Jose Abreu
Few saw it coming. After being signed as a free agent by the Chicago White Sox, the talented Jose Abreu was a mystery. But the native of Cruces, Cuba took the Major Leagues by storm, instantly becoming one of baseball’s top sluggers and netting the Rookie of the Year Crown with 36 home runs and 107 RBI, making the All-Star team and winning Rookie of the Year.
Above: Clint Ramcharan, Director for Trinidad and Tobago (left) with CDB President, Dr Warren Smith By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has received a $40 million policy-based loan from the Caribbean Development Bank to help reinforce “policy changes” in the energy sector, the bank announced. The policy relates to a sustainable energy programme […]
Above: the Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort in St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten’s Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort and Spa has reopened after sustaining damage from October’s Hurricane Gonzalo. The 257-room adults-only, all-inclusive resort had suffered damage due to wind and rain during the major storm that struck the region in […]
Above: St Maarten (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten’s tourism sector has had a very strong 2014, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Through the third quarter of 2014, the country welcomed 377,341 stayover visitors, a 7.3 percent improvement over the same period in 2013. That number was buoyed […]
