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Victoria Duval Loses to Daniela Hantuchova at United States Open

Above: Thursday’s match By the Caribbean Journal staff Victoria Duval gave it all she had, but it wasn’t quite enough to top the 48th-ranked Daniela Hantuchova. Duval, who stunned the tennis world with her opening-round victory over former US Open […]

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Major Crimes Drop in Jamaica

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The number of serious and violent crimes in Jamaica fell by 11 percent in the first six months of 2013, according to data released by the government. The murder rate was […]

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Curacao PM Visits Amsterdam

Above: Curacao Prime Minister Ivar Asjes By the Caribbean Journal staff Curacao Prime Minister Ivar Asjes is visiting The Netherlands for the first time since taking office in June. Asjes met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the Ministry […]

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Caribbean Development Bank President Visits Jamaica

Above: Dr Warren Smith By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Development Bank President Dr Warren Smith is currently on an official visit to Jamaica. Smith, who began the trip on Wednesday, said the CDB remained a “strong partner of Jamaica” […]


Usain Bolt Continues Stellar Summer With Win in Zurich

Above: Usain Bolt By the Caribbean Journal staff Usain Bolt’s historic summer just keeps getting better. Trelawny’s Bolt continued his brilliance on the track Thursday in Zurich, claiming victory in the 100M with a time of 9.9 seconds. It was […]


Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins 200M at Zurich Diamond League

Above: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce By the Caribbean Journal staff No one can beat Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on the track right now. The Jamaican sensation continued her sterling summer with a first-place finish in the 200M at the Zurich Diamond League meet on […]

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Kirani James Finishes Second in Zurich

Above: Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff It wasn’t the victory he wanted, but it was start. Thursday’s second-place finish at the 400M in Zurich did represent an improvement for Grenada’s Kirani James as he seeks to rebound from […]


The Caribbean's Best Cities For Art - 2013

People go to the Caribbean for all kinds of reasons — many of which we’ve written about. But there is another kind of traveler — the one who seeks adventure not just on the beach or in the water, but in […]


UN: Ongoing Election Delay in Haiti Is "Of Increasing Concern"

Above: MINUSTAH Chief Sandra Honore (UN Photo/Mark Garten By the Caribbean Journal staff The ongoing delay of legislative elections in Haiti is of “increasing concern,” according to Sandra Honore, the new head of the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in the […]

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Is Growth Ahead for Jamaica?

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s economy is projected to grow by between 0.5 and 1.5 percent for the third quarter of 2013, according to data from the Planning Institute of Jamaica. The report comes after […]


Antigua, China Talk Education

Above: the meeting in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua Education, Youth, Sports and Gender Affairs Minister Dr Jacqui Quinn-Leandro held talks this week with Chinese Ambassador to Antigua Ren Gongping to discuss ways the Chinese government can assist […]


El Salvador Plans Tourism Boost

Above: El Salvador By the Caribbean Journal staff El Salvador is planning a major boost to its tourism attractions in the La Libertad and Usulutan coastal regions, with help from the Inter-American Development Bank. The country’s Ministry of Tourism is […]


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