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These 15 Caribbean Resorts Come With More Than One Beach to Explore

 resorts with more than one beach

The Caribbean has no shortage of beautiful beaches — but some resorts take it a step further, offering not just one stretch of sand but multiple shorelines to discover. These are the places where each day can feel different. One morning might be a quiet cove with calm turquoise water. The next, a longer, breezier […]

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Tobago Enhances Protection at Hemisphere's Oldest Nature Preserve

Above: Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago’s rainforest is the oldest nature preserve in the Western Hemisphere, and the island is working to ensure it stays that way. The Tobago House of Assembly, with help from the European Union, has now certified three sites in the country to the ISO 14001 international environmental standards. […]

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Trinidad's Energy Sector Rebounds

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The energy sector in Trinidad returned to positive growth in the last quarter of 2013, according to data from the country’s Central Bank. The bank said the growth came following the September completion of “significant, coordinated maintenance works by the two major natural gas […]

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New Hotel Coming to Tobago

Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY — A new hotel is set to break ground in Tobago in the first quarter of this year. The Indigo Bay resort, which will have 79 suites, will be located on Little Rockly Bay on the western end of Tobago. “Tobago is actively pursuing new hotel […]

Trinidad's Energy Sector Rebounds

 Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is “way behind” in productivity, according to Labour Minister Errol McLeod. The Minister was speaking at the FairShare Exposition at the Centre of Excellence in Macoya on Friday. “We are way behind in so far as productivity is concerned and if […]

Two More Oil Spills Reported in Trinidad's Gulf of Paria

 Above: oil production in Trinidad By the Caribbean Journal staff Two more oil spills have been reported in Trinidad’s Gulf of Paria, according to state-owned oil firm Petrotrin. The spills are the latest in a series that began on Dec. 17. “Petrotrin has received reports today (December 25) of two further incidents of oil being […]

Trinidad Continues Oil Spill Probe

 Above: Trinidad Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine By the Caribbean Journal staff The probe into the source of this week’s oil spills in Trinidad is continuing, according to the Ministry of Energy Affairs. The Ministry said Friday that it had received a preliminary report from the Institute of Marine Affairs on fingerprinting analysis of samples from […]

Trinidad Vows "Swift Action" to Contain Oil Spills on Southern Coast

 Above: Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine at a spill-affected beach this week (Photo: MEEA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s government is vowing “swift action” to deal with a string of oil spills on the country’s southern coast, although their origin remains unclear. The country has raised its National Oil Spill Contingency Plan to […]

Trinidad and Tobago Courts Tourists From Dutch Caribbean

 Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is looking to court more visitors from around the Caribbean region, aiming to attract around 2,800 regional visitors in the coming months, according to the government. Earlier this month, the country’s Tourism Development Company embarked on a tourism mission to the Dutch Caribbean, […]

Trinidad Takes Caribbean Lead in Year-End FIFA Rankings

 Above: Trinidad’s Soca Warriors By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors are now the Caribbean’s top-ranked football side, according to the year-end rankings from FIFA and Coca-Cola. Trinidad is now ranked 78th in the world, one spot ahead of Haiti and two spots ahead of Jamaica. It is the first time Trinidad […]

Trinidad PM Calls on Dominican Republic to "Immediately Restore Nationality"

 Above: Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is urging the Dominican Republic to “immediately restore nationality” to those impacted by the country’s controversial citizenship judgment. In a letter to Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina, Persad-Bissessar said efforts thus far to address the situation had […]

International Criminal Court Swears In Trinidad's Geoffrey Henderson

 Above: Judge Geoffrey Henderson By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Criminal Court has sworn in Trinidad native Geoffrey Henderson as a new judge. Henderson was elected to fill a vacancy due to the resignation of fellow Trinidad native Judge Anthony Carmona, who resigned to serve as Trinidad’s current President. Henderson’s previous experience includes a […]