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St Lucia's Freedom Bay Eco-Resort Project Launches Construction

Above: a rendering of a villa at Freedom Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff What’s being billed as St Lucia’s first eco-resort has begun construction in the country’s Piton Management Area. Freedom Bay will include a resort, three restaurants, a […]

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Suriname to Receive $100 Million in Loans From IDB, China

Above: Suriname’s National Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff Suriname will be receiving a pair of $50 million loans from the Inter-American Development Bank and the China Co-financing Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean. The funding is part of […]

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Cuba's Diaz-Canel Concludes Asia Tour

Above: Laos By the Caribbean Journal staff Miguel Diaz-Canel, the First Vice President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, concluded his visit to tour of Asia on Sunday in Laos. Diaz-Canel visited China and Vietnam as well on the […]

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Caribbean Photo Tour: St Kitts' Brimstone Hill Fortress

IT TOWERS above the tiny twin-island federation of St Kitts and Nevis — and the majestic Brimstone Hill Fortress is one of the historical treasures of the Caribbean. St Kitts and Nevis, the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, is […]


Rum Journal: An Endless Punch From St Croix's Cruzan Rum

Above: St Croix CRUZAN RUM’S message is simple: Don’t Hurry. It’s a philosophy we rather like here at Rum Journal. And Cruzan’s message fits nicely with the laid-back island of St Croix where it’s been distilled since the late 18th […]


Usain Bolt Wins 100M at Jamaica National Senior Trials

Above: Usain Bolt By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Usain Bolt glided to victory after a relatively slow start in the 100M Friday at Jamaica’s senior senior trials in Kingston. Bolt finished in 9.94 after finishing second in the semi-finals […]

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In Nevis, New Life For an Old Mill

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The historic New River Estate in Nevis will soon be home to a plantation-style museum and tour area, according to the island’s Ministry of Tourism. The estate was the last working […]


USAID Launches $88 Million Farming Project in Northern Haiti

Above: a farm in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Agency for International Development has launched a new project aiming to boost what it says are at least 40,000 rural households in northern Haiti. The five-year, $88 […]


Flo Rida, Miguel to Headline Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica's Montego Bay

Above: Miguel By the Caribbean Journal staff Hip-hop star Flo Rida will be giving his first-ever performance in Jamaica next month when he headlines the Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, joined by Grammy winner Miguel. Flo Rida, who was nominated […]

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Is Tourism Haiti's Magic Bullet?

Above: Haiti (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff As Haiti moves to develop its long-ignored tourism sector, revenue generated from the sector is “critical” as external aid lessens, according to the Igarapé Institute. But the prospects for tourism […]


Barbados Continues to Lead Caribbean in Human Development Index

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados continues to have the highest Human Development Index of any Caribbean country, according to the United Nations Development Programme’s 2013 report. Barbados is ranked 38th in the world in HDI, […]


Does Jamaica Need a Redesign?

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Playing Cricket on a Volleyball Court ANYONE who knows the game of cricket would know how difficult it would be to fit all 22 players, both umpires, and both sets of stumps on a volleyball […]


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