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Princess Cruises Announces New Caribbean Itineraries

Thinking of heading on a Princess cruise to the Caribbean next year? The company has announced its new 2017-2018 Americas cruise calendar, including sailings to the Caribbean, the Panama Canal and Mexico. The portfolio of itineraries ranges from three to […]

Carnival’s Fathom Cruise Brand Delivers on its Promise

By Simons Chase CJ Contributor I have to confess my skepticism when I decided to cruise aboard Carnival’s new cruise line, Fathom, on a “voluntourism” or “social impact” journey to the Dominican Republic. After all, in an industry that seems […]

New Cruises From St Lucia

P&O Cruise Lines is coming to St Lucia. The cruise line has selected St Lucia to be its home port destination as part of a seven-night cruise itinerary. The company’s Britannia cruise ship will begin St Lucia cruises Nov. 12, […]

The Dominican Republic’s First Solar Park

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The first photovoltaic park in the Dominican Republic was inaugurated this week, with President Danilo Medina in attendance. The project, “Monte Plata Solar,” will facilitate the generation of 300 direct jobs and 1,000 indirect jobs, […]

How This Jamaican Chef Is Making History

Chef Randie Anderson, the executive chef at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, is making history. Anderson is the first-ever Caribbean chef to receive the James Beard Foundation Scholarship to study at the Le Cordon Bleu Master of Gastronomic Tourism program. The 35-year-old […]

St Lucia’s BodyHoliday Names New General Manager

A new hotel executive in St Lucia By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The BodyHoliday has appointed Atanas Botev as its new General Manager. In his new capacity as GM he will be responsible for leading the management and development of […]

Crystal Cruises Expanding Free Wi-Fi

Luxury ships to offer more Wi-Fi By the Caribbean Journal staff Crystal Cruises has announced the expansion of its free Wi-Fi program. Beginning Aug. 30, the company’s Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity ships will provide one hour of free Wi-Fi […]

Cayman Airways Expands Fleet

Caymanian carrier adds new plane for Grand Cayman-Cayman Brac flights By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Islands-based Cayman Airways has expanded its fleet. The carrier officially added its newest plane, a Saab 340B+, this week. The 34-seat plane will exclusively […]

Chelsea Clinton’s Haiti Trip

Chelsea Clinton, Donna Shalala visit Haiti By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton and Clinton Foundation President Donna Shalala traveled to Haiti this week to visit the foundation’s initiatives that are supporting Haitian agriculture, health and women’s […]

Climate Change and Caribbean Aviation

By George Nicholson and Rachael Robinson Op-Ed Contributors Climate change currently affects the entire globe. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this global phenomenon “refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or […]

The Caribbean’s Newest Floating Bar

Above: D-Boat in Antigua (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell ANTIGUA — This bar is new and it isn’t going anywhere. But it could sail away if it wanted to. Its called D Boat, a new floating bar in […]

A New Way to Get to Grand Bahama

Above: the new “Bahama Mama” ferry By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new way to get to Grand Bahama: via Bahama Mama. That’s the name of the brand-new ferry operated by Balearia, which made its maiden voyage from Fort […]

Major Hotel Project Coming to Belize

Above: Caye Chapel By the Caribbean Journal staff A major new resort project is coming to Belize’s island of Caye Chapel. The country’s government announced Tuesday evening that a leading Mexican luxury hotel development group had purchased the 265-acre island. […]

Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas Makes Official Debut

Above: Quantum of the Seas By Alexander Britell Royal Caribbean’s brand-new Quantum of the Seas is officially open for business. The ship made its maiden voyage from England to the United States last week, followed by an initial sailing out of […]

Royal Caribbean Unveils “Revitalized” Vision of the Seas

Above: the Vision of the Seas (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — Royal Caribbean has officially debuted its “revitalized” Vision of the Seas cruise ship. The Vision of the Seas, which made its maiden voyage in 1998, […]

Forbes: Facebook and Psycho-Social Health in Jamaica

By Marcia Forbes CJ Contributor Pleazzzzeeee Like Me on Facebook and Follow Me on Twitter – Social Media and Psycho-Social Health They said it was their best conference ever. This was music to the ears of Jamaicans, in particular the […]

Paul Hay: What History Means for Jamaica’s Logistics Hub

By Paul Hay CJ Contributor IN MY Op-Ed, “The Logistics Hub Project and Jamaica’s Development,” I indicated that Jamaica’s Logistics Hub initiative intends to make use of the island’s strategic geographic location to attract larger ships that will be able […]

An Audience With The King: Elvis’ Beach Bar in Anguilla

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor THURSDAY NIGHT is party night on Anguilla, when what seems like half the population of 16,000 on this 34-square-mile isle converges on the seaside village of Sandy Ground. First stop: the barn-like Pumphouse for […]

Haiti: Sean Penn’s J/P HRO Receives $8.75 Million Grant for Housing Project

Above: Haiti (Photo: JP/HRO) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sean Penn’s J/P Haitian Relief Organization has signed a grant with Haiti’s government for an $8.75 million project to help residents in J/P HRO-managed camps to return to their neighbourhoods. Haiti’s […]

Canada Freezing Aid to Haiti, Citing Lack of Progress

Above: Minister for International Cooperation Julian Fantino (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas) By Alexander Britell Canada is freezing its international aid to Haiti, according to International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino. The news was first revealed by Fantino in an interview with French-language […]

Forbes: Jamaica, Women and ICT

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor ICT for Women & Girls – Why? World Telecommunication and Information Society Day was May 17. This year’s theme focused on Achieving Equality in ICT for Women and Girls. The State Minister in the […]

Jamaica Improving Vaccine Coverage

Above: Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is improving vaccine coverage for the country’s children, reaching 100 percent coverage of tuberculosis in 2011, according to Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson. Last year, Jamaica also achieved […]

Op-Ed: Why the Economy Is the Biggest Issue in Belize’s Elections

By Kay Menzies Op-Ed Contributor The voters of Belize will go to the polls next week to decide which party will form the next Government of Belize. Without a doubt, most voters will make their decisions based on, among other […]

Haiti’s Martelly Asks Investors to Remain Calm After Resignation of Prime Minister

Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly addressed the nation Friday night following the resignation of Prime Minister Garry Conille this morning, calling for both foreign and domestic investors to remain calm. […]

Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille Sends President Martelly His Resignation

Above: Former Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has resigned his position, according to the office of Haitian President Michel Martelly. Martelly’s office said the President received Conille’s […]

Forbes: Living a Mobile Lifestyle

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor We’ve Come a Long Way! For one thing, mobile technology has moved way beyond the days of cumbersome, dumb mobile phones to small, sleek, savvy, smart phones with increasingly multi-functional capabilities, made possible by […]

Cuba’s Forgotten Art Schools

This article originally appeared in Untapped Cities. By Albert José-Antonio López Twelve years have passed since Princeton Architectural Press first published John Loomis’s Revolution of Forms: Cuba’s Forgotten Art Schools. In the time that has passed since its humble introduction to the […]

Garry Conille Approved as Haitian PM

Garry Conille, a doctor and former aide to President Bill Clinton in his capacity as UN envoy to Haiti, has been approved as the next Prime Minister of Haiti. Nine Haitian senators abstained in the vote, which was 17-3 in […]

A New Way to Fly to Abaco in The Bahamas