Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset in St Thomas, Jamaica

By: - January 26th, 2014

This week’s Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Mark Baker, who sent in this snapshot of Twelve Miles in St Thomas, Jamaica. Do you have a great photo from the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com and it could be the next CPOTW.

— CJ

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Changing the Attitude in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor PROBABLY THE best known sporting brand, Nike, has a very simple tagline — “Just do it.” If you think about it, the tagline simply means that the only way to get results is to act. I have heard many people say that they have bought expensive exercise machines but have […]

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Jamaica Prime Minister Visiting Cuba

Above: Havana, Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will make an official visit to Cuba this weekend, officials said. Simpson Miller will be meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro to discuss “regional and international issues,” according to Information Minister Sandrea Falconer. The two sides will also discuss the upcoming […]

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Jamaica, Panama Planning Collaboration on Logistics Hub Project

Above: Industry Minister Anthony Hylton and Sonia Anton, Director of Marketing, Colon Free Trade Zone in Panama (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica and Panama are already planning to work together to develop the former’s planned logistics hub project, according to Jamaican Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. Jamaica’s project is, in part, planned to […]


Rebranding at Sunset Jamaica Grande

Above: the new Jamaica Grande Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Sunset Jamaica Grande resort has rebranded itself as the Jamaica Grande Resort. The property, which recently undertook a “refreshing” of all 730 rooms, has added flat-screen TVs, in-room Wi-Fi and granite bath vanities. The Ocho Rios resort will also be adding more seating […]

Jamaican Bobsleigh Team Qualifies For Sochi Winter Olympics

Above: Winston Watt in action By the Caribbean Journal staff Cool Runnings is back. The Jamaican bobsleigh team has officially qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, with a two-man team comprised of veteran Winston Watts and Marvin Dixon, officials said. While the team continues to struggle to find funding, it’s a significant event […]

Caribbean Plate: Jerk Paradise in Jamaica

Above: the new Jamaica Grande Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Sunset Jamaica Grande resort has rebranded itself as the Jamaica Grande Resort. The property, which recently undertook a “refreshing” of all 730 rooms, has added flat-screen TVs, in-room Wi-Fi and granite bath vanities. The Ocho Rios resort will also be adding more seating […]

Social Media and Social Good in Jamaica

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Atlanta 2011 Jamaicans in the Convention Centre, Atlanta 2011, wanted to get on with the dance. It was the annual Independence Ball hosted by the Atlanta Jamaica Association. Guided by the organizers, I had prepared a half-hour Keynote Address. Titled Jamaican Diaspora, Social Media & Strengthening the Ties That […]