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Puerto Rico Building New $3.5 Million Malecon in Salinas

Above: Salinas By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico will be investing $3.5 million in the construction of a new malecon, or seafront boulevard, in the area of Salinas. The Malecon, which will be located in the La Playa community, […]

American Airlines Group Reports “Record” Third-Quarter Profit

Above: an American Airlines plane in Miami (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines Group reported a record third quarter net profit, the company said in a release on Thursday. Net profit excluding net special charges was $1.2 […]

Park Hyatt St Kitts Eyes Early 2016 Debut

Above: a rendering of the new Park Hyatt coming to St Kitts By the Caribbean Journal staff The Park Hyatt St Kitts is eyeing early 2016 for the hotel to launch operations, according to a release from the country’s tourist […]

A New Tech Park in Trinidad

Above: Tamana InTech Park in Trinidad By the Caribbean Journal staff A new technology park has opened its doors in Trinidad. The Tamana InTech Park Facility, located in Wallerfield, officially opened on Tuesday, with Trinidad Trade Minister Vasant Bharath on […]

For One Night, St Kitts Becomes the Caribbean Reggae Capital

Above: Tarrus Riley at the St Kitts Music Festival (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell BASSETERRE — For one night, this was the Caribbean’s capital of reggae. After an evening of all kinds of music on Thursday night, St […]

Bahamas Planning to Create Two New National Parks in Grand Bahama

Above: Lucayan National Park in Grand Bahama (Photo: BNT) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of the Bahamas is planning to create two new National Parks in East Grand Bahama. The two parks would include the North Shore GAP […]

The Caribbean’s Best Eco-Lodges

They’re often rustic, with the luxury usually in the details. That’s because they focus on one thing: getting in touch with the natural environment in the Caribbean. They’re not hotels — they’re the Caribbean’s eco-lodges, the tiny properties surrounded by […]

How Big Is the Caribbean Economy?

Above: Port of Spain, Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff How big is the Caribbean economy? Last month, we took a look at the population of the Caribbean, examining the region through several different geographic definitions. Now that […]

Dominican Republic Approves Preservation Plan For Los Haitises Park

Above: Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic has adopted a new plan to rescue and preserve the ecosystem of the country’s Los Haitises National Park. The plan was approved following […]

Haiti to Receive $40.5 Million Grant For Caracol Industrial Park

Above: the Caracol Industrial Park in Haiti (IDB Photo/Patricio Zambrano-Barragán) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will soon receive a $40.5 million grant to help expand the country’s Caracol Industrial Park, following approval by the Inter-American Development Bank. The IDB […]

Grenada Breaks Ground on Football Stadium Reconstruction

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff The reconstruction of Grenada’s football and athletics stadium has officially broken ground. The stadium, which was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004, is located next to the cricket stadium at Queens Park. (The […]

Designs Approved For Park Hyatt St Kitts

Above: a rendering of the Park Hyatt St Kitts (Photos: Kier Construction) By the Caribbean Journal staff The final project designs for the planned Park Hyatt St Kitts hotel have been approved, with a projected completion date of the end […]

New Support for Marine Parks in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada

Above: Tobago Cays (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of marine parks in St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada will be receiving new support starting next year. The support is part of the second phase of […]

Trinidad to Spend $130M in Chinese Funding on Business, Industrial Parks

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad will be investing $130 million in funding from China on the construction of seven business parks, Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced. The projects, which will cover 592.1 […]

Park Hyatt St Kitts to Break Ground in June

Above: St Kitts’ Southeast Peninsula (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Park Hyatt St Kitts hotel project is set to break ground in June, the government of St Kitts and Nevis announced. Dubai-based developer Range Developments is slated […]

St Kitts’ Golden Rock Commercial Park to Cost $76 Million

Above: the Golden Rock Commercial Park By the Caribbean Journal staff The proposed Golden Rock Commercial Park mixed-use project in St Kitts will cost an estimated $76 million, according to co-developer Errol Douglas. Douglas is developing the project with Scott […]

Jamaica Expects to Begin Work on Caymanas Economic Zone By May

Above: Industry Minister Anthony Hylton By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica will begin work on the Caymanas Economic Zone by May of this year, Industry Minister Anthony Hylton said Friday. The project is part of the government’s logistics hub initiative, […]

Haiti to Officially Open Caracol Industrial Park, Joined by Bill and Hillary Clinton

Above: construction on the park earlier this year By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is officially inaugurating the Caracol Industrial Park Monday, the opening of what is hoped to become a job creator in the country. Haiti resident Michel Martelly […]

Haiti’s Caracol Industrial Park to Receive New $50 Million IDB Grant

Above: construction at Haiti’s Caracol Industrial Park earlier this year By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Caracol Industrial Park will soon receive a $50 million grant, following approval by the Inter-American Development Bank. Over the next six years, the IDB […]

Haitian Paint Firm to Begin Operations at Caracol Industrial Park This Year

Above: construction at Caracol By the Caribbean Journal staff Peintures Caraibes, the first Haitian tenant at Haiti’s new Caracol Industrial Park, expects to hire around 160 workers and begin operations there this year. The paint manufacturer, which will continue operating […]

Haiti’s Martelly Visits Caracol Park

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly at the park By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly visited the the town of Caracol in northern Haiti on Tuesday. The visit was highlighted by a trip to the construction site housing […]

Agreement Signed to Bring Park Hyatt Hotel to St Kitts’ Christophe Harbour

Above: Christophe Harbour By the Caribbean Journal staff Dubai’s Range Developments has signed an agreement to build a Park Hyatt hotel in St Kitts. The project will be financed through the St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme through […]

Integrated Economic Zones Could Help Haiti Add Jobs: IFC Report

Above: an industrial park in Haiti (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By the Caribbean Journal staff The implementation of integrated economic zones could create as many as 380,000 jobs and 100,000 home sites in Haiti in the next two decades, according to […]

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