KINGSTON Jamaica, December 30th, 2011 -- For the Caribbean, it was the Year of the Vote. By year’s end, five countries: Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia, Haiti and the British Virgin Islands, will have chosen new leadership, with Jamaicans headed to the polls on Thursday.
It was the Year of Energy – with two countries, the Bahamas and Guyana, pursuing what could prove to be major offshore oil finds, and islands across the region making concerted efforts to look to alternative energy sources.
It was also the Year of China (although other Asian countries, like South Korea, Taiwan and Japan, made moves as well)– with the world’s second-biggest economy continuing its contribution and influence in the Caribbean – from a $30 million new national sport stadium in the Bahamas to a nationwide laptop initiative in Guyana.
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