There’s something unmistakably special about opening your door and feeling the sand beneath your feet. No pool decks to cross. No long walk to the water. Just the sound of the waves, the salt in the air and the ocean stretched out in front of you. That’s the magic of a true toes-in-the-sand resort — […]
A new look at regional logistics By George Nicholson Op-Ed Contributor Regional trade policy, whether internally or externally guided, has traditionally focussed on removing tariff and non-tariff barriers. This has long been espoused as the catalyst that would enhance regional trade and its effect on the economy. Trade facilitation however and in particular that which […]
Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has signed a law creating the island’s new Integrated Transport Authority. The law establishes a single mass transit agency for Puerto Rico, including the merger of Puerto Rico’s Maritime Transportation Authority and the Metropolitan Bus Authority. It will also […]
Above: Haiti (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is set to receive a $50 million grant from the Inter-American Development Bank to improve its road transport system. The grant’s objective is to “make road transport in Haiti more efficient in order to foster economic activity,” the IDB said in a release. The project […]
