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This Up-and-Coming Caribbean Island Has Sandals’ Newest All-Inclusive Overwater Bungalows

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It begins with the journey. Saint Vincent is not one of the big-name Caribbean islands, not the one with endless direct flights and resorts lined up shoulder to shoulder. It’s different, quieter, more remote. When you arrive, the mountains rise up sharply from the coast, the rainforest dripping into the sea. The roads wind slowly […]

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Construction Growth to Drive St Kitts and Nevis in 2012: PM

Above: Christophe Harbour By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis is expected to see growth in several sectors in 2012, particularly in construction, where several new projects are already underway. Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas said the economy will likely show growth of 1.5 percent for 2011, with additional success in tourism, where […]

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The Caribbean Year in Review

For the Caribbean, it was the Year of the Vote. By year’s end, five countries, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia and Haiti and the British Virgin Islands, will have chosen new leadership, with Jamaicans headed to the polls on Thursday. It was also the Year of Energy – with two countries, the Bahamas and Guyana, pursuing […]

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Taiwan "Committed" to Providing New Technology for St Kitts and Nevis

By the Caribbean Journal staff The recent solar project implemented at Government Headquarters in St Kitts signifies the commitment of the Taiwanese government to “everlasting friendship” with the twin-island federation and to provide it with new technology wherever possible, according to Ambassador Miguel Tsao. The project follows a visit by St Kitts and Nevis PM […]

The Caribbean Year in Review

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The economy of St Kitts and Nevis will grow 2.5 percent in 2012, according to a projection by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, down from 4.5 percent growth last year. The countries in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union grew by 1.5 percent in 2011, […]

United States, St Kitts and Nevis Sign Open Skies Air Transport Agreement

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States and St Kitts and Nevis have signed an open-skies air transport agreement. The agreement, which was signed last week, strengthens what the US State Department called “already strong” trade and tourism links between the two countries. The US said it would expand air service and encourage vigorous […]

Haiti Leads Caribbean Hotel Development

 Above: Le Village de Port-Jacmel, a four-star hotel by Michael Capponi in Jacmel, Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean/Mexico hotel development pipeline comprises 131 hotels totaling 17,923 rooms, according to the November Construction Pipeline Report from STR. Haiti reported the largest expected growth in the region, with a total of 753 rooms in […]

Positive Growth Projected for St Kitts and Nevis in 2012: Report

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The economy of St Kitts and Nevis is projected to grow at a rate of 1.5 percent next year, according to the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. While growth will be flat for 2011, the economy could return to a positive growth path next year, according to Prime Minister Dr Denzil […]

IMF: St Kitts and Nevis Met Performance Targets, Despite Weak Growth

 Above: Charlestown, Nevis (Photo: CJ) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis has met all quantitative performance targets through September 2011, according to the International Monetary Fund. The targets were met despite what the IMF described as “continued weakness in real output growth.” “The revenue enhancement measures implemented last year […]

St Kitts and Nevis Government Working on Debt Restructuring Plan

 Above: Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) The government of St Kitts and Nevis is in advanced discussions with the Caribbean Development Bank on a comprehensive debt restructuring exercise. The two sides are discussing a partial guarantee from the CDB that would be attached to new instruments issued by the government to participating creditors. “The partial guarantee […]

St Kitts and Nevis' Douglas Moves for More Productive Public Servants

 Above: Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas has issued a warning to the country’s public servants, urging them to be more productive and cherish their employment opportunities. “We still have a lot of complaints of absenteeism, lateness and of persons who are not producing to […]

St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas Named to Privy Council

 Above: St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas. St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas has appointed to Her Majesty’s Privy Council, according to Paul Brummell, British High Commissioner to St Kitts and Nevis. “I would like to take this opportunity to warmly congratulate Prime Minister Dr Douglas on his appointment by […]