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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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Rum Journal: Tasting the Caribbean's Strongest Rum

THE BARMAN reaches down for the bottle, appearing to look over his shoulder. This rum is only available for those who ask, he says. Why? “They call it plane fuel.” And when you taste it, you’ll soon think that the Grenadine Air Alliance runs exclusively on the stuff. The brand, made by St Vincent Distillers, […]

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In Downtown Kingstown, Finding the Spirit of St Vincent and the Grenadines

Above: Basil’s Bar (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell KINGSTOWN — “THE ROTI came from above.” No, it wasn’t a verse out of some apocryphal Old Testament chapter recently discovered in the West Indies. The scene was Aggie’s, a bar and restaurant in the centre of downtown Kingstown in St Vincent, the largest island […]

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St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia Look to Improve Local Internet

Above: Bevil Wooding, Internet Strategist with Packet Clearing House, facilitates the CTU CARCIP workshop in St Vincent and the Grenadines By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), together with US-based research firm Packet Clearing House (PCH), is working with officials in St Lucia and in St Vincent and the Grenadines to improve […]


In Downtown Kingstown, Finding the Spirit of St Vincent and the Grenadines

Above: St Vincent Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and Guyana President Donald Ramotar By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves headed to Guyana to visit CARICOM and for bilateral talks with Guyana President Donald Ramotar. Gonsalves first met with Ramotar on Monday, then visited the CARICOM Secretariat, […]

Caribbean Tourism Organization Concludes Tour of Eastern Caribbean

Above: St Vincent By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s leadership has concluded a tour of four member countries. A CTO delegation including Chairman Beverly Nicholson-Doty, Secretary General Hugh Riley and Director of Membership Services Faye Gill, met with tourism officials in Montserrat, Grenada, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Among […]

St Vincent and the Grenadines Names New UN Ambassador

Above: UN headquarters in New York By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines has named a new permanent representative to the United Nations. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves announced that Inga Rhonda King would be succeeding his son, Camillo Gonsalves, as the country’s top diplomat in New York. Camillo Gonsalves, who had […]

Taiwan President to Visit St Kitts, Haiti, St Lucia, St Vincent

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou will be embarking on a Latin American and Caribbean tour next month. The trip, which will begin Aug. 11, will take the Taiwanese leader to Caribbean countries including St Kitts and Nevis, Haiti, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. […]

In St Vincent, Fighting Crime With Pan

Above: a steel pan By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean crime remains a major challenge for the region. But St Vincent and the Grenadines is taking a unique approach to fight the problem. The government says it is expanding its Pan Against Crime Programe, which looks to help young people in the country turn away […]

New Development Projects Planned For St Vincent's Canouan

Above: Canouan By the Caribbean Journal staff Developers Canouan Resorts Development are planning a series of development projects on the island of St Canouan in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The projects, which would cost around $11.1 million, would include the construction of a ring road, the construction of new sports facilities and new water […]

The Caribbean's Best Hotel Villas - 2013

What does villa mean? In its basic sense, it means a place to live. And on vacation, it means something more than just a hotel room — your home away from home. That means a villa can be a very large, multi-unit room, or a traditional standalone cottage or house. Of course, sometimes we want […]

St Vincent, CDB to Launch $4.7 Million Anti-Poverty Project

Above: St Vincent By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Caribbean Development Bank are launching a $4.7 million project aimed at alleviating poverty, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves announced. The Seventh Basic Needs Trust Fund Programme, called BNTF-7. will be launched at the Sunset Shores Hotel on June 11. The […]