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Gladys Knight, Beres Hammond Join St Kitts Music Festival
The Caribbean’s hottest music festival has added more big names to its 2020 agenda. The St Kitts Music Festival, now in its 24th year, has added Gladys Knight, Beres Hammond and Anthony B to the slate of performers for the […]
St Croix All-Inclusive Resort to Reopen in Summer 2019
By the Caribbean Journal staff St Croix’s only all-inclusive resort is planning a relaunch next summer, Caribbean Journal has learned. St Croix’s Divi Carina Bay All-Inclusive Beach Resort and Casino, which has been closed since last year’s storms, is planning […]
Cruise Lines, Airlines Chipped in for US Virgin Islands Relief
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands is extending its gratitude to its cruise and airline partners for their Hurricane Irma relief efforts, the territory announced in a statement. Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty thanked […]
Here’s How U.S. Law Applies To Any Company Doing Business In Cuba
By some estimates, when Cuba transitions to a market-oriented economy and resolves its various disputes with the U.S., the island nation will require more than $50 billion of investment to modernize its economy. Recent improvements in U.S.-Cuba relations have opened […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice — And What It Means For the Region
How the Caribbean Court of Justice benefits the Caribbean By Jeffrey H. Foreman Op-Ed Contributor In the decades-long debate over the establishment and adoption of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the final court of appeal for the English speaking […]
Why Aruba Just Banned Plastic Bags
A major environmental push in Aruba By Juliet D. Carvalhal Op-Ed Contributor At a beach cleanup in 2014 where I hosted a few teenage students from the environmental club I was volunteering to coach, I asked them a few questions […]
A Push for Geothermal Energy in the Caribbean
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Caribbean has some of the world’s highest energy costs, and that means the need for new sources. High on the list right now in the region is geothermal energy, something that is a major […]
This Caribbean Hospital Just Went Solar
St. Lucia’s National Mental Wellness Center has launched a new solar photovoltaic system that will enable it to operate on renewable energy. The hospital, which provides specialized services to citizens suffering with mental illness, now has the capacity to generate […]
How to Move to St Croix, USVI
How to Move to St Croix We continue our How to Move series with a look at the market in St Croix in the US Virgin Islands. Ever thought of moving to America’s Caribbean? We talked to Amy Land de […]
How Nassau Is Going Sustainable
Another regional city goes sustainable By the Caribbean Journal staff Nassau is now an “emerging sustainable city,” following designation by the Inter-American Development Bank. The designation is part of the IDB’s regional Emerging Sustainable Cities Initiative, which launched locally in Nassau in […]
For Puerto Rico Tourism, a New Service Push
A new focus on service By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico is launching plan aimed at improving service in the country’s tourism sector. The new Quality Service Program “encompasses several elements that make a difference in the reputation of […]
St Lucia Closer to Launching Citizenship by Investment
Senate approval for major project By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is closer to launching a proposed citizenship by investment programme. The country’s new Citizenship by Investment bill was approved by the island’s senate last week. St Lucia Minister […]
The US Wants to Open Customs Preclearance at This Caribbean Airport
Above: Punta Cana Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States intends to enter talks to expand air preclearance operations to Punta Cana Airport in the Dominican Republic, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced Friday. The airport is […]
This Is the Latest Caribbean Island to Consider Economic Citizenship
Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is continuing to consider the possibility of implementing an economic citizenship programme, an idea broached last year. A task force set up last August recently completed a report on […]
US to Normalize Relations With Cuba
Above: Havana By Alexander Britell The Caribbean changed forever on Wednesday morning. United States President Barack Obama announced a major shift in more than half-century of American politics, signaling the two countries’ desire to work toward normalizing relations. The announcement […]
Why the Caribbean Tourism Industry Needs to “Embrace” Digital Marketing
Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean needs to embrace digital marketing, according to Orville London, chief secretary in the Tobago House of Assembly. The Chief Secretary, who was addressing the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s 7th Tourism Human […]
St Lucia Mulls Citizenship By Investment
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Could St Lucia become the latest Eastern Caribbean country to establish a citizenship by investment programme? St Lucia Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy said in her Throne Speech that the country’s Cabinet […]
Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean Economic Powerhouse?
Above: St John’s Harbour in Antigua (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Can Antigua be the Caribbean’s version of Singapore? That’s the stated goal of the new government of Prime Minister Gaston Browne, whose Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party won the […]
Social Justice and Economic Development in Jamaica
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor EVERYONE should know by now that I believe Jamaica’s economic programme is being managed properly, as the fiscal and legislative adjustments being made are definitely the right option for creating a positive environment for economic […]
Haiti to Launch Cholera Vaccination Push
Above: a cholera treatment centre in Haiti after the earthquake (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will be launching a major push to vaccinate citizens against cholera. The programme will target 200,000 people in three departments, starting […]
St Kitts Rejects Bitcoin for Citizenship By Investment Programme
Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff According to Aksjer for Nybegynnere reports, St Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship by Investment programme does not recognize the software-based currency Bitcoins as a legal investment currency, the government said in […]
Puerto Rico Eyes Developers For 3,000-Acre Former US Naval Base
Above: the Roosevelt Roads site in Puerto Rico By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s government has issued a Request for Qualifications to master developers for a nearly 3,000-acre site on the island. The land is the former “Roosevelt Roads” […]
Dominican Republic: UN Urges Restoration of Citizenship For Unregistered
Above: a protest in Santo Domingo over the ongoing citizenship issue (UN Photo/J Tanner) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of United Nations human rights experts is urging the Dominican Republic to “adopt the necessary legal measures to restore […]
Cuba: US Condemns “Arbitrary Detentions” of Pro-Democracy Activists
Above: the US State Department’s Harry S Truman building By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Department of State issued a statement Thursday condemning Cuba’s government following reports of “arbitrary detentions by Cuban authorities.” The detentions reportedly included dozens […]
Dominican Republic Announces New Legislation on Citizenship
Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic has passed long-awaited legislation addressing the country’s controversial citizenship ruling from last year. Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina issued Law 169-14, which establishes special rules for […]
CARICOM to Focus on Development of “Single ICT Space”
Above: CARICOM headquarters in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said this week that it would focus for the next two years on unveiling its proposed “Single Information Communication Technology ICT Space” in the region. The […]
Should the US Shift Its Policy on Cuba?
Above: Havana, Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Senator Patrick Leahy is urging a new United States policy toward Cuba. Leahy was speaking this week following a recent Atlantic Council poll that found that a majority of American […]
US Warns of Threat to Caribbean Airlines Flights From Guyana
Above: a Caribbean Airlines plane By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Embassy in Guyana has received “unconfirmed threat information” relating to threats against Caribbean Airlines flights destined for the United states departing this week, including Monday, the Embassy […]
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