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Month: January 2013

Markets

In Jamaica, Tourism Hopes for a Rastafarian Village

Above: Jamaica Tourism Minister Wykeham McNeill (right) on a tour of the village (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Rastafarian Indigenous Village in Jamaica’s Portobello could bring “tremendous benefits to Jamaica,” according to Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill. […]

Markets

European Union Ambassador to Visit Montserrat for Budget Talks

Above: Little Bay in Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff European Union Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Mikael Barfod will visit Montserrat on Tuesday to be part of budget discussions with the UK’s Department for International Development. In […]

News

Haiti's Lamothe Congratulates Czech Republic's Zeman on Victory

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is extending “warm congratulations” to newly-elected Czech Republic President Milos Zeman. Zeman, who served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from […]

News

Bahamas' One & Only Ocean Club Names New General Manager

Above: the One & Only Ocean Club By the Caribbean Journal staff The One & Only Ocean Club resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas has named John Conway as general manager. Conway was formerly senior vice president and general […]


Haiti's President, in Santiago, Vows Commitment to Regional Integration

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly continued his visit to Chile this week vowing Haiti’s commitment to regional integration. The Haitian leader is in Santiago this week for the […]


Trinidad and Tobago Leads Caribbean in Exports of Goods to EU

Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff The European Union imports more goods from Trinidad and Tobago than any other country in the Caribbean, according to data released by the EU. The numbers were released to coincide with […]

Markets

CARICOM Heads to Santiago

Above: Santiago, Chile By the Caribbean Journal staff A CARICOM delegation including Heads of Government, foreign ministers and CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque will be on hand in Santiago this weekend for the second CELAC Summit. The meetings, which will […]


CHTA Names New Director of Operations

Above: the Atlantis resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association has named Vanessa Ledesma its director of operations, the organization announced Friday. Ledesma will have responsibilities for the day-to-day oversight of the association. She will […]


Choice Hotels to Open Guyana Property

Above: Georgetown, Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Choice Hotels International will soon debut a new property in Guyana, the company announced. The 25-room Georgetown property, part of Choice Hotels’ Ascend Hotel Collection, is slated to open in the early […]

News

Haiti's Martelly, OAS' Jose Miguel Insulza Meet in Santiago

Above: Haiti’s Martelly and the OAS’ Insulza in Santiago (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly met with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza this week ahead of the CELAC-EU summit in Santiago, […]


Westin Puntacana Resort Breaks Ground

Above: a rendering of the Westin Punta Cana Resort & Club By the Caribbean Journal staff The Westin Puntacana Resort & Club has broken ground in the Dominican Republic. The project is the result of a strategic alliance between Grupo […]


New Nevis Premier Vance Amory Vows Government of "Inclusion"

Above: Premier Vance Amory (NIA Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff New Nevis Premier Vance Amory, whose Concerned Citizens Movement ousted the ruling Nevis Reformation Party in Tuesday’s elections, vowed to form a government of “inclusion” in his first public […]


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