Caribbean Journal Wins Media Award From Caribbean Tourism Organization

By: - June 5th, 2014

Above: St Vincent and the Grenadines (CJ Photo)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Caribbean Journal has won the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s annual award for Best Online Feature.

Caribbean Journal Editor-in-Chief Alexander Britell took home the “Virtual Visitor” award for his feature on independence weekend in Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines.

It marked the second straight year Caribbean Journal and Britell won the award, which is given each year to the best article in an online publication.

To read the feature, “In Downtown Kingstown, Finding the Spirit of St Vincent and the Grenadines,” click here.

Caribbean Journal, founded in 2011, has grown to become the world’s largest Web site covering the Caribbean region.

News

IMF: Haiti on Track For 3 to 4 Percent GDP Growth in 2014

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Preliminary data suggests that economic activity in Haiti has advanced in line with projections, the International Monetary Fund said this week following its staff visit to the country. Data from the first half of the 2014 fiscal year point to a pace of between 3 and […]

News

New Hotel Debuts in Ouanaminthe, Haiti

Above: the grand opening ceremony at the Chylton featuring a concert by the Orchestre Septentrional By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has its second new hotel in a week, as the Chylton Hotel has opened its doors in the border city of Ouanaminthe. The grand opening of the Chylton last week included a concert by […]

News

British Virgin Islands, Disney Cruise Line Hold Talks

Above: a Disney cruise ship By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from Disney Cruise Line recently held talks with officials from the British Virgin Islands. The June 3 talks included Works Minister Mark Vanterpool, Acting Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Communications and Works Anthony McMaster, Chairman of the BVI Ports Authority Board J Edward […]

St Kitts: Pirate's Nest Condo-Hotel Project Moving Forward

 Above: a rendering of the Pirate’s Nest project in Frigate Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff The Pirate’s Nest condominium-hotel project is moving forward with the next phase of construction. The 246-room project in Frigate Bay has already begun clearing land, with heavy equipment already on site. “We are cutting the roads and removing the […]

Puerto Rico Hosts Tech Summit

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla at Tech Summit 2014 in Puerto Rico on Wednesday (Photo: OG Puerto Rico) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Puerto Rico Convention Centre hosted the second-ever edition of the Puerto Rico Tech Summit on Wednesday. The summit has quickly become one of the leading technology conferences in the […]

Martinique: Strong Tourism Growth in First Quarter of 2014

 Above: a rendering of the Pirate’s Nest project in Frigate Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff The Pirate’s Nest condominium-hotel project is moving forward with the next phase of construction. The 246-room project in Frigate Bay has already begun clearing land, with heavy equipment already on site. “We are cutting the roads and removing the […]

UWI Seismic Research Centre Launches New Earthquake Tracking Project

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Trinidad-based University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre has received funding to strengthen its earthquake monitoring. The funding will help a recently-launched project to install instruments “which will improve understanding of the effects of strong earthquakes in the region,” the centre said in a statement. The installation will […]