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2014 a year of progress, challenges for PAHO
The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says 2014 was marked by progress as well as significant challenges for public health in the Americas, including the Caribbean. In its end-of-year report, PAHO said the region's countries advanced toward goals, including universal health coverage, expanded access to vaccination, and ensuring that fewer babies are born with HIV. PAHO said the region also…
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Cuba an integral part of CTO’s diversity
This week’s announcement of a change in diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States is a welcome opportunity to increase tourist arrivals to the Caribbean. With the US already being the region’s largest source market, producing nearly half of our tourism business, this new development could enhance those numbers. Last year we welcomed over 12 million Americans to our…
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Jamaica customs goes electronic: introduces asycuda world system
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has now begun to implement the use of its recently acquired Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA), a web-based system designed to transform the agency to a paperless operation through the use of electronic documents. The implementation is in its pilot phase which commenced in December 2014 and will run for a few months, after…
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PM Browne appoints Financial Guru Martin Franklin as Special Economic Envoy
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 31 December, 2014……….International financial guru, Martin Ellis Franklin, has been appointed as a Special Economic Envoy of Antigua and Barbuda by Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne. Martin Franklin, who is the son of Sir Roland Franklin of Jumby Bay, has been visiting Antigua and Barbuda for over thirty-years and is widely known…
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Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat Forge Closer Ties
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 30th December 2014…….Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Hon. Gaston Browne and Premier of Montserrat the Hon. Donaldson Romeo, both months into their first term in office, have pledged to forge closer ties between their governments and peoples. On Monday, Prime Minister Browne, accompanied by Permanent Secretary Ambassador Colin Murdoch, paid a goodwill…
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2015: ‘Enhancing our collective capacity to achieve economic stability and growth…’ – CARICOM outgoing Chair
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) We have come to the end of what has been an exacting year for most of our Member States and their citizens. The difficulties, with which governments and people have been confronted, demanded strength of character and resilience which, to our credit, we have demonstrated. The lingering effects of the global economic and…
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Trinidad Receives $40 Million CDB Loan for Energy Policy Changes
By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has received a $40 million policy-based loan from the Caribbean Development Bank to help reinforce “policy changes” in the energy sector, the bank announced. The policy relates to a sustainable energy programme on which Trinidad embarked in 2011. The programme is designed to “enhance the ability of the regulatory and legal framework…
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Michelle Henderson
When rhythm, melody and prose unite, there’s magic. A song can soothe the angry heart, bring joy to the saddest of souls and inspire a generation to succeed. The magicians who create these phenomena, are to celebrated and loved. One such magician hails from a vibrant village in the south of Dominica known as Grand Bay. Her name? Michele Henderson.…
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Barbados & Cuba Discuss Sports & Culture
Barbados and Cuba are seeking to deepen their collaboration in sports and culture. The proposed approach was discussed during a courtesy call on Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Stephen Lashley, by Cuban Ambassador, Francisco Fernández Peña, at the Ministry of Culture’s Haggatt Hall, St. Michael, office, today. The Sports Minister noted that the National Sports Council was interested in…
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