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Marcia Forbes: Understanding Jamaica’s Logistics Hub, Part 2

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Connecting Suppliers to Customers PROFESSOR Gordon Shirley, head honcho at the Port Authority of Jamaica, recently told us that the Jamaica Logistics Hub Initiative was designed to “leverage Jamaica’s strategic location to become an […]

Haiti Tourism Ministry Signs Agreement With Mexican University

Above: the signing ceremony in Mexico this week (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism has signed an agreement with Mexico’s Anahuac University on academic, scientific and technological cooperation. Under the terms of the agreement, […]

St Lucia, St Vincent, Grenada Work to Improve Regional Telecom Network

Above: St Vincent and the Grenadines (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best Governments of the Eastern Caribbean have taken what could be a significant step toward harmonizing their countries’ investments in telecommunications infrastructure. A regional project, called the Caribbean Regional Communications […]

Jamaica Planning to Launch Electronic Medical Records System

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government has earmarked about $472,000 USD to begin implementation of its planned Electronic Medical Records system. The plan, which would replace the country’s existing paper-based system, is part of Jamaica’s […]

Talking Tourism in the Dominican Republic With Roberto Casoni

Above: Roberto Cassoni By Guy Britton PUERTO PLATA — While the Dominican Republic has become well known for its many all-inclusive resorts, there are pockets of exclusive, small properties across the eastern half of Hispaniola, led by the EP Casa […]

Taiwan Continues Financial Support For St Lucia

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan is continuing its financial support to St Lucia with a $775,436 grant for the government’s capital programme. The grant, which works out to EC $2 million, will target projects including the […]

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 […]

The Caribbean’s 10 Best Duty-Free Shopping Destinations

It’s the best kind of shopping: when there are no taxes involved. Whether you’re looking for jewelry, electronics, fine spirits or souvenirs, duty free shopping is abundant in the Caribbean. Here are our picks for the 10 best duty-free shopping […]

Puerto Rico Looks to Small Hotels, Inns to Boost Tourism in Urban Areas

Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico has big plans for small hotels. The territory’s government has launched a new project called “Posadas,” or “Inns,” which aims to diversify its tourism offering while providing “unique […]

Interview With Kim Barrow, First Lady of Belize

Above: Belize First Lady Kim Barrow By Alexander Britell After winning her battle with breast cancer, Belize First Lady Kim Barrow is on a mission to improve the welfare of women and young people in her country. Barrow, the wife […]

Rum Journal: John Watling’s — a New Rum From the Bahamas

THE BAHAMAS was one of the centres of rum running during prohibition — and often a drinking destination in its own right during the same period. And rum has always been the most popular drink in the 700-island archipelago. But […]

Rum Journal: In Miami, the Rums of Puerto Rico

Above: CJ’s rum event in Miami (all photos by CJ) By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Journal continued its monthly rum tour of the Caribbean with a rum tasting on Friday night featuring the Rums of Puerto Rico at CJ […]

Caribbean Room With a View: Curacao’s Kura Hulanda

IT’S NOT OFTEN you can stay inside a UNESCO World Heritage site — but at the Kura Hulanda Resorts in Curacao, you can do just that. The Dutch colonial property, comprised of a hotel and a lodge & beach club, […]

Op-Ed: Truth, Lies, Tax and Cayman

By Gonzalo Jalles Op-Ed Contributor IT IS NO SURPRISE that the United Kingdom’s Guardian newspaper has once again attacked the Cayman Islands and other Overseas Territories. What does come as a surprise is when the article is written by a […]

Cuba and Saudi Arabia Sign Agreement on Water Supply Project

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba and Saudi Arabia have signed a bilateral agreement aiming to rehabilitate water networks in Havana, Cuba’s government announced. The agreement will involve $30 million in funding from the Saudi Fund for Development; […]

Rum Journal: Tasting Costa Rica’s Ron Centenario 20

THIS EDITION of Rum Journal travels to the western border of the Caribbean basin, and a rather interesting rum from Costa Rica. This column has featured a number of high-quality rums from Central America – from Guatemala’s Zacapa to Nicaragua’s […]

Cholera Treatment in Haiti “Crippled” By Lack of Funds, Supplies

Above: a cholera treatment centre in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cholera treatment in Haiti has been “crippled” by a lack of funds and supplies, according to medical humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders. That has led […]

UN’s Michel Forst Urges Haiti to Strengthen State Institutions

Above: Michel Forst (UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti needs to strengthen its state institutions and improve its prison system, according to Michel Forst, the United Nations’ human rights expert in Haiti. Forst recently made his 12th […]

Rum Journal: The Dominican Republic’s Ron Barceló Imperial

Above: Ron Barceló Imperial at CJ headquarters in Miami THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC is one of the major production centres of global rum production — from boutique producers like Atlantico to larger outlets like Brugal. Among those is Ron Barceló, which […]

Litigation Experts to Discuss Hedge Fund Industry in Grand Cayman

Above: the Westin Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Attorneys and experts from the United States will meet in Grand Cayman Thursday for a conference covering issues facing the hedge fund industry. The conference, “Litigation Updates for […]

Haiti, US Open Pair of Public Health Buildings in Port-au-Prince

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the United States have officially inaugurated a pair of new public health buildings in Port-au-Prince. US Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White and CDC Director Tom Frieden led the opening […]

Olympic Sprinting Legend Michael Johnson Visits Trinidad and Tobago

Above: Michael Johnson By the Caribbean Journal staff Four-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson visited Trinidad and Tobago last week. The American sports legend presented on a series of training programmes offered by his Michael Johnson Performance company, along with […]

Antigua Launches Solar Project at Shirley Heights Lookout

Above: the solar panel project By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s government has launched a solar panel project at the Nelsons Dockyard Shirley Heights Lookout in Antigua. The six-kilowatt photovoltaic power system is the product of a partnership […]

Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship Expanding to Barbados, St Lucia, Trinidad

Above: Sir Richard Branson By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND – Sir Richard Branson’s Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship will be expanding in the Caribbean, Virgin has announced. The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship — Caribbean first opened in Montego Bay by Virgin […]

Op-Ed: Medical Tourism in the Caribbean

By J Frederick Emert Op-Ed Contributor ACCORDING TO the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in 2011, the total impact of the medical tourism industry contributed 9 percent of global GDP (over $6 trillion USD) and accounted for 255 million […]

Haiti PM Visits Caracas for PetroCaribe Talks With Venezuela’s Vice President

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff While Venezuela President Hugo Chavez remains in Cuba with decliing health, Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe jetted to Caracas Wednesday for talks with Venezuela’s Vice President, […]

Crestline Hotels Tapped to Manage Grand Caymanian Resort

Above: the Grand Caymanian Resort in Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff Crestline Hotels and Resorts has been selected to manage the Grand Caymanian Resort on Grand Cayman, the company announced this week. The property, which is located at […]

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 […]

The Ultimate Island-Hopping Vacation in The Bahamas