The Best Caribbean Beaches for Everything

By: - June 26th, 2014

Best Beach for Snorkeling – Trunk Bay, St John

A beautiful beach that is home to a terrific, marked underwater snorkeling trail.

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Earthquake Causes Light Shaking in Anguilla, St Maarten

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.6-magnitude earthquake caused light shaking in Anguilla and St Maarten on Wednesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck at around 2:41 PM local time at a depth of 17 kilometres. Its epicentre was […]

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Guyana Gets Boost For Electricity System

Above: Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s electricity system will soon be getting a boost from funding from the Inter-American Development Bank. The IDB has approved loans totaling $37.6 million, while securing investment financing from the European Union in the amount of $26.9 million to help improve the efficiency and reliability of Guyana’s power […]

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Dominican Republic Gets $100 Million Loan For Health Sector

Above: the Dominican Republic (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic will soon be receiving a $100 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank following its approval this week. The loan aims to boost health care in the country through “investments designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of spending in the […]


Suriname Delegation Visits Martinique

Above: Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy with the delegation from Suriname (Photo: Region Martinique) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy hosted a visit from a delegation from Suriname on Tuesday. The visit was the latest part of a move by Martinique’s top official to increase the French department’s ties […]

Antigua PM Appoints New Senators

Above: Antigua’s Parliament (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff New Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced his appointments to the country’s Senate. Browne, whose Antigua Labour Party swept to power in the country’s recent elections, said he had opted for a combination of “youth and experience” in the appointments. “Our youth […]

Haiti's Martelly Heads to Washington

Above: Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy with the delegation from Suriname (Photo: Region Martinique) By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy hosted a visit from a delegation from Suriname on Tuesday. The visit was the latest part of a move by Martinique’s top official to increase the French department’s ties […]

European Union Delegation Visits Haiti

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe with the delegation from the European Union (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Tuesday with a visiting delegation from the European Union led by Fernando Frutuouso de Melo, the director general of EuropeAid. The EU official was joined on the trip […]