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Why WNBA Star Jonquel Jones Just Went to Grand Bahama

Grand Bahama native and New York Liberty star Jonquel Jones.

WNBA All-Star and New York Liberty center Jonquel Jones returned to Grand Bahama earlier this month to host her first one-day basketball skills clinic — a milestone event aimed at inspiring young female athletes across the island. Held at the Eight Mile Rock High School Gymnasium, the clinic welcomed dozens of girls from primary through […]

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OECS Looking to Create Regional Climate Change Institution

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Climate change will disproportionately impact small island states like those in the Caribbean, and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States is looking to explore its options for coping with the problem. A seminar this past week focused on precisely that, with “adaptation” the buzzword among […]

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St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Assumes Additional Portfolio

Above: St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves (UN Photo/Ryan Brown) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has taken over responsibility for the Ministry of Works, the government announced Tuesday. Gonsalves takes over the portfolio from Minister Julian Francis, who has been assigned […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: The Island of Mayreau in the Grenadines

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Charlotte Lawton, who sent in this wonderful snapshot of the bay at the island of Mayreau in the Grenadines, where she’s “spent many a night at anchor.” Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. […]


St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Assumes Additional Portfolio

The Arawaks called it the “island of the clouds.” This is Bequia in St Vincent and the Grenadines, and it’s easy to understand their thinking. This tiny island of 18 square kilometres is one of the jewels of the Grenadines chain, a little over 16 kilometres south of the main island of St Vincent. Long […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: No Complaints in Bequia

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Deidre McConnell, who sent in this beautiful snapshot of a boat on the beach in Bequia in the Grenadines. The name of the boat for speaks for itself. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject […]

St Vincent and the Grenadines to Receive $6.4M IMF Disbursement

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has approved a $6.4 million disbursement to St Vincent and the Grenadines, the organization announced Friday. The funding will be drawn from a Rapid Credit Facility and a Rapid Financing Instrument; it will go toward helping the country meet […]

Caribbean Journal Wins Media Award From Caribbean Tourism Organization

Above: St Vincent and the Grenadines (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Journal has won the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s annual award for Best Online Feature. Caribbean Journal Editor-in-Chief Alexander Britell took home the “Virtual Visitor” award for his feature on independence weekend in Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines. It marked the second […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sailing in the Grenadines

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Enos Peniston, who sent in this shot of the recent Bequia Easter Regatta. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — CJ

Caribbean Photo of the Week: En Route to the Tobago Cays

This week’s Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Rodger Johnston, who sent in this snapshot from a catamaran en route to the Tobago Cays in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line and it could be the […]

St Vincent and the Grenadines to Upgrade South Leeward Highway

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines will be beginning an upgrade project of the South Leeward Highway project on the island of St Vincent. The project, which will begin in June, is being funded by a loan of $13.6 million from the Caribbean Development Bank. The […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Morning in St Hilaire Point, Bequia

The latest Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from Caribbean Journal reader Jacques Thevenot, who sent in this snapshot from St Hilaire Point in Bequia, St Vincent and the Grenadines. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, and it could be the next […]