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Sugar Factory Expands to The Bahamas
Sugar Factory, the increasingly popular candy store, restaurant and bar, has opened its first-ever Caribbean location in The Bahamas. The new Sugar Factory is now open at the Baha Mar resort complex on Cable Beach in Nassau. The new outpost, […]
Sugar Factory Is Expanding to The Bahamas
By the Caribbean Journal staff Sugar Factory American Brasserie, the eatery-confectionary shop, is opening its first location in The Bahamas. The popular full-service cafe and candy shop will open at the Baha Mar resort in 2020, according to a statement. […]
Getting the Facts Straight on Zika in Puerto Rico
By Clarisa Jimenez Op-Ed Contributor “Ground Zero?” “Pandemic?” “Hundreds of thousands of cases of Zika virus in Puerto Rico this year?” “Puerto Rico is not prepared!” None of the statements above reflect the situation on the ground in Puerto Rico. […]
Jamaica’s Appleton Estate Improving Factory Operations
Above: a tour by Minister of Agriculture Derrick Kellier at Appleton Estate By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Appleton Estate has been making major improvements to its factory operations. The changes include new factory equipment and new methods to boost […]
9 Interesting Facts About the Caribbean’s Natural Environment
Above photo: Tim Calver By Kimberly John CJ Contributor 1. The Caribbean Sea is our ‘bread-and-butter’ and the main source of food and livelihoods for most of the region’s 41 million people. But, we also need protection from the sea’s […]
Jamaica to Develop Bamboo Factories
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is planning to facilitate the establishment of bamboo factories across the country, the government announced this week. The factories are part of a larger bamboo development strategy by Jamaica’s Ministry of Industry, Investment and […]
New Chocolate Factory Opens in Grenada
Above: chocolate company LA Burdick is a partner in the new factory By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has a new chocolate factory. The Diamond Chocolate Factory has officially opened in the area of St Mark’s following an inauguration ceremony […]
Haiti: US Shoe Company TOMS to Open New Factory in 2014
Above: an artist designs Haiti Artist Collective shoes By the Caribbean Journal staff California-based shoe company TOMS will be opening a manufacturing facility in Haiti by the first quarter of 2014. The news was revealed by TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie […]
Nestlé Unveils Expansion of Dominican Republic Factory
Above: Nestlé’s factory in San Pedro de Macoris By the Caribbean Journal staff Nestlé has inaugurated the expansion of its dairy factory in the Dominican Republic. The factory, which produces Carnation Evaporated Milk, received a $12.9 million investment. It is […]
Cuba to Help Jamaica on Manufacturing of Solar Panels
Above: a solar panel By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba will be providing expertise to Jamaica on the manufacture and assembly of solar light panels, according to Jamaican Energy Minister Philip Paulwell. The collaboration will be part of Jamaica’s Rural […]
CARICOM Delegation Concludes Fact-Finding Mission to Turks and Caicos
Above: the TCI House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff A CARICOM Ministerial “Fact-Finding Mission” concluded a three-day visit to Turks and Caicos this week. The mission, which was led by Bahamian Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell, had been mandated […]
Taiwanese Solar Panel Manufacturing Plant Opens in St Kitts
Above: solar lights in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A $1.5 million solar panel manufacturing plant has opened at St Kitts’ CA Paul Southwell Industrial Park. The panels will be manufactured by a Taiwanese company called […]
Haiti: IDB Approves Loan for New Manufacturing Company in Port-au-Prince
Above: an atelier By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a loan of up to $1 million to support a new manufacturing company in Haiti. The firm, Industrial Revolution II LP (IRII), will be able to […]
Bahamas Developing Manufacturing Plan, With Energy Costs in Mind
Above: Bahamian Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder at the Nautilus Plant (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff While manufacturing Bahamian goods for export and local distribution is an important part of developing the country’s economy, energy costs are […]
St Kitts and Nevis Planning Solar Panel Manufacturing Plant
Above: a solar panel on the roof of a building in St Kitts (Photo: OPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of St Kitts and Nevis is continuing its solar push with plans to establish a solar panel manufacturing […]
Op-Ed: The Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association and CARICOM
By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor It was in the late 1960s that management called me in to attend a meeting at the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association, at their then-new Duke Street headquarters in Kingston. I asked, “why me?” And I received […]
A Revival for Jamaican Manufacturing?
