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Op-Ed: De-Risking the Caribbean

De-risking: Between Rock and Hard Place in the Caribbean By Andrew Enriquez Op-Ed Contributor The correspondent banking system in Latin America and the Caribbean has recently been facing increasing pressure, so much so that institutions like the World Bank and the Financial Action Task Force […]

St Croix Is Planning a Major New Resort Project

Could St Croix get a major new resort? That’s the plan by the government of the US Virgin Islands, which is looking to bring a four-star resort project to the island. US Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth Mapp said his administration […]

Arnold Palmer’s New Caribbean Project

Grand Cayman’s development boom continues, this time with help from golfing legend Arnold Palmer. The Cayman Islands’ Cabinet has approved terms for a development and concession agreement between the British Overseas Territory’s government and Ironwood Cayman on the Ironwood Village […]

In Jamaica, Demystifying Cuba

Exploring the Cuba opportunity By Dana Niland CJ Contributor International and local experts in the investment and trade fields came together to discuss opportunities, challenges, and procedures for business in Cuba at the Cuba Demystified business forum in Jamaica. JAMPRO […]

Cayman Airways Adds New Plane

A new Saab 340B+ joins the fleet By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Airways has officially christened its newest plane, a Saab 340B+ aircraft. The plane made its debut at Cayman Brac’s Charles Kirkconnell International Airport. The 34-seat plane will […]

Caribbean Airlines Flight Diverts to Fort Lauderdale after Technical Difficulties

By the Caribbean Journal staff A Caribbean Airlines flight from New York to Kingston diverted to Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday after experiencing technical difficulties, the company said in a statement. Caribbean Airlines said the flight “diverted to Fort Lauderdale International […]

Why Antigua and Barbuda is the New Caribbean Hollywood

A major new Caribbean film hub By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Is Antigua the new Caribbean Hollywood? Golden Island Filmworks, an independent feature film finance and production company, has closed on a $125 million equity financing agreement with the government […]

China to Fund $511 Million Project at University of the West Indies

UWI, China Harbour sign memorandum By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The University of the West Indies and China Harbour Engineering Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a $511 million USD development project. The project will include the expansion […]

Cayman Airways Expands Fleet

Caymanian carrier adds new plane for Grand Cayman-Cayman Brac flights By the Caribbean Journal staff Cayman Islands-based Cayman Airways has expanded its fleet. The carrier officially added its newest plane, a Saab 340B+, this week. The 34-seat plane will exclusively […]

The Wider Context to Jamaica’s Big Media Merger

Local and Global Trends By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor As promised, here is another look at the proposed RJR/Gleaner merger. This announcement comes against the backdrop of a media landscape that is constantly evolving globally, regionally and locally. Media […]

JetBlue Airways Launches New Flights Between New York and Havana

Above: Havana By Dana Niland CJ Contributor JetBlue Airways has officially launched its first-ever service between New York and Havana. The company began the first of its weekly charter flights from New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport to Havana’s […]

Jamaica’s Productivity Problem

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor AFTER 12 previous IMF agreements, Jamaica is once again at a crossroads. We are once again at a place where we are having a debate about how much pain is being inflicted by the agreement, […]

Virgin Gorda’s Biras Creek Resort Closes

Above: the Biras Creek resort in Virgin Gorda (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Biras Creek resort in Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands has closed its doors. The property, set on 140 acres near the North Sound of Virgin […]

Reducing Vulnerability in the Caribbean

By George Nicholson and Anastasia Ramjag Op-Ed Contributors The topic of vulnerability is one that has been on the agenda of the countries within the Greater Caribbean, and in particular those of the insular Caribbean for a long time. In the […]

Eastern Caribbean Planning to Deepen Trade Ties With Cuba, Martinique

Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States says it is committed to deepening trade and economic ties with both Martinique and Cuba. The proclamation comes after the second meeting of the OECS […]

Op-Ed: The Caribbean’s Final Court

By J. Emile Ferdinand, QC Op-Ed Contributor THE RECENT decision of the Privy Council granting an interim injunction, which forced the 2015 general election in St. Kitts and Nevis to be held on the existing old constituency boundaries, has been […]

Dominica Officially Joins Caribbean Court of Justice

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Court of Justice has a new member state: Dominica. The Eastern Caribbean island has officially acceded to the CCJ as its final court of appeal, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit […]

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 […]

Montserrat Gets $4.8 Million in European Union Funding

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is receiving just under $4.84 million in funding from the European Union. The funding is coming as part of the 10th European Development Fund General Budget Support Programme. It’s the third tranche […]

Jamaica Gets Boost to Climate Change Mitigation Efforts

Above: Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Peter Phillips (left), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative for Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is getting a boost to its efforts to improve its resilience to climate change. […]

Martinique to Join Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

Above: Fort de France, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff In a major move for the region, Martinique will be joining the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States as an associate member. The OECS announced the move this week. […]

United States Sends Envoy to Cuba

Above: US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S Jacobson By the Caribbean Journal staff A United States envoy is visiting Cuba this week for talks aimed at re-establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. US Assistant Secretary […]

Carnival’s Micky Arison to Chair Executive Committee at FCAA

Above: Carnival Corporation & plc Chairman Micky Arison (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Carnival Corporation & plc Chairman Micky Arison has been appointed as the new executive committee chairman of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association. Arison takes over from […]

Grenada: IMF Approves $2.9 Million Disbursement Following Review

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has completed its first review of Grenada’s performance under a three-year programme supported by an Extended Credit Facility. The review’s completion means Grenada will now […]

LIAT Delaying Launch of Haiti Service

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean air carrier LIAT is delaying the launch of its planned new services to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the company announced. The delay is accompanied by a temporary suspension of flights between Antigua […]

IMF Announces Extension of Haiti’s Extended Credit Facility

Above: the IMF’s headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has approved the extension of its agreement with Haiti under an Extended Credit Facility. The agreement was extended to Dec. 28, and was taken without […]

Op-Ed: The Jamaica-Israel Relationship

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The government of Jamaica recently issued a statement criticizing the current bombardment of Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces. The statement was signed by Ambassador Courtenay Rattray. Of course, the Jamaican position does not differ […]

Tobago Wants “Separate Airline” to Service Trinidad-Tobago Route

Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Tobago House of Assembly says it wants a “separate airline” to service the Trinidad-Tobago airbridge. THA Chief Secretary Orville London raised the issue during a 2015 budget consultation last week. […]

A New Way to Fly to Abaco in The Bahamas