Crime rates in some Caribbean nations ‘among world’s highest’
By Joyce Loan From WIC News A study by the Inter-American Development Bank shows that a number of Caribbean countries have some of the world’s highest crime rates. This report is at odds with the impression of a peaceful Caribbean tourist…
High crime rate a shadow over Caribbean tourism: study
Agence France-Presse From The Jakarta Post The Caribbean and its pristine beaches may be a tourist magnet, but life in paradise comes at a price: the soaring violent crime rate is higher than in Latin America or Africa. The study…
DB: To grow, Caribbean must lower its high energy costs
From Herald Tribune Latin America WASHINGTON – The Caribbean has “the world’s highest energy costs,” which hinder its productivity, and so it is vital to develop new sources of power generation, as Jamaica and Dominica are doing, the Inter-American Development…
