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Dominican Republic Keeps Rewriting Tourism Records, Topping 8 Million Visitor Mark By August

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The Dominican Republic continues to rewrite its own records, welcoming 8,005,257 visitors in the first eight months of 2025, according to new data released by Tourism Minister David Collado. The figure represents a 49 percent increase compared to the same period in 2019, a 13 percent jump over 2023 and a 2.8 percent rise against […]

An Island Oasis in Guadeloupe

Above: Ilet du Gosier (All Photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell GOSIER, GUADELOUPE — This quiet fishing village about 15 minutes east of the bustle of Pointe-a-Pitre typifies Guadeloupe: developed but traditional; quintessentially French but with a decidedly Creole flavour. Above: the Friday afternoon market in Gosier And one of Guadeloupe’s best-kept secrets is a […]

Grenada to Hold Elections Feb. 19

Above: downtown St George’s Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada will be holding its general election on Feb. 19, it was announced on Sunday. The date was revealed at a rally of the ruling National Democratic Congress by Prime Minister Tillman Thomas. “The time is right to seek a new mandate from […]

In Mexico City, Memories of the Earthquake in Haiti

Above: a ceremony in Mexico City (Photo: Embassy of Haiti in Mexico) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Haitian community in Mexico took time Saturday to remember the victims of the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010. Haiti’s Embassy in Mexico City helped put together a ceremony in the neighbourhood of Polanco led by the […]

Grenada to Hold Elections Feb. 19

Above: UK International Development Secretary Justine Greening (Photo: HA-UK) By the Caribbean Journal Staff The United Kingdom has pledged a new commitment of $16.1 million in aid to Haiti to help withstand future natural disasters, International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced Saturday. The funding will also look to improve donor coordination in getting support to […]

Durandis: Haiti’s Uphill Battle

 By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor THE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR usually brings with it new hope. A country like Haiti, that has been trying very hard to change its image in the international media, simply cannot seem to get a break, even at the dawn of a new year. The current government seems to […]

UN's Fernandez: "Encouraging Signs of Progress" in Haiti

Above: UN Special Representative Mariano Fernandez (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Despite structural challenges, Haiti has shown “encouraging signs of progress and positive results in various fields,” according to Mariano Fernandez, the Special Representative in Haiti of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. Fernandez issued a statement Saturday to mark the three-year anniversary […]

Antigua and Barbuda Sets Up Tourism Safety Task Force

 Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has established a Tourism Task Force focusing on visitor safety, the government announced this week. The force is a product of cooperation between the Ministry of National Security and the Ministry of Tourism. “Antigua & Barbuda is a tourist reliant economy and therefore, […]

Dominica's Energy Minister to Visit Guadeloupe Geothermal Plant

Above: Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica Energy Minister Rayburn Blackmoore will be visiting the Bouillant Geothermal Plant in Guadeloupe Thursday. Blackmoore’s team will include residents of Dominica’s Roseau valley, local media and other parties; Dominica is currently drilling for geothermal energy in the southern portion of the country. The trip […]

White: Haiti on "Road Towards Greater Prosperity and Stability"

Above: US Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States is recommitting itself to “helping Haiti realize a future its people deserve,” Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White said in a statement to mark the third anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. “On this day the United States joins with Haiti […]

Haiti Remembers a Tragedy

Above: Haiti’s police band at the ceremony (All photos: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti paused Saturday to remember the greatest tragedy in the country’s history — a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that took the lives of nearly 320,000 Haitians on Jan. 12, 2010. On Saturday, three years later, memorials were led by a ceremony […]

AirTran Adding Nonstop Flights from Chicago to Montego Bay, Punta Cana

 Above: Tortuga Bay in Punta Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff Southwest Airlines’ AirTran Airways will be adding new nonstop service from Chicago to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. The nonstop flights will service Montego Bay in Jamaica and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. The flights will begin in the spring, subject to governmental […]