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Hotel Highlight: The Sweetest Perk at Petit St Vincent
Above: Petit St Vincent in the Grenadines (All photos by CJ) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon PETIT ST VINCENT — There are many things to love about Petit St Vincent, this all-inclusive private island resort in the southern sweep of the Grenadines: […]
Rum Journal: Novo Fogo Barrel-Aged Cachaca From Brazil
FAR SOUTH of the Caribbean, past Martinique, past Barbados, miles away from the cane fields of the West Indies, there is another kind of cane spirit. It’s called cachaca, a sugar cane distillate that, like the French Caribbean’s rhum agricole, […]
Costa Rica: Pre-Columbian Sites Added to UNESCO World Heritage List
Above: one of Costa Rica’s famous stone spheres By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of four Pre-Columbian sites in Costa Rica’s Diquis Delta have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The sites, located in the southern region […]
Guatemala, Mexico, Belize Shaken By 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake
Above: humanitarian workers in San Marcos, Guatemala (graphic: GA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Mexico, Guatemala and Belize were shaken by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The very strong quake rocked the […]
Haiti, Mexico Ink Agreement on Tourism
Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin and FONATUR Director General Hector Martin Gomez Barraza sign the Memorandum of Understanding (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism and Mexico’s National Fund for Tourism Development have signed a […]
Antigua Readies For Security Exercises
Above: security officers in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda is readying for a major security exercise beginning on May 31, the government said Monday. The “Trade Winds” exercise, which will last through June 10. The country […]
British Virgin Islands Breaks Ground on Cruise Pier Expansion
Above: Security Manager with the BVI Ports Authority Dave Smith looks out at the cruise pier (Photo: BVIPA/A Glasgow) By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands’ cruise pier expansion project has officially broken ground and is now set […]
Puerto Rico Lightly Shaken By 3.8-Magnitude Earthquake
Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico was lightly shaken by a 3.8-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday evening, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which […]
Earthquake Shakes Panama, Costa Rica
Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff A strong 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Pacific coast of Panama on Wednesday, half a day after the major earthquake that killed six […]
5.2M Earthquake Shakes Nicaragua
Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook the western coast of Nicaragua on Friday morning, according to the United States Geoloigical Survey. The quake’s epicentre was around […]
Grenada Opens Fixed Base Operator Facility at Maurice Bishop Airport
Above: Maurice Bishop International Airport in Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff The Grenada Airports Authority has officially opened the first fixed-base operator facility at the country’s Maurice Bishop International Airport. The facility, which will cater to business general aviation […]
First Botswana Ambassador to CARICOM
Above: Ambassador Bernadette Rathedi By the Caribbean Journal staff The African nation of Botswana has appointed its first-ever Ambassador to the Caribbean Community. Ambassador Bernadette Rathedi was accredited as the country’s first Plenipotentiary Representative to CARICOM in a ceremony in […]
Talking Puerto Rico Tourism With PRHTA President and CEO Clarisa Jimenez
Above: PRHTA President and CEO Clarisa Jimenez at the San Juan Marriott (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell SAN JUAN — What’s next for tourism in Puerto Rico? Armed with a new marketing campaign positioning the destination as the “All Star […]
Trinidad Awards Onshore Oil Blocks to Three Bidders
Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Three companies have successfully bid for a group of onshore oil blocks in Trinidad, the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs announced. Primera Oil and Gas won its bid for the […]
In St Croix, Celebrating “Local”
Above: produce at the St. Croix Agriculture and Food Fair (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ST CROIX — “Easy now. It’s hot.” That’s the warning from Velma Cruz, who’s been bringing her hot sauce to St Croix’s Agriculture […]
Dominica Government to Assist Homeowners Impacted By Floods
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s government is moving to assist homeowners impacted by last week’s serious floods on the island. Heavy rainfall which began on Dec. 24 caused “extensive damage” to homes, businesses and public […]
Trinidad Continues Oil Spill Probe
Above: Trinidad Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine By the Caribbean Journal staff The probe into the source of this week’s oil spills in Trinidad is continuing, according to the Ministry of Energy Affairs. The Ministry said Friday that it had received […]
Jamaica Lightly Shaken By 4.0-Magnitude Earthquake
Above: a graphic of the quake (USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica was lightly shaken Saturday morning by a 4.0-magnitude earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake occurred at around 10:37 AM local time at a […]
Jamaica Eyeing Record Cruise Numbers in 2014
Above: Falmouth By the Caribbean Journal staff As its nears what would be a record 2 million stopover visitors in 2013, Jamaica has high hopes for its cruise sector, too. Jamaican Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill says the Ministry is […]
Interview With Micky Arison, Chairman of Carnival Corporation
Above: Micky Arison (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — Cruise tourism accounts for more than $2 billion a year to the Caribbean region, and no one knows more about it than Carnival Corporation Chairman Micky Arison (who also owns […]
New Development on Union Island?
Above: Union Island (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A “major investor” has been contacted about developing lands at Chatham Bay on Union Island in the Grenadines, according to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves. The government has received the […]
US Charges Son of Suriname President With Attempting to Support Terrorism
Above: Dino Bouterse By the Caribbean Journal staff Dino Bouterse, the son of Suriname President Desi Bouterse, has been charged with attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group Hezbollah, according to a superseding indictment unsealed on Friday by […]
Dominica Pushes Backyard Gardening
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff With a growing food security problem, more and more Caribbean countries are making a push to promote agriculture — and that extends to citizens’ backyards. Dominica is the latest country to […]
Couples Barbados Officially Opens
Above: Couples Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Couples Resort has held its official opening ceremony in Barbados. The 280-room property is located at the former Almond Casuarina Beach Resort. The company concluded its deal to lease the […]
United Nations Sued in US Federal Court For Role in Haiti Cholera Epidemic
Above: UN Headquarters in New York City By the Caribbean Journal staff Human rights groups have filed suit against the United Nations in federal court in the United States for its alleged role in bringing cholera to Haiti. The suit, […]
Hiking the Trails of Dominica
Above: the Waitukubuli National Trail By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica has long been known as the Caribbean’s “Nature Island,” and it’s easy to see why. It is the most mountainous island in the region — but also one of […]
JetBlue Expanding to Trinidad
Above: JetBlue planes By the Caribbean Journal staff JetBlue isn’t done with its Caribbean expansion. The New York City-based carrier will be launching flights to Trinidad beginning in July 2014, according to Trinidad’s government. The news, rumoured for several months, […]
Six Great Places to Eat in Tortola
The largest British Virgin Island, Tortola, is known for many things: beautiful beaches, spectacular yachts and the greenest of mountains. What you may not know is that the cuisine is very, very good as well. One of the Caribbean’s centres […]
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