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USVI Delegate Pursues Economic Disaster Declaration After HOVENSA Closure

Above: Delegate Donna Christensen (centre) By the Caribbean Journal staff Donna Christensen, the US Virgin Islands’ delegate to the US Congress, is pursuing an Economic Disaster Declaration for the territory after the closure of the HOVENSA oil refinery, its single-largest […]

United Kingdom to Develop Climate Change Plan for Overseas Territories

By the Caribbean Journal staff Four agencies of the United Kingdom plan to develop a Climate Change Programme specifically targeted for the UK overseas territories. The programme will fill a perceived gap identified in recent reviews of current climate change […]

Cigars: The Heart and Soul of Cuba: An Interview with James Suckling

By Alexander Britell While Cuban cigars are renowned the world over for their quality and their history, the process of how Cuban cigars are made – and just what they mean to the Cuban people – have remained largely unexplored, […]

At New York’s El Museo del Barrio, Caribbean Art in the Spotlight

Above: Prefete Duffaut, Habour/Vue de Jacmel avec le Pont de Noel, 1968, oil on canvas (Photo by Jason Mandella) By Alexander Britell Beginning Jun. 12, New York’s El Museo del Barrio will put Caribbean art in the spotlight, with Caribbean: […]

Grenada to Host UN Climate Workshop

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada will host a United Nations environmental workshop next year, Environment Minister Joseph Gilbert announced. Grenada will be the first country in the western hemisphere to host such a meeting. “This workshop, which will be […]

Chris Kazi Rolle Talks Relationships

Bahamian native Chris “Kazi” Rolle was touring with a film and music group focusing on developing the creativity of young hip-hop artists. What began as a developmental programme became something else, as Rolle began engaging with the artists about more […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Dr Saphire Longmore

By Alexander Britell Dr Saphire Longmore is the Jamaica Labour Party candidate for Eastern St Andrew in the upcoming election in the country Dec. 29. Longmore, who recently completed her MD in psychiatry, is also a former Miss Jamaica Universe […]

China Helps Grenada on Climate Change

By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada will receive more than $2 million in technology assistance from a Chinese project aimed at helping the country adapt to climate change. The AOSIS-China Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Programme, Grenada will receive the funding […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Damion Crawford

By Alexander Britell Damion Crawford, People’s National Party candidate for the East Rural St Andrew seat in Jamaica’s Parliament, attended Kingston College, and then went to the University of the West Indies, where he received a master’s degree in tourism […]

Employ More Caribbean Women in Conflict Mediation, Trinidad FM Tells UN

Above: Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Foreign Minster Dr Surujrattan Rambachan called for the UN to recruit more women as mediators, especially from small island developing states like those in the Caribbean, saying […]

Tim Peck: For a Sustainable Tourism Model, Look to Antigua

Above: Carlisle Bay, Antigua By Tim Peck The Caribbean tourism industry waits with bated breath for the announcement of the OECS Common Tourism Policy on October 1. As the first policy of its kind for our region, a tourism blueprint […]

Andrew Humphries on the Four Seasons Nevis Reopening and Caribbean Expansion

After Hurricane Omar hit the island of Nevis and closed the Four Seasons Nevis for over two years in 2008, the resort celebrated its reopening in December 2010, and, more recently, its 20-year anniversary. Caribbean Journal talked to Andrew Humphries, […]

Riu Just Opened Its Newest All-Inclusive in Jamaica