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Sean Penn, Haiti Prime Minister Visit California to Meet With Tech Sector
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and Sean Penn in California By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is visiting Silicon Valley this week, joined by Haiti Goodwill Ambassador Sean Penn and others. The trip, which began […]
St Kitts and Nevis Outfits All Public High Schools With Wi-Fi Access
Above: Basseterre (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has outfitted all public high schools in the twin-island federation with the infrastructure for Wi-Fi internet access. The move is part of a project called Education Network […]
Development Bank of Jamaica Sets Aside $20 Million for Tech Projects
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Development Bank of Jamaica has put aside $20 million USD for potential on-lending to investors to support the construction of information and communications technology facilities, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller […]
Jamaica’s Phillips: Negotiations With IMF Technical Staff “Virtually At An End”
The following is a statement from Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips concerning the country’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund: On assuming office, one of the most urgent priorities of this administration was to reopen the line of communication […]
Jimmy Cliff Highlights List of Nominees for Best Reggae Album Grammy
Above: Jimmy Cliff By the Caribbean Journal staff Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff leads a slate of nominees for best reggae album at the upcoming Grammy Awards. Cliff’s Rebirth (which he talked about with Caribbean Journal earlier this year is one […]
Belize and Nigeria Sign Agreement on Technical Assistance
Above: the Great Blue Hole in Belize (Photo: Belize Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Belize and Nigeria have signed a technical agreement involving the deployment of Nigeria’s Technical Aid Corps volunteers to Belize. The agreement, which […]
Montserrat Premier Urges Use of Technology to Reduce Wastage
Above: Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade called for a green approach to governance and the economy this week during a presentation at a high-level conference of Overseas Countries and Territories in Greenland. […]
Barbados Urges Farmers to Continue Investment in Technology
Above: St Peter in Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Local farmers in Barbados must continue to invest in low-cost agricultural technology both for affordability and sustainability, according to Ralph Farnum, chief agricultural officer in the country’s Ministry […]
US Virgin Islands Holds First Meeting of Science and Technology Council
Above: Governor John de Jongh (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh recently chaired the inaugural meeting of the Virgin Islands Science and Technology Council. The meeting, which took place at Government House […]
China and Antigua Continue Partnership, Sign Technical Cooperation Agreement
Above: Spencer and Gao sign the agreement (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Antigua and Barbuda has signed an economic and technical cooperation agreements with China totaling almost $10.5 million. The two sides signed the agreement […]
Antigua to Put Wi-Fi in High Schools
By the Caribbean Journal staff Secondary schools across Antigua and Barbuda will get campus-wide Wi-Fi internet as part of the government’s Technology for Education 20/20 Initiative. As part of the programme, LIME will install Wi-Fi access points on all public […]
Jamaica Must Increase Investment in Technology, Skill Sectors: UWI’s Clayton
Above: UWI Professor Anthony Clayton By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica must increase investment in technology and highly-skilled areas to ensure the employability of the country’s future generations, according to University of the West Indies Professor Anthony Clayton. “To a […]
World Bank Report: St Kitts and Nevis Broadband Use Highest in Caribbean
Above: the narrows between St Kitts and Nevis (Photo: Caribbean Journal) St Kitts and Nevis has the highest fixed broadband subscription rates in the Latin American/Caribbean region, according to a report by the World Bank’s infoDev group. The rate of […]
Greentech’s James Whittaker on Green Building in Grand Cayman
By Alexander Britell The first residential home certified as part of the US Green Buildings Council’s International LEED programme is in Grand Cayman, the initiative of Greentech Managing Director James Whittaker, who is spearheading the green building movement in Cayman. […]
Forbes: The Business of Sport in Jamaica
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor A FEW DAYS AGO I attended a conference called “The Business of Sport.” Several representatives from various sporting bodies, including the Olympics Association, ESPN, NFL and West Indies Cricket, were in attendance alongside government […]
Marriott’s Belize Resort Just Unveiled Its New-Look Spa
There’s a new-look spa at Marriott’s signature Autograph Collection resort in Belize: Alaia, which has unveiled an expanded wellness destination at its Ambergris Caye retreat. The K’In Spa and Wellness Center has completed what Alaia is calling a “significant renovation […]
The Best Resorts in Cancun, According to Travel Agents
It’s not easy singling out one hotel as the best in Cancun’s downtown hotel zone, a district robust with high-end all-inclusives that have upped their games as the destination has turned into one of the hemisphere’s hottest hotspots. To access […]
The Ultimate Island-Hopping Vacation in The Bahamas
Island-hopping across places like Green Turtle Cay and Great Guana in The Abacos. Taking your dinghy to pristine sandbars and islands with swimming pigs in the Exumas. Journeying through history in Hope Town. The undersea coves of Manjack Cay. A […]
The Caribbean’s Most Exciting New Rooftop Bar Is In Antigua
Sipping on an ice-cold Negroni on a warm Caribbean afternoon, peering out at the super yachts in the Caribbean Sea, a DJ set bumping in the background. This is precisely the purpose of the Caribbean’s newest (and most exciting) rooftop […]
How Secret Bay Became the Caribbean’s Most Unique Luxury Resort
You know the moment you arrive, when you see the trees and the cliffs and the faint outline of Guadeloupe in the background. Then you start to see the wooden villas appear in the heart of the rainforest. Dominica’s Secret […]
Why Ambergris Caye, Belize is the Caribbean Capital of Overwater Bars
You can hear the ballad from Palapa halfway across Ambergris Caye; for a moment you swear the voice belongs to Dolly Parton herself. Palapa is the town’s most prominent stage, hosting a revolving door of talented artists for intimate concerts […]
A “Bold” New $350 Million Caribbean Real Estate Project Just Broke Ground
A new real estate project just broke ground this weekend, a sprawling collection of four 28-story towers that will reshape the landscape in one of the most popular destinations in the Caribbean. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Journal […]
The Caribbean Travel Awards 2024
It’s hard to believe it has been a decade since the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Travel Awards, the first true regional celebration of travel and tourism in the Caribbean. In 10 years, the Caribbean tourism industry has dramatically changed, […]
Every Room at This New Resort in Grenada Will Have Its Own Pool
The highly-anticipated new Six Senses resort in Grenada will be opening its doors next spring, Caribbean Journal has learned. Six Senses La Sagesse, the first-ever Caribbean resort for the sought-after, wellness-focused luxury brand, will debut on the island’s La Sagesse […]
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 New Way to Fly to the Dominican Republic’s Top Resort
It’s one of the buzziest resorts in the hemisphere right now: the Casa de Campo Resort and Villas in the Dominican Republic, unquestionably the premier place to stay in the country. While you can reach Casa de Campo by flying […]
Margaritaville Just Opened Its New Riviera Maya All-Inclusive Resort
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville brand has just opened its newest Caribbean all-inclusive resort: the new Margaritaville Beach Resort Riviera Maya, the first adults-only resort in the company’s Island Reserve portfolio. The new adults-only resort has 355 rooms, all of which are […]
The Newest Luxury Resort in the Dominican Republic Is Now Open
The Dominican Republic is now home to its most anticipated new luxury resort in years: the new wellness-focused Premier Club at Casa de Campo in La Romana. The new resort-within-a-resort is the first phase of a $90 million expansion for […]
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