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Op-Ed: Building on a Decade of Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean
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A Sunset Walk on One of the Caribbean’s Most Beautiful Beaches: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada

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Join me for a sunset walk on one of the most picturesque, stunning, magnificent beaches in the whole Caribbean: Grand Anse Beach in Grenada. Grand Anse, the signature stretch of sand on this beautiful island, is a dynamic, living beach: walking here at sunset means encountering everyone and everything, from a beach workout going on […]

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Op-Ed: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Fighting Poverty in Haiti

Above: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (Photo: Ryan Rayburn/World Bank) By Jim Yong Kim Op-Ed Contributor World leaders are rightfully concerned about the fragility of the global economy, and many of us are closely following what is happening in the Euro-zone, especially with the difficult situations in Greece and Spain. At stake, though, is […]

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St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas Heads to Tokyo

Above: Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas (UN Photo/Evan Schneider) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas is in Tokyo this week to attend meetings of the Commonwealth Ministers of Finance and the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. The meetings are of the Board of Governors of the […]

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Haiti: World Bank Strategy to Include Focus on Cholera, Housing, Energy

Above: a tent camp in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank has approved a new two-year strategy for the institution in Haiti. The plan, which was endorsed by the bank’s Board of Directors, will include initiatives such as providing 1.5 million people with cholera education and prevention, repairing and […]

St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas Heads to Tokyo

 Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly inaugurated the new National School of Anse-a-Veau Thursday. The school was built with funding from the World Bank in the amount of just under $360,000 USD from the bank’s Economic and Social Fund Project. It includes six classrooms, […]

Haiti's Lamothe Heads to Washington

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is heading to Washington, DC for a meeting with Haiti’s technical and financial partners this week. Lamothe’s visit to America’s capital will begin Monday and last for a two-day period. Haiti’s Prime Minister will be joined by […]

New Chief Economist at World Bank

Above: the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff Kaushik Basu has been appointed the World Bank’s new chief economist and senior vice president, World Bank Group President Jim Young Kim announced Wednesday. Basu, a native of India, earned a PhD from the London School of Economics. He was formerly the Indian […]

Op-Ed: Is It Time for Chaguaramas 2.0? Jamaica's Youth Can Lead the Way

 By Fabio Pittaluga Op-Ed Contributor Today, as CARICOM Heads of Government meet to deliberate in Castries, St Lucia, trying to extricate their nations from the crosshairs of the deepest recession since the Community’s 1973 formation by the Treaty of Chaguaramas, the old clock is ticking still but with concern for its future: the digital clock […]

Op-Ed: Sustainable Green Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

By Hasan Tuluy Op-Ed Contributor Economic and social development has emerged as the twin pillars of Latin America and the Caribbean’s strategy to create a more equitable, modern society. After decades of struggling to find the right balance between growth and equality, the region has leaped forward, lifting more than 73 million out of poverty […]

Haiti's Young Women to Receive Vocational Training in New Initiative

By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank has launched a new initiative aimed at providing vocational training for young women in Haiti. The Adolescent Girls Initiative looks to foster economic independence among 12,000 young girls and young women in Haiti by providing non-traditional vocational training. The training will involve areas such as work ethics, […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica, Greece and Putting the People Before the Creditors

 By Jake Johnston Op-Ed Contributor Jamaica is barely emerging from its worst economic downturn in the last 30 years. Even after positive growth returned in 2011, the economy remains 3 percent below its 2007 level, and with anaemic growth projected for the foreseeable future, the economy won’t reach its pre-recession level until sometime in 2015. […]

Antigua Hosting World Bank Team

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua’s Ministry of Finance is hosting a team from the World Bank this week to review the suitability of the so-called “4-3-2 Framework” for Antigua and Barbuda. The framework, which was jointly developed by the IMF and the World Bank at the request of CARICOM, aims to present a set […]