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Month: June 2013

News

Haiti, Transat Partner on Travel Packages For American Tourists

Above: Haiti (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and Canadian travel firm Transat are readying the launch of travel packages for American tourists. The new Haiti vacation packages, offered by Transat Holidays USA, will include a pair […]

CJ Interviews

Interview with Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Minister Stephen Cadiz

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell NEW YORK — Long the commodities hub of the Caribbean, Trinidad is now making a play to enter the region’s bread-and-butter market, tourism, in a big way. It’s a relatively new […]

CJ Politics

Curacao Swears In New Prime Minister

Above: New Prime Minister Ivar Asjes By the Caribbean Journal staff Ivar Asjes will lead a new government in Curacao, following his swearing-in last week. Asjes succeeds Daniel Hodge as Prime Minister, who had been serving on a provisional basis […]

News

Antigua: No Intention to Reengage With International Monetary Fund

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the successful completion of its Stand-By Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund, Antigua has no plans to reengage with the IMF, according to Finance Minister Harold Lovell. Antigua will maintain […]


Dutch Foreign Minister Meets With St Maarten Prime Minister

Above: St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans continued his Caribbean tour with a visit to St Maarten last week and a meeting with Prime Minister Sarah Wescot Williams. Timmermans, who has visited Aruba, Curacao […]


Another Wyndham to Open in Panama

Above: the Tryp by Wyndham Panama Albrook Mall By the Caribbean Journal staff The TRYP by Wyndham Panama Albrook Mall hotel will open its doors in August, according to Bristol Hospitality Group, which will manage the property. The four-star hotel’s […]

News

Grenada and Venezuela to Launch "Friendship Association"

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada and Venezuela are formally launching the Grenada Venezuela Friendship Association. Former Grenada Foreign Minister and Tourism Minister Peter David and new Venezuelan Ambassador to Grenada Jorge Guerrero will be on […]


Haiti: United Nations "Concerned" Over Forced Evictions

Above: a tent camp in Haiti (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations is expressing concern over what it says are “ongoing illegal forced evictions” of tent camp residents in Haiti. According to the office of […]


Haiti Diaspora Minister Resigns

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bernice Fidelia, Haiti’s Minister of Haitians Living Abroad, has resigned from the country’s Cabinet, according to a statement from the office of Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. Fidelia will be replaced […]

China and the Caribbean — a Marriage Made in Heaven?

By Zhivargo Laing CJ Contributor ON A recent radio show in the Bahamas, the topic of China’s $8 million loan to the country was being discussed. A curious caller asked, “what do the Chinese want for these loans anyway?” Her […]


Bahamas Allocates $60 Million For Home Construction Projects

Above: downtown Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of the Bahamas has allocated $60 million for a range of home construction projects in the country. The projects aim to “contribute significantly to increasing the market value […]


Talking Tourism in Samana With Fabeth Martinez Fernandez

Above: Samana By Alexander Britell Last month, we spoke to Ana Garcia Sotoca Pascual about the growth of tourism in La Romana in the Dominican Republic. We continue our look at the Dominican Republic’s varied destinations with a conversation about […]


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