A private pool outside your suite in the Riviera Maya. A swim-up room in Punta Cana. A familiar resort in Jamaica entering a new adults-only chapter. Another longtime Mexican Caribbean property getting a new name, redesigned rooms, and a reimagined premium section. Those are some of the changes coming across Ocean Signature Resorts as the […]
The islands of the Bahamas could be the next great source of prospects for Major League Baseball, with the country turning baseball into a potentially fruitful sport. Caribbean Journal takes a look at the growing popularity of baseball in the Bahamas, the humble roots of the modern incarnation of the sport — and the new […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff A series of fires set to Jamaican cane fields has raised concern in the area of Westmoreland. Councillor Paul Wilson, the deputy mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, has called on residents to desist from setting the illicit fires to cane fields across the parish. “I wish to let the citizens of Westmoreland […]
Above: a doppler radar Two contracts have now been awarded to European companies, and a construction tender is now going out locally on the Cayman Islands’ Doppler weather radar station. The contract to manufacture, supply and install the digital radar was awarded to SELEX Systems Integration, which is based in Germany. Another firm, ICON-INSTITUTE won […]
Above: Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Traditional shapers of society must reassert their roles to mitigate the culture of youth gangs and violence that have pervaded society, said Marcella Liburd, St Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Social Development, Culture and Gender Affairs in a speech yesterday. Liburd was speaking at the […]
Above: Alain Ducasse (Photo: M Rougemont) By Alexander Britell There are chefs, and then there is Alain Ducasse. The legendary chef was the first to have Michelin three-star restaurants in three different cities at the same time, and has earned 19 in his career — from Le Louis XV in Monaco to Alain Ducasse at […]
Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad has launched the third phase of its Colour Me Orange programme, an initiative that will employ 2,000 mostly disadvantaged youth over a three month period to rehabilitate government rental communities. The youths will carry out the rehabilitation and refurbishment of Trinidad and […]
Above: Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller and Information Minister Arthur Wililams By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s politicians are in a row over acceptable speech, with the government calling out members of the opposition for allegedly “concerning” statements. Jamaican Information Minister Sen. Arthur Williams cited three statements he said could potentially damage the economy. The […]
Above: Haiti’s Citadelle Laferrière (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By Eric Martin Op-Ed Contributor I read with interest several recent articles in the Caribbean Journal that provide a mix of commentaries on development in Haiti. I apologize in advance should I misrepresent any of this work – this is not my intention. I value the opinions of […]
Above: the Inter-American Development Bank By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank is partnering with CANTO, the Caribbean’s leading trade association for Information and Communication Technology, to accelerate the development of broadband in the region. “Facilitating ICT solutions in the Caribbean through innovative partnerships with leading international organizations and [the] private sector [is] […]
Above, from left: Barbados PM Freundel Stuart and CCJ President Sir Dennis Byron (UN Photos/Devra Berkowitz and Ryan Brown) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart met with Sir Dennis Byron, new president of the Caribbean Court of Justice, in a courtesy call this week. “The work coming out of the CCJ […]
Above: an Immigration officer processes passengers at the Owen Roberts International Airport (Photo: Cayman GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman’s Cabinet approved an amendment to the country’s Immigration Regulations that exempts Jamaican nationals of certain ages from visa requirements. For Jamaicans under the age of 15 and older than 70, no visa will be […]
