It’s the most famous view in Martinique: a sweeping volcanic-sand beach fringed by coconut palms, and rising from the sea just offshore, the sheer volcanic silhouette of Diamond Rock. And right now, you can wake up on that beach for $177 per night. That’s the current starting rate at Diamant Les Bains, the beachfront residence hotel […]
Above: US President Barack Obama and Ambassador Stephen Vasciannie (Photo: Embassy of Jamiaca) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States President Barack Obama praised Jamaica for its commitment to democracy and security following recent talks with Jamaican Ambassador Stephen Vasciannie this week. Obama was receiving the credentials of Vasciannie as Jamaica’s top diplomat in Washington. […]
Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño at the hearing in Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño is calling on US President Barack Obama and federal law enforcement officials to establish a US Caribbean Border Initiative to combat the growing problem of drug-related crime in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin […]
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Jamaican-American citizens were positively surprised by US President Barack Obama’s bold move to permit young illegal immigrants to work and study in the United States. One of the major problems fueling crime in Jamaica is the arrival of deportees from the United States who are culturally and socially disoriented when […]
