The Caribbean’s Best Cities For Art – 2013

By: - August 29th, 2013
1 of 10

People go to the Caribbean for all kinds of reasons — many of which we’ve written about. But there is another kind of traveler — the one who seeks adventure not just on the beach or in the water, but in galleries, museums and the like. The Caribbean is full of wonderful art destinations, and these are our 10 favourites for 2013 (in no particular order). (Note: we’re restricting our definition of art not to include music — which will be the subject of its own city ranking to come).

Nassau, Bahamas

One of the best things about the art scene in Nassau is its concentration. Within just a few blocks of the main thoroughfare of West Bay Street are a number of high-quality art destinations, from local studios to the Bahamas’ relatively new national gallery.


1 of 10
Cities

UN: Ongoing Election Delay in Haiti Is "Of Increasing Concern"

Above: MINUSTAH Chief Sandra Honore (UN Photo/Mark Garten By the Caribbean Journal staff The ongoing delay of legislative elections in Haiti is of “increasing concern,” according to Sandra Honore, the new head of the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in the country said Wednesday. Honore, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, said the political stalemate could […]

Cities

Is Growth Ahead for Jamaica?

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s economy is projected to grow by between 0.5 and 1.5 percent for the third quarter of 2013, according to data from the Planning Institute of Jamaica. The report comes after the revelation of another quarter of tepid growth for the country’s economy, which contracted despite […]

Cities

Antigua, China Talk Education

Above: the meeting in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua Education, Youth, Sports and Gender Affairs Minister Dr Jacqui Quinn-Leandro held talks this week with Chinese Ambassador to Antigua Ren Gongping to discuss ways the Chinese government can assist Antigua’s education sector. The courtesy call on Monday was the first meeting between the two […]


El Salvador Plans Tourism Boost

Above: El Salvador By the Caribbean Journal staff El Salvador is planning a major boost to its tourism attractions in the La Libertad and Usulutan coastal regions, with help from the Inter-American Development Bank. The country’s Ministry of Tourism is slated to receive a $25 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to finance new […]

Rum Journal: Pyrat Rum XO Reserve

For a long time, Pyrat Rum was bottled in Anguilla. Of course, Anguilla isn’t a sugar cane hub — but in recent years, everything has shifted to sugar-rich Guyana. That country, geographically South American but culturally and politically Caribbean, produces some of the world’s best sugar cane and some of the world’s best rum — […]

Japan to Build $12 Million Fisheries Complex in Nevis

Above: El Salvador By the Caribbean Journal staff El Salvador is planning a major boost to its tourism attractions in the La Libertad and Usulutan coastal regions, with help from the Inter-American Development Bank. The country’s Ministry of Tourism is slated to receive a $25 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to finance new […]

Venezuela's Maduro to Visit Guyana

Above: Nicolas Maduro By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro will make an official visit to Guyana this weekend. Maduro will be making his first visit to Guyana since his election victory in April. Since taking office, Maduro has visited Caribbean countries including Haiti and Cuba. His one-day visit will take place on […]