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The Best Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad Has a Sushi Bar, Ocean Views, and a Rooftop Infinity Pool

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Angostura 1919 at the Waterfront. Tekka don at the sushi bar. Warm greetings from the staff as the city hums outside. I arrive in Port of Spain and the Hyatt Regency feels like exactly what I was looking for — a place that balances the buzz of Trinidad’s capital with the calm of a waterfront […]

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St Lucia Breaks Tourist Arrivals Record

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia reached an all-time high for stopover arrivals in 2013, according to preliminary totals, the St Lucia Tourist Board said Monday. The island received more than 315,000 visitors in 2013, up from 312,404 in 2012, which was also an all-time record. St Lucia saw the largest […]

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Suriname Approves Donation For St Lucia

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Suriname has approved the donation of around $185,185 USD to help St Lucia with relief efforts following last month’s devastating trough system. The donation, announced in a diplomatic note from Suriname’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is being made available by the Central Bank of […]

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Taiwan Provides Humanitarian Support For St Lucia

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Taiwan has donated $200,000 to the government of St Lucia to provide humanitarian assistance following the Christmas floods. Taiwan’s Ambassador to St Lucia, Ambassador James Chang, handed over the cheque to St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony. “We are glad to learn that […]

Suriname Approves Donation For St Lucia

 IT’S A TRULY CARIBBEAN take on the traditional hamburger, and an effort to raise the level of culinary expression in St Lucia. It’s called the Lobster Burger, and it’s part of a renewed commitment by the Ladera Resort in St Lucia to “provide the best in authentic Caribbean cuisine, with an international flair.” Ladera General […]

St Lucia Begins Recovery Work

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia has launched a series of recovery efforts following the floods that impacted the country over the Christmas Holiday. The government said it has embarked on a group of “intense infrastructural works” around the island to ensure that affected areas remain accessible. The country’s Castries-Vieux Fort […]

Was Last Week's Christmas Storm As Serious As Hurricane Tomas?

Above: Hurricane Tomas in 2011 Was last weeks devastating trough system in the Eastern Caribbean cause more devastation than Hurricane Tomas? For now, the trough system, which caused serious damage in St Lucia, St Vincent and Dominica, is being considered by some to be at least on par with the 2010 hurricane, and possibly worse. […]

St Lucia Says "Open For Business" Following Flooding

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is “open for business” following heavy flooding that caused significant damage and at least five deaths in the country this week, Tourism Minister Lorne Theophilus said Thursday. “The tourist industry is sound,” Theophilus said following a meeting with Director of Tourism Louis Lewis and St […]

St Lucia Sees Increase in US Arrivals

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is seeing an increase in traffic from its largest tourist source market, the government said this week. So far this year, arrivals from the United States are up 12 percent through the first 11 months of 2013, with a total of 116,982. In November, the […]

A Boost For Entrepreneurs in St Lucia

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government will be implementing a $925,925 grant to support business incubation and training in the area of information and communication technology. The funding, which is under the auspices of the Caribbean Regional Infrastructure Programme (CARCIP), will support efforts to “nurture local innovation,” the government said. […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Anse Chastanet in St Lucia

The latest Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from CJ reader Robi Das, who took this snapshot at Anse Chastanet on the island of St Lucia. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with “Caribbean Photo of the Week” in the subject line. It could be the next CPOTW! […]

St Lucia Minister Urges CARICOM to Step Up Climate Change Commitment

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucian Minister Dr James Fletcher is urging CARICOM Heads of Government to step up their level of action on climate change issues. Fletcher, who is St Lucia’s Minister for Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology, recently returned from the Warsaw Climate Change Conferene. “The Caribbean, I […]