Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis Premier Vance Amory has appointed Mark Brantley as the island’s new Tourism Minister. Brantley’s portfolios will also include health, social development, youth and sports, culture and gender affairs. “We are […]

Above: the Grotto Pool at the Atlantis resort By the Caribbean Journal staff This year’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace showed increased activity and interest, according to the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association. This year’s event, held at the Atlantis resort in […]

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund lowered its growth estimate for St Kitts and Nevis in 2012 from -0.7 percent to -0.9 percent, but an economic recovery is reportedly on the way […]

Above: flooding after Sandy (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, is partnering with donors on a programme to help provide disaster insurance for micro-entrepreneurs in Haiti. The […]