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Month: April 2014

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Caribbean Eats: A Secret Noodle Bar in San Juan

Above: Wan Chai Noodle Bar at the San Juan Marriott IT’S ONE of the greatest pleasures for any foodie: finding that great out-of-the-way eatery — and sometimes in the most unexpected of places. That’s definitely the case at Wan Chai, […]

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Dominica Prime Minister Visits Martinique

Above: Fort de France (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Serge Letchimy, president of Martinique’s Regional Council, held talks on Tuesday with Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. The talks focused on green energy in the Caribbean in general and […]

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S&P Affirms Bermuda Rating; Outlook Remains Negative

Above: Bermuda By the Caribbean Journal staff New York-based Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its AA-/A-1+ rating on Bermuda, the ratings firm announced this week. The British Overseas Territory’s outlook remains negative, however, it said. “The ratings on Bermuda are […]

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10 Music Stars You Can Watch in the Caribbean This Year

The Caribbean is one of the great music exporters in history. But it also manages to attract some great musical talent to come to its many festivals over the course of the year, and 2014 is no different, with high-profile […]


Jamaica, China Sign Framework Agreement For Transshipment Hub

Above: the signing ceremony (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Jamaica has signed a framework agreement with the state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company to develop a transshipment hub in the Portland Bight area. The selection of […]


Grenada PM to Visit Washington

Above: Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell will be heading to Washington, DC next week for meetings with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. In a statement, […]

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Haiti School to Be Named For CARICOM

Above: the new CARICOM Community School of Digue Matheux in Haiti (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new school in Haiti has been named for the Caribbean Community, the regional grouping said this week. The school was developed […]


Don Q Distillery to Ramp Up Rum Production in Puerto Rico

Above: a bottle of Don Q By the Caribbean Journal staff Destileria Serralles, the producer famous for Puerto Rico’s Don Q rum, will be expanding its rum production in Puerto Rico, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced Tuesday. The Ponce-based distillery, […]


Strong Earthquake Shakes Chile

Above: a graphic of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff A very strong 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the western coast of Chile on Tuesday evening, the strongest in the hemisphere in some time, according […]

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Dominican Republic Opens Two New Air Traffic Control Centres

Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina at the inauguration ceremony for the two new centres By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina officially inaugurated two new air traffic control centres in Santo Domingo and Punta Cana in […]


Trinidad Names New Tourism Minister

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has appointed Senator Gerry Hadeed as the country’s new Minister of Tourism. Hadeed, who had been serving as the country’s Minister of […]


InterCaribbean Airways Launching Kingston-Montego Bay Flights

Above: an InterCaribbean Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff InterCaribbean Airways is launching new service between Kingston and Montego Bay, Jamaica. The service will include 16 weekly flights each way, with the Montego Bay-Kingston flights offering onward flights to […]


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