There’s a certain kind of Caribbean traveler who doesn’t want the bracelet, the buffet line, or the feeling of being processed. They want something quieter. Something social without being loud. Something that feels chosen. On Barbados’ Platinum Coast, The House Barbados has long occupied that narrow, desirable lane — a small, adults-only hideaway that feels […]
Above: Trinidad Foreign Minister Winston Dookeran By the Caribbean Journal staff Is it time for a new diplomacy of development? That’s the view held by Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Minister Winston Dookeran, who made the call during a speech to Commonwealth Finance Ministers in Sri Lanka this week. He was speaking during a a meeting […]
Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The greater Caribbean region is now the world’s first-ever “Sustainable Tourism Zone,” following ratification by member states of the Association of Caribbean States. The convention creating the Sustainable Tourism Zone officially entered into force on Nov. 6; it has been a major priority of the ACS, […]
Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago will be part of the CREWS international coral reef early warning system, according to Godwin Williams, secretary of agriculture, marine affairs, marketing and the environment in the Tobago House of Assembly. Tobago’s participation will mean the installation of specially-manufactured buoys at the Buccoo Reef in […]
