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What Will Be Montserrat’s National Song?

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat’s long-running search to find its national song is heading into the stretch run. The island, which began its official search for a national song in 1992, has narrowed down the choices to […]

Jamaica’s Pillars for Growth

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor MY last article looked at how Jamaica can increase competitiveness in the tourism industry, which is critical for Jamaica because tourism is our highest foreign exchange earner, and the area in which we have always […]

Sandals LaSource Grenada Names GM

Above: a rendering of the Sandals LaSource Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandals Resorts International has named Peter Fraser the new general manager of the Sandals LaSource Grenada Resort, which is slated to open in December. Fraser, a 30-year […]

Haiti Falls to El Salvador, 1-0, in Gold Cup

Above: BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston By the Caribbean Journal staff The game wasn’t pretty, and neither was the result for Haiti. In an often ugly, contentious game in Houston, El Salvador topped Haiti, 1-0 on a penalty kick rebound […]

Kirani James Wins 400M in Czech Republic’s Ostrava Golden Spike Meet

Above: Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenadian sprinting superstar Kirani James set a meet record Thursday in winning the 400M at the Ostrava Golden Spike IAAF World Challenge in the Czech Republic. The win came after a second-place […]

China and the Caribbean — a Marriage Made in Heaven?

By Zhivargo Laing CJ Contributor ON A recent radio show in the Bahamas, the topic of China’s $8 million loan to the country was being discussed. A curious caller asked, “what do the Chinese want for these loans anyway?” Her […]

United States Defeats Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz in 2-1 Thriller

Above: Independence Park By the Caribbean Journal staff Things were looking brighter when Jamaica’s Jermaine Beckford evened the score at 1 with a goal in the 89th minute. The United States’ Jozy Altidore had put the US ahead in the […]

Usain Bolt Finishes Second at Rome Diamond League Meet

Above: the men’s 100M in Rome By the Caribbean Journal staff Sprinting superstar Usain Bolt finished second in the men’s 100M at the Rome Diamond League meet on Thursday, beaten out by one one-hundredth of a second by America’s Justin […]

Jamaica’s Ashmeade Wins 200M, Kirani James Second in 400M in Oregon

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican sprinter Nickel Ashmeade took first place in the 200 metre men’s race at the Eugene Diamond League meet this weekend in Oregon. Ashmeade, who also took home first place in the 200M at last […]

Vanderpool-Wallace: The United States of the Caribbean

By Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace CJ Contributor IN THE MIDDLE of musing about regional cooperation, tourism Ministers and Commissioners were recently invited to imagine a gestalt entity, “the United States of the Caribbean.” They were invited to consider what such an entity […]

Alden McLaughlin Appointed New Premier of Cayman Islands

Above: Alden McLaughlin By Alexander Britell Alden McLaughlin has been appointed as the new Premier of the Cayman Islands, Governor Duncan Taylor announced Tuesday. The move comes after a decision by outgoing Cayman Islands Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly to join the […]

Beaches Opens Key West Luxury Village in Turks and Caicos

Above: the Beaches Key West Luxury Village By the Caribbean Journals staff Beaches Resorts has officially welcomed its first guests at its new Key West Luxury Village in Turks and Caicos. The Key West Luxury Village, which includes over 150 […]

Cayman Islands Election: PPM Wins Most Seats, Coalition Government Likely

Above: the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The opposition People’s Progressive Movement has won a plurality of seats in the Cayman Islands’ election, according to official results. The PPM, led by Alden McLaughlin, took 9 of […]

Grenada’s Kirani James Wins 400M at Shanghai Diamond League Meet

Above: Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff Kirani James returned to the racing circuit Saturday with a victory in the 400M at the Shanghai Diamond League meet. It was James’ first race since winning the 400M in 44.72 at […]

Tobago’s Fountain of Youth

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon JetSetSarah LEGEND HAS IT that if you bathe in the waters of Tobago’s Nylon Pool you’ll emerge looking 10 years younger. I’m skeptical about the fountain-of-youth claims but I’ve come to see for myself, as have scores […]

JetBlue to Launch Service to Haiti

Above: a JetBlue plane By Alexander Britell Continuing its Caribbean expansion, New York City-based air carrier JetBlue announced Thursday that it would begin service to Haiti’s Port-au-Prince. The flights, which will include one daily nonstop flight between New York’s John […]

PetroCaribe Member States Agree to Establish “Economic Zone”

Above: the summit in Caracas By the Caribbean Journal staff The seventh PetroCaribe summit in Caracas concluded this weekend with an agreement by member countries to establish a PetroCaribe “economic zone.” The move would expand the PetroCaribe oil agreement, which […]

US Virgin Islands Jockeys Aim For History

Above: Kevin Krigger on Goldencents By the Caribbean Journal staff A pair of US Virgin Islands jockeys will be looking to make history on Saturday at the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby: Kevin Krigger and Victor Lebron, both natives […]

Venezuela’s Maduro Visits Cuba

Above: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (UN Photo/Lou Rouse) By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro visited Cuba this weekend for the first time since winning the country’s hotly-contested election earlier this month. Cuba had been by far the […]

Grenada’s Kirani James Returns to Track With Victory in the Bahamas

Above: Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff Kirani James returned to the track exactly like he left it last summer, winning the 400m at the inaugural Chris Brown Invitational in Nassau this weekend. James finished the 400m in 44.72 […]

Nassau Experience Contest Rules

OFFICIAL RULES Nassau Experience sponsored by Graycliff The Nassau Experience at Graycliff (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by Caribbean Journal the “Sponsor”). ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: Three (3) nights, EP (room only) at the Graycliff in Nassau Bahamas Approximate retail value: […]

From Curaçao to Cuba, 10 Caribbean Baseball Players to Watch in 2013

Above: Andrelton Simmons The Caribbean’s supreme baseball talent was on full display last month at the World Baseball Classic, when the global tournament’s final game pitted two Caribbean teams against each other: Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. And while […]

Grenada Plans to Restructure Debt

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government will undertake a “comprehensive and collaborative restructuring of its public debt, it announced this weekend. The government said “circumstances have forced” the move, which will include its US and […]

Beaches Turks and Caicos to Debut Key West Luxury Village in May

Above: the former Veranda Turks and Caicos resort By the Caribbean Journal staff Beaches Resorts will be opening the Key West Luxury Village at its Turks and Caicos resort on May 22, the company announced Tuesday. Parent company Sandals Resorts […]

St Lucia’s Pitons-Perfect Resorts

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon I’VE BEEN VISITING ST LUCIA for more than a decade now, and on each trip I find more reasons to return. Everyone I’ve met there has been warm and sincere; the landscape, particularly in the south, is […]

The Best Rum Cake in the Bahamas

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon I THOUGHT THE SWIMMING PIGS would be the highlight of the day. Boy, was I wrong. I was on a day trip in the Exumas, the 365-island Bahamas archipelago famous for crystal clear waters, talcum sand and […]

Opposition New National Party Wins Grenada Election in Sweep

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The opposition New National Party has won Grenada’s national election in a landslide. Preliminary results showed the NNP winning all 15 out of 15 seats contested, meaning a return to power for NNP […]

Trinidad Prime Minister, Tobago Chief Secretary to Hold Talks

Above: Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will soon meet with Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Orville London. The talks will focus on “a number of issues whose […]

Southwest Airlines Is Launching New Nonstop Flights to The Bahamas