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Cruise Booker: A 3-Night Celebrity Reflection Sailing to CocoCay and Bimini From $443

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A quick Caribbean escape doesn’t always mean a full week at sea. One of the easiest cruise getaways right now is a 3-night sailing on Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Reflection, departing Fort Lauderdale from May 15 through May 18, with fares starting at $443 per person for an inside stateroom. Travelers looking for a more elevated onboard experience can […]

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St Vincent Getting $5 Million Loan From Taiwan to Complete International Airport

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Airport could be game changer for country By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines is getting some additional help to fund the construction of its long-awaited international airport. The country is securing a loan of $5 million from the government of Taiwan to “assist in the financing of the construction of the […]

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St Lucia Opening Embassy in Taiwan

Above: Taiwan By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is opening its first-ever Embassy in Taiwan this week. The new embassy, which is slated to open Thursday, will be located in the capital, Taipei. A delegation from St Lucia led by St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony departed the island this weekend for Taiwan to […]

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Grenada Reaches Deal to Restructure Taiwanese Debt

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Grenada says it has reached a “comprehensive” agreement to restructure its debt to the Export-Import Bank of Taiwan. The agreement reduces the principal outstanding on the $36.6 million loan by 50 percent. In a statement, Grenada said the move “resolves Grenada’s decade-long dispute […]


St Lucia Opening Embassy in Taiwan

Above: the new greenhouse at the St Kitts Eco-Park By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has officially opened what is believed to be the largest greenhouse in the Caribbean. The 24-metre-tall, 14,000-square-foot greenhouse is part of the long-anticipated St Kitts Eco Park, which debuted on Friday. The Eco-Park is a cooperation project […]

Haiti, Taiwan Presidents Meet in Panama

Above: The presidents of Haiti and Taiwan in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly held talks earlier this week with Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou during their visit to Panama. Both were in the country on the occasion of the swearing in of Panama’s new President, Juan Carlos Varela. Martelly and Ma […]

Taiwan, Mexico to Support Hospital Renovation in St Lucia

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Mexico and Taiwan are supporting the renovation of St Lucia’s St Jude Hospital. The hospital was devastated in a 2009 fire, following which a request for assistance was made to the government of Taiwan. St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony received authorization earlier […]

Haiti's Martelly Heads to Taiwan

Above: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou and Haiti President Michel Martelly during the former’s visit to Haiti last year (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly departed the country on Saturday for an official visit to Taiwan, his office announced. Martelly, who was joined on the trip by new Foreign Minister […]

St Lucia, Taiwan Sign Cooperation Agreement on ICT

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of St Lucia has signed an agreement with the government of Taiwan in the area of information and communication technology. The agreement, which was officially signed by Taiwan and St Lucia on Wednesday, is part of a push by the government to “make strides towards […]

Taiwan Provides Humanitarian Support For St Lucia

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Taiwan has donated $200,000 to the government of St Lucia to provide humanitarian assistance following the Christmas floods. Taiwan’s Ambassador to St Lucia, Ambassador James Chang, handed over the cheque to St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony. “We are glad to learn that […]

St Kitts and Nevis, Taiwan Sign Agreement on Agriculture

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis and Taiwan have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at promoting cooperation in the agricultural sector. The agreement represents a “new phase of cooperation in agriculture with an initiative aimed at vegetable, fruit and upland crop, quality and safety improvement,” according […]

Taiwan Continues Financial Support For St Lucia

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan is continuing its financial support to St Lucia with a $775,436 grant for the government’s capital programme. The grant, which works out to EC $2 million, will target projects including the lighting of the Phillip Marcellin Grounds in Vieux-Fort and several other playing fields; the construction […]

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