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Dominican Republic Economy Grew By 4.5 Percent in 2011: Report
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St. Maarten Has an All-Inclusive Beach Club — No Resort Required

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On St. Maarten, the beach bar is usually a pay-as-you-go affair — a chair, a bucket of beers, maybe a grilled fish sandwich when the mood strikes. Big Bastard’s quietly turns that familiar rhythm on its head. Right on the sand in Simpson Bay, the irreverently named beach club has introduced something you almost never […]

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UN Delegation Concludes Haiti Visit, Focuses on Police Reform

Above: Security Council President Ambassador Kodjo Menan in Haiti (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff A United Nations Security Council delegation concluded its visit to Haiti today with a visit to a police academy where the world body is training the Haitian National Police. The Security Council’s ambassadors also met with displaced persons […]

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UN Security Council Delegation Arrives in Haiti for Talks with Martelly, Conille

Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti (MINUSTAH Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in Port-au-Prince today to begin a four-day visit to Haiti. The group met first Monday afternoon with Prime Minister Garry Conille. On Tuesday, they will hold talks with Haitian President Michel Martelly. The UN delegation’s trip […]

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UN: Give Emerging Economies Increased Role in Global Governance

Above: UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The international community should give emerging economies a greater role in global governance mechanisms, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said today. “We need to ensure both greater synergies among, as well as participation of, all stakeholders,” she said. “We need to […]

UN Security Council Delegation Arrives in Haiti for Talks with Martelly, Conille

Above: Some of the weapons set for destruction (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica began the destruction of approximately 4,000 weapons and a half-ton of small arms ammunition in a disposal exercise today. The move, which began with the destruction of 2,000 guns, is part of an effort to combat the illegal trade […]

Barbados: "We Will Not Roll Over and Play Dead" in Economic Recession

 Above: Finance Minister Chris Sinckler By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados will not “roll over and play dead” during the current economic recession, according to Finance Minister Chris Sinckler. “That’s not the stance this government has, or will ever take, and it is certainly not the policy that I, as Minister of Finance and Economic […]

UN: Duvalier Must Face Charges for Human Rights Abuses

Above: crowds outside the Presidential Palace in Haiti in 2011 (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier must face charges for human rights abuses, the United Nations said today. The world body voiced its concern over reports that Duvalier would not face charges on series human rights violations that […]

Guyana Names New Diplomats

By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana has made several new appointments to its diplomatic corps, highlighted by naming George Talbot as Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Talbot was previously the Charge d’Affaires of Guyana to the UN in New York. The country also announced that Keith George has been named Ambassador to Suriname, […]

Caribbean GDP to Grow 1.7 Percent in 2012: UN Report

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s economy is projected to grow 1.7 percent in 2012, following an estimated 0.7 percent growth in 2011, according to data from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. That number is far short of a projected 3.7 percent GDP growth rate for Latin America […]

Dominica's Economy to Grow 1.5 Percent in 2012: Report

By the Caribbean Journal staff Total GDP in Dominica is projected to grow by 1.5 percent in 2012, up from an estimated 0.9 percent in 2011, according to a report from the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. The country’s GDP grew at 0.9 percent in 2010 as well, according to […]

St Lucia's Economy to Grow 3.5 Percent in 2012: Report

By the Caribbean Journal staff Saint Lucian total GDP is projected to grow 3.5 percent in 2012, following an estimated 2.6 percent growth in 2011, according to a report from the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2010, the economy grew at 3.2 percent, following a 1.1 percent drop in […]

UN: Significant Advances in Haiti

Above: Nigel Fisher (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff There have been significant advances in Haiti in the areas of education, health, job creation and infrastructure, among others, according to Nigel Fisher, deputy special representative of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for Haiti. Fisher said large-scale recovery projects were already starting to have a […]