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 […]