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Month: July 2013

News

Caribbean Room With a View: Suriname's Royal Torarica Hotel

SURINAME is a bit off the radar for travelers to the Caribbean, but that may not be the case for long. The country is one of just three CARICOM countries that are not islands, along with Belize and Guyana. And […]

Travel

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Haiti's Citadelle des Platons

This week’s Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from reader Styven Innocent, who sends us his shot from the Citadelle des Platons in the mountains of Torbeck in southern Haiti. Do you have a photo for Caribbean Photo of the […]

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Costa Rica Tops Belize, 1-0, in Gold Cup

Above: Belize’s footballers By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize followed up a blowout loss to the United States with a heartbreaking defeat against Costa Rica in Utah on Saturday. In a hard-fought game, Costa Rica’s only goal came on an […]

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Cuba Falls to US in Gold Cup, 4-1

Above: Chris Wondolowski By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba fell to the United States, 4-1, in a Gold Cup match on Saturday in Utah. Cuba’s footballers struck first in the game, with Jose Nieto Martinez putting one home in the […]


Caribbean Lionfish Are "Here to Stay"

Above: a lionfish (Photo: Abel Valdivia) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean’s lionfish problem will not get better without vigilant management of the species, according to a new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel […]


Rum Journal: Dos Maderas Luxus

LAST YEAR, we tried Dos Maderas PX 5+5 for the first time. The rum, made by sherry maker Williams & Humbert, is unique in that it is aged for five years in the Caribbean in bourbon casks and then taken […]

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Dominican Republic Unveils Expansion of Puerto Plata Airport

Above: the ribbon cutting this week (Photo: OPDR) By the Caribbean Journal staff At DATE, the Dominican Republic’s major tourism conference in April, Vice Minister Radhames Martinez Aponte said the country was looking to “relaunch” tourism in Puerto Plata. That […]


In St Vincent, Fighting Crime With Pan

Above: a steel pan By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean crime remains a major challenge for the region. But St Vincent and the Grenadines is taking a unique approach to fight the problem. The government says it is expanding its […]


Guyana, Suriname Join MERCOSUR as Associate Members

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff More and more Caribbean countries are looking to deepen their ties with regional neighbours in both Central and South America. In the latest such step, Guyana and Suriname have joined […]

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Caribbean Archives: A Calypso Tribute to the New York Mets

Above: Shea Stadium, the former home of the Mets By the Caribbean Journal staff The reach of calypso has gone global over the decades, but at the peak of its popularity in the United States in the 1960s, it even […]


Haiti Defeats Trinidad and Tobago, 2-0, in Miami Gold Cup Match

Above: Haiti and Trinidad face off in Miami (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI – On a damp field at Sun Life stadium, Haiti’s Jean-Eudes Maurice was simply unstoppable. The Le Mans forward scored two goals to lead Haiti’s Grenadiers […]


In Kingston, a Literary Voyage in the Caribbean's Cultural Capital

Above: Cherry Natural (All photos by CJ – SGG)   By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor IT DIDN’T take place “pon di river,” but the third installation of the Kingston, Jamaica literary festival seemed no less successful for it. Held […]


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