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Sonesta Coming to Curaçao
Above: the Kura Hulanda Village Curaçao (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sonesta is coming to Curaçao. The brand will be taking over at the Kura Hulanda hotel properties on the island, parent company GHL Hoteles announced on […]
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 […]
Rebranding at Tobago’s Magdalena Grand
Above: the Tobago Plantations Golf Course By the Caribbean Journal staff The Magdalena Grand in Tobago has been renamed the Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort, following a move by operator efm Hospitality Solutions to take over management of the […]
Haiti and Venezuela to Partner on Hotel Project in Ile a Vache
Above: construction work in Ile a Vache By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Haiti and Venezuela are planning to partner on a hotel and villa project on the island of Ile a Vache. The news was revealed by […]
Jamaican Prime Minister Warns Against Criticism of Chinese Investment
Above: PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s not secret that China has been ramping up its investment throughout the Caribbean region — and particularly in Jamaica. While that’s led some to question the country’s investments and […]
Conrad San Juan Rebranded as Hilton
Above: the former Conrad San Juan Condad Plaza By the Caribbean Journal staff The Conrad San Juan Condado Plaza has been renamed and rebranded as the Condado Plaza Hilton, Hilton announced this week. The 571-room property joins the more than […]
Nerlens Noel, Son of Immigrants From Haiti, Joining Philadelphia 76ers
Above: Nerlens Noel By the Caribbean Journal staff The clock kept ticking, and Nerlens Noel, once projected to go number one overall, no longer knew his fate. But then the pick came, and Noel, the former Kentucky star, was heading […]
Martinique Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Aime Cesaire’s Birth
Above: Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy at a ceremony Wednesday By the Caribbean Journal staff It was 100 years ago Wednesday that Aime Cesaire, the leading political figure in Martinique in the 20th century, was born. Cesaire, a writer, […]
Haiti Hosts Venezuela’s Maduro
Above: Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro (UN Photo/Lou Rouse) By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro begins an official visit to Haiti Tuesday. It is the first visit by Maduro to Haiti since his election victory in April. It’s […]
Lamothe: “We Would Change the Approach That People Have to Haiti”
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By Alexander Britell Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe recently concluded a weeklong trip to the United States that featured meetings with officials from the World Bank, the IDB, the UN, donor countries (including Canada) […]
Op-Ed: Bringing Google to Jamaica
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor WITH THE RIGHT economic environment Jamaica should benefit enormously from technological investment. So why hasn’t the government of Jamaica been able to attract more technology-related investment? Almost every Jamaican commentator records the passion of Jamaicans […]
Belize’s GAIA Riverlodge Set to Open
Above: the GAIA Riverlodge By the Caribbean Journal staff The newly-renamed and redesigned GAIA Riverlodge eco-resort in Belize will open Saturday, the project announced. Formerly known as the Five Sisters Lodge, the property is opening after a renovation that began […]
Forbes: Jamaican Television — Moneymaking Versus the Public Interest
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Jamaica Jubilee Conversations To have participated in one of the five Jamaica Jubilee Conversations hosted as a part of this island’s celebration of its 50th anniversary as an Independent nation was an honour. “The […]
In Istanbul, Grenada’s Kirani James Set to Rewrite the History Books
Above: Kirani James By Michael Bascombe ISTANBUL – Grenada’s 400-metre World Champion Kirani James is all set for a shot at another world title this weekend as he competes in the IAAF World Indoor Championships that started here Friday. This will […]
Grenada Mourns its Greatest Storyteller
By Lincoln Depradine Grenada is mourning the loss of national icon Aunty Tek Phillip, a renowned folklorist who died yesterday at the age of 85. “The death of Aunty Tek is a monumental loss to our cultural community,” said Sen. […]
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