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This Group of Caribbean Islands Has Rainforests, Luxury Hotels, a Volcano, and a Tourism Boom

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Rainforest climbs from the sea to the summit of La Soufrière. Waterfalls spill through dense forest. Sailboats thread through the Grenadines, where quiet anchorages and white-sand beaches still define the rhythm of the day. It’s a landscape unlike anywhere else in the Caribbean — and more travelers are discovering it every year. St. Vincent and […]

Jamaica Reviving Traditional Crops, With Sugar Sector a Priority

Above: Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke and JAS President Glendon Harris in Trelawny (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is seeking to revive its traditional crops, with sugar at the top of the list. There is currently around $6.6 million USD in the Cane Expansion Fund, with the government looking to more than double […]

Forbes: Adele, Celine, Whitney and Why Their Melodies Make Us Cry

Above: Adele (Photo: Jelmer de Haas) By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor After Celine Dion’s outstanding performance in Jamaica, I wanted to write something profound to explain why this almost-diminutive Canadian singer has won the hearts of so many Jamaicans, including the hearts of “real bad man,” “gun man” and “dons.” From as far back […]

Grenada Brewery Action Comes to an End

Above: Grenada Breweries Limited By the Caribbean Journal staff The industrial impasse at Grenada Breweries Limited has come to an end, following several months of deadlock. The end of the action this week was confirmed to Caribbean Journal by Senator Chester Humphrey, president of the Technical and Allied Workers Union. Carib Beer, among other products, […]

Forbes: Adele, Celine, Whitney and Why Their Melodies Make Us Cry

 Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh commissions the new Captain Morgan distillery in 2010 (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff US President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget forecasts an increase in rum revenues to the US Virgin Islands, according to Donna Christensen, the territory’s delegate to the US Congress. The news comes after the first […]

Chief Justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Announces Resignation

Above: Chief Justice Hugh Rawlins and St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas (Photo: Erasmus Williams) By the Caribbean Journal staff Hugh Anthony Rawlins, Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, has announced his resignation, effective Aug. 1. The Nevisian native had held the position of Chief Justice since May 2008, following […]

St Vincent Working to Revive Cocoa Fields

 Above: a cocoa tree By the Caribbean Journal staff Farmers in St Vincent and the Grenadines are working to rehabilitate their old cocoa fields with plans to re-introduce the crop, according to the country’s Ministry of Agriculture. The Ministry intends to carry out a series of rehabilitation exercises on fields throughout the country, following the […]

OAS: "Clean Electoral Process" in Guyana's November Elections

Above: Guyanese Ambassador to the OAS Bayney Karran (OAS Photo/Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana had an overall “inclusive and clean electoral process” in its recent national elections, according to the Organization of American States mission that observed the Nov. 28 vote. The OAS commended what it called “the high level of training […]

Taiwanese Foreign Minister to Make Official Visit to St Kitts and Nevis

 Above: PM Dr Denzil Douglas with Taiwanese Foreign Minister Timothy Chin-Tien Yang during a visit last year (Photo: CUOPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwanese Foreign Minister Timothy Chin-Tien Yang will lead a six-member delegation to St Kitts and Nevis on a three-day official visit next month. The delegation will meet with St Kitts and […]

Antigua and Barbuda's National Football Team Gets New Name

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s national football team has received a new name, following a nationwide text-voting campaign. The club, which is ranked 90th in the world according to FIFA, is now the “Benna Boys.” But while it’s now official, that name has, in fact, been in use for some time. “We’ll […]

Jamaica, IDB to Host Investment Forum

 Above: the Montego Bay Convention Centre (Photo: J By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank and Jamaica will host the Jamaica Investment Forum in Montego Bay March 1 and 2. The forum, which will be conducted in partnership with the Compete Caribbean Programme, will focus on projects in Jamaica’s ICT, manufacturing and tourism […]

Jamaica Looks to Dismantle Gangs

 Above: Jamaican National Security Minister Peter Bunting (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Given the country’s ongoing problem with gang violence, Jamaican National Security Minister Peter Bunting wants to shift its traditional security strategy. Historically, tackling gangs has been done by confronting members and removing them from communities — but that has had only […]