Month: July 2014
Turkey to Deepen Caribbean Ties
Ranking the Caribbean on Human Development
Above: the Bahamas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff What are the most developed countries in the Caribbean, according to the United Nations Development Programme? The UNDP just released its annual Human Development Report, which scores countries on a …
Haiti, Bahamas Sign Three Agreements
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly with Bahamian officials in Nassau (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Bahamas have signed three new wide-ranging bilateral agreements, the two sides announced this week. The agreements were signed during …
Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Agree on New Action to Combat Illegal Migration
Above: TCI and Bahamian officials in Nassau (TCIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas have agreed on new action to “combat illegal immigration, drug smuggling and illegal fishing,” the countries …
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Barbados to Host Meeting of Latin American, Caribbean Tourism Ministers
Above: Barbados Tourism Minister Richard Sealy and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza in Washington (OAS Photo/Maria Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados will soon play host to the 22nd Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of …
Dominican Republic: Tourist Stopover Arrivals Up 8.4 Percent in 2014
Above: Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s tourism boom continues. The region’s leading tourism destination received just under 2.7 million tourist stopover arrivals in the first half of 2014, an …
Haiti Continues Growth in Tourist Arrivals
Above: the Abaka Bay Resort in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s renewed focus on tourism seems to be paying off so far in 2014. After a 2013 that saw a 20.2 percent improvement in arrivals compared to the …
Grenada Sees Surge in Tourist Arrivals
Above: the Sandals LaSource Grenada Resort (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourism to Grenada is surging, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Tourism stopover arrivals to the island increased by 18.6 percent in the first …
Op-Ed: The Jamaica-Israel Relationship
By David RoweOp-Ed Contributor The government of Jamaica recently issued a statement criticizing the current bombardment of Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces. The statement was signed by Ambassador Courtenay Rattray. Of course, the Jamaican position does not differ greatly …
JetBlue to Launch Service to Curaçao
Above: Willemstad, Curacao (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell JetBlue’s Caribbean push shows no signs of slowing down. The New York City-based carrier announced Wednesday that it would be launching service to another new Caribbean destination, beginning service from New York …
Colombia, Panama Presidents Hold Talks
Above: Panama President Juan Carlos Varela and Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos (Photo: OP Panama) By the Caribbean Journal staff Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos and Panama President Juan Carlos Varela met this week for high-level talks in Panama City. …
How Caribbean Hotels Are Faring in 2014
By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean hotel occupancy is up just 0.2 percent for the first half of 2014, compared to the first six months of 2013, according to newly released data from STR. Hotel occupancy in the region stood …
Op-Ed: China in Cuba
By Jaime SuchlickiOp-Ed Contributor IN THE 1960s, Fidel Castro mocked Chinese leader Mao as a senile, old man. Naturally, in his quest to oppose the US, Castro sided with the Soviets and opened Cuba’s door to nuclear missiles. Three decades …
Trinidad, Haiti Sign Energy Pact
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation. The MoU provides for “cooperative initiatives in energy, energy security …
In Dominica, Helping Small Businesses Go Green
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank will soon be implementing a pilot project to finance energy efficiency investments by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the country. The project is being …
VIDEO: How to Make The Caribbean’s Easiest Rum Punch Recipe
By Sarah Greaves-GabbadonCJ Travel Editor I spent a week in Nevis recently, a magical trip that revolved around two resorts and imbibing at least that many tumblers of rum punch a day. After all, every hotel seemed to have their …
British Virgin Islands: New Arbitration Act Set to Come into Force
Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands’ new Arbitration Act is set to come into force in October. In a statement, the territory’s government said it would “usher in a modern era for …
Haiti to Receive $14 Million Grant For Agricultural Health Efforts
Above: the Inter-American Development Bank’s headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will soon receive a $14 million grant to help the country’s government reduce plant and livestock losses and increase exports. The grant, which was approved by the Inter-American …
New Boutique Hotel Coming to Mexico’s Playa Del Carmen
Above: a rendering of the new Hotel Cacao By the Caribbean Journal staff A new boutique hotel is coming to Mexico’s Playa del Carmen. The Hotel Cacao, the brainchild of hotel management firm Cornerstone, is set to open in September …
