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Month: March 2014

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins Gold at World Indoor Championships

Above: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the Jamaican flag after her victory on Sunday By the Caribbean Journal staff Indoors or outdoors, it doesn’t seem to matter to Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. The two-time Olympic Gold Medalist took home the gold in the […]

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Jamaica Prime Minister Leads Delegation to St Vincent For CARICOM Conference

Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson MIller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is attending this week’s CARICOM Heads of Government conference in St Vincent and the Grenadines, her office announced. Simpson Miller, who is […]

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Earthquake Shakes Florida Keys and Cuba For Third Time in Three Months

Above: the location of the earthquake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff The third earthquake in three months struck off the northern coast of Cuba on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. It […]

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The Perfect Moment in Trinidad

Above: Trinidad’s Caroni Swamp  (All photos by Bryan Naidu) By Joshua Martinez CJ Contributor TRINIDAD – Finding them isn’t easy. You have to wait for them here, in the heart of the wetlands, surrounded by mangroves. Above: a snake at the […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: In the Sun on Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader and New York resident Thelma Greaves-Hawkins, who sent this snapshot of her daughter enjoying the sun in the waters of Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman. Do you have a great photo […]


Rum Journal: How to Make a Rum Runner, Barbados Style

IT’S ONE of the most famous drinks (and, at one time, professions) in the Caribbean: the Rum Runner. But how do you make one? Recipes tend to vary slightly across the Caribbean (with one notable constant, naturally), but we thought […]

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Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe to Visit Venezuela, Chile

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is set to visit Venezuela and Chile in the coming week. On Sunday, Lamothe was to begin a one-day trip to […]


Rum Journal: A Secret Jamaican Rum

Above: Smatt’s white and gold rums APPLETON. J Wray and Nephew. Myers’s. These are the undisputed heavyweight champions of Jamaican rum. For a fine sipping rum, it’s Appleton (we like the 12 year). For a powerhouse white rum, it’s J […]


Another Earthquake Causes Light Shaking in Puerto Rico

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff Another light earthquake struck in the Mona Passage between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on Friday evening, according to the United States Geological […]

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Condor to Resume Flights to Grenada

Above: Grenada Tourism Minister Alexandra Otway-Noel and Condor’s Herwig Oberhuber sign the agreement in Berlin (Photo: CTO) By the Caribbean Journal staff German air carrier Condor is returning to Grenada. The company will be resuming flights to the Maurice Bishop […]


St Lucia to Rename Bridge For ALBA

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia will be renaming the Grand Riviere Bridge after the Venezuela-led ALBA alliance, the government announced Friday. The announcement was made at the sod-turning ceremony to begin construction work on the […]


Caribbean Road Trip: Exploring Dominica in 15 Stops

DOMINICA — THE ENTIRE island of Dominica is a veritable theme park for the adventure-inclined. And an adventurous drive in Dominica takes the art of the road trip to a whole new level. Driving here is almost an extreme sport, […]


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