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Hilton Just Opened 16 New All-Inclusive Bungalows in the Dominican Republic, With Oceanfront Plunge Pools, Butlers and a Private Rooftop Lounge

The Dominican Republic’s buzziest new destination just got its most exclusive place to stay. There’s a new top tier at one of the Caribbean’s most talked-about new resorts. And it’s the kind of thing that tends to sell out before most people even hear about it — timed about a year after the resort first […]

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iPhone 4S to Hit Caribbean Next Week

Above: the iPhone 4S (Photo courtesy of Apple) By the Caribbean Journal staff Apple’s iPhone 4S will be released across the Caribbean on Friday, Jan. 13, the company announced today. The company will begin a rollout in Anguilla, Antigua, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad […]

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Antigua Looks to Buy Back Airport Land

By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Antigua will look to repurchase two parcels of land around the country’s airport compound from a company owned by jailed Texas financier R Allen Stanford, according to Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer. Spencer said he had instructed the Antiguan Airport Authority to hold talks with company officials […]

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Antigua Seizes Cash in Airport Operation

Above: VC Bird International Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua’s Immigration Department, Customs Enforcement Department and Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy conducted a joint operation resulting in the seizure of $60,000 in cash at VC Bird International Airport. A Dominican national, a 42-year-old woman, was arrested for concealing cash on […]

Antigua Looks to Buy Back Airport Land

Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s economy is projected to slow to 1 percent in 2012, down from a 1.3 percent rate in 2011, according to a report released this week by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Some decline is likely because of the expiration of the […]

For Large-Scale Earthquake in Eastern Caribbean, a Question of When, Not If

By Alexander Britell Could the Caribbean experience another earthquake like the devastating one in Port-au-Prince in 2010? The answer is yes – and it could be even more powerful, according to Dr Joan Latchman, the director of the Seismic Research Centre at the University of the West Indies. The Eastern Caribbean is a subduction zone, […]

Antigua Steps Up ICT Drive

By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua is looking to make 2012 the “year of electronic development,” according to Dr Edomond Mansoor, Minister of State with responsibility for the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, Science and Technology. The government is committed to making the country more competitive in the area of information and communication technology, he said. […]

Antigua Could Liberalize Telecom Sector

Above: PM Baldwin Spencer By the Caribbean Journal staff The Antiguan government is embarking on a series of programmes aimed at liberalizing the telecommunications sector in the country in 2012. “We really need to sit down, government, APUA and the telecoms division and really chart a proper course going forward,” said Prime Minister Dr Baldwin […]

Senior Royals to Visit Caribbean

Above: Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex By the Caribbean Journal staff Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, will tour the Caribbean next year as part of a global tour celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. They will visit the Queen’s 15 realms and other destinations with close links to […]

Antigua Readies Major Works Project

Above: St John’s By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua is readying a large-scale road project for 2012, according to the recently-released national budget. The programme will focus on a number of main roads and arteries leading into St John’s, along with village access roads. The government will spend approximately $20 million on the project, which […]

World Bank Delegation Heads to Antigua

Above: Antigua’s Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from the World Bank is returning to Antigua and Barbuda today to continue work on a project assisting the government with public sector transformation, labour market policies and social protection. The World Bank is expected to fund the project with $20 million over a three-year […]

Antigua Works to Transform Public Sector

Above: Finance Minister Harold Lovell By the Caribbean Journal staff Public sector transformation is a priority for the Antiguan government, which has been working to implement a series of initiatives toward that end. “We have inherited a public service architecture that is not well-suited for the fast-paced environment in which business is conducted,” said Finance […]