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Month: January 2013

News

OAS Mission Arrives in Grenada

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff An OAS electoral technical mission has arrived in Grenada to conduct an independent assessment of the country’s voter registration system. The mission is in the country at the request of Grenada […]

News

Haiti Receives First Transat Tourists

Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin welcomes tourists in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff It was a small group of 25 that arrived in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, but it could be the start of something far […]

News

Turks and Caicos Government, Sandals Reach $12 Million Agreement

Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Special Investigation Prosecution Team and the Turks and Caicos Islands government have reached an agreement with Sandals Resorts International totaling $12 million. The agreement is due “in part to the cooperation of […]

News

Nevis Chooses New Premier

Above: Charlestown (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Nevis has elected a new Premier, with Vance Amory replacing former Premier Joseph Parry, according to the results from Tuesday’s vote. Amory, leader of the Concerned Citizens Movement, succeeds the Nevis Reformation Party’s […]


Haiti PM Reshuffles Cabinet

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has reshuffled the country’s Cabinet and replaced several ministers, he announced Tuesday night. It follows a similar reshuffle by Lamothe in early August, when Haiti’s […]


Haiti's Martelly Heads to Chile

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly has departed for Chile to attend the summit between CELAC and the European Union. Martelly will first stop in Miami for a “complete […]

Markets

Caribbean Hotels Urge Governments to Hold Regional Tourism Summit

Above: the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND – The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s Board of Directors is calling on the Caribbean Heads of Government to convene a regional summit on tourism issues “within the next six […]


Haiti's Best Western Premier Targets March 15 Opening

Above: a rendering of Haiti’s Best Western Premier By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — The Best Western Premier Haiti will open its doors March 15, according to Best Western Regional Director Tom Osborn. The hotel, in the Petion-Ville neighbourhood of […]


Dominican Republic Led Caribbean Hotel Growth in 2012: Report

Above: the Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND – The Dominican Republic added 224 new rooms in 2012, the largest total of any country in the Caribbean last year, according to data from STR. Puerto Rico was […]

News

Nevisians Head to the Polls

Above: Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevisians head to the polls Tuesday for the latest elections on the island. Nevis Premier Joseph Parry’s Nevis Reformation Party is facing off against the Concerned Citizens Movement, led by […]


Talking Trinidad Tourism With the TDC’s Cornell Buckradee

Above: Cornell Buckradee (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — Trinidad began to see growth out of the downturn in 2011, with 2012 showing similar improvement. But the Caribbean tourism market faces challenges to return to its pre-2008 levels. […]


Starwood Eyeing Caribbean Expansion

Above: the St Regis Bahia Beach in Puerto Rico By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — Last month, Starwood’s Richard Suarez said the company was pursuing an “aggressive expansion strategy” in Latin America. But that strategy appears to include the Caribbean […]


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