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Meet Goldwynn, the Sleek Residential Resort Changing the Hotel Experience on Nassau’s Cable Beach

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Goldwynn Resort and Residences brings 81 rooms, apartment-style accommodations and a low-rise boutique experience to one of Nassau’s most famous beaches. There is another side of Nassau, one that feels residential, sleek and strikingly close to the water. It is on Cable Beach, but removed from the larger resort scene nearby. And it may be […]

Argentina and Dominican Republic Hold Talks on Trade Relations, Integration

Above: the discussions in Santo Domingo (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez held talks today with Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman in Santo Domingo. The two officials, who were joined by Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso and Dr Cesar Pina Toribio, Minister for the Presidency, talked about […]

US Virgin Islands Signs Agreement on St Croix Baseball Stadium Project

Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands has entered into an agreement with developers to build a multi-million dollar sports complex at the Paul E Joseph stadium in St Croix, Governor John de Jongh announced. The project, which is based in Frederiksted, will […]

Conditions "Back to Normal" after Jamaican Landfill Fire, Government Says

Above: Local Government Minister Noel Arscott and Information Minister Sandrea Falconer at a press briefing (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Conditions at Kingston’s Riverton Landfill are now “back to normal” after a fire sent fumes spreading across the capital, the government said today. “Conditions at the dump are back to pre-Feb. 6, 2012 […]

US Virgin Islands Signs Agreement on St Croix Baseball Stadium Project

 Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly said the Presidential Motorcade was attacked by “troublemakers” today shortly after 3PM. According to Martelly’s office, the attack occurred from the University of Haiti’s Faculty of Ethnology while Martelly roamed the area of the Champs de Mars in Port-au-Prince […]

Martelly: Jobs Key to Haiti's Recovery

Above: St Kitts and Nevis PM Denzil Douglas and Haitian President Michel Martelly exchange gifts (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Job creation and a strengthened government capacity are the keys to Haiti’s recovery, according to Haitian President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Garry Conille. The two Haitian leaders made that point to the […]

More Visitors Head to St Kitts and Nevis

 Above: Pinney’s Beach, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff More visitors are looking to the federation of St Kitts and Nevis for their vacations, according to data released Thursday by the government. St Kitts and Nevis’ Robert L Bradshaw International Airport saw an increase in visitors in the third quarter, as did the […]

Guyana, Suriname Look to Strengthen Ties

 Above: Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Donald Ramotar will pay a working visit to Suriname President Desi Bouterse Friday. Bouterse has just returned to Suriname following a trip to Haiti with the CARICOM Bureau of Heads of Government. He was joined on the trip by several Caribbean Prime Ministers, including St […]

UN Delegation Concludes Haiti Visit, Focuses on Police Reform

 Above: Security Council President Ambassador Kodjo Menan in Haiti (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff A United Nations Security Council delegation concluded its visit to Haiti today with a visit to a police academy where the world body is training the Haitian National Police. The Security Council’s ambassadors also met with displaced persons […]

Congressman Alcee Hastings Talks Haiti

 Above: US Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL) By Alexander Britell IN DECEMBER, UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN Alcee Hastings, the Representative for Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, re-introduced legislation calling for President Barack Obama to convene a White House Conference on Haiti in the next calendar year. At the time, the Congressman said that while the United States’ response […]

Dominican Republic Unveils Multi-Year Public Sector Planning Programme

 Above: Economy Minister Temistocles Montas (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development unveil today its multi-year public sector planning programme through 2014. The plan contains the programmes and projects with budget allocation priority in line with the country’s Strategy and Development Act 2030. According to Economy […]

Premier: Nevis Is Still "Very Safe"

 Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis Premier Joseph Parry said his island was still “very safe,” and that the government had taken “as many steps as they can” to ensure the security of its people and visitors. Parry was speaking in a radio interview with WINN FM 98.9 on Tuesday, following […]