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	Terri Henry - Editor
Terri is writer who loves to inspire with words. She is also a facilitator of Ecopsychology workshops & wellness retreats and loves being immersed in nature! For more on her work visit www.onelovelivity.com

	Lisette Stevens - Contributor
Travel journalist and photographer living in the Caribbean for 18 years. Based in Dominica working with Caribbean Land and Property.

	Stewart Andrews - Contributor
Senior project manager and designer, who has lived for 20 years in the Caribbean, and formed Caribbean Land and Property in 2004.

Saturday, August 16. 2008

Time to Jump Posted by Stewart Andrews - Contributor in Property Investment at 10:10

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Time to Jump

For anyone living in the UK or Europe, who has been sitting on the sidelines waiting to buy a Caribbean property, now may be the time to jump and make that property purchase in the Caribbean. Movements over the past month have seen the pound and euro fall around 5% in value against the US$Dollar, which is used for pricing most Caribbean properties.

It is difficult to predict whether this slide will continue, as the international money markets weigh the relative strengths of the US economy against the Eurozone. However, with little growth predicted through 2008 and 2009 and the threat of recession looming; there is a very real chance that the recent slide in the value of the pound and euro could continue to erode the value of these currencies possibly back to the levels sustained for many years through the 1990's, where the dollar stabilised at around US$1.55 to the pound.

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Tuesday, August 5. 2008

Farmland is the Caribbean’s ... Posted by Terri Henry - Editor in Property Investment at 07:00

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Farmland is the Caribbean’s Hottest Property

Caribbean heads of government recently met in a two-day regional Agricultural Investment Forum to discuss the rising cost of food and the crisis it presents the region.
James Moss-Solomon, a Jamaican businessman who headed the planning task force for the forum said “there has been no other time in recent Caribbean memory when such a concerted effort has been made to grow more food.” As the region pours more resources into growing more food the future looks bright for agricultural investments in the fertile land of the Caribbean.

In fact the overall global trend in the price for agricultural land has shown a sharp and continuing increase. For example, in 2007, the price for farmland in Iowa, USA was, for the first time, rising faster than property in Manhattan! This shift in the cost of land is occurring from Argentina to Australia and is signaling an increase in rural rather than urban development.

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Wednesday, July 16. 2008

Home Decor - The Art of the Caribbean Posted by Terri Henry - Editor in Home Interiors at 08:00

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Home Decor - The Art of the Caribbean

The human eye is attracted to beauty although beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder and not everyone’s tastes are the same! However in a world of increasing plastic and machine-made items that all look the same, it is a wonderful thing to be able to decorate our homes with unique, handmade and local items.

The Caribbean has a wealth of both traditional crafts and new innovative artistry. From paintings to sculptures, cloth to baskets there is a beautiful item ready to capture our imagination and decorate our homes (or body) in a unique way.

Many artists are skilled in using natural resources in a unique, innovative and sustainable way. For example the basket weaving of the Kalinago people in Dominica which uses a type of grass that grows in the region, is a time-honored tradition that is passed on to each generation. The array and design of the crafts and the skill taken to create the work is phenomenal. Continue reading "Home Decor - The Art of the Caribbean"

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