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The New Park Hyatt Los Cabos Is Now Accepting Reservations

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Park Hyatt has officially opened reservations for its highly anticipated new resort in Los Cabos, Mexico. The Park Hyatt Los Cabos at Cabo del Sol, set within the exclusive Cabo del Sol community along the Golden Corridor, is positioning itself as one of the region’s premier luxury coastal sanctuaries. The new resort features 163 accommodations, […]

Caribbean Journal's Entrepreneur of the Year 2012: Jamaica's Tyrone Wilson

Above: Sagicor Life CEO Richard Byles and Tyrone Wilson (right) CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENTS often mention the need for the region to go digital. ICT — information and communications technology, for countries that have few natural resources, is a way to diversify their economies, they frequently say. And in an increasingly flat world, it’s digital innovation that […]

St Lucia's Anthony Urges Halt to Shipment of Radioactive Waste Through Caribbean

Above: the Caribbean Sea (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister and current CARICOM Chairman Dr Kenny Anthony is intensifying calls for a halt to the shipment of hazardous waste through the Caribbean sea. Anthony was speaking Friday ahead of the transshipment of Vitrified High Level Waste from the United Kingdom […]

The Most Popular Stories of 2012

It was another active year in the Caribbean, from the arrests of one former Premier and another sitting Premier; a wave of new hotel activity; a series of downgrades of government debt and several high-profile elections. But what were Caribbean Journal readers’ favourite stories this year? Check out the list below. 1. Haiti Tourism Minister […]

St Lucia's Anthony Urges Halt to Shipment of Radioactive Waste Through Caribbean

Above: Julio Iglesias at the charity benefit in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly, who in his previous career was the singer “Sweet Micky,” returned to the stage Friday for a charity concert with Spanish singer Julio Iglesias in the Dominican Republic. The concert sought to raise funds for […]

Jimmy Cliff: Caribbean Journal's Artist of the Year for 2012

Above: Jimmy Cliff Caribbean Journal is proud to name Jimmy Cliff as our 2012 Artist of the Year. The award is a testament to Cliff’s enduring talent and his work on the recently-released Rebirth — in our opinion, the best reggae album of 2012. But while it had been seven years since his previous album, […]

Op-Ed: The Caribbean Cliff We Must Avoid

By Hon. Donna Christensen US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress   AS WASHINGTON frantically scrambles to prevent the United States from falling over the proverbial Fiscal Cliff, I am concerned to hear rumblings of a potential World Trade Organization (WTO) action by some of my Caribbean brethren that could rock our collective Caribbean economies. Make […]

Bahamas Officially Appoints New Ambassador to United Nations

 Above: Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Ambassador Dr Eugene Newry (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has officially appointed Dr Eugene Newry as the country’s new Ambassador to the United Nations. Newry received his letters of appointment from Bahamian Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes in a ceremony at Government House […]

Op-Ed: Kent Gammon on Reversing Jamaica's Economic Decline

 By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor   THE JAMAICAN ECONOMY continues to lag behind the rest of the world with a dismal 1.3 percent growth forecast for 2013. The Jamaican dollar is being sold officially for 92 dollars to one US dollar but there is a black market where the US dollar is fetching as many […]

Jamaica Says 21,000 People Employed Under Emergency Jobs Plan

 Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government says almost 21,000 people have gained employment under the country’s JEEP programme. The Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme, was launched in March by the People’s National Party government, which marked a year since its election Friday. The data, which Works Minister Dr Omar Davies said […]

US State Department Issues New Travel Warning on Haiti

Above: Carnival in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff The US State Department has issued a travel warning to US citizens on traveling to or living on Haiti, citing the current security situation. The warning replaces the previous travel warning issued in June. “The Department of State urges US citizens to exercise caution when visiting […]

Bahamas Task Force Rejects Use of Embryonic Stem Cells

 Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A national task force on stem cell therapy in the Bahamas has recommended that embryonic stem cells not be used to create human stem cells in the country. Embryonic cells are those that derive from a five-day embryo or earlier. They have the ability to become […]