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The Best Business Hotels in Trinidad
When US Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Caribbean, they both went to Trinidad. That’s because over the years the country has become the de facto business capital of the region, led by its booming […]
12 Challenges Facing Caribbean Small Island Developing States
By Runy Calmera and Miguel Goede Op-Ed Contributors On a daily basis we read many good articles about issues in the Caribbean. In this first article, we make an inventory of the trends we think we Caribbean people have to […]
Dominica, China Sign Agreement on $16 Million in Projects
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica and China have signed an agreement on a total of $16 million in new projects. The Chinese-funded projects are slated to come on stream this year, according to a statement […]
The Caribbean’s Tea Sommelier
Above: tea time at the Grand Residences Riviera Cancun (all photos by CJ) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor PUERTO MORELOS — The Caribbean has a storied tradition of rum drinking, but if one Cancun-based tea master has his way, […]
Haiti Planning to Develop 1,000 Hotel Rooms on Ile a Vache
Above: Ile a Vache By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s recently-revived tourism push has a major focus: developing the island of Ile a Vache. The government said this week that it’s projects on the island had already launched, with plans […]
Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean Economic Powerhouse?
Above: St John’s Harbour in Antigua (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Can Antigua be the Caribbean’s version of Singapore? That’s the stated goal of the new government of Prime Minister Gaston Browne, whose Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party won the […]
China President Visits Cuba
Above: Cuba’s Raul Castro and China’s Xi Jinping in Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff China President Xi Jinping made an official visit to Cuba this week. The visit came a week after Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin made another […]
Confucius Institute Coming to Barbados
Above; Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A Confucius Institute is coming to the University of the West Indies Cave Hill in Barbados. The institute would be the fourth of its kind in the Caribbean, part of a […]
Op-Ed: Toward a Green Jamaica
By Wayne Campbell Op-Ed Contributor THERE ARE more than seven billion people living on planet Earth. Our planet is at a critical juncture. As the global population increases, so, too do the environmental challenges associated with so many people living […]
In Jamaica, A Raw Tale of Rum and Ras
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor JAMAICA — WHILE SPENDING some well-deserved relaxation time in the deep throngs of Westmoreland, Jamaica’s West End, a long way far past Negril proper, I would find myself returning to the same bar nightly to […]
The Best Caribbean Hotels For Meetings
You’re planning a major conference. Or a business getaway. Or a small forum for company executives. Well, the Caribbean is the perfect place — with scores of hotels with top-level meeting space and all the perks you want during downtime — […]
Trinidad Opens Embassy in China
Above: the opening ceremony of Trinidad’s new Embassy in China (Photo: OPM Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has officially opened an Embassy in China. The new Embassy opened in Beijing on Wednesday, inaugurated by Trinidad and […]
Trinidad Prime Minister Visits China
Above: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar in China By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persadi-Bissessar has arrived in China for an official visit to the country. Persad-Bissessar arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport […]
Barbados PM Eyes “Speedy Conclusion” To Air Services Agreement With China
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says he wants a “speedy conclusion” of an air services agreement with China. The Prime Minister addressed the issue following a meeting with Barbados’ newly-named Ambassador […]
Bahamas-China Visa Exemption Agreement Officially Begins
Above: the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff The new mutual visa exemption agreement between the Bahamas and China has officially taken effect. The agreement, which was signed in December 2013, allows Bahamian and Chinese citizens to travel to one […]
Op-Ed: The United States and Sugar Policy in the Caribbean
By Isabel Wees Op-Ed Contributor In 2001, President George W Bush launched the Caribbean Third Border Initiative with the countries of the Caribbean “to make sure the benefits of globalization are felt in even the smallest economies.” The Third Border […]
Jean Holder: Caribbean Tourism in 2014
The LIAT Chairman on what’s in store for 2014 By Jean Holder Op-Ed Contributor I AM more of an optimist than a prophet, otherwise I could not do what I do every day. I have an abiding faith in the […]
Can the Caribbean Attract Tourists From the BRICS?
Above: Union Island, St Vincent and the Grenadines (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada remain the primary source markets for Caribbean tourism — but with the global tourism market getting more […]
How Government Aviation Taxes Negatively Impact Caribbean Tourism
The following is the text of a speech given by St Kitts and Nevis Tourism & International Transport Minister Richard Skerritt to the ICAO Plenary Session in Montreal on Wednesday. Mr President, Mr Secretary General, fellow delegates, distinguished ladies and […]
Is China’s Plan a Game-Changer For Jamaica’s Logistics Hub?
By Paul Hay Op-Ed Contributor To date, I have written three articles about different aspects of Jamaica’s Logistics Hub. This makes my fourth. Frequent readers of the Caribbean Journal may only be aware of three, counting this one. The first, […]
Antigua, China Talk Education
Above: the meeting in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua Education, Youth, Sports and Gender Affairs Minister Dr Jacqui Quinn-Leandro held talks this week with Chinese Ambassador to Antigua Ren Gongping to discuss ways the Chinese government can assist […]
Interview with Hyatt Regency Trinidad General Manager Russell George
Above: the Hyatt Regency Trinidad (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell It was not a coincidence that United States Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping both visited Port of Spain within a seven-day period at the end of […]
Op-Ed: China and the Caribbean
By Erik Neff Op-Ed Contributor IT HAS BEEN NO SECRET that China has taken a strategic economic interest in the Caribbean region. China’s intention to expand its financial influence has been crystal clear — it is seeking new political alliances […]
China to Provide $2 Billion for IDB Latin America and Caribbean Fund
Above: the Chinese Embassy in Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank and the People’s Bank of China have approved a new fund to support private and public sector projects that promote “sustainable economic growth” in Latin […]
CHTA President Richard Doumeng Talks Caribbean Travel
Above: the Bolongo Bay Resort in St Thomas By Alexander Britell On Thursday, the long-awaited redesign of caribbeantravel.com officially launched. The new site, viewed as a new kind of portal for the Caribbean travel market, comes as the region faces […]
Forbes: Jamaicanisms “Germanized” by VW – How Cool is That?
Above: Volkswagen’s Super Bowl ad (Photo: VW) By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Keeping Abreast via Tweets I NOTICED excited tweets about Jimmy Cliff’s music being featured in a Volkswagen (VW) ad for Super Bowl 2013. Tweeps seemed genuinely […]
Grenada’s Agriculture Sector Gets a Boost From China
Above: Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas tries out one of the new tractors (Photo: OPM Grenada) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s agriculture sector received a boost Tuesday thanks to the contribution of $555,555 in agricultural equipment from China. […]
Guyana, China Talk Natural Resources
Above: the meeting in Georgetown By the Caribbean Journal staff New Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Zhang Limin recently held talks with Guyana Environment and Natural Resources Minister Robert Persaud on potential areas of cooperation. The discussions focused on bilateral and […]
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