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Hyatt “Continuing to Pursue” Claims Over Curacao Resort

Above: the property in Curacao By Alexander Britell Hyatt is continuing its legal actions over the property it managed in Curacao, the company told Caribbean Journal in a statement. Hyatt had managed the Hyatt Regency Curacao Golf Resort, Spa and […]

Curacao’s Santa Barbara Resort, Formerly Hyatt, Officially Launches

Above: the former Hyatt resort in Curacao By the Caribbean Journal staff The former Hyatt Regency Curacao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina has officially launched as the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, the property announced in a release Wednesday. […]

“Haiti Is at a Crossroads”

Above: a community rehabilitation project in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Three years after the earthquake, Haiti is “at a crossroads,” according Michael Posner, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour. […]

Spence: A Chef Comes Home to Jamaica

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor This past holiday season I was lucky enough to make the trek back home to Jamaica for Christmas dinner with my family, which is always a joyously stressful occasion. Putting a check on my foul […]

Dennis Chung: Jamaica Without the IMF

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor AS I READ the Dec. 29, 2012 statement, issued by Jamaica’s Finance Minister concerning the status of the International Monetary Fund negotiations, I thought to myself that it is not clear when Jamaica is […]

Haiti: Almost 360,000 Remain in Tent Camps, According to United Nations

Above: a tent camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (FP/UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Almost 360,000 people in Haiti are still living in tent camps, displaced due to the 2010 earthquake, according to a new report from the United […]

The Recipe for a Caribbean Christmas

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Being right in the middle of the holiday season, there never seems to be enough time or energy for us to get things done. There are so many tasks to complete that the thought of […]

Cayman Governor Swears in New Cabinet

Above: Front Row: Premier, Juliana O’Connor-Connolly; Governor Duncan Taylor; Rolston Anglin; Back Row: Attorney General Hon. Samuel Bulgin, Cline Astor Glidden, Jr, Mark Scotland and Hon. Dwayne Stanley Seymour. By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the appointment of the territory’s […]

Interview with Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (UN Photo/ J Carrier) By Alexander Britell Haiti is trying to move the process of reconstruction into a higher gear. While the country’s GDP has been growing at a strong pace, natural disasters […]

Nigel Spence: Making the Trip to Jamaica’s Hellshire Beach

Above: Hellshire Beach By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Firstly, I want to send love and good vibes to my fellow New Yorkers and all those who suffered greatly especially in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and […]

Walt “Clyde” Frazier’s Paradise in St Croix

Above: Walt “Clyde” Frazier at home in St Croix By Alexander Britell IN THE LATE 1960s and early 1970s, Walt “Clyde” Frazier was New York. His superb run as a point guard for the New York Knicks, during which he […]

Spence: Ackee, Saltfish and Coconut Oil

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Ackee and saltfish. These are the words that every Jamaican, from before they could walk until they can’t walk anymore, knows and loves. For most, it was and is our comfort food; our breakfast, lunch […]

Paulwell: Private Sector Must Drive Jamaica’s Energy Development

Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff The future of energy development in Jamaica is in the hands of the private sector, according to Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell. The Minister said the duty of Jamaica’s government was to enable an […]

Paulwell: Jamaica Aiming to Introduce Liquefied Natural Gas By 2015

Above: Jamaica Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is planning to introduce Liquefied Natural Gas in Jamaica by 2015, despite a recent decision by the government to remove itself from the process of fuel selection. In […]

St Lucia Urges Canada to Reconsider After Removal of Visa Exemption

Above: St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony has called the decision by Canada to remove the visa exemption for St Lucians traveling to the country an “unfortunate […]

Haiti’s Government Relieves Two Secretaries of State of Duties

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government has removed two Secretaries of State from office, President Michel Martelly’s office announced in a statement. The two Secretaries of State are Mathias Laureus, Secretary […]

Canada Waives Visa Exemptions for St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines

Above: Parliament in Ottawa By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government said it was “disappointed” following the decision by Canada’s government to impose visas for visitors from the country. Now, citizens of St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, […]

Rubble from Haiti’s National Palace to Help Rebuild Cite Soleil

Above: demolition work on Haiti’s national palace (Photo: J/P Haitian Relief Organization) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s damaged national palace was one of the lasting images of the country’s 2010 earthquake. But while Haiti has already begun the demolition […]

Op-Ed: Money Laundering in Jamaica

By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor Jamaica recently welcomed a new head of the FID, an organization which has much to do with cash, currencies and their movement in Jamaica, along with maintaining a liaison with overseas administrators of similar programmes. […]

Op-Ed: Cayman’s Lionfisher Kings

By Jim Hart, Stacy Frank and Courtney Platt Op-Ed Contributors The lionfish’s day of reckoning may be at hand, however a modest reckoning it may be. These beautiful, voracious feeders, with a prodigious reproductive rate of up to 30,000 eggs […]

From Jamaica to Trinidad, Finding the World of Caribbean Food in New York

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Food has been a part of my life since I can remember, and New York City has contributed an amazing amount to my learning process, my experiences and my knowledge of it. It has intensified […]

Durandis: A Friendly Divorce in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor Change, reshuffle, restart or reset, it is all a clear sign that the Martelly-Lamothe team is still trying to navigate the Haitian political landscape in order to turn their promises and slogans to reality for […]

Business of Haiti: Dr Jean Orelien Has Big Tourism Plans on Lake Azeui

Above: Dr Jean Orelien Caribbean Journal’s new Business of Haiti feature takes a look at Haiti’s economy — and the people who are working to move it into a new era. By Alexander Britell While Haiti is working hard to […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Next 50 Years

By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor There are a lot of comments of late relating to Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of Independence. In Wednesday’s Gleaner, Din Duggan made a few comments about the unforgivable fracas in Parliament recently, and Mr McConnell’s comment […]

Nigel Spence: 50 Years of Jamaican Food

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor This is a stellar year in Jamaica’s history, as Jamaicans and well-wishers everywhere will soon be celebrating the country’s 50th Anniversary of Independence. Easily one of the most beautiful places on earth, Jamaica is not […]

Bahamas Government Demolishes Narcotics “Stash Houses” in Nassau

Above: a tractor begins the demolition on a so-called “stash house” in Nassau (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has demolished two abandoned buildings in Nassau after what police called a “significant” seizure of marijuana. The […]

Barbados Looking at Africa for Tourism

Above: downtown Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has not forgotten the potential of the African market for tourism, according to Tourism Minister Richard Sealy. The Minister, who was speaking recently at the launch of the 8th […]

Montserrat Opposition Seeks No-Confidence Motion on Premier

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat will soon debate a no-confidence motion against Premier Reuben Meade’s administration filed by Opposition Leader Donaldson Romeo. Romeo, who filed the request for No Confidence last week, referenced several recent decisions by […]

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