign Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal. […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad will be receiving a $246.5 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank for a programme to improve the country’s environmental conditions. The loan will finance the first phase of a $546.5 million, three-phase programme that seeks to reduce uncontrolled discharge of wastewater. The first phase will focus on the […]
Above: work on Prince Charles Drive in Nassau last year (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas will be receiving a supplemental loan of as much as $65 million for its large-scale road network project in New Providence following approval by the Inter-American Development Bank. The financing will be used to complete civil works […]
