St. Lucia

IMF: St Lucia to See Pick-Up in Agriculture, Tourism in 2013

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Marriott’s New All-Inclusive Resort-Within-a-Resort in the Riviera Maya Has 10 Ocean-View Suites With Private Pools

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They have lots of names. Preferred clubs. Diamond clubs. Hotels-within-hotels. But one thing is constant — they’re worth the splurge. There’s just something about that extra level of service, the privacy, the amenities — the rooms themselves. And now the Caribbean has a brand new one, at one of its most legendary resorts — and the […]

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Anthony: Caribbean's Relationship With Europe "More and More One-Sided"

Above: the CARICOM Summit in Haiti (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — The Caribbean’s relationship with the European Union is becoming increasingly one-sided, St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony told the CARICOM Summit in Haiti Monday. “The truth is that our relationship with Europe is becoming even more and more one-sided, with Europe […]

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St Lucia's Windjammer Landing Resort Plans Multimillion-Dollar Upgrade

Above: the Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort in St Lucia will be undergoing a multimillion-dollar upgrade, the resort announced. The project has the support of the government, according to Mark Ozawa, general manager at the resort. “We look forward to making a formal announcement […]

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Morocco Delegation to Visit St Lucia

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff A 10-member delegation from Morocco will visit St Lucia on Friday. It will mark the first visit of a high-level delegation from Morocco in years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two sides in 1988. The group, led by Nasser Bourita, General Secretary of Morocco’s […]

St Lucia's Windjammer Landing Resort Plans Multimillion-Dollar Upgrade

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government concluded a two-day Cabinet retreat Sunday. The trip, held at the Coconut Bay Resort and Spa in Vieux-Fort, aimed to to review “the governance of the country in the past year.” It sought to “assess the work of the government and to set priorities […]

OECS and Argentina Establish Formal Diplomatic Relations

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and the government of Argentina have established formal diplomatic relations. The relations were formalized with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation. Newly-appointed Argentine Ambassador to the OECS Marcelo Aldo Salviolo presented his credentials to OECS Director General Dr […]

Six Senses Developing Properties in Dominican Republic, St Lucia

 Above: the Six Senses Spa in Puntacana By the Caribbean Journal staff Six Senses Hotel Resorts Spas will open two new properties in the Caribbean, it announced in a press release. The company is currently developing properties in St Lucia and the Dominican Republic, two of three planned properties that will mark the company’s Western […]

Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship Expanding to Barbados, St Lucia, Trinidad

 Above: Sir Richard Branson By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND – Sir Richard Branson’s Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship will be expanding in the Caribbean, Virgin has announced. The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship — Caribbean first opened in Montego Bay by Virgin Holidays in partnership with Virgin Unite in September 2011. Virgin Holidays pledged $3.5 million to […]

St Lucia: European Union Agrees to Fund Housing, Water Projects

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia and the European Union signed a pair of agreements this week, covering housing and water projects. “[The] signing ceremony for the financing of two worthy interventions represents the continued cooperation and support that the European Union provides to the government and people of Saint Lucia,” St […]

St Lucia's Anthony Urges Halt to Shipment of Radioactive Waste Through Caribbean

Above: the Caribbean Sea (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister and current CARICOM Chairman Dr Kenny Anthony is intensifying calls for a halt to the shipment of hazardous waste through the Caribbean sea. Anthony was speaking Friday ahead of the transshipment of Vitrified High Level Waste from the United Kingdom […]

World Bank: Haiti's Economy to Grow 6 Percent, Lead Caribbean in 2013

 Above: Haiti (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will lead the Caribbean in economic growth in 2013, according to a forecast in the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report released Tuesday. That matches a projection by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean released in December. The World […]

Caribbean Hotel Numbers Show Improvement Across the Board

Above: the Boucan by Hotel Chocolat in St Lucia By Alexander Britell The Caribbean hotel sector is continuing to improve, according to a new report from hotel data firm STR. Caribbean hotel occupancy rose 7 percent in November, compared to the same period in 2011, according to the report, which covered a total of 1,884 properties and […]