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Month: June 2014

News

Rum Journal: How to Make a Pyrat Mojito

THE MOJITO is one of the Caribbean’s signature cocktails, but that doesn’t mean you can’t put a new spin on it. Enter Pyrat Rum, the onetime Anguillian product that now hails from Guyana, a citrus-hinted rum that is perfect in […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Falmouth Harbour in Antigua

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader JenJen Teague Henry, who sent in this beautiful snapshot of the view of Falmouth Harbour on the island of Antigua. Do you have a great Caribbean Photo? Sent it to news@caribjournal.com […]

Best of the Caribbean

7 Fun Things to Do in Anguilla

Beautiful beaches, top-notch food, warm hospitality. Anguilla may be tiny, but it’s a decidedly diverse destination— with high-end luxury accommodations side-by-side with rustic, laid-back beach bars. And, like the Caribbean region as a whole, it’s a year-round destination. If you’re planning […]

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Can Jamaica Lead the Caribbean in Renewable Energy?

Above: a wind farm (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Can Jamaica lead the Caribbean in the development of green energy? Jamaica Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell says that it can, predicting that, by the middle of next year, Jamaica […]


Cayman Islands Names Minimum Wage Advisory Committee

Above: the Cayman Islands (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands has announced the membership of its Minimum Wage Advisory Committee. In a statement, the government said the committee had begun its work to present recommendations […]


St Kitts: Kittitian Hill to Open Belle Mont Farm Hotel in December

Above: Kittitian Hill (Caribbean Journal photo) By Alexander Britell St Kitts’ Kittitian Hill development will be opening its debut hotel on Dec. 1, the property announced. The Belle Mont Farm will open with 84 guesthouses and seven four-bedroom farmhouses on […]

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Viceroy to Open Hotel in Cartagena

Above: Cartagena By the Caribbean Journal staff Viceroy Hotels Group is expanding in the Caribbean region, the company announced in a release. The company has announced a partnership with KIT Capital to develop the Obra Pia site in Cartagena into […]


Sports Tourism "Vital" For Barbados

Above: Bridgetown (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff From the recent Top Gear Festival to the West Indies-England cricket series in March, sports tourism is “vital” for Barbados’ economy, according to Adrian Elcock, chairman of the Barbados Tourism […]


One & Only Ocean Club Sold

Above: the One & Only Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff The iconic One & Only Ocean Club resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas has been sold. The property was sold by […]

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Foundations of Dwyane Wade, Sandals Announce Partnership

Above: Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (right) By the Caribbean Journal staff NBA superstar Dwyane Wade and his charitable organization, “Wade’s World Foundation,” is launching a three-year partnership with the Sandals Foundation. The two non-profit foundations “plan to launch programmes […]


Turks and Caicos, Belize Leading Caribbean Tourism Growth

Above: the Turks and Caicos Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands and Belize were the Caribbean’s fastest-growing tourism destinations in the first quarter of 2014, according to government and CTO data. As reported earlier this […]


The Caribbean Earthquake Threat

By Dr Joan Latchman CJ Contributor BIG, DAMAGING earthquakes are an important part of the written history of the Eastern Caribbean, which began with Europeans in the region. In bringing their architecture with them, the vulnerability of the region to […]


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