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United Airlines Is Going Daily to Barbados From Newark and Washington, D.C. for the Holiday Season

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A table at The Cliff. A week at Sandy Lane. A villa in Paynes Bay with the whole family coming in for Christmas. Barbados has long had its own version of the Caribbean festive season, one defined by packed hotels, hard-to-get restaurant reservations and repeat visitors who return every December. This year, United Airlines is putting considerably more seats […]

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 […]

Martinique Eyes Future as Logistics Hub

Above: the Port of Martinique By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique is looking to develop into a major Caribbean logistics hub with the expansion of the Panama Canal. Martinique is currently renovating the Port of Martinique with an investment of about $95 million, aimed at accomodating the larger vessels that will be coming through the […]

Six Great Art Galleries in Nassau

The Bahamas is doing some fascinating things in the art world. It seems that there’s always a new gallery opening up — you can even find art exhibited in government buildings (through initiatives like the Public Treasury Art Programme). Indeed, the capital of the Bahamas is one of the Caribbean’s Best Cities For Art and […]


Martinique Eyes Future as Logistics Hub

Above: construction work in Ile a Vache By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Haiti and Venezuela are planning to partner on a hotel and villa project on the island of Ile a Vache. The news was revealed by Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe during a presentation on “Destination Ile a Vache” at the […]

Jamaica's Tree Planting Drive

Above: Environment Minister Robert Pickersgill at the Tree Planting Day By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is planning to distribute 75,000 seedlings this year to replenish the country’s forests, according to Environment Minister Robert Pickersgill. The distribution comes after 31,000 seedlings were distributed last year. “I cannot emphasize enough just how important our trees and […]

Barbados Foreign Minister Visits Guyana

Above: Barbados Foreign Minister Maxine McClean (UN Photo/Amanda Volsand) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Foreign Minister Maxine McClean began an official visit to Guyana this weekend. She was in the country for the second Guyana-Barbados joint commission meeting at the Guyana International Conference Centre, where the two sides discussed developments in agriculture, aviation, education, […]

Island Hop: San Juan to Tortola to Scrub Island, BVI

YOU’RE IN the bustling Caribbean metropolis of San Juan, but suddenly it strikes you: while you’re here, why not do a bit of island hopping? Being the major air hub for this part of the Caribbean, San Juan is an island hopper’s dream — quick connections to almost all of the surrounding islands (usually via […]

Caribbean Home: A Slice of Bali in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos

It’s straight out of Bali. This three-bedroom, three-bathroom, 4,200-square-foot oceanfront villa is a mix of Caribbean and Balinese themes, set on an elevated ridge overlooking the Turks and Caicos banks. It’s called the Villa Balinese, and it’s a slice of Southeast Asian luxury in the Caribbean. The property, which is set on a 1.03-acre plot, […]

Dennis Chung: Behaviour and Economic Growth in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor LAST SATURDAY I was with my cycling group for the ride out to Palisadoes and back. After getting to the airport roundabout we usually turn and go back to Harbour View before heading back to the airport. While going around the roundabout, a man who was on a bicycle, heading […]

Rum Journal: A Punch Smash From Panama's Ron Abuelo

SOME of the world’s best rums claim their origins in Spain — most notably Bacardi and Don Q. But another top rum was the result of a trip from Spain to the New World: Panama’s Ron Abuelo. The rum comes from the Varela Hermanos distillery, which was founded by Jose Varela Blanco, a Spanish immigrant, […]

Dominica Swears In Charles Angelo Savarin As New President

Above: Roseau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Charles Angelo Savarin has officially been sworn in as the new president of Dominica. Savarin was installed as the country’s eighth president at Dominica’s House of Parliament this week in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, members of Cabinet, former presidents, and other guests. […]