The Best Caribbean Hotels For Food

By: - October 3rd, 2013

Half Moon – Jamaica

Half Moon has six restaurants (and seven bars), and each has a distinct set of flavours. You can’t miss The Sugar Mill (yes, the second with that name on this list), a wonderful example of Caribbean fusion cuisine.

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Jamaica, Cuba Working to Renew Security Agreements

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff As transnational crime continues to plague the Caribbean region, Jamaica said this week that it is looking to renew its security agreements with Cuba. Jamaican National Security Minister Peter Bunting recently traveled to Cuba for a three-day working visit thatincluded talks with “top security officials,” the government said […]

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Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials in the United States Virgin Islands say they have begun assessing the impact of the federal government shutdown in the United States. On Tuesday, USVI Governor John de Jongh said commissioners and heads of agencies met to analyze the effects of the shutdown. […]


UN Urges Dominican Republic to Ensure Rights of Haitian Citizens

Above: Ravina Shamdasani (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations human rights office is urging the government of the Dominican Republic to “take all necessary measures to ensure that citizens of Haitian origin are not deprived of their right to nationality in light of a recent court ruling.” The statement comes after […]

Turks and Caicos Islands Apprehends 17 Migrants From Haiti

Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos officials have confirmed the landing of a vessel containing at least 17 illegal migrants from Haiti on Wednesday. The arrival of the migrants is the latest in a series of sloops arriving in Turks and Caicos from Haiti, something which has led to increased tensions […]

Taiwan Funding Energy Conservation Project in St Lucia

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Colin Powell Gives Back in Jamaica

Above: the General Colin Powell Challenge Course By the Caribbean Journal staff A new facility named for and supported by former US Secretary of State Colin Powell seeks to help young people and adults in Jamaica build “resilience and leadership” skills. The General Colin Powell Challenge Course, the first of its kind in Jamaica, opened […]