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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 […]

Dominican Republic Signs Agreement to Create European Studies Centre

Above: EU Representative Irene Horejs (Photo: CIG/José Ramón Cuevas) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic will be home to a new Center for European Studies, following an agreement between the Directorate General of Multilateral Cooperation and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development. The agreement, which was signed in the presence of Irene […]

OAS Calls Confirmation of Lamothe "A Step Forward" for Haiti's Stability

Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza By the Caribbean Journal staff The confirmation of Haiti Foreign Minister Laurent Lamothe as the country’s next Prime Minister represented a “step forward for the political process and the stability of Haiti,” according to Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza. The Secretary General congratulated the […]

Haiti's Martelly Congratulates Hollande

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s President, Michel Martelly, is congratulating incoming French President Francois Hollande on his victory in the second round of the country’s elections Sunday. Martelly said he took the opportunity to extend his best wishes to Hollande upon assuming the position. Martelly said Haiti reaffirmed its […]

OAS Calls Confirmation of Lamothe "A Step Forward" for Haiti's Stability

Above: Antigua Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer says that, while the country is enduring difficult and challenging times, “the ship of state is moving.” Spencer was speaking at a public meeting held by his ruling United Progressive Party at Thwaites Corner last week. The meeting was […]

Bahamas Begins 2012 Election

 Above: Bay Street in Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas begins its 2012 election Monday, as voters head to the polls to decide the fates of the ruling Free National Movement, opposition Progressive Liberal Party and upstart Democratic National Alliance. While a number of Bahamians voted in the country’s Advance Poll […]

Guadeloupe's Lurel Hails Hollande Win

 Above: Francois Hollande By the Caribbean Journal staff Victorin Lurel, the current head of the Regional council of Guadeloupe, is hailing the victory of Francois Hollande in the French presidential election. Lurel, who was also the head of the overseas division of Hollande’s campaign, called it an “historic vote of confidence.” According to a statement […]

St Lucia Eyes Free Island-Wide Wi-Fi

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government is taking steps to increase internet and Wi-Fi penetration on the island, with an ultimate plan to make it free across the country. This year, the government will launch what it says is a major project to make St Lucia “Wi-Fi country,” looking to make Wi-Fi services […]

Forbes: Media Freedom in Jamaica

 By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Media Freedom in Jamaica can be examined from the point of view of the consumers — that is — the reader, the listener, the viewer, or, from the point of view of the content creator and or distributor – The Media House/The Press/The Citizen Journalist. Within the context of […]

Antigua's Opposition Talks OECS Union

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua’s Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Gaston Browne, and Member of Parliament Molwyn Joseph attended a one-day meeting on the OECS Economic Union Friday. The two lawmakers, who were joined by their college of opposition MPS from the OECS, received an update on the implementation of the OECS Economic Union […]

Barbados and UNDP Hosting Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Energy

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados’ government and the United Nations Development Programme are co-hosting an informal ministerial meeting dubbed “Sustainable Energy for All” this week. The two-day meeting, which begins Monday, comes ahead of a preparatory Rio+20 meeting meeting on Wednesday. The Barbados talks aim to produce a declaration which decries the realities and […]

Guyana Continues Rural Solar Project

Above: a resident of Guyana’s Region 9 takes home a solar panel By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s government recently delivered new solar panels to residents of the country’s Region 9, part of a continued green energy programme in the hinterlands. The so-called Hinterland Electrification Programme, which is linked to Guyana’s Amaila Falls Hydropower project, […]