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Jamaica Appoints New Senator
May 20, 2013 | 9:49 am | 0 Comment
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has appointed attorney Sophia Frazer-Binns to fill the seat of former Senate President Stanley Redwood, who resigned last week. Frazer-Binns' appointment brings the number of female senators to six, the most in Jamaica's history. "What we are witnessing today is history in the making and we intend to make this Senate a more...
New Best Western Opens in San Juan’s Condado District
May 20, 2013 | 9:34 am | 0 Comment
Above: the Condado Palm Inn & Suites (Photo: Best Western) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Condado Palm Inn & Suites has opened its doors in San Juan's Condado district. The 151-room hotel is the first "Best Western Plus" to open in Puerto Rico and the second Best Western to open this year in the Caribbean, following the Best Western Premier in more...
Op-Ed: The Embargo and Cuban Identity
May 20, 2013 | 9:24 am | 0 Comment
By José Gabilondo Op-Ed Contributor What “Cuban embargo” brings to mind is the economic blockade of the United States on the island. It means something else too — an embargo directed at Cuban-Americans raised in diaspora — in this case, an emotional one that can cabin in identity. These psychic constraints stifle contact with the island and, to some more...
A Secret Beach in Grand Cayman
May 19, 2013 | 1:06 pm | 0 Comment
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon JetSetSarah WHAT'S NOT to love about Grand Cayman’s Seven-Mile Beach? Sugar-white sand; glassy turquoise waters; a string of hotels, restaurants and bars right on the sand (shout out to Calico Jack’s!); and a lively, in-the-thick-of-it vibe. But sometimes even the beach-iest bum wants to take it down a notch and chill out on a patch more...
CJ Pick: La Zafra, Vieques, Puerto Rico
May 19, 2013 | 1:05 pm | 0 Comment
TINY ESPERANZA is the better-known seaside destination in Vieques, full of beach bars and restaurants along its famous Malecon. Isabel Segunda, on the other hand, is the island's administrative and commercial capital — with a little more bustle and grit. Above: Isabel But it's not without surprises — and some great food, from sit-down sushi to taco food more...
CJ Travel , News , Puerto Rico
Earthquake Causes Shaking in Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten, Guadeloupe
May 18, 2013 | 8:27 pm | 0 Comment
Above: a map of the quake (USGS) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake caused shaking across the northeastern Caribbean on Saturday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake was felt as far north as St Maarten, as far south as Guadeloupe and across St Eustatius and St Kitts and Nevis. Its epicentre was about 30 kilometres southwest of Codrington, more...
Haiti Marks Flag Day
May 18, 2013 | 8:15 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the Flag Day celebrations (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti gathered to celebrate Flag Day on Saturday, marking the 210th anniversary of the creation of Haiti's flag. Haiti's flag was created in 1803, one year before its independence in 1804. Haiti President Michel Martelly, joined by First Lady Sophia Martelly, Prime Minister more...
US Virgin Islands Official Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges
May 18, 2013 | 7:29 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff Roberto Tapia, the director of the US Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources Division of Enforcement, was arrested Friday by federal agents on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficing. The arrest was announced more...
Oxbow Wins Preakness Stakes as USVI’s Kevin Krigger Finishes Fifth
May 18, 2013 | 6:36 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Pimlico Race Course By the Caribbean Journal staff Kevin Krigger of the US Virgin Islands finished fifth at the Preakness Stakes riding Goldencents Saturday as Oxbow, ridden by Gary Stevens, won the race. Krigger was bidding to become the first African-American jockey to win the Preakness since 1989. Goldencents was ranked third in pre-race betting, at more...
Grenada’s Kirani James Wins 400M at Shanghai Diamond League Meet
May 18, 2013 | 5:03 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff Kirani James returned to the racing circuit Saturday with a victory in the 400M at the Shanghai Diamond League meet. It was James' first race since winning the 400M in 44.72 at the Chris Brown Invitational in Nassau last month. James, who won Grenada's first-ever gold medal in London last summer in the 400M, more...
