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15 Caribbean Beaches Where You Can Go Snorkeling Straight From the Sand

The Baths in Virgin Gorda.

You don’t always need a boat to find the Caribbean you dream about. Some of the region’s clearest water and most colorful reefs sit just beyond the shoreline, close enough that all you have to do is step off the sand, lower your mask and let the sea take over. These are the beaches where […]

From Barbados to the Super Bowl

Above: Ramon Harewood By the Caribbean Journal staff After a Caribbean-filled Super Bowl XLXVI last year, this year’s contest between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens returns the region to the global sporting stage. Ramon Harewood, an offensive lineman for the Ravens, will be the first player from Barbados to ever play in […]

Grenada Launches 2013 Sailing Circuit

Above: sailing in Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s Sailing Week Camper & Nicholsons Race Series began Thursday to kick off the major sailing season in the country. The first series, which lasts through Feb. 5, consists of four days of competitive racing as part of the Southern Caribbean Regatta Circuit. Also next week, […]

Hyatt "Continuing to Pursue" Claims Over Curacao Resort

Above: the property in Curacao By Alexander Britell Hyatt is continuing its legal actions over the property it managed in Curacao, the company told Caribbean Journal in a statement. Hyatt had managed the Hyatt Regency Curacao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina until December, when Santa Barbara Hospitality, the owner of the property, removed the company […]


Grenada Launches 2013 Sailing Circuit

Above: Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti First Lady Sophia Martelly led a meeting this week to discuss the United States Agency for International Development’s food voucher progarmme in the country. The programme, which was first launched in Grand’Anse in January 2012, has recently been revised and scaled, according to […]

Jamaica Tops Western Hemisphere for Press Freedom: Report

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has the highest ranking for press freedom in the Western Hemisphere, according to the 2013 World Press Freedom Index from Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The country was ranked 13th overall in the world, ousting Canada as the region’s leader for press freedom. RSF said that […]

Haiti Begins Recruiting Students for Hotel School in Les Cayes

Above: the hotel school in Les Cayes (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has begun the admission process for the new Hotel and Tourism Training Institute in Les Cayes, according to the departmental directorate of tourism in Haiti’s South department. The new school is slated to open in March. It plans to […]

OAS Looking Forward to "Timely" Legislative, Local Elections in Haiti

Above: OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo/Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States says it is looking forward “to the holding of timely legislative and local elections in Haiti,” according to a statement issued Wednesday. The OAS issued the statement to express its “sincere appreciation” for the efforts of […]

St Kitts and Nevis Foreign Minister Sam Condor Resigns

Above: Sam Condor at the UK Caribbean Forum in Grenada last year (CJ Photo)   By Alexander Britell St Kitts and Nevis Foreign Minister Sam Condor has tendered his resignation. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the move to Caribbean Journal. Condor’s decision to leave the Cabinet of Prime Minister Dr Denzil […]

Jamaica Appoints New Contractor General

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has appointed Dirk Harrison as the country’s new Contractor General, King’s House announced in a statement. Harrison’s appointment will be effective March 1. He currently serves as Deputy Director of Public Prosecution; he will fill the vacancy created when the […]

Curacao's Santa Barbara Resort, Formerly Hyatt, Officially Launches

Above: the former Hyatt resort in Curacao By the Caribbean Journal staff The former Hyatt Regency Curacao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina has officially launched as the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, the property announced in a release Wednesday. The property has joined Benchmark Hospitality, a partner of Preferred Hotels and resorts. The 350-room […]

Patterson: "Decisive Steps Urgently Required to Rescue CARICOM"

Above: former Jamaica PM PJ Patterson (UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras) By the Caribbean Journal staff As the voices who question CARICOM’s relevance become “increasingly strident and vociferous,” action needs to be taken to prevent a “coma” for the regional integration system, former Jamaica Prime Minister PJ Patterson said this week. The former Jamaican leader was speaking […]