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Month: January 2014

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At the Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France, the Lens of Baryshnikov

Above: a photo from “Dance This Way” By the Caribbean Journal staff A new exhibition at the Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France in St Barth is featuring the photography of world-renowned dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. The exhibition, called “Dance This Way,” […]

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Guadeloupe Islands Sees Big Jump in Visitors From United States

Above: the island of Terre de Haut in the Guadeloupe Islands (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Guadeloupe Islands saw a significant jump in arrivals from the United States last year, with a 23 percent year-over-year increase, according to data […]

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Grenada: New Income Tax Regime Begins

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s new income tax regime has officially taken effect, the government announced Wednesday. The new tax laws have lowered the country’s income tax threshold. According to the new regime, the first $8,889 USD […]

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Seaborne Airlines Makes First Flights to St Kitts, Nevis

Above: St Kitts’ Robert L Bradshaw International Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico-based Seaborne Airlines made its first-ever flight to St Kitts on Wednesday. The flight, which departed from San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, continued after […]


Spence: A New Way of Eating For 2014

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Happy New Year to all.  The beginning of a new year always summons up ideas about health and wealth, reflection on the past and setting ambitious resolutions for the year ahead. Like many people, I […]


Guyana Reports 12 Percent Increase in Tourist Arrivals

Above: Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana saw an increase in tourist arrivals of 11.7 percent in 2013, according to data released this week by the government. The country received 176,642 visitors in 2012, according to data from the […]

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New Chairman For Nevis Culturama

Above: Culturama in Nevis By the Caribbean Journal staff This year will be the 40th anniversary of Nevis’ Culturama festival, and Deborah Tyrell has been tapped as the festival’s new chairman. Tyrell made her official debut on Tuesday as the […]


Cayman Islands: $360 Million Mixed-Use Project Planning to Break Ground

Above: a rendering of the Ironwood community By the Caribbean Journal staff A new $360 million mixed-use development is set to break ground in the Cayman Islands in the spring of this year, according to developers. The property, which will […]


British Virgin Islands Ports Authority to Sign Berthing Deals With Disney, NCL

Above: a Disney ship By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority says it will formally enter into preferential berthing agreements with Norwegian Cruise Line and Disney Cruise Line as part of its Cruise Pier Expansion Project, […]

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Can Haiti Close Its Tent Camps By 2015?

Above: a tent camp in Haiti following the earthquake(UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Can Haiti close its tent camps by next year? The International Organization for Migration says it’s possible. The number of people in Haiti displaced by […]


Dominica Eyes More Cruise Berths Beyond Roseau Area

Above: Portsmouth (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is looking to market the entire island to cruise ships, rather than focusing only on the Roseau area, according to Colin Piper, the island’s director of tourism. Tourism officials have […]


Caribbean/Mexico Hotel Pipeline Nears 25,000 New Rooms

Above: the Baha Mar resort project By the Caribbean Journal staff There are nearly 25,000 new hotel rooms in the hotel development pipeline in the Caribbean and Mexico, according to new data from STR. There were a total of 152 […]


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