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The Best Hilton Luxury Hotel in the Caribbean Is in Anguilla, With a Famous Beach, a Remarkable Spa, and 3 Pools

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You see it from breakfast, from the pool, from the path back to your room. By the second day, you stop thinking about the hotel as a collection of buildings and start thinking about where you want to spend the next few hours: under a sea grape tree, at the beach club or back on […]

Envoy From Vietnam Visits Grenada

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff A special envoy of Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visited Grenada this week. Ambassador Le Thanh Tung visited the country to discuss strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries, along with Vietnam’s candidacy for the Human Rights Council for the 2014-2016 term. The envoy held talks with […]

British Virgin Islands Markets Tourism Sector in Brazil

Above: BVI Premier Dr Orlando Smith making a presentation in Brazil By the Caribbean Journal staff British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith led a delegation to Brazil this weekend, looking to highlight the territory’s tourism sector to a burgeoning South American market. The delegation led by Smith visited cities including Rio de Janeiro and […]

Is Jamaica on the Right Track?

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor OVER the past few weeks, I have been approached by many persons who ask the questions: What is happening to the economy? Is Jamaica headed in the right direction? Is it time for me to migrate? These questions have been influenced by the continued devaluation of the Jamaican dollar, increasing […]


British Virgin Islands Markets Tourism Sector in Brazil

Above: a graphic of the quake By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.2-magnitude earthquake caused light shaking in the Dominican Republic early Friday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake occurred about 11 km north of Estebania, and about 13 km west of San jose de Ocoa. It was 67 km from […]

S&P Affirms Rating on Puerto Rico; Outlook Remains Negative

Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its “BBB-” rating on the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s general obligation and appropriation debt, the New York-based ratings firm announced on Wednesday. The rating reflected what the firm said were a number of factors, from Puerto Rico’s strong ties to […]

Anguilla Releases New Census Data

Above: Meads Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Anguilla’s population has surpassed 13,000 people, according to new census data released by the government. The country’s population is approximately 13,037 people, according to preliminary data. That represents a 12.8 percent increase in the total population over the island’s 2001 census figure of 11,561. Of those people, […]

Grenada, CARICOM Development Fund to Sign $5.8M Agreement

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada and the CARICOM Development Fund will be signing a $5.83 million agreement on Monday. The pact will be signed by Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell and CARICOM Development Fund CEO Lorne McDonnough. It will focus on four areas: a line of credit to the Grenada Development […]

Long Bay Beach Club Readies For Relaunch in Tortola

Above: the new Long Bay Beach Club By the Caribbean Journal staff The former Long Bay Beach Resort & Villas in Tortola is set to reopen on Saturday as the new Long Bay Beach Club, Elite Island Resorts announced Thursday. The British Virgin Islands property recently underwent a brief closure for renovations, along with a […]

Trinidad and Tobago to Receive $20 Million Loan From IDB

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago will be receiving a $20 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank. The loan seeks to improve the country’s handling of property registration, by cutting the number of days to register a property sale and to “enhance measures to identify property […]

Antigua and Barbuda, China Sign Deal on Community Centre Project

Above: Antigua PM Baldwin Spencer and Ren Gonping, China’s Ambassador to Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda and China have signed an agreement for the construction of a “multipurpose community centre” as part of the Gray’s Green Community Comprehensive Buildings Project. The agreement on the project, which has been in the works […]

Montserrat Set to Begin Long-Term Testing of Geothermal Wells

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat will soon begin long-term testing at one of its geothermal wells, according to Director of Public Works Ron Beardsley. The process, which he said will take about three weeks, follows the completion of Iceland Drilling Company’s work on the island. “Well MON-01 is currently flowing and long […]