News

Panama President Meets With Uruguay Foreign Minister

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - March 22, 2013 - 2:22 pm

Above: Uruguay Foreign Minister Luis Almagro and Panama President Ricardo Martinelli

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Panama President Ricardo Martinelli hosted Uruguay Foreign Minister Luis Almagro for a visit Friday in Panama City.

The meeting covered ways to increase economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.

Martinelli said the two countries have “always maintained good relations,” and formally invited Uruguay President Jose Mujica to come to Panama for an official visit.

He was joined at the meeting by Panama Foreign Minister Fernando Núñez Fábrega.

The Caribbean’s Hottest New Restaurant Is at a Centuries-Old Fortress in St Kitts

It’s one of the most stunning locations in the Caribbean: Brimstone Hill, the towering fortress in the mountains of St Kitts, a centuries-old UNESCO World Heritage Site. And now it’s the home of the hottest new restaurant in the Caribbean. […]

Jamaica Just Got an Upgraded US Travel Advisory: “A Great Step Forward”

Last year’s US Travel Advisory led to a slowdown in tourist arrivals to Jamaica. But in what’s hoped to be a major shift, the US State Department just upgraded Jamaica’s rating. Jamaica’s travel advisory has improved from Level 3 to […]

One of the Best Beaches in The Bahamas Comes With a World-Famous Blue Hole

the beach at dean's blue hole in the bahamas

It doesn’t look real at first. You step out from the pines and palms onto a curve of soft, white sand, and there it is—this perfect, impossible circle in the sea. A portal. The blue gets darker the longer you […]

Los Establos, The Caribbean’s Best Adventure Resort, Just Got Better

Soaring like Superman above Panama’s Cloud Forest. A journey into the world of local tea production. Exploring the history, habitat and care of bees. It’s the ultimate adventure resort in the Caribbean: the Los Establos Panama, the all-inclusive resort where […]

The 5 Best All-Inclusive Adventure Resorts in the Caribbean

“Experience” has been one of the biggest buzz words in travel in recent years, and it’s no surprise why. Travelers want as many memorable experiences as they can pack into their vacations. What’s the other biggest buzz word? All-inclusive, a […]

The Cool List: the Coolest Hotels in the Caribbean for 2024

They’re different. They’re fun, they’re colorful, they’re unique. They’re themselves. The Caribbean has no shortage of cool hotels and in this, Caribbean Journal’s 12th annual Cool List, we highlight the places that hit you in a different way, that do […]