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This Caribbean Floating Bar Has World-Class Tacos — And You Can Only Get There by Boat

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You come in by boat, cut the engine, and drift into Lindbergh Bay with a floating taco bar ahead of you. The water here is clear enough to see sand patches under the surface as you slow down. Small boats move through the bay. People sit in float seats with drinks in hand. Others climb […]

Haiti's Martelly Concludes Meeting with MINUSTAH, Says Elections a Priority

Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly said Monday the organization of legislative and municipal elections remains a priority for his administration, once the selection of Foreign Minister Laurent Lamothe as the country’s new Prime Minister is ratified by Parliament. Martelly was speaking at a press […]

US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh Meets with Danish Ambassador

Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh and Danish Ambassador Peter Takso-Jensen By the Caribbean Journal staff Discussing a host of issues including green energy, climate change and business opportunities, US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh met with Danish Ambassador to the United States Peter Taksoe-Jensen in Washington last week. The two officials, who were […]

Panama "Ready" to Join Pacific Alliance

Above: Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli in his office (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama “is ready” to join the Pacific Alliance, the Latin American trade bloc formed in April 2011, according to President Ricardo Martinelli. The alliance currently includes Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico. Panama is currently an observer. Martinelli said is asking […]


US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh Meets with Danish Ambassador

By Alexander Britell BELIZEANS HEAD TO THE POLLS Wednesday to choose their next government — deciding between Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s ruling United Democratic Party and the Opposition People’s United Party, led by Francis Fonseca, which is looking to return to power after leading Belize from 1998 to 2008. An economist and lawyer, Fonseca, who […]

Russian Election Commission Signs Framework Agreement With OAS

Above: OAS Headquarters in Washington (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Russian Federation’s Central Electoral Commission has signed a framework agreement with the Organization of American States. The move coincides with Sunday’s Russian election, in which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has reportedly claimed victory despite allegations of violations in the voting process. The […]

Prince Harry: "The Bahamas Holds a Special Place" in Queen's Heart

Above: Prince Harry in his Bahamas visit (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Prince Harry unveiled the new exhibition depicting the reign of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in his visit to Nassau this weekend. The exhibition celebrates the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. “The Bahamas holds a special place in Her Majesty’s heart,” Prince Harry […]

Dominican Republic Signs Cooperation Agreement on Bioenergy

Above: Santo Domingo (Photo: DRT) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s National Energy Commission signed a technical cooperation agreement Friday with the Inter-American Development Bank on the development of bioenergy. The agreement will develop a series of studies on bioenergy, taking into account the country’s cooperation on biofuels with Brazil and the United […]

Haiti Central Bank Officials Meet With Dominican Republic Delegation

Above: officials at the meeting (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from the Reserve Bank of the Dominican Republic (BanReservas), has concluded a meeting with officials at Haiti’s Central Bank. The BanReservas officials met with a contingent of monetary officials including Michele Delerme and Haiti Central Bank Governor Charles Castel, among others. […]

Grenada Welcomes Virgin Atlantic's Move to Absorb Cost of Air Passenger Duty Hike

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is welcoming the decision by Virgin Atlantic to absorb the increase in the cost of the British Air Passenger duty for passengers, according to an official. “We are indeed pleased with this bold step on the part of Virgin,” said Richard Simon, press secretary to […]

Haiti's President Seeks Solution on Former Soldiers Occupying Army Sites

Above: Protesters against UN Peacekeepers in Haiti last month. President Martelly has called for the establishment of a new army to eventually replace MINUSTAH (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) Above: President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff A number of gunmen in military fatigues have recently been occupying the former barracks of the former […]

Dominican Republic: Cooperation Essential to Fighting Transnational Crime

Above: Mexico City By the Caribbean Journal staff International cooperation is essential to fighting organized crime, according to Dominican Republic Attorney General Dr Radhames Jimenez Peña. Jimenez was speaking as a guest lecturer at the High-Level Hemispheric Meeting Against Transnational Organized Crime in Mexico City that began Thursday.. Because organized crime has no borders, the […]

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