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A Stone’s Throw from the Old Caribbean
At the far end of New Providence in the Bahamas sits an homage to the old Caribbean — the 10-room boutique hotel called A Stone’s Throw Away. Run by German native Chris Illing, the hotel is one of a small […]
IMF: St Kitts and Nevis Showing Recovery
Above: St Kitts viewed from Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund has approved a three-year Stand-By Arrangement for $84.5 million with St Kitts and Nevis, in a bid to support the federation’s economic program […]
In Nevis, a Sanctuary for Sea Turtles
Above: Lemuel Pemberton’s Nevis Turtle Group has monitored more than 150 sea turtles since 2003. (Photo: Nevis Turtle Group) By Alexander Britell NEVIS– They may arrive at midnight, or not at all. But when Nevis’ most unpredictable visitors show up […]
Jamaica Seeks More Chinese Investment
Above: the Chinese embassy in Jamaica Above: the Chinese Embassy in Jamaica (Photo: Chinese Embassy) Jamaican Minister of Finance Audley Shaw said an invitation has been extended to the Chinese to expand their investments in the country. Shaw, who was […]
New Director at PANCAP
Above: the PANCAP board By the Caribbean Journal staff The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS has named Juliet Bynoe-Sutherland its new director. A native of Barbados, Bynoe-Sutherland has worked for more than 16 years in both the regional […]
Maintaining Leonard Howell’s Legacy
By Alexander Britell Thirty years after his death, a group of Jamaicans are working to keep alive the legacy of Leonard Howell, a Jamaican religious figure considered to be the first Rastafarian. Monty Howell, one Howell’s sons, is in a […]
Bahamas Tackles Mortgage Delinquencies
Above: Housing Minister Kenneth Russell (BIS Photo) The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation is looking to reconstruct mortgage payments to count toward paying off the principal in a bid to reduce its 40 percent delinquency rate. “[The BMC is] still having about […]
Bahamas Reshapes its Road Network
Above: Prince Charles Drive in Nassau (BIS Photo) The Bahamas is in the midst of a massive infrastructure project that is reshaping nearly the entire road system of the main island of New Providence. The New Providence Road Improvement and […]
Privy Council Hears Last Belize Appeal
The London-based Privy Council heard its last appeal from Belize yesterday, one year after Belize formally signed on to the Caribbean Court of Justice as its final court of appeal. “It is 30 years since Belize became independent,” said Lord […]
Op-Ed: OBMI’s Tim Peck on How to Improve the Caribbean Hotel Market
By Tim Peck Despite challenges the Caribbean has faced in the past few years, the future for the industry shows great potential. The prudent hotel owner should now be focusing on repositioning their property to preserve their asset and prepare […]
Bahamas Begins Marking Firearms
From left: Commodore Roderick Bowe, Commander, Defence Force, Prison Superintendent Dr Elliston Rahming, Minister Tommy Turnquest and Florencia Raskovan, training facilitator for the OAS’s Department of Public Safety (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) The Bahamas has added another tool in its approach […]
In Cayman, an Unwelcome Tourist
It may flutter innocuously, but the Papilio demoleus, or Chequered Swallowtail, is no friendly butterfly. The creature, which has recently been sighted for the first time in Cayman, has spread across the Caribbean with great intensity, from Jamaica to Puerto […]
St Vincent’s Gonsalves: Time for New CARICOM Secretary-General
By the Caribbean Journal staff St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves told the assembled Heads of Government this weekend that it was time for a new, permanent secretary-general of CARICOM to replace acting Secretary-General Lolita Applewhaite. […]
Trinidad Culture Delegation to Cuba
Above: Santiago de Cuba Trinidad and Tobago is sending a delegation of local artists and cultural works to Cuba, led by Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism Winston Peters. The group will be attending the 31st Annual Caribbean Festival in […]
Interview with Trinidad Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley
By Alexander Britell Dr Keith Rowley is the leader of the opposition People’s National Movement in Trinidad and Tobago and the member of parliament for Diego Martin West, which he has represented since 1991. Rowley, has been a member of […]
CCJ Makes First Belize Judgment
Above: the Caribbean Court of Justice By Alexander Britell Belize saw its first-ever judgment from the Caribbean Court of Justice, with the court finding that the Attorney General was allowed to bring an action for misfeasance in office against two […]
Interview with Former Bermuda Premier Sir David Gibbons
By Alexander Britell Sir David Gibbons KBE is the former Premier of Bermuda. He led the United Bermuda Party government for 5 years from 1977 to 1982, in addition to having served as finance minister and Member of Parliament. Gibbons […]
U.S. Senator: Haiti’s Political Climate Threatening Reconstruction Efforts
Political bickering is threatening Haiti’s attempts to rebuild from its devastating earthquake last year, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez said yesterday. Menendez, referring to the rejection of President Michel Martelly’s candidate for prime minister, Daniel Rouzier. “I hope that the Haitian […]
Hillary Clinton, in Montego Bay, “Heartened” by U.S.-Jamaica Relationship
Above: Clinton in Guatemala last week (State Department Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended a high-level meeting between foreign ministers and CARICOM yesterday in Montego Bay, where she announced several new U.S. initiatives […]
FIFA Probe: Evidence of $40,000 in Bribes to Caribbean Football Officials
FIFA President Sepp Blatter (Photo: FIFA) A report by FIFA’s ethics committee found that evidence existed to support allegations that Caribbean soccer officials received $40,000 in gifts. The initial allegations saw the suspension, and later resignation, of FIFA vice president […]
Anxiety as Banton Sentencing Nears
Reggae star Buju Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, is set to be sentenced on Thursday in Federal Court on his drug-related conviction from February, and anxiety is growing among those closest to him. “I just hope the judge […]
Editorial: Looking to Latin America
Brazilian air carrier TAM A Caribbean Journal editorial The shortest distance between Trinidad and Venezuela, at the Paria peninsula, is just seven miles. But as the World Bank’s most recent Global Economic Prospects report showed this week, the economic distance […]
Director Chris Browne’s Quest to Bring Jamaican Film to the World
By Alexander Britell Despite a number of landmark films shot in Jamaica, from Dr. No, the first James Bond film (along with several other Bond films) to Legends of the Fall, the domestic Jamaican film industry is very much in […]
Cristina Savescu, World Bank Economist, on Caribbean Growth
By Alexander Britell Earlier this week, the World Bank released a report on growth prospects for Latin America and the Caribbean. That macro region had three distinct areas – Latin America itself, which is in the midst of an economic […]
Caribbean Must Shift Growth Strategy, according to World Bank Report
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean region, like the rest of the developing world, must refocus its strategies from crisis-fighting to structural reforms aimed at growth, according to this month’s Global Economic Prospects report from the World Bank. “Developing […]
Inspirato’s Brian Corbett on Caribbean Travel and the Promise of Anguilla
Sheriva in Anguilla By Alexander Britell Luxury destination club Inspirato was founded in part by brothers Brent and Brad Handler, who also started Exclusive Resorts, the ultra high-end vacation club. The company is now in nine cities in the Americas […]
Director Stevan Riley on his Film “Fire in Babylon” and the Power of Cricket
By Alexander Britell For almost fifteen years beginning in the 1970s, the West Indian cricket team was the best in the world, and perhaps the best side in any sport. In an era of prejudice and racial upheaval, the Windies […]
Working to Preserve Reggae’s Identity
Above: Carlyle McKetty (left) and Sharon Gordon By Alexander Britell For Carlyle McKetty and Sharon Gordon, protecting reggae is a way of life. The world recently marked the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s premature death, and in that time, much […]
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