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Aruba Marriott Resort Debuts New $1.5 Million Ballroom

Above: the Aruba Marriott By the Caribbean Journal staff The Aruba Marriott Resort has completed a $1.5 million renovation of its 8,435-square-foot Grand Ballroom. The renovation included new woodwork, carpeting, wallpaper, millwork, lighting and banquet tables, among other changes. Above: […]

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Baha Mar to Set Up Hong Kong Office to Court Tourists From Asia

Above: the Baha Mar By the Caribbean Journal staff The Baha Mar project in the Bahamas is being built in partnership with China. That’s led many to speculate whether the resort can court long sought-after tourists from the Far East. […]

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Michael Misick Formally Charged With Conspiracy to Bribe

Above: Supreme Court in Grand Turk By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Michael Misick was formally charged with conspiracy to bribe on Tuesday following his arrival in Grand Turk. Misick, who was extradited from Brazil, […]

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Rum Journal: The World's Most Cosmopolitan Rum

Above: Rum Samaroli Panama 1999 Some of the best Caribbean rum comes from … Scotland? It does indeed, thanks to the efforts of Samaroli, the semi-secret rum producer that has been quietly making a push to expand its presence in […]


Bahamas Marks 50th Anniversary of Tourism Ministry

Above: the Bahamas (Photo: NPIPB) By the Caribbean Journal staff In 1964, the Bahamian Parliament’s Promotion of Tourism Act came into force, which gave birth to the country’s modern Ministry of Tourism. The act replaced the existing Tourism Development Board […]


European Commission Donates $409,000 to Eastern Caribbean

Above: St Vincent (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The European Commission has donated around $409,000 to Eastern Caribbean countries impacted by the Christmas trough system. The funding, announced by the European Commission’s Department of Humanitarian Aid and Civil […]

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Haiti, Dominican Republic Hold High-Level Talks in Ouanaminthe

Above: Dominican Republic Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo and Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Dominican Republic held high-level bilateral talks in the northeastern Haitian city of Ouanaminthe on Tuesday. […]


St Maarten Prime Minister Meets With Delegation From Dutch Parliament

Above: St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams recently held talks with a visiting delegation from the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Committee for Kingdom Relations. The talks with […]


Former Premier Michael Misick Returns to Turks and Caicos Islands

Above: Michael Misick By Alexander Britell Former Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Michael Misick has returned to the Turks and Caicos Islands. Misick, who was extradited from Brazil, arrived at the JAGS McCartney International Airport in Grand Turk Tuesday morning. […]

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How Many Days Does It Take to Set Up a Business in the Caribbean?

Above: Puerto Rico (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Where is the easiest place in the Caribbean to do business? That’s not an easy question to answer, although the World Bank has placed Puerto Rico and St Lucia at […]


Turks and Caicos Premier Urges Haiti to Take Action on Illegal Migration

Above: Turks and Caicos Premier Dr Rufus Ewing By the Caribbean Journal staff In the wake of the Christmas accident that led to the deaths of 17 Haitian migrants in the Turks and Caicos, TCI Premier Dr Rufus Ewing is […]


New Hotel Opens in Haiti

Above: the Hotel Villa Therese in Petion-Ville By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has another new hotel, with the Hotel Villa Therese opening its doors in the Petion-Ville neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince. The property, which opened in late 2013, has a […]


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