Above: Industry Minister Anthony Hylton By the Caribbean Journal staff Manufacturing is a “major area of growth potential” for Jamaica, and it will regain its status as a critical driver of growth, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. Manufacturing is […]
Manufacturing Rebounds in St Kitts
By the Caribbean Journal staff Manufacturing is on the rebound in St Kitts and Nevis, according to Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas. After a 19.6 percent decline in 2009, the sector grew by 2.2 percent last year. “This is attributed […]
Barbados Turns Focus to Manufacturing
The Barbadian government is intent on enhancing the country’s manufacturing sector, Minister Denis Kellman announced Thursday. Kellman was speaking at the launch of Caribbean LED Lighting at the Hilton Barbados Thursday. “We will seek through policy formulation, an enabling framework […]
Improving Jamaican Manufacturing
Above: Minister of Industry Dr Christopher Tufton (JIS Photo) There still issues for the Jamaican government to adjust as it seeks to expand the country’s manufacturing sector, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Dr Christopher Tufton said. “It’s a challenge, […]
Jamaica Has a New Tourism Goal: 5 Million Visitors
Jamaica is coming off a banner year that saw more than 4.15 million visitors last year, when combining sea and air arrivals. Now, the island has a bigger goal: 5 million, a number which Jamaica Tourism Minster Edmund Bartlett says […]
The Caribbean’s Must-Visit Yacht Show Is Coming to St Thomas
The Virgin Islands Boating Expo will take place May 10-12, 2024 at Yacht Haven Grande St. Thomas, the USVI’s top yachting destination. This boutique destination show, hosted by the Virgin Islands Professional Charter Association, ticks the top three boxes of […]
Rum Journal: From Martinique, an Exciting New Trio of Caribbean Rums
It just might be the most remarkable rum distillery in the whole Caribbean: the Rhum JM distillery in Macouba in Martinique, set inside the rainforest at the base of the island’s towering Mont Pelee volcano. For nearly two centuries, Rhum […]
Arajet Expanding Dominican Republic-Colombia Flights
Colombia is becoming an increasingly important source market for Caribbean tourism, and more air carriers are taking note. From airlines like Wingo to established carriers like Avianca, more and more companies are adding flights to the Colombia-Caribbean corridor. That includes […]
Spirit Is Adding a Pair of Nonstop Routes to the Island of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is in the midst of a full-fledged tourism boom right now, and there are two major reason for that: it’s very easy to fly there, and very cheap to fly there. In fact, it’s easier to fly to San […]
Journeying to Francis Ford Coppola’s Rainforest Lodge in Belize
The barman at the Jaguar Bar is happy to tell you the recipe for Jaguar Juice. It’s simple, so he says: One Barrel rum; pineapple juice; and a local liqueur called Nanse that’s made from a Belizean fruit called craboo. […]
Rum Journal: The Caribbean’s Best New Rum Is From Grenada
They have been making rum here in some form for almost three centuries, in a 500-acre estate anchored by waving cane fields on the southern coast of Grenada. As you walk around the grounds, you find the remnants of centuries […]
The Island of St Kitts Is Hot Right Now — And Travelers Are Flocking
It’s one of the most diverse tourism destinations in the Caribbean: luxury resorts, vibrant rainforests, centuries-old distilleries, uncrowded beaches and arguably the Caribbean’s premier farm-to-table movement. There’s a reason, after all, travelers have been drawn to St Kitts, an island […]
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