Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Beach in Trinidad

By: - October 20th, 2013

This week’s Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader Niambi Davis, who took this snapshot at Las Cuevas Beach on the northern coast of Trinidad. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com and it could be the next Caribbean Photo of the Week.

— CJ

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Rum Journal: Trinidad's Angostura Jammy Rum Sour

Above: Angostura’s rums We rather like Angostura Rum here at Rum Journal — usually with ice alone. But the famous House of Angostura’s rums are actually quite at home in a number of unique cocktails, from simple daiquiris to complex concoctions. A particularly delectable one is the Angostura Jammy Rum Sour, a fruity, rich drink […]

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Trinidad Shaken By 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Near Venezuela

Above: a map of the quake (Graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the coast of Venezuela on Friday evening and was felt in Trinidad and Tobago, according to the United States Geological Survey. There were reports of moderate shaking across the region, including Trinidad, Guyana, Grenada Venezuela. The University […]

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Trinidad "On a Path of Recovery"

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s local economy has grown in each of the last four quarters, and appears to be “on a path of recovery,” according to the country’s Central Bank. The Central Bank said the country had seen “slow but steady year-on-year growth” from July 2012 to […]


Caribbean Plate: Trinidad's Chaud Creole

Trinidad is the undisputed street food capital of the Caribbean. Doubles. Corn soup. Roti. Bake ‘N Shark. At every corner, there is a new taste, a new flavour, a new experience. For Chef Khalid Mohammed, the challenge is taking Trinidad’s classic comfort food and turning it into haute cuisine. And that’s the thinking behind Chaud […]

Trinidad's Sharma Vows "Continuity" of Government Tourism Policy

Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff When Chandresh Sharma was tapped to take over Trinidad and Tobago’s Tourism Ministry from former Minister Stephen Cadiz earlier this month, there were questions over whether he would continue the policies developed by Cadiz. In his first media conference since taking over, Sharma said there would […]

Trinidad and Tobago, European Union Hold Talks on Climate Change

Trinidad is the undisputed street food capital of the Caribbean. Doubles. Corn soup. Roti. Bake ‘N Shark. At every corner, there is a new taste, a new flavour, a new experience. For Chef Khalid Mohammed, the challenge is taking Trinidad’s classic comfort food and turning it into haute cuisine. And that’s the thinking behind Chaud […]

Trinidad and Tobago Is the Caribbean's Happiest Country: Report

Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad is the happiest country in the Caribbean, according to the 2013 World Happiness Report from the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The report, which was published this year for the second time, comes after last year’s Gallup World Survey, which found Trinidad to be […]