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Lopesan Is Opening 3 New Dominican Republic All-Inclusive Resorts, With Swim-Up Rooms, an Adults-Only Retreat, and a Family Water Park

Bávaro’s shoreline stretches wide and level, a long band of white sand edged by warm, steady surf. You step off the path and your feet sink into soft sand that holds the imprint of your stride for a few seconds before the breeze brushes it smooth. Palms line the resort edge in steady rows, their […]

Eastern Caribbean Could Get Fast Ferry

By the Caribbean Journal staff Above: a water taxi in Trinidad Grenada is among four Caribbean islands which could be in the route of a proposed inter-island fast ferry that would travel between Trinidad, Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia and Barbados — promising service to all the islands in one day. The subject was discussed […]

Jamaica's Shirley Leads OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Guyana

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Gordon Shirley, the principal of the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies and a former permanent representative to the OAS, is leading the body’s electoral observation mission for tomorrow’s elections in Guyana. The OAS mission is in the country at the invitation of the Guyanese government, […]

Barbados Launching Energy Smart Fund

Above: the government-built Solar House By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart announced that the government will launch a so-called Sustainable Energy Investment Programme tomorrow at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. The programme, which is aimed at promoting energy efficiency, is a $10 million project designed in collaboration with the Enterprise Growth […]

Jamaica's Shirley Leads OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Guyana

Above: Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff After 12 years as Guyana’s president, Bharrat Jagdeo will not be seeking re-election, and gave his farewell speech yesterday. “It has been the greatest privilege of my life to serve the people of this country, and to bear witness to the hard work […]

Increase Economic Cooperation with Japan, Jamaica's Tufton Says

Above: Minister Dr Christopher Tufton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff There are numerous possibilities for significant expansion of trade and investment with Japan, Commerce Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said at a special JAMPRO luncheon hosting Japanese investors Thursday in Kingston. Tufton pointed to the development of Jamaica’s coffee industry as an example of […]

Interview with St Lucian Tourism Minister Sen. Allen Chastanet

By Alexander Britell St Lucians head to the polls on Monday, with a choice between Prime Minister Stephenson King’s ruling United Workers Party and former Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony’s Saint Lucia Labour Party. The major issues in a tightly-fought campaign include jobs, the economy, and the Taiwan-China question – with the UWP standing on […]

IDB Donates $50M for Haitian Education

Above: Henriette Moisset, Director of the Celie Lilavois School, helps a student with a speech to mark the inauguration of the new school buildings last year in Port-au-Prince. (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank has announced the approval of a $50 million grant for education reform that Haiti launched […]

Bartlett: Tourism Underrated in Jamaica

Above: Goldeneye in Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff There is a general ignorance of tourism’s contribution to Jamaica, according to Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett, and there is evidence that some people are prepared to position the industry in a way as if to say it is of no real value to the country. Bartlett […]

Actor Steven Seagal Jumps into St Lucia's Elections, Endorses Candidate

By the Caribbean Journal staff American actor Steven Seagal has jumped into the St Lucian political fray, endorsing a candidate for the country’s parliament. Seagal, who has played in the past with his jazz band at the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival, put out a video endorsing Ausbert d’Auvergne, who is running for Parliament in the […]

A Calypso Legend Returns Home

By Lincoln Depradine Brother Valentino, one of the world’s calypso legends, will be returning home to Grenada for a weekend of entertainment in St Patrick, the country’s northernmost parish, in next week. Valentino will be joined by Black Stalin and 2011 Grenada Calypso monarch Pamela Courtney, among other artists. for the Camerhogne Folk Festival in […]

Jamaica Signs Deal on ICT Loan as Part of Wider Technology Strategy

Above: Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Dr Christopher Tufton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaica Promotions Corporation and the Development Bank of Jamaica Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday on a $20 million loan facility to improve investment in the country’s Information and Communications Technology sector. The agreement is aimed at […]

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