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After PLP Election Victory, Bahamian PM Ingraham Resigns as FNM Leader

Above: Hubert Ingraham By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the Bahamas election results that returned the Opposition Progressive Liberal Party to power, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has resigned as leader of the Free National Movement. Ingraham, known as “Papa,” had […]

Op-Ed: The Bahamas Election Looms

By Ian Strachan Op-Ed Contributor The Bahamas braces itself for the eighth election in its 39-year history. It promises to be just as close as its last, in which less than 4,000 votes separated the two major parties. So far […]

The Bahamas’ Legendary Graycliff Hotel and Restaurant Just Made History Again

NASSAU — For more than a half century, Nassau’s Graycliff has been the premier restaurant in the Caribbean (and the home of the region’s largest wine and spirits collection). More than that, it has set the standard for food and beverage […]

You Can’t Travel to Nassau, The Bahamas Without Visiting Graycliff

They say this is the oldest street in Nassau, so old it was here before there was a Nassau. It was here just up the hill from the harbour when this seafront city was called Charles Town, and then when […]

In Miami, a Celebration of the Rums of Martinique

The annual Sip of Martinique event came to Miami last night, with a celebration of rhum agricole to launch the 2022 edition of the Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth. The tasting party at Miami’s Empire Social Lounge (home to Miami’s […]

The Caribbean Travel Awards – 2017

This year was not without its challenges in the Caribbean. But in the face of overwhelming adversity, the Caribbean showed its toughness and resilience. It’s something that’s eminently clear, as hard-hit islands quickly recover, with most already welcoming back travelers, […]

The Best Cuban Cigar Shop in Grand Cayman

It’s hidden down a long corridor off Harbour Drive; when you arrive at the door you almost feel as though you’ll need a password to enter. Happily, though, La Casa del Habano in Grand Cayman is open to all, a […]

The Cool List: The Caribbean’s Coolest Hotels for 2016

It’s often been said that if you have to ask how much something costs, you can’t afford it. The same is true of cool — if you have to ask why a place is cool, you’re never going to get it. […]

The Caribbean’s 25 Most Interesting People For 2014

WHO WERE the Caribbean’s newsmakers this year? Who were the people within the Caribbean doing interesting things, or the people from the Caribbean doing great work around the world? Who were the people in the Caribbean conversation? Our Most Interesting […]

A New Opposition Leader in Jamaica?

Above: Audley Shaw By the Caribbean Journal staff Could the Jamaica Labour Party get a new leader? Opposition Member of Parliament and former Jamaican Finance Minister Audley Shaw seems to have thrown thrown his hat in the ring to challenge […]

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) […]

Jamaica: $2.4 Billion in Funding Support Through PetroCaribe Since 2005

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) Jamaica has received $2.4 billion USD in funding support thanks to its PetroCaribe agreement with the government of Venezuela, according to Dr Wesley Hughes, CEO of the PetroCaribe Development Fund. The funding total, which covers the […]

Op-Ed: Chavez and the Caribbean

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor What be will the impact of Hugo Chavez’s death upon the Caribbean and the Hemisphere at large? It’s likely that, eventually, the bilateral relationship between Venezuela and Cuba, which was predicated on the personal relationship […]

The Most Popular Stories of 2012

It was another active year in the Caribbean, from the arrests of one former Premier and another sitting Premier; a wave of new hotel activity; a series of downgrades of government debt and several high-profile elections. But what were Caribbean […]

Antigua PM: “Ship of State is Moving”

Above: Antigua Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer says that, while the country is enduring difficult and challenging times, “the ship of state is moving.” Spencer was speaking at a public meeting […]

The Caribbean Year in Review

For the Caribbean, it was the Year of the Vote. By year’s end, five countries, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia and Haiti and the British Virgin Islands, will have chosen new leadership, with Jamaicans headed to the polls on Thursday. It […]

CARICOM Observing Jamaican Vote

Above: CARICOM headquarters in Georgetown By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Community is mounting a mission to observe elections in Jamaica on Thursday. The CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission will be led by Winston O’Neale Estwick, chief elections officer of […]

Interview with Professor Ian Boxill

By Alexander Britell Jamaica’s elections are quickly heating up, and one of those monitoring the political developments closely is University of the West Indies Professor Ian Boxill, who is the Carlton Alexander Chair in Management Studies. Dr Boxill is also […]

Guyana’s Ramotar Names New Cabinet

Above: President Donald Ramotar, Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Prime Minister Samuel Hinds (Photos: GINA) By the Caribbean Journal staff New Guyanese President Donald Ramotar has named his new cabinet, with Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and 19 Ministers sworn in […]

At Nassau’s Baha Mar Resort, The Art of Everything