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Caribbean Plate: Gianfranco Chiarini Designs Menu in Grand Bahama

Above: the Grand Lucayan Resort in Grand Bahama By the Caribbean Journal staff Renowned Chef Gianfranco Chiarini has designed a new menu at Churchill’s at the Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama. Chiarini, who has worked at several Michelin-starred restaurants […]

Museum of Latin American, Caribbean Art Planned in Miami

Above: Gary Nader Fine Art in Miami’s Wynwood neighbourhood By the Caribbean Journal staff Noted art collector Gary Nader is planning to build what he is calling a “world-class” Latin American Art Museum in Miami, he announced Tuesday. In a […]

At New York’s Blue Note, Combining the Worlds of Jazz and Reggae

Above: the Blue Note By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican jazz legend Monty Alexander will be launching a series of collaborative shows at the Blue Note in New York City next month, aiming to bring together the worlds of jazz […]

Should Haiti Host the World Cup?

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor IMAGINE the tiny country of Haiti as host to one of the world’s biggest events: the World Cup. For now, it may all seem like fiction; however, if Haiti wants to be an emerging country […]

Promoting “Made in Grenada”

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s Ministry of Economic Development is set to launch new initiatives aimed at promoting the purchase of local products. The two campaigns, called “Made in Grenada” and “Buy Local First,” are part of […]

Four Seasons, Clinton Foundation Partnering to Help Haiti’s Coffee Sector

Above: coffee in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is partnering with the Clinton Foundation to support Haiti’s coffee sector. Thanks to an initiative between Four Seasons, the Clinton Foundation, Leslois Shaw Foundation and La […]

At a New Aruba Eatery, An Emphasis on the Organic

Above: Elements By the Caribbean Journal staff A new restaurant on Aruba’s Eagle Beach has debuted with one primary focus: natural and organic cuisine. The eatery, Elements, is located at the Bucuti & Tara Resorts in Aruba, with a combination […]

American Airlines Adds Martinique Flights

Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines is expanding its service to the French department of Martinique for the peak tourist season. The company, which launched weekly Saturday service from Miami to Martinique in April, announced […]

Antigua’s Big Break on “The Bachelorette”

Above: Galley Bay Resort & Spa By the Caribbean Journal staff Three Antigua resorts will be featured on the two-part season finale episode of ABC television show, “The Bachelorette.” The episode, scheduled to air on Monday, July 29 and Monday […]

Remembering Compay Segundo

Above: Compay Segundo (centre) By the Caribbean Journal staff Compay Segundo was one of the titans of Cuban music until he passed away 10 years ago this month, and a new album takes a look at the history of his […]

Suriname Readies For CARIFESTA

Above: CARIFESTA in 2006 By the Caribbean Journal staff Suriname has six weeks until its hosts the long-awaited return of the CARIFESTA regional arts festival. Last week, Suriname officially signed its host country agreement for the festival, which sets out […]

LIAT Responds to Richard Branson

Above: a LIAT plane By Alexander Britell LIAT has issued a response to Sir Richard Branson, a week after the Caribbean airline rose to international notoriety when Branson tweeted a complaint letter about the carrier. The company released a pair […]

In Miami, Savoring the Caribbean

Above: members of the Barbados culinary team (CJ Photo) MIAMI — It’s a cornucopia of colours: green breadfruit, brown cassava, yellow peppers. And the ingredients on this table will decide the best chefs in the Caribbean. Around 50 of the […]

Jamaica’s “Foodie” Revolution

By Alexander Britell Jamaican cuisine has always featured superb dishes, from jerk to jackfruit, but in recent years, the definition of Jamaican cuisine has begun to change. And Chef Kenrick Stewart is one of a wave of Jamaican chefs looking […]

Haiti’s Art, in Cuba

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba will be holding a Haitian Cultural Week in Havana beginning next week, Cuba’s government announced. The seven-day event will focus on a “large sample of artistic work and traditions” from Haiti. According […]

Lamothe: “We Would Change the Approach That People Have to Haiti”

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By Alexander Britell Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe recently concluded a weeklong trip to the United States that featured meetings with officials from the World Bank, the IDB, the UN, donor countries (including Canada) […]

Love and Jamaican Food

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor A few months ago I was approached to film an episode for a cooking channel. The idea behind the show was to highlight typical aphrodisiac dishes from across the globe to showcase for a Valentine’s […]

Montserrat’s Search for a National Song

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff In 1992, three years before the island’s devastating volcanic eruption, Montserrat’s government began its National Song Search, looking for a song that would be recognized by Montserratians on a national level. Now, Montserrat’s […]

Tobago Launches Carnival Season

Above: Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago officially kicked off the carnival season Thursday, under the theme “Let’s Dance, Let’s Play, Let’s Dingolay.” The island will be holding a host of events to celebrate Carnival this year, including an […]

Puerto Rico’s Culinary Dynamism

Above: Chef Robert Treviño By Alexander Britell MIAMI – IN APRIL, chefs from across Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and the world will gather in San Juan for the sixth annual Saborea Puerto Rico culinary festival. The event will highlight Puerto […]

Op-Ed: A Diaspora Policy for St Lucia

By Bertram Leon Op-Ed Contributor OVER THE PAST DECADE, we have been witnessing a growing number of countries becoming interested in revisiting, refreshing and rebuilding relations with their overseas populations. A contemporary subject of public policy, referred to as […]

Marcia Forbes: Media Matters, Jamaica 50 and London 2012

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor The Vocal Minority & Jamaica 50 There has been an outcry from those who perhaps represent the vocal minority that the Jamaica 50 celebrations cannot only be about “jump-up,” “skin-out,” “wine up we body.” […]

Op-Ed: A Rebirth in Haiti’s Champs de Mars; President Martelly Keeps His Word

Above: the Toussaint Louverture Park in Port-au-Prince, Haiti By Vladimir Laguerre Op-Ed Contributor PORT-AU-PRINCE- “Finally, I can bring my children to Champs de Mars. This is where I learned to ride my bicycle, and this is precisely where I met […]

Grenada’s Prime Minister Launches Green Initiative during Rio Talks

Above: Aruba PM Mike Eman, Sir Richard Branson and Grenada PM Tillman Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has given his “full support” to a plan to increase the use of green energy as a […]

Haiti’s Art on Display in Washington, With Help from Donna Karan

Above: Donna Karan and Former President Bill Clinton (Photo: IDB) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s art is on full display at a new exhibition at the Inter-Ameriacn Development Bank’s Cultural Center in Washington, DC. The Discover Haiti exhibition, which […]

Interview with Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin on Remaking Haiti’s Brand

By Alexander Britell Haiti’s tourism sector is beginning again. Two years since the earthquake, new hotels are beginning to pop up, new hospitality students are being trained and destinations like Jacmel are entering the consciousness of international travelers. While it’s […]

Forbes: Women and Facebook in Dominica, Jamaica, Trinidad and the US

Dr Marcia Forbes’ Streaming: Social Media, Mobile Lifestyles, examines the behaviour of youths online, using research from participants from Jamaica, Dominica, Trinidad and the USA. The following is the latest in a series of excerpts from the book published in […]

Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller Opens IDB Investment Forum

Above: the Montego Bay Convention Centre By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller opened the Jamaican Investment Forum in Montego Bay Thursday, a conference organized by the Inter-American Development Bank. More than 400 participants attended the […]

New Flights Will Connect Palm Beach With Eleuthera and Abaco in The Bahamas