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Month: December 2012

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The Caribbean's Best Beach Bar 2012 - Martinique's Le Petibonum

Above: Le Petibonum in Martinique (All photos by CJ) THERE ARE more amazing beach bars in the Caribbean than CJ can count. But with our inaugural Best Caribbean Beach Bar award for 2012, we wanted to highlight something different — […]

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An Atlantis in St Kitts and Nevis?

Above: Atlantis in the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas said he has invited Alan Leibman, the CEO of Kerzner International Management, to pursue a high-end boutique resort in St Kitts […]

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Caribbean Tourism Organization's Aviation Committee Holds First Meeting

Above: a LIAT plane in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Tourism Organization will be leading a mission in 2013 to meet with top ministerial officials and technical personnel in the region to find ways to improve intra-regional […]

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Bahamas, US Talk Transnational Crime

Above: Dr Bernard Nottage, Minister of National Security; Liliana Ayalde, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere Affairs, US Department of State; Prime Minister Perry Christie; John Dinkelman, Charge’ d’ Affaires, United States Embassy, Nassau (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean […]


Chef Jose Andres to Highlight the Gastronomy of Haiti in New Project

Above: Jose Andres talks gastronomy in Haiti with Michel Gehy in Marigot (Photo: MT Haiti)   By Alexander Britell World-renowned chef Jose Andres has arrived in Haiti to begin filming a project that will highlight the country’s gastronomy. The project […]


Haiti's Martelly Receives New Ambassador from Chile

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Chilean Ambassador Raul Fernandez Daza (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly has received the credentials of incoming Chilean Ambassador Raul Fernandez Daza. Daza, the former Consul General of […]

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Trade Increasing Between Haiti, Vietnam

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe in Hanoi with PM Nguyen Tan Dung (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and Vietnam are continuing to increase bilateral trade, following record levels in 2011, according to the government of […]


Marriott Names First-Ever Regional President for Caribbean, Latin America

Above: the Scrub Island resort in BVI, part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection By the Caribbean Journal staff Marriott has named company veteran Craig Smith as its first-ever president for the Caribbean and Latin America, citing the “increasing importance” of the […]


Louvre Hotels Group Planning Seven New Properties in Martinique, Guadeloupe

Above: Fort de France, Martinique By the Caribbean Journal staff Louvre Hotels Group is planning an expansion into France’s overseas departments, following the announcement of a partnership with Groupe ACI Outremer. The properties will be under Louvre’s Premiere Classe and […]

Durandis: Rethinking Education in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor FOR MANY HAITIAN STUDENTS, the day starts before sunrise and ends well past sunset. In Haiti, the road to education is not only hard — at times inaccessible — but, plainly put, the end often […]


St Lucia Sees Caribbean's Biggest Increase in Net Foreign Direct Investment

By the Caribbean Journal staff Net foreign direct investment in St Lucia has risen by 81.6 this year percent compared to 2011, the largest increase in the Caribbean this year, according to estimates from the United Nations Economic Commission for […]


US Virgin Islands, HOVENSA Extend Interim Agreement as Talks Continue

Above: the HOVENSA refinery By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of the United States Virgin Islands and HOVENSA have agreed to extend an interim agreement to make fuel available as the two sides negotiate on the future of what […]


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