Above: a floating fruit stand in St Lucia THE EASTERN Caribbean is home to some of the best fresh produce on earth. Guadeloupe, Dominica, St Lucia, Martinique — whether it’s papayas or sugar apples or even the familiar banana you’re […]

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s political leaders have reached a tentative agreement aimed at averting a political crisis in the country. It comes after the nomination of Evans Paul as the country’s new Prime […]

Above: a Royalton resort in Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba has eclipsed three million tourists in 2014, according to new data from the government. That represented a growth of around 6 percent over the previous year, according to […]

Above: Martin Franklin with Antiguan officials By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has named financier Martin Franklin the country’s newest Special Economic Envoy. The role is the same given earlier this month to Hollywood star Robert De Niro. […]