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Op-Ed: The Privy Council Conundrum

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson-Miller commenced her administration with a political proposal of constitutional ramifications, announcing the government’s intention to remove the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as Jamaica’s final Court of Appeal. The […]

Trinidad PM Seeks to Abolish Privy Council Appeals in Criminal Matters

Trinidad and Tobago’s government will be introducing legislation to abolish Privy Council appeals in all criminal matters, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced in a statement to Parliament Wednesday. All of those cases would be ceded to the Caribbean Court of […]

Op-Ed: 50 Years and Sovereignty

Above: the Middlesex Guildhall in London By Jeffrey Foreman Op-Ed Contributor This year is a historic one in the region. In August, Jamaica, then Trinidad and Tobago will mark 50 years as independent nations. These two countries were the first […]

Op-Ed: Challenges Ahead for Jamaica

Above: Jamaica House By Garnett Ankle Op-Ed Contributor In Jamaica, whenever a new prime minister is inaugurated, it always gives me a sense of hope for the future of the island nation. The return to office of Portia Simpson Miller […]

CCJ Justices Work on Outreach

Above: the CCJ in Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Incoming Caribbean Court of Justice President Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron was one of several of the CCJ’s justices participating in a series of programmes aimed at instructing […]

Privy Council Hears Last Belize Appeal

The London-based Privy Council heard its last appeal from Belize yesterday, one year after Belize formally signed on to the Caribbean Court of Justice as its final court of appeal. “It is 30 years since Belize became independent,” said Lord […]

Bahamas Security Minister Tommy Turnquest Defends Privy Council

Minister Tommy Turnquest (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) Bahamas Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest defended the London-based Privy Council, the Bahamas’ final court of appeal yesterday, arguing that the court was not an obstacle to the death penalty as it had […]

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The Caribbean’s Most Anticipated New Golf Course Is Open in Saint Lucia

It’s the most anticipated new golf course in the Caribbean in decades: the 6,575-yard, Coore & Crenshaw-designed Point Hardy Golf Club at the northern tip of Saint Lucia. The project, part of the Cabot Saint Lucia development, includes comfort stations, […]

US Virgin Islands Hotel Investment Is Heating Up

The US Virgin Islands hotel market is heating up as the territory’s efforts to promote hotel development and investment are paying off. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and […]

The Caribbean’s Most Interesting Rum Is In Grenada

GRENADA — Can a rum have a terroir? It’s a question we’ve been answering in the affirmative for years, focused on the artisanal rummaking of the French West Indies, where the connection between rum and the soil of the sugarcane […]

A Major New Music Festival in the US Virgin Islands

A major new music festival is coming to St Croix in the United States Virgin Islands next week. The new US Virgin Islands Caribbean Music Festival is the product of a collaboration between the United Jazz Foundation and and the […]

10 Caribbean Hotel and Residential Projects to Keep an Eye On

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal Invest is the leading authority on hotel, real estate and investment news in the Caribbean. Subscribe today to unlock this article and receive our newsletter, […]

The 20 Best Hotels in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has never been hotter, buoyed by a pandemic-era boom that filled its hotels to capacity and put a new travel spotlight on the destination. It seems like new flights routes launch just about every week to the island, […]

New Yorkers Are Migrating to This Caribbean Island in Droves

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The Caribbean’s Hottest Residential Real Estate Projects

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI Residential real estate in the Caribbean is, in a word, booming. And that’s been accompanied by a wave of new residential real estate projects, from private islands to branded residential resorts to full-fledged […]

KLM Is Back in Trinidad and Tobago

After 20 years, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, has returned to the shores of Trinidad and Tobago.The airline is now operating flights between Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and Piarco International Airport in Trinidad. The airline is currently operating three weekly flights, on […]

Rosewood Just Opened Its Newest Caribbean Resort

Luxury hotel brand Rosewood has finally opened one of the company’s most highly anticipated resorts: the new Rosewood Le Guanahani St Barth. The new hotel is a transformation of the former Le Guanahani hotel property that had long been one […]

Bahamas’ Baha Mar to Host NCAA Basketball Tournament

The Bahamas will play host this year to the largest early-season event in all of college basketball. The new Baha Mar Hoops event is a weeklong slate of events headlined on the men’s side by Louisville and Maryland and on […]

Hotels, Film Projects Driving New Investment in Nevis

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Four Seasons Nevis to Reopen Nov. 1

One of the Caribbean’s leading resorts is planning to reopen in November, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Four Seasons Resort Nevis has announced an official opening date of Nov. 1. That’s one day after the announced reopening date for St […]

CJI Conversation: Tom Hicks on Caribbean Landscape Architecture

It’s at the core of any hotel design, and something that’s even more essential in a destination like the Caribbean: landscape architecture. And for years, Tom Hicks has been at the forefront of the industry, most recently with his work […]

What’s Next for Tourism in Bermuda?

By Alexander Britell After several years of strong growth, buoyed by the landmark hosting of the America’s Cup in Bermuda, the Atlantic island encountered challenges at the beginning of 2020, due in large part to decreased air capacity. And then […]

Saint Lucia to See “Significant Increase” in Hotel Room Stock

Saint Lucia is projecting what Prime Minister Allen Chastanet calls a “significant increase” in the island’s room stock over the medium term. The island’s growing hotel pipeline is headlined by the estimated $300 million Canelles Resort in Micoud, a project […]

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Kempinski’s First Caribbean Resort Is Open in Dominica

The hottest Caribbean hotel opening of 2019 is here. Kempinski’s first-ever Caribbean resort has officially opened its doors in the north of Dominica. The 151-room Cabrits Resort and Spa Kempinski Dominica resort is a monumental new addition to an island […]

The Grand Case Beach Club Is Open Again in St Martin

By Alexander Britell It’s long been one of the most beloved hotels anywhere in the Caribbean. And now, after an inspiring comeback in the wake of Hurricane Irma, St Martin’s Grand Case Beach Club has finally reopened its doors. The […]

American Airlines Will Soon Fly Nonstop to the Dominican Republic’s Top Resort