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Turks and Caicos Intercepts Boat With 168 Migrants From Haiti

Above: TCI By Alexander Britell Turks and Caicos Islands officials said they intercepted a vessel carrying 168 migrants from Haiti early Monday morning. All 168 passengers have been transferred to the territory’s Detention Centre for “processing and repatriation,” the government […]

First Southwest Airlines Flight Arrives in Puerto Rico

Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The first Southwest Airlines flight to Puerto Rico arrived at San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport on Sunday morning. The flight out of Orlando arrived in San Juan at […]

Former Cayman Premier Released on Bail; Investigation “Ongoing”

Above: Former Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush presented himself to anti-corruption officers Tuesday morning and has been released on bail, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. Bush was […]

Jamaica Begins Session of Parliament

Above: Jamaica’s Parliament (FP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica officially began the 2013/2014 session of Parliament on Thursday with a ceremony at Gordon House. The session officially began with the Throne Speech delivered by Governor General Sir Patrick Allen. […]

Earthquake Off Coast of Venezuela Lightly Shakes Trinidad

Above: a map of the quake (Graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.0-magnitude earthquake off the northern coast of Venezuela on Sunday morning caused light shaking in Trinidad, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake occurred […]

Trinidad Moves to Restore Power After Nationwide Blackout

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar at the Phoenix Park plant on Friday (Photo: OPM Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago suffered a nationwide blackout on Friday morning following a malfunction at the Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited, […]

Light Earthquake Shakes Southern Coast of Dominican Republic

Above: a map of the quake (Graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.0-magnitude earthquake shook the southern coast of the Dominican Republic early Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre was approximately 17 […]

Turks and Caicos Intercepts Boat Carrying 115 Migrants from Haiti

Above: Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff A boat carrying 115 migrants from Haiti was intercepted by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Marine Branch on Tuesday morning, the government announced. The passengers, which included 86 men […]

Earthquake Off Coast of Venezuela Shakes Grenada, Trinidad

Above: a map of the quake (USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.6-magnitude earthquake off the northern coast of Venezuela shook parts of Trinidad and Grenada early Saturday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which […]

Earthquake Causes Light Shaking in Dominican Republic

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic was shaken a 4.3-magnitude earthquake early Saturday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre was about 13 kilometres south of […]

Democratic Labour Party Wins Barbados Election By Narrow Margin

Above: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Democratic Labour Party has retained power in Barbados with a narrow election victory, according to preliminary results. The win gives Prime Minister Freundel Stuart his first full term […]

Premier Rufus Ewing Warns of Potential for “Chaos” in Turks and Caicos

Above: the Karibe Convention Centre in Haiti (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — The current state of the affairs in the Turks and Caicos Islands has the potential to throw the territory “into chaos,” Premier Dr Rufus Ewing said […]

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 […]

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 […]

Haiti: Digicel, Marriott Break Ground on Port-au-Prince Hotel Project

Above: a rendering of Marriott’s Haiti hotel project By Alexander Britell Marriott and Digicel broke ground on their new Haiti hotel project Wednesday morning. The 175-room hotel is a partnership between the hotel company and the telecom giant. “We saw […]

Juliana O’Connor-Connolly Named New Premier of Cayman Islands

Above: The Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly By Alexander Britell Juliana O’Connor-Connolly has been named the new Premier of the Cayman Islands, according to a statement from Governor Duncan Taylor. Taylor said a majority of the elected members of the United […]

Jamaica Looks to Singapore, Dubai as Models for Global Logistics Hub

Above: Jamaica Chamber of Commerce President Francis Kennedy and Jamaica Industry Minister Anthony Hylton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has big expectations for its plan to develop Kingston into a global logistics hub, according to Industry Minister […]

Cayman Premier: “I Have Done Nothing Wrong and I Shall Not Be Resigning”

Above: Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush By Alexander Britell Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush has issued his first public statement since his arrest Tuesday on suspicions of corruption, maintaining his innocence and vowing not to yield to increasing public pressure to step […]

Cayman Islands Lightly Shaken By 4.1-Magnitude Earthquake

Above: Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands was lightly shaken by a 4.1-magnitude earthquake south of Grand Cayman early Wednesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake occurred at about 10:30 AM, 64 […]

Cayman Governor: Premier’s Arrest a “Matter for the Police Commissioner”

Above: Cayman Islands government offices in Georgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Islands Governor Duncan Taylor has issued a statement that he was “aware” of the arrest of Premier McKeeva Bush Tuesday morning and that the conduct […]

Boat Carrying 127 Haitian Nationals Intercepted by Turks and Caicos Police

Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff A sloop carrying 127 Haitian nationals was intercepted early Sunday morning by the Royal Turks and Caicos Police Force, the government said in a statement. The boat, which was intercepted at 2:27AM by […]

Government Offices in Montserrat Targeted in Suspected Firebomb Attack

Above: the government buildings following the suspected attack By the Caribbean Journal staff Several government offices in Montserrat have been closed after a suspected firebomb attack on the main compound in Brades, the government announced. The decision to close the […]

Barbados Tourism Minister: Winter Season “Will Be An Improvement”

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados’ winter tourist season “will be an improvement on where it was last year,” according to Tourism Minister Richard Sealy. The Minister said there were a number of “encouraging developments” that […]

Dominican Republic President Meets Royal Caribbean Executives in Samana

Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina aboard the Explorer of the Seas By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina held talks Tuesday morning with executives from Royal Caribbean International aboard the Explorer of the Seas ship in […]

American Airlines Will Soon Fly Nonstop to the Dominican Republic’s Top Resort