The 10 Best Caribbean Summer Vacations For 2013

By: - May 31st, 2013
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Best Summer Nature Vacation – Dominica/Rosalie Bay Resort

Dominica is called the Caribbean’s Nature Island for a reason — it’s untouched and it’s gorgeous. A verdant paradise, Dominica is full of opportunities for eco-tourism, including its 114-mile Waitukubuli National Trail. And the eco-friendly Rosalie Bay Resort typifies Dominica’s sustainability, with its own wind turbine and fresh meals that use produce from the resort’s own organic garden.


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China President Xi Jinping Visits Trinidad

Above: China President Xi Jinping By the Caribbean Journal staff China President Xi Jinping arrives in Trinidad and Tobago Friday for a three-day state visit. Xi’s visit comes on the heels of that of United States Vice President Joe Biden, who stayed for less than 24 hours. It will be the first time a Chinese […]

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Park Hyatt St Kitts to Break Ground in June

Above: St Kitts’ Southeast Peninsula (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Park Hyatt St Kitts hotel project is set to break ground in June, the government of St Kitts and Nevis announced. Dubai-based developer Range Developments is slated to break ground on the project on June 3. An agreement was reached to bring […]

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Earthquake Causes Light Shaking in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.2-magnitude earthquake caused light shaking across the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which occurred off the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic in the Mona Passage, had its epicentre about 32 kilometres […]


St Kitts: Imperial Bay Beach and Golf Residences Begins Construction

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The $10 million Imperial Bay Beach and Golf Residences has begun construction on Half Moon Bay in St Kitts. The project first broke ground in March. “Basically we have mobilized and started construction on building one of the six buildings which will comprise the 84 […]

St Lucia and Cuba Hold Talks on Education, Sports

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony continued his visit to Cuba this week, holding talks on issues such as sports and education. Anthony led a St Lucian delegation on a visit to the Giraldo Cordova Cardin school for “high-performance athletes,” along with a trip to the Estadio […]

Making Red Stripe With Cassava

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The $10 million Imperial Bay Beach and Golf Residences has begun construction on Half Moon Bay in St Kitts. The project first broke ground in March. “Basically we have mobilized and started construction on building one of the six buildings which will comprise the 84 […]

Germany, CARICOM to Focus on Climate

Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Germany and CARICOM will be cooperating on the issue of climate change for the foreseeable future. Climate change, green energy and natural resources management and biodiversity will be the focus of Germany’s assistance to the Caribbean Community through 2018, according to Ullrich Kinne, deputy head of […]