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Month: August 2014

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Tobago Eyes Landfill-Free Future

Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago says it is looking to become the first Caribbean territory without a landfill site. The island’s House of Assembly has signed a contract with Canada-based Fourth State Energy to undertake […]

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Turks and Caicos Tourist Arrivals Up 25 Percent in First Half

Above: Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands received a total of 199,347 stopover arrivals in the first half of 2014, a 25 percent increase compared to the same period in 2013, according to […]

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Island Shop: The Gallery of West Indian Art in Montego Bay, Jamaica

Above: the Gallery of West Indian Art in Montego Bay (All photos by CJ) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon There only 125 shopping days left until Christmas, and it’s never too early to start making that list! So next time I’m in […]

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Major Caribbean Expansion For Private Jet Terminal Operator

Above: Robert L Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Signature Flight Support, a US-based fixed-base operator, is expanding in the Caribbean region. The company announced last week that it had acquired the assets […]


St Lucia Set For Jump in Cruise Arrivals

Above: Port Castries By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s Port Castries is readying for a big jump in cruise arrivals in the coming season. The island is slated to receive around 650,000 cruise passengers and 375 ships in the […]


St Vincent and the Grenadines Eyes Growth in ICT

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines is expecting to “soar highly in the future” in the field of information and communication technology (ICT), according to Dr Jerrol Thompson, director of special […]

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US Virgin Islands Joining Caribbean Conservation Initiative

Above: St Croix (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journals staff The United States Virgin Islands has officially endorsed the Caribbean Challenge Initiative, Governor John de Jongh announced. The CCI, which was launched in 2008 with support from the Nature Conservancy, […]


Rum Journal: The Signature Cocktail at a San Juan's Jose Enrique

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon SAN JUAN — It doesn’t look like a restaurant. And there’s no sign marking the pink house in Santurce that Puerto Rican chef Jose Enrique has converted into his much-loved eponymous eatery. But all the taxi drivers […]


Island Shop: A Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Candle

Above: a Blue Mountain Coffee Candle (CJ Photo) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Whether you’re a java junkie, trying to cut back on your caffeine, or just love the aroma of coffee, you’ll enjoy Starfish Oils’ Blue Mountain coffee-scented […]

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Beach Collector: Finding the Perfect Beach in St Barth

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor GOUVERNEUR BEACH, one of 14 beaches on St Barth, is defined more by what it lacks than its attributes. There’s no “beautiful people” scene like you’d find on St Jean or Shell Beach; no […]


Raoul Peck's Newest Film, "Murder in Pacot," Is a Mystery Set in Haiti

Above: Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin in Murder in Pacot By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck’s latest work is a murder mystery set in Port-au-Prince. The film, Murder in Pacot, is a joint Haitan, French and Norwegian production, examining […]


There's a New Photo-Op in Cancun

Above: the new “Cancun” sign (Caribbean Journal Photo) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon Aruba has the “I Love Aruba” sign, Curacao has its “Dushi” sculpture and St Lucia has the Pitons. Now Cancun, Mexico is adding its name to the list of […]


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