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Jamaica Establishing Global Center for Tourism Resilience
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has unveiled the new Global Center for Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management, a first-of-its-kind resource based in the Caribbean at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica. […]
Climate and the Future of Caribbean Internet
By Gerard Best CJ Contributor The threat of climate-driven natural disaster and the struggle to keep pace with the global digital economy are among the key factors driving the need for Caribbean Internet stakeholders to strengthen the resilience of the […]
CHTA Looks to Deepen Partnership With Dominican Republic
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association looking to deepen its partnership and outreach to hoteliers and tourism partners in the Dominican Republic. As part of a new agreement, the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants in the Dominican Republic, ASONAHORES, […]
Jamaica’s Opportunity to Shine
By DENNIS CHUNG CJ Contributor A few years ago someone asked me what I was passionate about. I mentioned that one of the things I really am passionate about is Jamaica and Jamaicans. It is that passion for Jamaica and […]
Belize to Host First National Cybersecurity Symposium
By GERARD BEST CJ Contributor BELIZE CITY, Belize—In response to a growing incidence of cyber-threats, Belize will host its first national cyber security symposium from April 24 to 27. “We have observed a disturbing rise in threats to critical network […]
Jamaica’s Growth: Same Problems, Same Solutions
On Jamaican growth By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor The World Economic Forum has just published the 2016/17 Global Competitiveness Report (GCR), and it shows that Jamaica has improved its ranking from 86 of 140 countries to 75 of 138 countries. […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice — And What It Means For the Region
How the Caribbean Court of Justice benefits the Caribbean By Jeffrey H. Foreman Op-Ed Contributor In the decades-long debate over the establishment and adoption of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the final court of appeal for the English speaking […]
Leading Caribbean Tourism Conference Kicks Off in Barbados
The Caribbean’s leading tourism conference kicked off Wednesday night at the Hilton Barbados resort. This year’s conference is being held under the theme “Honoring Our Legacy, Defining Our Future.” The conference brings together stakeholders from across the wider Caribbean, from tourism […]
Jamaica Needs a Serious Approach to Development
Time for a new approach for Jamaican Development By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor The current government has economic growth as its main thrust. The phrase coined by the Growth Council — “Five in four” — refers to the objective to […]
Education in the Caribbean
By Nancy George Op-Ed Contributor The very good news for Caribbean education is that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) has agreed that 2016 is the time to craft a Regional Strategic Action Plan that […]
The Jamaica-Trinidad Relationship
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor The recent impasse between Jamaica and Trinidad, arising out of the latest round of Jamaicans being not only denied entry to Trinidad but being detained in less than acceptable circumstances, has once again raised the […]
The US Virgin Islands Is Making a New Push to Combat Climate Change
By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands is launching a new fight against the impact of climate change. Governor Kenneth Mapp has signed an executive order that provides for the launch of a territorial climate change initiative and […]
US Travel Agents Join Push to Remove Cuba Travel Restrictions
Above: Cuba (Photo: Cuba Travel Services) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) is joining as a founder member of a new organization called Engage Cuba, the group said in a statement. The group is airing […]
A New Beachfront Boutique Hotel is Now Open in Barbuda
Above: Barbuda Belle By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s one of the Caribbean’s great under-the-radar islands, and now Barbuda has a brand-new hotel. The Barbuda Belle luxury beach hotel has officially debuted on the island, a collection of six beachfront bungalows, […]
Could the “Singapore Experience” Have Happened in Trinidad?
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By Paul Hay CJ Contributor Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, died on 23 March 2015; and on 29 March 2015, the Straits Times published an article titled “The Singapore That Lee Kuan […]
“There Is a Future for the Caribbean as a Financial Services Hub”
Above: the Westin Dawn Beach St Maarten, home of this year’s STEP conference By Joshua Martinez CJ Contributor ST MAARTEN — The annual Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ (STEP) Annual Caribbean Conference brings together companies, attorneys, and individuals in […]
CJ Readers Channel Ernest Hemingway
By the Caribbean Journal staff At the end of 2014, Caribbean Journal and Papa’s Pilar Rum collaborated on a contest, aiming to find the best reader caption for a series of Ernest Hemingway photos. The catch? Readers had to write the […]
The Newest Member of the OECS
Above: Fort de France, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The French Caribbean just got a whole lot closer to the rest of the region. In a ceremony this week in Fort-de-France, the French Caribbean department of Martinique […]
Caribbean Youth and Unemployment
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor As a member of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Civil Society Consultative Committee I was invited to present at the ‘XIV Reunion BID – Sociedad Civil’ in Nicaragua late 2014. The following are excerpts from […]
Jamaica’s First LEED Hotel
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The under-construction Courtyard By Marriott in Jamaica will be the country’s first-ever LEED-certified hotel. The Kingston hotel will also be the first-ever LEED certified building in Jamaica. LEED, which stands for […]
Medical Tourism in the Caribbean
By Paul Hay CJ Contributor The fifth “Global Ministerial Summit” was held in Washington, DC on Sept. 21. Ministers of health, tourism and economic development, trade commissioners, and health attachés from 25 nations gathered to discuss medical tourism challenges and […]
Seeking Caribbean Prosperity
By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor WHILE IT is no secret that the Caribbean has struggled with sustainable socio-economic growth for well over half-century, what is less readily known and acknowledged is that more than 50 percent of growth in national […]
The Caribbean’s Innovation Generation
By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor The Caribbean, although often depicted as idyllic relaxation under a palm-tree next to the sea, is in fact an emerging region of youth initiatives, events, and young professional organizations that are working towards empowering and […]
How Much Can Jamaica Grow?
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor THE PLANNING Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is targeting real GDP growth of three percent in the fiscal year 2015/16. This is against the previously targeted 1.5 to two percent, under the current IMF agreement. I have […]
Trinidad and Tobago to Hold Investment Conference in New York City
Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is ramping up its push to attract foreign investment. The country’s government announced this week that it would be holding an investment conference in New York later this […]
Caribbean Airlift and Caribbean Tourism
By Julio Orozco Op-Ed Contributor The importance of ‘Accessibility’ particularly Air Access and its relationship to the viability of the Regional Tourism Industry cannot be over stated. The tourism industry is heavily reliant on air transport for tourists/visitors for business and […]
Op-Ed: The UK-Caribbean Relationship
By Mark Simmonds, MP Op-Ed Contributor GOOD FRIENDS know the importance of communication – it brings us together, allows us to understand one another and resolves problems when they arise. It’s no different between countries. In an age where we […]
St Lucia Prime Minister to Make Official Visit to Martinique
Above: Fort de France, Martinique (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony will be making an official visit to neighbouring Martinique next week. Anthony will be on the island on June 2 […]
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