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Aruba’s Autentico Festival Is Returning This October With Local Flavor and Global Talent

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This fall, Aruba will once again become the Caribbean’s stage for culinary creativity. The Aruba Tourism Authority has announced the return of Autentico, the island’s signature food festival, set for Oct. 11–19. The weeklong celebration will spotlight the island’s more than 100 nationalities, blending community spirit with international star power. From neighborhood restaurants to global […]

Jamaica Looks for More Chinese Tourists

Above: Jamaica Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill By Guy Britton MONTEGO BAY — Jamaica has its sights set on attracting more tourists from China, according to Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill. The Minister, who was addressing the recent Tourism Outlook Seminar in Montego Bay, said the recent elimination of the need for Chinese tourists to […]

US Virgin Islands Governor, Governor-Elect Talk Transition

Above: the talks in Charlotte Amalie on Tuesday By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh met Tuesday with Governor-Elect Kenneth Mapp to discuss the ongoing transition of government ahead of Mapp’s inauguration in January. It was the second meeting between the two since the Nov. 18 runoff election. “I want […]

Turks and Caicos Islands Names New Police Commissioner

Above: Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands has named James Smith the British Overseas Territory’s new police commissioner. Smith’s appointment was announced by TCI Governor Peter Beckingham on Wednesday. Smith is a former commander in London’s Metropolitan Police Force, where he was involved in the response to the […]

US Virgin Islands Governor, Governor-Elect Talk Transition

 Above: Caye Chapel By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new resort project is coming to Belize’s island of Caye Chapel. The country’s government announced Tuesday evening that a leading Mexican luxury hotel development group had purchased the 265-acre island. While the government did not reveal the name of the group, it said it consisted […]

Jamaica Eyes Deeper Ties Between Tourism, Entertainment Industries

 Above: Jamaica (CJ Photo) By Guy Britton MONTEGO BAY — For Minister of State Damion Crawford and the government of Jamaica, it’s a natural fit — linking two of the country’s most famous industries: tourism and entertainment. For decades, Jamaica’s artistic and cultural industries have punched far above their weight, led by the staggering global growth of […]

Delta Launches New Barbados Flights From New York, Atlanta

 Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Delta Airlines is ramping up its service to Barbados. The carrier officially launched new nonstop flights to the island last week from both New York and Atlanta. The flights will operate on Thursdays and Saturdays out of New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson […]

Rum Journal: The Rum of Early America

 THERE WAS a time when rum was as American as apple pie. Before there even was apple pie. In the colonial period, rum was one of the major industries of America, and the spirit’s popularity continued to soar for years, until Prohibition ground the country’s industry to a halt. But what did early American rum […]

Haiti to Receive $24 Million in Education Funding From IDB

Above: students in Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will be receiving a $24 million donation from the Inter-American Development Bank, following approval this week. The funding will target the expansion of access to education; it is the fourth of five contributions in support of the IDB’s 2010-2015 operational plan in the […]

A New Hotel in Curacao

Above: the ACOYA Hotel suites and Villas in Curacao By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Curacao has a new hotel, the ACOYA Hotel Suites and Villas. The property, which became fully operational in November, is part of the Choice Hotels Caribbean portfolio. The 200-room property is set on 10 acres. “We are an […]

Overcoming Poverty in Jamaica

 By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor ACCORDING to the recently released 2012 Survey of Living Conditions (SLC), Jamaica has recorded an increase in poverty levels between 2009 and 2012. “The all-Jamaica individual poverty prevalence increased by 2.3 percentage points relative to 2010 to reach 19.9 per cent,” the survey stated. This was not totally unexpected, as […]

Carnival Adding Tobago As Cruise Stop

 Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Cruise Lines will be sailing to the island of Tobago for the first time next year. The news was announced as part of a series of new longer voyages the cruise line will be offering. Ships including Carnival Miracle, Dream, Glory and Sunshine will be […]