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This Cancun Resort Is Throwing a Winter Festival

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Cancun’s newest upscale resort is bringing a burst of holiday spirit to Mexico’s Caribbean coast. AVA Resort Cancun has announced the debut of its first-ever Winter Festival, a multi-week celebration designed for families, couples and travelers looking to close out the year with energy and style. The festival will run from Dec. 15, 2025, through […]

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Op-Ed: Energy Generation in the Caribbean Needs to Change, Part 2

By Paul Hay Op-Ed Contributor In part 1, I made the point that Caribbean states cannot depend on monopoly power providers to implement their renewable energy policies. But, a strategy needs to be effected that enables operation of independent power providers (IPPs) and self-generation.  However, renewable energy goals tend to be moving targets. If renewable […]

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McClintock: Puerto Rico's Political Status "An Anomaly" in US Constitutional System

Above: Puerto Rico Secretary of State Kennth McClintock By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock is urging US Congressional leaders to move forward on statehood for the island territory and “tear down” the “anachronistic” wall that he said had deprived Puerto Ricans of their most basic right of American citizenship. […]

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Haiti's President to Visit Japan

Above: Mount Fuji By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and First Lady Sophia Martelly will be heading to Japan next week for an official visit, the National Palace announced Friday. The trip, which begins Monday, will be in the context of “promoting and boosting trade relations between the two countries.” Martelly had […]


McClintock: Puerto Rico's Political Status "An Anomaly" in US Constitutional System

Above: Puerto Rico By the Caribbean Journal staff Incoming Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has named Ingrid Rivera Rocafort as the new director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, he announced Thursday. The move was one of several appointments to Padilla’s economic team. Rocafort, a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico in Rio […]

Haiti's Martelly Meets With Non-Resident Ambassadors in Havana

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly at a meeting in Cuba (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly met with a group of non-resident Ambassadors to Haiti during his trip to Havana this week. Martelly reportedly took time to present his plans for cooperation during his presidential term. The meetings were […]

Bahamas Names Ambassador to Cuba

Above: Alma Adams By the Caribbean Journal staff Alma Adams has been presented with her instruments of appointment by Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes as the Bahamas’ new Ambassador to Cuba Adams is the first woman ever named to the post. A former Spanish teacher, Adams said she would look to forge partnerships in areas […]

Remembering Marcus Garvey in Miami

Above: attorney Niyala Harrison (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — The legacy of Marcus Garvey remains just as relevant to the modern day, particularly to the Caribbean. That was among the findings of the Fifth Marcus Garvey Seminar held Thursday night at the University of Miami School of Law. The seminar, chaired by attorney David […]

Turks and Caicos Planning to Convene Commission for Independence

Above: the government of Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff The government Turks and Caicos is planning to convene a Commission for Independence mandated to define the process required to achieve independence, Governor Ric Todd announced at his Throne Speech Wednesday. “My government holds as one of its greatest charges, the responsibility of […]

Turks and Caicos Government Planning Major Tourism Push

Above: Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands House of Assembly officially reopened, following a ceremony Wednesday, with tourism at the forefront. Governor Ric Todd’s Throne Speech outlined a major push on tourism, looking to new tourism niches and new markets including South America and Asia. Todd said revitalizing […]

Sun International to Open Casino at Trump Ocean Club in Panama

Above: The Trump Ocean Club in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff Sun International has signed an agreement with developer Newland International Properties to own and operate a 75,000-square-foot casino at the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower in Panama. The company, which is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, acquired several spaces within the […]

Trinidad and IDB Launching Sustainable Energy Programme

By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago and the Inter-American Development Bank are launching an IDB-funded Sustainable Energy Programme. The plan, which is officially being launched on Friday, will create a Sustainable Energy Matrix and Framework for the country, with the help of an international consortium of consultants including the Centre of Partnerships for […]