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Month: April 2014

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Jamaica to Tax Bank Withdrawals

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is planning a new measure that would impose a levy on withdrawals from banks. Part of a revenue-raising scheme for a government that continues to be in a serious […]

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American Airlines to Launch Additional Weekly Flight to Martinique

Above: Les Salines in Martinique By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines will be launching an additional weekly flight to Martinique for the summer season, the carrier announced. The new nonstop service, which will launch on June 11 through Aug. […]

Op-Ed: Toward a Green Jamaica

By Wayne Campbell Op-Ed Contributor THERE ARE more than seven billion people living on planet Earth. Our planet is at a critical juncture. As the global population increases, so, too do the environmental challenges associated with so many people living […]

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Dreams Tulum Completes Redesign

Above: the Dreams Tulum resort on Mexico’s Caribbean coast By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dreams Tulum resort has completed a major redesign project, the property announced. The newest addition to Tulum hotels included a redesign of 222 guest rooms […]


Latin America and the Caribbean: The Next Global Breadbasket?

Above: a farm in the Caribbean By the Caribbean Journal staff Is the Latin American and Caribbean region the next “global breadbasket?” That’s the finding of a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank and the Global Harvest Initiative, which […]


Bahamasair Resumes Regular Flights to Mayaguana

Above: a Bahamasair plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian national carrier Bahamasair has resumed regularly-scheduled flights to the island of Mayaguana. Service officially returned on Monday, after a five-year hiatus in large part due to a runway that had […]

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UN Urges Shift to "Sustainable" Food to Adapt to Climate Change

By the Caribbean Journal staff Countries need to modify their food production to more sustainable systems to adapt to the potential impact of climate change, according to Jose Graziano da Silva, the director general of the United Nations Food and […]


12 Solar-Powered Caribbean Hotels

IT’S THE Caribbean’s most abundant resource, and it’s powering a number of the region’s hotels: the sun. From hot water heaters to large-scale solar arrays, the Caribbean has an increasing number of solar-powered hotels. To continue our Earth Week coverage, […]


Nevis Planning Waste-to-Energy Plant

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis’ government says it is planning to build a waste-to-energy plant on the island. Nevis Deputy Premier Mark Brantley said in a televised address on Tuesday that the Nevis Island Administration […]

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New LIAT CEO Assumes Office

Above: one of LIAT’s new ATR planes By the Caribbean Journal staff New LIAT CEO David Evans has officially assumed office, the company announced Tuesday. Evans arrived in St John’s, Antigua from the United Kingdom on Sunday vowing to work […]


Dominican Republic President Meets With Singer Marc Anthony

Above: Marc Anthony and Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina met Tuesday with Puerto Rican music star Marc Anthony. The two sides discussed the orphanage in the country which Anthony is […]


Aruba Marriott Resort Names New Culinary Team

Above: the Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino By the Caribbean Journal staff The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino has named a new culinary team, the property announced. The Marriott has appointed Teddy Bouroncle as its new executive chef, […]


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