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Honduras Succeeds Haiti for Chairmanship of OAS Permanent Council
Above: Honduras’ Leonidas and Haiti’s Duly Brutus (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff Honduras’ Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, Leonidas Rosa Bautista, yesterday assumed the chair of the OAS Permanent Council, succeeding Haitian Ambassador […]
CARICOM-United States Trade Up 39 Percent in the Last Three Years
Above: the fourth meeting of the US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Council in Georgetown (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bilateral trade between the Caribbean Community and the United States has grown by 39 percent in the last three years, […]
CARICOM Trade Council “Concerned” over Sarkozy Tax Comments
Above: French President Nicolas Sarkozy (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM’s Council for Trade and Economic Development is “concerned” over the potential effect of remarks by French President Nicolas Sarkozy that three CARICOM states are “tax havens.” […]
Jamaican Loses Privy Council Appeal of Murder Conviction
By Alexander Britell Jamaican Phillip McKenzie has lost an appeal over his murder conviction in the London-based Privy Council. McKenzie was convicted by a unanimous verdict in 2003 in Jamaica for the gunshot murder of Calvin Clarke in Jamaica’s St […]
UN Security Council Holds Elections, but No Caribbean Candidate
Above: the UN Security Council (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nine countries are campaigning for elections tomorrow to decide the five non-permanent seats on the Security Council during 2012-13. While the Latin America and Caribbean region will have […]
Antigua Recognises Palestinian State
Above: PM Baldwin Spencer with UN General Assembly President, Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of Qatar (Photo: Antigua Government) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua has formal recognized an independent Palestinian state, Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer announced yesterday. The announcement comes […]
Trinidad PM: Intelligence to Determine Changes to State of Emergency
Above: Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy addressing apress conference Saturday. Others, from left: Chief of Defence Staff Brigader Kenrick Maharaj; Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and Commissioner of Police Dr Dwayne Gibbs (Photo: GISL Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal […]
Green Building Council Heads to Cayman
The Sailfish Estate in Sunrise Landing on Grand Cayman is the first LEED-certified private residential home built outside of the United States. LEED is the certification system of the United States Green Buildings Council, which rates the energy efficiency and […]
Antigua and Barbuda Has a New Ambassador to Cuba
Above: new Ambassador Peter Benjamin places a wreath at the Jose Marti monument By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has as new ambassador to Cuba The twin-island country has appointed Peter Benjamin, who presented his letters of credence […]
Cuba’s National Assembly Approves New “Law on Foreign Investment”
Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba’s National Assembly has approved a new “Law on Foreign Investment,” the government said Saturday. In a statement, the government said it would be an “essential instrument in the interest of Cuba to […]
Cuba’s Raul Castro Announces Plans to Retire in 2018
Above: Raul Castro (Photo: AIN Cuba) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba President Raul Castro, who was chosen to serve a new term Sunday, will be leaving politics in 2018 when this term expires, he announced. The announcement came after […]
Bahamas, China Strengthen Ties
Above: Bahamian Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas and China strengthened their already-close relations in a meeting this week in Nassau. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang […]
China Vice Premier Meets with Bahamas
Above: Foreign Minister and Deputy PM Brent Symonette greets Wang Qishan, vice premier of China’s State Council in Nassau yesterday. (BIS Photo/Kris Ingraham) The Bahamas and China signed an economic-technical cooperation agreement at Paradise Island’s Atlantis resort the same day, […]
Bahamas, China to Sign Cooperation Pact
Above: China handed over a $30 million national stadium to the Bahamas in July. (BIS Photo: Peter Ramsay) The Bahamas and China will sign an Economic Technical Cooperation Agreement during the visit of China’s Wang Qishan to the country next […]
St Maarten Tourism Minister Resigns
St Maarten’s Ministry of Tourism has resigned, Caribbean Journal has learned. Tourism Minister Roger Lawrence has stepped down because of “medical challenges,” according to a statement from Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs. Health Minister Omar Ottley, who had been filling in […]
CHTA: Caribbean Needs to Ready for “Impending Surge of Arrivals”
The Caribbean is likely set for an “impending surge of arrivals and continued growth,” according to Nicola Madden-Greig, president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association. And that means the region’s hotel industry will need to ramp up efforts to […]
Vaccinated Travelers Can Now Visit Belize Without a Test
Belize has become the first Caribbean destination to allow vaccinated travelers to enter without having to present a negative test, Caribbean Journal has learned. Instead, vaccinated travelers need to president a Vaccination Record Card dated no less than two weeks […]
Hotels, Film Projects Driving New Investment in Nevis
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor 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, or Log […]
Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean Are Now Open for Travel
The Mexican Caribbean, including Cancun, Grand Costa Maya (Bacalar, Chetumal, Mahahual), Costa Mujeres, Maya Ka’an, Puerto Morelos, Riviera Maya (Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Akumal, Tulum), and the islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres have now reopened to visitors, with […]
St Barth to Reopen for Tourism on June 22
The Caribbean’s most glamorous destination is reopening for tourism, Caribbean Journal has learned. The French Caribbean island of St Barth is reopening for travel and tourism on June 22, according to Bruno Magras, president of the island’s territorial council. “Whether […]
UVSI Tourism: “Health and Safety Come First”
The health and safety of residents and visitors are top priorities for the U.S. Virgin Islands, the territory’s Department of Tourism said this week. Addressing the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association Platinum Associate Member Advisory Council last week, USVI Commissioner of Tourism […]
Anguilla Lifts Lockdown With “No Active or Suspected Cases” of Coronavirus
The island of Anguilla has removed all regulations restricting movement and gatherings, following a declaration that there are “no active or suspected cases” of COVID-19 in the destination. The decision comes after Anguilla’s Chief Medical Officer told the island’s Executive […]
New $1 Billion Karisma Hotel Project Breaks Ground in Jamaica
A massive new destination hotel complex by Karisma Hotels and Resorts has officially broken ground in Jamaica. The estimated $1 billion USD multi-hotel Sugarcane Bay Jamaica project is set on 226 acres in Llandovery in Jamaica’s “garden parish” of St […]
JetBlue Continues Caribbean Expansion With Flights to Guadeloupe
For the first time ever, JetBlue is now flying to the French Caribbean. The New York City-based carrier officially kicked off its new nonstop flights to Guadeloupe this weekend, with thrice-weekly service out of New York’s John F. Kennedy International […]
Mobile Passport Is Expanding to San Juan
By the Caribbean Journal staff Mobile Passport, the program behind the expedited immigration processing app, is expanding in the Caribbean. The company will launch in San Juan, Puerto Rico by the end of this month, according to a spokesperson. That […]
Op-Ed: The Future of Dominican Republic Tourism
By Carlos Castillo Consul General of the Dominican Republic in New York Tourism and hospitality have become synonymous in the Dominican Republic. They are the mainstay of the economy, and a tremendous source of pride within our culture. New York […]
Saint Lucia to Chair Caribbean Tourism Organization
By Alexander Britell NASSAU — Saint Lucia is the new chair of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The island’s Minister of Tourism, Dominic Fedee, was voted in as the new chair of the regional tourism organization during this week’s State of […]
Climate and the Future of Caribbean Internet
By Gerard Best CJ Contributor The threat of climate-driven natural disaster and the struggle to keep pace with the global digital economy are among the key factors driving the need for Caribbean Internet stakeholders to strengthen the resilience of the […]
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