Ranking Caribbean countries on broadband penetration and cell phones
By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has the highest broadband penetration of any country in the Caribbean, according to a new study from the Inter-American Development Bank. The IDB’s DigiLAC index compared regional countries by using 37 indicators chosen on…
Caribbean religious leaders inspire IMF Sunday schools
By Eric LeCompte From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, IPS – Last Fall, I witnessed the Grenada Council of Churches insert themselves into negotiations between their government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) around the island’s debt restructuring and presumed…
Spice and splendor mark the official opening celebration of Sandals LaSource Grenada
APRIL 29, 2014 – SANDALS RESORTS – CEO With the sound of conch shell blowers calling revelers to the party, Sandals LaSource Grenada Resort & Spa marked its official grand opening at a lavish celebration last night. The resort, which…
Grenada prime minister wants IMF agreement by May
From Caribbean360 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell says the international Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to meet and approve the island’s “Home Grown Structural Adjustment Programme” next month. Mitchell, who has returned here from Washington,…
Opposition legislator critical of amendment to Grenada Citizenship by Investment legislation
From Caribbean360 Raymond Roberts, who represents the labour movement in the Senate said that the amendments were “ill-advised” ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – An opposition legislator has accused the Grenada government of amending the Citizenship by Investment Act so as…
OAS digitalizes and catalogues 2.5 million vital statistics records in six Eastern Caribbean countries
From Curacao Chronicle WASHINGTON, USA — The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Universal Civil Identity Program in the Americas (PUICA), has completed a project to assist the civil registries in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and…
IMF reaches ‘staff-level’ agreement with Grenada
By Nelson A. King from Caribbean Life The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says its staff and Grenadian authorities have reached a “staff-level” agreement on a program that can be supported by a three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement in the…
CARICOM expresses support for Britain’s airline passenger tax reform
From Caribbean360 CARICOM Secretary General Irwin La Rocque said that the tax had in the past negatively affected the region’s tourism sector and the realignment to a simpler and fairer two-band system is in keeping with the proposals advanced by…
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Cayman & Caribbean’s biggest water provider reports drop in 2013 profit By Randall Hackley From Bloomberg Consolidated Water Co. (CWCO), the largest publicly traded water provider in the Caribbean, reported a 7.7 percent drop in profit last year as retail…
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Don’t keep sending us unskilled Caymanians says Chamber boss Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce President Johann Moxam said at the opening of the Chamber’s careers and training expo Friday (14) said, “Caymanians and local residents who are registered with the…
