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Sandals Sets December Reopening for 5 Jamaica Resorts – With Three More Back in 2026

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When Sandals reopens its all-inclusive resorts in Ocho Rios and Negril this December, it will mark more than a return to business — it will mark a symbolic renewal for Jamaica’s tourism industry after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. Sandals Resorts International confirmed that beginning December 6, 2025, guests will once again be welcomed at Sandals Dunn’s River, Sandals Royal Plantation, Sandals Ocho Rios, Sandals […]

Costa Rica President-Elect Makes Visit to Dominican Republic

Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina and Costa Rica President-Elect Luis Guillermo Solis (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina received Costa Rica President-Elect Luis Guillermo Solis for a meeting on Thursday morning. Medina was accompanied by Vice President Margarita Cedeño de Fernández and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso. Solis […]

Santo Domingo Stars in New Enrique Iglesias Music Video

Above: “Bailando” in Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff Music star Enrique Iglesias’ newest video has another major star: the city of Santo Domingo. In his new release, “Bailando,” the Dominican Republic’s capital is on centre stage, featuring Iglesias and featured artists Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona across the city, joined by scores […]

Panama: IDB Approves $20 Million Loan For Rural Electrification

Above: Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $20 million loan to Panama to help finance a rural electrification programme in the country. The project aims to provide electricity for 10,000 rural households, many of which are located in very poor remote areas of Panama. The IDB said the […]

Santo Domingo Stars in New Enrique Iglesias Music Video

Above: the Las Americas Industrial Park By the Caribbean Journal staff Aerospace and defence firm Honeywell Aerospace is expanding its operations in Puerto Rico, the government announced this week. The company is planning to build a second plant on the island, with an estimated investment of $24 million. The new plant could create as many […]

Grenada Taps China to Lead Carriacou Airport Expansion

Above: Carriacou By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has engaged the state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company to execute the expansion of the Lauriston airport on the island of Carriacou. The project would involve an upgrade and an expansion at Lauriston Airport; CHEC has already mobilized engineers on the ground in Carriacou, the government said. Right […]

9 Wind Farms in the Caribbean

 Continuing our Earth Week coverage, we wanted to highlight some of the work being done across the Caribbean in the field of green energy. With the Dutch Caribbean leading the way, more and more wind farms are popping up all over the Caribbean as part of a much-needed green energy push. Here is a list […]

Jamaica to Tax Bank Withdrawals

 Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is planning a new measure that would impose a levy on withdrawals from banks. Part of a revenue-raising scheme for a government that continues to be in a serious debt situation, the levy “will be chargeable on all withdrawals from deposit-taking institutions by way […]

American Airlines to Launch Additional Weekly Flight to Martinique

 Above: Les Salines in Martinique By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines will be launching an additional weekly flight to Martinique for the summer season, the carrier announced. The new nonstop service, which will launch on June 11 through Aug. 13, will operate on Wednesdays. In 2012, the company first launched weekly nonstop service to […]

Dreams Tulum Completes Redesign

 Above: the Dreams Tulum resort on Mexico’s Caribbean coast By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dreams Tulum resort has completed a major redesign project, the property announced. The newest addition to Tulum hotels included a redesign of 222 guest rooms and suites, along with the enhancement of the resort’s 44 acres of gardens and a […]

Op-Ed: Toward a Green Jamaica

 By Wayne Campbell Op-Ed Contributor THERE ARE more than seven billion people living on planet Earth. Our planet is at a critical juncture. As the global population increases, so, too do the environmental challenges associated with so many people living in a finite area. Each year, the world pauses on April 22 to commemorate Earth […]

Latin America and the Caribbean: The Next Global Breadbasket?

Above: a farm in the Caribbean By the Caribbean Journal staff Is the Latin American and Caribbean region the next “global breadbasket?” That’s the finding of a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank and the Global Harvest Initiative, which found that the region could help feed a global population of nine billion by 2050. […]