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St Maarten’s Top All-Inclusive Just Named a New GM

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Sonesta Resorts St. Maarten has appointed Bernard Mazet as its new General Manager, effective immediately. In the role, Mazet will oversee operations and provide strategic leadership for Sonesta Maho Beach Resort and Sonesta Ocean Point, bringing more than 30 years of international hospitality experience across luxury and all-inclusive resorts worldwide. Mazet most recently served as […]

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British Virgin Islands Joins Global Partnership For Oceans

Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands has officially joined the Global Partnership for Oceans. The territory joined the global organization at a ceremony at the United States Department of the Interior in Washington, DC late last month. The Global Partnership for Oceans has more than 140 governments, […]

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How Long Does It Take to Pay Business Taxes in the Caribbean?

Above: the Bahamas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff We continue our series on business in the Caribbean with a look at another important data set from the World Bank: how long it takes for a business to pay taxes in the Caribbean. Following our look at the amount of tax businesses pay in […]

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World Bank Approves $130 Million Loan For Jamaica

Above: the World Bank By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $130 million development policy loan for Jamaica. The loan aims to promote “economic stability, debt sustainability and improve competitiveness in Jamaica,” according to a statement from the Bank. “For over three decades, Jamaica’s economy has faced serious […]

How Long Does It Take to Pay Business Taxes in the Caribbean?

By the Caribbean Journal staff We continue our series on the World Bank’s Caribbean data by looking at another statistic: population growth. We’ve already looked at the Caribbean’s richest countries by GDP per capita, by population density, by life expectancy and by age of population. So what are the Caribbean’s fastest-growing populations? According to the […]

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 youngest? To answer the question, we looked at the World Bank’s data on the percentage […]

The Best Caribbean Countries For Ease of Doing Business

Above: Puerto Rico (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico and St Lucia are the best places in the Caribbean for doing business, according to the World Bank’s annual Doing Business report, which ranks countries around the world on their business environments. For yet another year, it’s St Lucia that tops sovereign Caribbean […]

Ranking the Caribbean By GDP Per Capita

By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank released its 2014 World Development Report report, which includes data on GDP per capita. So what is the richest country in the Caribbean Community, ranked by GDP per capita? It’s the Bahamas, with a GDP per capita of $21,280. The Bahamas is followed by Puerto Rico, which […]

Op-Ed: World Bank VP Hasan Tuluy on a Balanced Path to Caribbean Prosperity

By Hasan Tuluy Op-Ed Contributor The recent High Level Caribbean Forum in Nassau was the latest in a series of discussions to develop a road map for the region’s long-term economic growth while addressing persistent debt and fiscal issues. A significant consensus about the path forward is clearly taking shape. It’s time for decisive action, […]

World Bank Names Special Envoy to Haiti

Above: the World Bank By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank has named a new special envoy to Haiti to focus in the area of “inclusive growth.” Mary Barton-Dock was officially named the second World Bank Special Envoy to Haiti earlier this month, replacing Alexandre Abrantes, who had served in the post for the […]

Antigua and Barbuda, World Bank Sign $10 Million Loan Agreement

 Above: the signing ceremony (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has signed a $10 million loan agreement with the World Bank. The loan will finance public and private sector reform activities over a five-year period, according to the government. Antigua Finance Minister Harold Lovell and World Bank Country Director for the […]

World Bank Team to Visit Grenada

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A World Bank team will visit Grenada next week to begin the first round of consultation on the development of an OECS “Regional Partnership Strategy.” The partnership strategy “seeks to align the World Bank Group’s support to member countries’ short and medium development priorities,” according to […]