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Hilton Honors Is Getting a Major Overhaul for 2026

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Hilton is reshaping its Hilton Honors loyalty program for 2026, making it significantly easier for travelers to earn status — and adding an all-new top tier designed for the brand’s most dedicated guests. The changes arrive as Hilton continues to grow across the Caribbean, where the company now has more than 20 properties open or […]

Cayman Islands Government Rejects ABC News Report on Romney Investments

Above: US Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney By Alexander Britell The government of the Cayman Islands has rejected claims about the territory by an ABC News report concerning the Cayman-based investments of US Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney. The announcement follows a similar response by financial services organization Cayman Finance yesterday. “Contrary to the ABC News Report, […]

St Lucia Works to Save Banana Industry

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government is taking a “proactive” approach in trying to prevent a widespread destruction of its banana sector by Black Sigatoka disease. The government has sought help from a team of experts at the University of the West Indies, and has taken a number of steps to try and […]

Cayman Business Group Criticizes Report on Mitt Romney's Investments

Above: US Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney By Alexander Britell A report by US-based ABC news focusing on Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romeny’s financial investments in the Cayman Islands displayed a “total misunderstanding of the role of the Cayman Islands’ tax neutral framework,” according to Cayman Finance, a private-sector group in the territory. “All international […]

St Lucia Works to Save Banana Industry

Above: Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips (right) is welcomed to the Mayberry Investment Forum Wednesday by Mayberry Investments CEO Gary Peart (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican government has begun preliminary talks with the International Monetary Fund, Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips announced yesterday at the Mayberry Investment Forum in Kingston. The […]

Bahamas, Malta Sign Tax Agreement

 Above: The High Commissioners of the Bahamas and Malta sign the agreement (BIS Photo/ By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of the Bahamas and Malta signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement during a ceremony in London yesterday. Bahamian High Commissioner to the Court of St James Paul Farquharson and Malta’s High Commissioner to the […]

New Brazilian Ambassador in Antigua

 Above: Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer and Ambassador Raul Campos e Castro (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Brazil’s new Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Raul Campos e Castro, presented his letters of credence yesterday, making him the second resident Ambassador of Brazil in the country. Castro also met with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, who […]

China, Guyana Celebrate New Year and Strengthening Relationship

Above: Prime Minister Samuel HInds, First Lady Deolatchmie Ramotar, President Donald Ramotar, Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Yu Wenzhe and Mrs. Yu toast the Year of the Dragon (Photo: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cooperation between Guyana and China has brought the former “tangible benefits,” according to Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Yu Wenzhe. Yu was […]

British Virgin Islands Signs Education Agreement with UK County

By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on education matters with Hertfordshire County in the United Kingdom. Last week, Education Minister Myron Walwyn met with Hertfordshire County Council education officials to exchange information and experiences in several areas of education. Walwyn said the areas where he believed […]

Interview with Turks and Caicos Chief Executive Officer Patrick Boyle

 By Alexander Britell Turks and Caicos’ government has been moving forward on a plan to restore the territory to stability, most recently announcing the appointment of five new permanent secretaries who will develop five new government ministries: Border Control and Labour, Environment and Home Affairs, Finance and Economics, Government Support Services, and the largest, the […]

Murder Rate Falls in Jamaica: Report

 Above, from left: Assistant Commissioner of Police Elan Powell and Commissioner Owen Ellington during a press conference held at the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston Wednesday (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The number of murders in Jamaica fell 22 percent in 2011, according to figures revealed today by Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington. […]

St Kitts and Nevis, USVI Talk Policing

 Above: St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas and Police Commissioner CG Walwyn (Photo: CUOPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Police Commissioner CG Walwyn recently held a meeting with his newly-appointed counterpart in the US Virgin Islands, Henry White, Jr. “In my discussions with the new USVI commissioner, we […]