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Belize Tourism Off to Record Start in 2013
Above: El Secreto in Belize (Photo: El Secreto) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourism in Belize is at an all-time high for the first quarter of 2013, according to a report from the Belize Tourism Board. Airport arrivals increased by […]
Jamaica to Distribute “Thousands” of Tablets to Students, Teachers
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is planning the distribution of “thousands” of tablet computers to students and teachers in the country as part of a new pilot project. The distribution, called the “Schools Tablet Computer […]
Gray Line Expands to Dominican Republic
Above: Punta Cana By Alexander Britell PUNTA CANA – Tour operator Gray Line is expanding to the Dominican Republic, the company announced Wednesday. Gray Line Dominican Republic, which will be based in Punta Cana, will have locations in areas across […]
Durandis: On the Resignations in Haiti
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor OFTEN, WHEN ONE ASKS average Haitians, “how are things?” there is the simple answer of: “Nou la, n’ap kenbe,” we are here, we’re holding up. That might give the impression that all is well. But […]
Bureaucracy and Jamaican Growth
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor FINALLY WE CAN celebrate that we have an IMF agreement again in Jamaica. The real importance of the agreement is that it will bring with it a certain amount of confidence and multilateral support for […]
JetBlue and the Caribbean: An Interview With Chad Meyerson
By Alexander Britell With American Eagle’s departure from the Caribbean, there will be a sizable void to fill. As we’ve covered of late, small carriers like Cape Air are increasing capacity and looking to capitalize on the ever-present demand for […]
US: Pace of Drug Enforcement Action in Haiti “Stubbornly Low”
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The tempo of drug enforcement actions in Haiti remains “stubbornly low,” according to the United States State Department’s recently-released 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Haiti remains a transit point for […]
Meade: Tourism “Critical” to Sustained Development in Montserrat
Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Tourism is an industry “critical to the sustained development and the maintenance of livelihoods in Montserrat,” Premier Reuben Meade said in his budget address this week. The Montserratian leader said the government would […]
Barbados Commerce Minister Urges Businesses to Think Regionally
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Businesses in Barbados need to think beyond their domestic markets in order to generate economic growth for the country, according to Commerce Minister Donville Inniss. The Minister was speaking to stakeholders […]
St Kitts’ Imperial Bay Beach & Golf Residences Breaks Ground
Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The $10 million Imperial Bay Beach and Golf Residences on Half Moon Bay in St Kitts broke ground on Monday. The project, which was launched last November, will be managed […]
Women and the Jamaican Work Force
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor We Waan Jostice! Who Cares? “We waan jostice.” This is the cry of many Jamaicans regularly shown on national television during nightly newscasts. This demand for justice (jostice in local parlance) is usually accompanied […]
Transforming Haiti, in C Major
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — “The impact is not only having a good orchestra — this is the least you can do. The big impact is changing minds.” It could be an arpeggio, a chord, or […]
Can Haiti Jumpstart CARICOM?
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — At the end of last month, former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson told a meeting of the Rotary Club in Georgetown, Guyana that CARICOM was on life support. The Caribbean must […]
Haiti’s Martelly Urges Caribbean on Climate Change, Integration
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti President Michel Martelly addressed the CARICOM Heads of Government summit Monday, calling for unified action on issues including climate change and free movement within the region. Martelly, […]
Jamaica “Finalizing” IMF Agreement, Plans Debt Exchange Offer
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is now “finalizing” a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund, along with a debt exchange offer to be made Tuesday, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said in a national […]
Mountain Biking in Haiti
Above: mountain biking at La Visite (Photo: Steve Z Photography) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s new tourism push is still in its early stages — but one niche the country seeks to develop is the adventure market. On that […]
Haiti’s President, in Santiago, Vows Commitment to Regional Integration
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly continued his visit to Chile this week vowing Haiti’s commitment to regional integration. The Haitian leader is in Santiago this week for the […]
Baha Mar Resort Project Moving Forward in the Bahamas
Above: construction at Baha Mar in the Bahamas (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell NASSAU —The Baha Mar resort project, the largest in the Caribbean, is moving forward with construction toward a planned December 2014 completion date. The […]
The CJ Cool List – the Caribbean’s 10 Coolest Hotels for 2013
The Caribbean is not short on terrific hotels. Every island — every destination — has a range of interesting, original, luxurious properties sure to satisfy any traveler to the region. But this year, we wanted to offer our take on 10 […]
Caribbean Home: A Gem on Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach
The latest property to be featured in Caribbean Home is a four-bedroom, four-bathroom single-family home on Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach. The beachfront property, which is located on a 0.34-acre site opposite Galleria Plaza, was built in 2006 at 42 […]
Jamaica’s Phillips: Negotiations With IMF Technical Staff “Virtually At An End”
The following is a statement from Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips concerning the country’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund: On assuming office, one of the most urgent priorities of this administration was to reopen the line of communication […]
Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Mistake on Israel
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor I WAS DISAPPOINTED that Jamaica voted in favour of the United Nations resolution which lifted the Palestinian Authority from an entity to a non-member observer. Both Israel and the United States opposed the resolution […]
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 […]
Op-Ed: Corruption In the Caribbean
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor THE ARRESTS OF McKeeva Bush and Michael Misick in one-week span focused on the world of corruption in the Caribbean. The two most prestigious Caribbean offshore financial centres ended up with a pair political leaders in […]
Durandis: Rethinking Education in Haiti
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor FOR MANY HAITIAN STUDENTS, the day starts before sunrise and ends well past sunset. In Haiti, the road to education is not only hard — at times inaccessible — but, plainly put, the end often […]
Talking Caribbean Travel With Expedia’s Marco Tagliatti
Above: Luperón in the Dominican Republic (Photo: GDR) By Alexander Britell Despite its traditional allure as a vacation destination, the Caribbean is finding itself in an increasingly competitive global travel marketplace. But while the onset of the global financial crisis […]
Clinton: Haiti a “Foreign Policy Priority”
Above: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (Photo: US Department of State) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti opened the Caracol Industrial Park in northern Haiti, following a ceremony attended by Haiti President Michel Martelly, former US President Bill Clinton, […]
Interview with Barbados Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy
Above: Tourism Minister Richard Sealy (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Caribbean tourism sector is in a period of change, as the region seeks to emerge from the global downturn. As Caribbean nations like Barbados look to move beyond the […]
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