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9 New Year’s Resolutions For Caribbean Travelers in 2014

Learning the clarinet, running a marathon, losing weight. There are too many New Year’s Resolutions to count. But while you can’t go wrong with most of them (that is, if you ever do them), why not become a better traveler? […]

Building Caribbean Data Journalism

By Gerard Best Op-Ed Contributor INTERNET USERS are bombarded daily with a vast world of digital content via news feeds, blogs, webcasts, live streams, image galleries, videoclips and sound bites. Access to huge information repositories is no longer restricted by […]

Caribbean Journal Presents: A Conversation With Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace

In the first of a series of interviews with Caribbean leaders, Caribbean Journal Editor-in-Chief Alexander Britell explores the future of Caribbean tourism with Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, former Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, former Minister of Tourism of the Bahamas […]

The Perfect Cocktail From Antigua’s Curtain Bluff Resort

Above: the Melon Twister By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor I’m just back from Antigua’s Curtain Bluff, where bartender Dino whipped me up a Melon Twister, one of the venerable all-inclusive’s signature cocktails. Above: Curtain Bluff It might be chilly […]

Is Jamaica on the Right Track?

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor OVER the past few weeks, I have been approached by many persons who ask the questions: What is happening to the economy? Is Jamaica headed in the right direction? Is it time for me to […]

Are Women in Jamaica Under Siege?

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor MANY ARE quick to point out the sprinkling of women in top-level positions in Jamaica as representative of “woman power.” Then, too, the country has a female Prime Minister. These relatively few high profile […]

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* Email * = Required Field Enter for a chance to WIN 5-FREE nights of accommodations at the Rosalie Bay Resort. Be the special guests of Caribbean Journal, Dominica and Rosalie Bay Resort. Stay at the Simply Magical Rosalie […]

Five Great Mighty Sparrow Songs to Start Your Monday With

Calypso and Mighty Sparrow — you might say they’re synonymous. One of the titans of the genre, the Grenada native (who grew up in Trinidad) revolutionized Calypso as the “Calypso King of the World.” So who better to help you […]

The Future of PetroCaribe

By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor At the end of June, leaders from around the Caribbean region met in Nicaragua for the 8th PetroCaribe Summit. Created with the largesse of Hugo Chavez, the cornerstone of PetroCaribe has been the discounted […]

In Kingston, a Literary Voyage in the Caribbean’s Cultural Capital

Above: Cherry Natural (All photos by CJ – SGG) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor IT DIDN’T take place “pon di river,” but the third installation of the Kingston, Jamaica literary festival seemed no less successful for it. Held […]

Scrumptious Street Food in Trinidad

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon JetSetSarah PORT OF SPAIN — Jamaica’s got jerk; Puerto Rico has pinchos; and Barbados has bakes. But Trinidad is the only place you can find doubles, the filling and flavorful roadside snack that’s the twin-island republic’s quintessential […]

The Coolest Cocktail in Grand Cayman

Above: Rum Point By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon JetSetSarah ON THE NORTHERN tip of Grand Cayman, the Wreck Bar at Rum Point is the mecca for thirsty cruise-ship day-trippers (and on Sundays, a local boating crowd) in search of surf, sand […]

Caribbean Journal Wins Caribbean Tourism Organization Media Award

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Journal won the award for best online feature at Thursday’s Caribbean Tourism Organization media awards in New York. CJ’s Alexander Britell took home the honour for his article, “Sea Turtles […]

Antigua Completes IMF Programme

Above: downtown St John’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has completed its 10th and final review of Antigua and Barbuda’s performance under its Stand-By Arrangement. The IMF will now disburse $25.4 million […]

Paul Hay: What History Means for Jamaica’s Logistics Hub

By Paul Hay CJ Contributor IN MY Op-Ed, “The Logistics Hub Project and Jamaica’s Development,” I indicated that Jamaica’s Logistics Hub initiative intends to make use of the island’s strategic geographic location to attract larger ships that will be able […]

Op-Ed: Truth, Lies, Tax and Cayman

By Gonzalo Jalles Op-Ed Contributor IT IS NO SURPRISE that the United Kingdom’s Guardian newspaper has once again attacked the Cayman Islands and other Overseas Territories. What does come as a surprise is when the article is written by a […]

In Haiti, a New Home For Dance

Above: Ayikodans’ new studio (Photos by Ben Depp) By the Caribbean Journal staff Three years after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti destroyed its studio, Ayikodans, the country’s leading dance group, has a new home. The new 40-by-20 studio in […]

A Secret Beach in Grand Cayman

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon JetSetSarah WHAT’S NOT to love about Grand Cayman’s Seven-Mile Beach? Sugar-white sand; glassy turquoise waters; a string of hotels, restaurants and bars right on the sand (shout out to Calico Jack’s!); and a lively, in-the-thick-of-it vibe. But […]

Tobago’s Fountain of Youth

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon JetSetSarah LEGEND HAS IT that if you bathe in the waters of Tobago’s Nylon Pool you’ll emerge looking 10 years younger. I’m skeptical about the fountain-of-youth claims but I’ve come to see for myself, as have scores […]

An Audience With The King: Elvis’ Beach Bar in Anguilla

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor THURSDAY NIGHT is party night on Anguilla, when what seems like half the population of 16,000 on this 34-square-mile isle converges on the seaside village of Sandy Ground. First stop: the barn-like Pumphouse for […]

Op-Ed: Why Venezuela Ought to Reconsider Its Withdrawal From ICSID

By Alexander G Leventhal Op-Ed Contributor IN JANUARY OF 2012, Venezuela announced that it would withdraw from the ICSID convention, a 1966 treaty that established an arbitration and conciliation institution based in Washington, DC to deal with international investment disputes. […]

Aide to Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Killed in Delmas Shooting

Above: Delmas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Georges Henry Honorat, an aide to Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, was killed on Saturday at his home in Delmas 31, according to a statement from Lamothe’s office. Honorat, a longtime […]

Grenada Plans to Restructure Debt

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government will undertake a “comprehensive and collaborative restructuring of its public debt, it announced this weekend. The government said “circumstances have forced” the move, which will include its US and […]

Grenada PM, BVI Premier to Co-Host Environment Summit

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell and British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith will co-host Leadership Summit for the Caribbean Challenge Initiative in May. The conference, which will bring together environment ministers, heads […]

St Lucia’s Pitons-Perfect Resorts

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon I’VE BEEN VISITING ST LUCIA for more than a decade now, and on each trip I find more reasons to return. Everyone I’ve met there has been warm and sincere; the landscape, particularly in the south, is […]

The Best Rum Cake in the Bahamas

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon I THOUGHT THE SWIMMING PIGS would be the highlight of the day. Boy, was I wrong. I was on a day trip in the Exumas, the 365-island Bahamas archipelago famous for crystal clear waters, talcum sand and […]

Jamaica, IMF Reach $750 Million Staff-Level Agreement

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has reached its long-awaited agreement with the International Monetary Fund, the organization announced in a statement Friday. The staff-level agreement is on the key elements of an economic programme that […]

IMF: Jamaica Must Address Structural Impediments to Growth

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica must address “with urgency” the structural impediments to the country’s growth, including its excessive debt burden, the International Monetary Fund said following its visit to the country. The statement by […]

A New Luxury Resort Is Coming to the Best Beach in Saint Lucia