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Month: September 2013

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A New Caribbean Integration Paradigm?

Above: Foreign Minister Winston Dookeran By the Caribbean Journal tsaff The Caribbean’s integration movement needs to adapt to the effects of the global financial crisis. That’s the thesis put forward by Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Minister Winston Dookeran, who says […]

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A New Outlet For Caribbean Film

Above: “The Insatiable Season” By the Caribbean Journal staff There isn’t a Caribbean equivalent of Cannes — yet. But that doesn’t mean the region is bereft of film festivals — and the latest one can be accessed anywhere in the […]

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Bahamas to Host Caribbean Economic Policy Forum

Above: the Atlantis Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The second annual Caribbean Economic Policy Forum will be hosted at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas next week. The conference, which takes place Sept. 19-20, is being […]

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Sandals in Talks to Build Brand-New Beaches Resort in Barbados

Above: the Almond Beach Village site By Alexander Britell A Beaches resort could soon be coming to Barbados. Sandals Resorts International announced Friday that it was in “exciting discussions” with the government of Barbados to build a brand-new Beaches resort […]


Op-Ed: The Caribbean Passport Problem

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Too many passports. It’s a problem almost unique to the Caribbean. The best and brightest of the region head abroad to study — maybe to Canada, maybe to the United Kingdom, maybe the United States. […]


Six Surfing Destinations in the Caribbean

It’s not the first place you think of when you think of surfing, but there are several parts of the Caribbean to bring your board — mostly on the Atlantic sides of the islands. Here are six great destinations to […]

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Jamaica Readies Climate Change Plan

Above: Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica will soon be putting forth a draft Green Paper on a national Climate Change policy to Parliament, according to Environment Minister Robert Pickersgill. The policy and action plan will call for the […]


Grenada Creating Tourism Authority

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is upgrading its Board of Tourism to a full-fledged Tourism Authority. Tourism Minister Alexandra Otway-Noel said the transition would lead to “Increased marketing opportunities, greater potential for earning and better partnership with […]


Mexico Foreign Minister Meets With Cuba's Raul Castro

Above: the meeting in Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Mexico Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade Kuribreña has concluded a visit to Cuba that included a meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro. In a statement, Cuba’s government characterized the meeting […]

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Rum Journal: Matusalem Gran Reserva 18 From the Dominican Republic

Ron Matusalem was born in Cuba and, like several rum companies, migrated to the Dominican Republic last century. It’s of course named for the biblical Methuselah, who lived longer than any other man — and that’s reflected in the company’s rums, […]


Barbados, Russia Hold Talks

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados and Russia are planning increased cooperation in a number of areas, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Russia’s Ambassador to Nikolay Smirnov, recently paid a courtesy call on Barbados […]


Haiti, OAS to Hold "Major" Investment Conference in Washington

Above: OAS Headquarters in Washington (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The OAS and Haiti are also working to facilitate a “major conference” in Washington next year. The aim of the conference is for Haiti to present its Investment […]


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