Some 7,000ha of irrigated land have been developed in Haiti’s Artibonite Valley following introduction of an IDB-financed agricultural intensification program, according to results published on IDB’s website. More…
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Cuba shows positive signs in manufacturing activity Reply
Reposted from Radio Cadena Agramonte
The Cuban manufacturing industry shows a positive development in several key indicators, supported in authorities’ efforts for recovering economic, official sources stated today.According to the National Statistics Office (ONE), the production of consumer goods has experienced a 2.3-percent rise in the first six months of 2012 compared with the same period last year.Food contributions, with rice increase of 79.9 percent) refined fats of 36.5 percent, dairy products, canned meat and alcoholic beverages, among others, are highlighted in this section. More…
S&P raises Jamaica’s short-term sovereign credit rating, continues long-term pessimism Reply
Downtown Kingston, Jamaica
Reposted from the Caribbean Journal
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Standard & Poor’s this week raised the short-term sovereign credit rating on Jamaica to “B” from “C.” The ratings firm also affirmed its “B-” long-term foreign and local currency ratings, along with holding the country’s outlook at “negative.” More…
Haiti, IDB agree on actions to speed up projects Reply
Reposted from the Inter-American Development Bank
The government of Haiti and the Inter-American Development Bank have agreed on a series of plans of action to accelerate the execution of projects in six key sectors: agriculture, education, energy, transport, water and sanitation and private sector development. More…
Cuba celebrates Castro’s birthday without him Reply
Reposted from the San Francisco Chronicle
Written by the Associate Press
Cuba marked Fidel Castro’s 86th birthday on Monday with congratulatory messages in state media but no planned appearance by the retired leader, who has faded from public view. More…
Carib Journal interviews Haiti’s first lady Sophia Martelly Reply
Haitian first lady Sophia Martelly
Reposted from Caribbean Journal
Written by Alexander Britell
Sophia Martelly has been Haiti’s First Lady since May 14, 2011, when her husband, President Michel Martelly, took office. The First Lady, who has four children, has focused on several initiatives in the last year, highlighted by work fighting HIV/AIDS and hunger in Haiti. To learn more, Caribbean Journal talked to Martelly about combating HIV, the country’s image abroad and women in Haiti. More…
Australian company explores investing US$ 200 million in Haitian mining sector Reply
Reposted from Haiti Libre
As part of the Business Diplomacy, initiated and promoted by the Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs Pierre-Richard Casimir, received in audience on 9 August 2012, Mr. Philip Kentwell, the High Commissioner of Australia to the CARICOM, who is in special travel in Haiti.
During this meeting, the discussions focused on the interests of an Australian company to invest $200 million U.S. dollars in the field of mining exploration in Haiti. Several other points relating to the interests of both countries, including the issue of scholarships and the strengthening of bilateral ties, have been the subject of exchange between these two top officials.
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Haiti’s Lamothe announces new appointments Reply
The National Palace, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Reposted from the Caribbean Journal
Written by the Caribbean Journal staff
Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has announced the appointments of three new officials. Headlining the new appointees is Thierry Mayard-Paul, who was replaced as Interior Minister during a cabinet shake-up announced on Monday. Mayard-Paul has been named as a private advisor to Haiti President Michel Martelly. More…
Cuba says tourism income up 12.8 percent in 2011 Reply
Reposted from the Huffington Post
Cuban authorities report that tourism revenues rose 12.8 percent in 2011, returning to levels from three years earlier as the key sector recovers from losses due to the global financial crisis. More…
Conduit Capital announces start of commercial operations of West Kingston power project in Jamaica Reply
Reposted from Investment Weekly News
Kingston, Jamaica
Conduit Capital Partners LLC, a private equity investment firm focused on energy infrastructure investment and development in Latin America and the Caribbean, announced the start of commercial operations of a 66 megawatt heavy fuel oil power plant at West Kingston (“West Kingston Power Project”) in Jamaica. More…
