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The Cove, Eleuthera Begins Offering Charter Flights From Florida
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cove, Eleuthera hotel property in the Bahamas is launching charter air service for travelers from Florida. The property says it has booked 30 flights for the next two months from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport […]
St Lucia Sees Jump in Air Arrivals
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Air arrivals to St Lucia have increased by 5 percent in the first half of 2013, the government announced Wednesday. The increase was driven by growth from the United States market, according […]
Haiti’s Lamothe Meets With New Head of UN Peacekeeping Force
Above: Sandra Honore and Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Tuesday with Sandra Honore, the new head of the United Nations’ peacekeeping force in the country. It was the first meeting between Lamothe […]
Kittitian Hill Developers Buy St Kitts’ Golden Lemon Inn
Above: the view from Kittitian Hill (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Belmont Resort Ltd, the developer of the Kittitian Hill resort project in St Kitts, has acquired the Golden Lemon Hotel, the government announced. The property will become […]
Japan Planning to Deepen CARICOM Ties
Above: Japan By the Caribbean Journal staff Japan is planning to strengthen its ties with the Caribbean Community, according to Ambassador Akira Yamada, the director general of Japan’s Foreign Ministry. Yamada, who was speaking at the opening of this week’s […]
Dominica, China Sign Pair of Agreements Totaling $18 Million
Above: Roseau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica and China have finalized a pair of agreements covering $18 million in financial assistance. Last Friday, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit signed the agreements, which will cover community-based projects and […]
A Caribbean Free of Roaming Charges?
Above: St George’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff What if you could travel from island to island in the Caribbean, without being charged a roaming fee on your mobile phone? That’s the idea recently put forth by Grenada […]
Sheraton Opens New Costa Rica Hotel
Above: the pool at the new Sheraton San Jose By the Caribbean Journal staff Sheraton has returned to Costa Rica, following the opening of the Sheraton San Jose this week. The property, which is managed by GHL Hoteles, has 172 […]
Rum Journal: The 10 Best American Rums
America has a long and winding history with rum, from the colonial period to the present day. Of course, prohibition largely destroyed what was at the time was a booming rum industry — but in the last decade a number […]
Haiti, United Nations Hold Talks on Planned Legislative Elections
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe met Monday with UN Acting Special Representative Nigel Fisher and UNDP senior director Sophie De Caen to discuss the logistics of […]
Vanderpool-Wallace: The Missing Link For Tourism in the Caribbean
By Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace CJ Contributor TOURISM MINISTERS and Commissioners and their counterparts in the private sector in the Caribbean have come to see that the region’s tourism industry is vastly underperforming compared to the potential that they see. Hotel occupancies […]
Tobago Delegation to Visit Guadeloupe
Above: Guadeloupe By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from the Tobago House of Assembly will travel to Guadeloupe next week for a one-week visit. The trip comes as part of plans to twin the city of Scarborough with the […]
How Science, Math and Creole Education Can Lead to Prosperity in Haiti
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor THE STRUGGLE to reform the educational system in Haiti is nothing new; everything from using Creole to incorporating a practical approach to science, technology, math and the arts in every classroom have been a dream […]
IMF Approves $932 Million Jamaica Deal
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has approved a $932.3 million Extended Fund Facility arrangement for Jamaica, it announced Wednesday. The four-year EFF represents the equivalent of 225 percent of Jamaica’s quota in […]
Should the Caribbean Step Up Its Fight Over the British APD?
Above: London By Alexander Britell It’s a humid July day in London and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, joined by top Caribbean sprinters, heads to the track ahead of the start of the London 2012 Anniversary Games. Bolt is wearing a bright […]
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) […]
Trinidad’s Stephen Cadiz Suggests Regional Forum on Tourism
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT OF SPAIN — Echoing the recent call of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Minister Stephen Cadiz suggested Thursday that the Caribbean’s political leadership hold a […]
Interview With Seaborne Airlines CEO Omer ErSelcuk
Above: a Seaborne plane By Alexander Britell With the departure of American Eagle from the Caribbean, the region’s aviation industry continues to change. But while many predicted doom, airlines large and small, from Cape Air to JetBlue, are working to […]
Haiti: Number of People Living in Tent Camps Down 79 Percent Since 2010
Above: tent housing in Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The number of people still living in tent camps in Haiti as a result of the 2010 earthquake has fallen 79 percent since a 2010 high of 1.5 […]
Durandis: On the Resignations in Haiti
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor OFTEN, WHEN ONE ASKS average Haitians, “how are things?” there is the simple answer of: “Nou la, n’ap kenbe,” we are here, we’re holding up. That might give the impression that all is well. But […]
Bureaucracy and Jamaican Growth
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor FINALLY WE CAN celebrate that we have an IMF agreement again in Jamaica. The real importance of the agreement is that it will bring with it a certain amount of confidence and multilateral support for […]
Panama Assumes Chair of Organization of American States Permanent Council
Above: the council in Washington (OAS Photo/Maria Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama has assumed the chair of the Organization of American States Permanent Council. Panama’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, Arturo Vallarino, officially received the gavel and […]
Grenada Prime Minister Vows Budget Before April 30 Deadline
Above: St George’s Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government will deliver its budget in the next two to three weeks ahead of the April 30 deadline, according to Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell. The Prime Minister […]
Grenada’s Government Working to Deliver Chinese-Built Homes
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government is working to deliver 351 homes built by China to the public, according to Housing Minister Delma Thomas. The houses were handed over to the government last year, but […]
Best Western Premier Haiti Opens Doors in Petion-Ville
Above: the lobby and bar at the Best Western Premier Haiti (Photo: Aimbridge Hospitality) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Best Western Premier has opened its doors to guests in the Port-au-Prince neighbourhood of Petion-Ville. The hotel, which will officially […]
Ross University Breaks Ground on St Kitts Expansion Project
Above: the groundbreaking at RUSVM By the Caribbean Journal staff The Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine has broken ground on the expansion of its campus in St Kitts. The expansion, which officially began last week, follows the signing in […]
Cholera Treatment in Haiti “Crippled” By Lack of Funds, Supplies
Above: a cholera treatment centre in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cholera treatment in Haiti has been “crippled” by a lack of funds and supplies, according to medical humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders. That has led […]
IMF: Antigua and Barbuda Economic Recovery to Continue in 2013
Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s real GDP grew by 1.6 percent in 2012, buoyed by a recovery in tourism and construction, and the country’s recovery will continue in 2013, according to the International […]
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