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In Dominica, New Hope for the Mountain Chicken
By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s hope for the Mountain Chicken. Numbers of the endangered Mountain Chicken frog that calls Dominica home are slowly recovering, according to the island’s government. Amphibian Technician in Dominica’s Forestry Division, Machel Sulton says the …

Jamaica’s Population “Not Likely to Exceed” 3 Million People
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s population is not likely to exceed 3 million people, according to the Planning Institute of Jamaica. The country currently has a population of around 2.71 million people, a number not …
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Ranking the Caribbean By Population Age
Above: the Umana Yana in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing our examination of Caribbean data from the World Bank’s recent World Development Report, we now turn to population age. What are the Caribbean’s oldest populations? What are the …
Haiti: United Nations Says Tent Camp Population Down to 172,000
Above: a tent camp in Haiti in 2011 (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The number of Haitians living in tent camps as a result of the 2010 earthquake has fallen to 172,000, according to the United Nations’ …
Ranking Caribbean Countries By Population Density
By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank’s recently-released World Development Report contains mounds of fascinating data about the world and, more importantly, the Caribbean. We’ll be doing a series of posts putting together the data, on everything from GDP …
Minister: Trinidad “Must” Invest in Youth
Above: Port-of-Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago “must” invest in its youth population, according to Minister of Gender, Youth and Child Development Marlene Coudray. The Minister was speaking at the National Youth Awards 2012 at the Hyatt …
Montserrat Releases Census Data
By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat’s Statistics Department released its first publication based on newly-collected census data, with the island’s population standing at 4,922. Montserrat is the first in the OECS to release data, and plans tow more publications based …
Belize Has Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Population: UN Report
Above: Ranguana Caye, Belize Belize is projected to have a 2 percent annual population growth rate for the first half of this decade, the fastest pace in CARICOM, according to the United Nations Development Programme. Belize, which has a population …
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