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Trade Jumps Between Caribbean, Brazil

Above: São Paulo By the Caribbean Journal staff Trade between Brazil and the Caribbean Community has significantly increased in recent years, according to Brazil’s new Ambassador to CARICOM, Lineu Pupo De Paula. Total trade between CARICOM and Brazil was $530,602 in […]

Avianca Launching Daily Flight Between Bogota and Barcelona

Above: an Avianca plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Colombia-based carrier Avianca is expanding its service between Bogota and Barcelona, the carrier announced this week. Responding to what Avianca called “high demand” for both business and leisure travelers between the […]

Jamaica: Economy Grew Between 1 and 2 Percent in Second Quarter

Above: (left) Bank of Jamaica Governor Brian Wynter (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Real economic activity in Jamaica grew expanded by between 1 and 2 percent in the second quarter, according to a new report from the Bank […]

St Lucia Project Aims to Better Understand Caribbean Volcanoes

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff A new project in St Lucia is aiming to better understand the impact volcanoes have on their local environments. The project, led by the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, […]

Panama to Host Games Between Yankees, Marlins in March

Above: Rod Carew Stadium in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff The New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins will play a two-game series of exhibition games in Panama City next month, the clubs announced Thursday. The two-game series will […]

Nisbet Plantation Beach Club in Nevis Names New General Manager

Above: the Nevis Plantation Beach Club in Nevis By the Caribbean Journal staff The Nisbet Plantation Beach Club in Nevis has named Alistair WL Forrest its new general manager. Forrest had previously served as general manager at the Cobblers Cove […]

Talking Tourism in Samana With Fabeth Martinez Fernandez

Above: Samana By Alexander Britell Last month, we spoke to Ana Garcia Sotoca Pascual about the growth of tourism in La Romana in the Dominican Republic. We continue our look at the Dominican Republic’s varied destinations with a conversation about […]

UK Warship Patrols Waters Between Turks and Caicos and Haiti

Above: the Wave Knight By the Caribbean Journal staff A United Kingdom warship patrolled the waters between the Turks and Caicos Islands and Haiti on Sunday, following a request by the office of Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd. The […]

Finding Harmony Between South African and Jamaican Cuisine

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor I recently had the opportunity to travel to the southernmost point of the African continent – South Africa- an experience I will not soon forget and highly recommend. I was lucky enough to stay in […]

Jamaica Looking to Deepen Linkages Between Agriculture, Tourism

Above: State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism Damion Crawford, Jamaica Broilers CEO Christopher Levy and Chief Technical Officer in Ministry of Agriculture, Marc Panton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Linking Jamaica’s agriculture and tourism sectors can help […]

Bahamas to Host Exhibition Between Tottenham Hotspur, Jamaica

Above: the opening ceremony of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium in Nassau last year (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas will host an exhibition football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz on May 23. […]

Rum Journal: A Taste of Nevis’ Nisbet Plantation Beach Club

Above: the Avenue of Palms at the Nevis Plantation Beach Club (Photo by Nisbet Plantation) The historic Nisbet Plantation Beach Club is located on 30 acres on the beach in Nevis. At the heart of the site is the […]

Rihanna Donates $1.75 Million to Barbados’ Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Above: Rihanna Barbados-born singer Rihanna has donated $1.75 million to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados, E! News reported. The singer’s donation aims to commemorate her grandmother Clara “Dolly” Brathwaite, who passed away in June. “This was my way of […]

Trade Increasing Between Haiti, Vietnam

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe in Hanoi with PM Nguyen Tan Dung (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and Vietnam are continuing to increase bilateral trade, following record levels in 2011, according to the government of […]

Marcia Forbes: The Trade Wars Between Jamaica and Trinidad

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor The Patty War Many in the Anglophone Caribbean would have heard of Jamaica’s Patty War with Trinidad. It came to a head in 2009. At its root was what some describe as non-tariff barriers […]

In Haiti’s Villa Rosa, Building Back May Not Prove to Be Better

Above: Villa Rosa (Photo: Kendi Zidor) SEVERELY DAMAGED DURING HAITI’S 2010 EARTHQUAKE, the metropolitan area known as Villa Rosa is a striking example of what has gone wrong with reconstruction. The absence of a government presence is as noticeable as the […]

In the Bahamas, Chantal Bethel Prays for Haiti through Art

By Alexander Britell NASSAU – At Nassau’s Vincent D’Aguilar Art Foundation, a gallery that is one of the great new spaces of the quickly-growing Bahamian arts scene, Haitian artist Chantal Bethel is producing “Poto Mitan,” a three-dimensional production of work […]

Jamaica Bets on Cocoa

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is intensifying efforts to regain its prominence in the cocoa market, with an EU- and USAID-backed plan to rehabilitate approximately 2,000 acres of production by the end of the 2011-2012 crop, and increase production […]

Jamaica Bets on a New Export: Honey

The first shipment of Jamaican honey produced under a joint venture between the government, the All-Island Bee Farmers’ Association and the Boston Diaspora Ventures LLC could hit overseas markets in six months, according to Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Robert […]

REDjet Licence Controversy Continues between Barbados, Trinidad

The failure of new low-cost air carrier REDjet to obtain a licence to fly from Barbados to Trinidad continues to stoke tensions between the two countries, with Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart yesterday claiming that Trinidad was “second-guessing” his government’s […]

Inspirato’s Brian Corbett on Caribbean Travel and the Promise of Anguilla

Sheriva in Anguilla By Alexander Britell Luxury destination club Inspirato was founded in part by brothers Brent and Brad Handler, who also started Exclusive Resorts, the ultra high-end vacation club. The company is now in nine cities in the Americas […]

Caribbean Airlines Is Adding a New Island: Puerto Rico

The intra-regional airline market in the Caribbean is starting to heat up, and the focus is clearly on San Juan, Puerto Rico as more and more carriers set their sights on the city. Fresh off Frontier Airlines’ major expansion out […]

A New Beach Resort Is Coming to This Tiny Island in The Bahamas

It was once the stomping ground of celebrities like Bridget Bardot, Cary Grant and Paul Newman, who were drawn to Great Harbour Cay in The Bahamas when it was a buzzing jet-set getaway in the 1960s. In the last half-century, […]

A New Way to Fly to Abaco in The Bahamas

The historic charm of Plymouth on Green Turtle Cay. The always-bustling cocktail hours of Nippers on Great Guana. The rarefied homes of Baker’s Bay. Tranquil turtle cocktails at The Bluff House. The world-class golf at The Abaco Club on Winding Bay. […]

United Is Extending Its Bermuda Schedule for the Summer

United Airlines is expanding its service to Bermuda this summer season, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier’s seasonal service between Newark Liberty International Airport and Bermuda is being extended this summer. United had initially planned to sunset the service in […]

Vacation Express Is Bringing Back This Cancun Flight

The Mexican Caribbean hotspot of Cancun is getting another boost for the summer season with the return of one of Vacation Express’ southern flights. Beginning May 19, Vacation Express will be relaunching its flights between Memphis International Airport and Cancun […]

British Airways Is Doubling Daily Flights to This Caribbean Island

British Airways has plans to expand its service to one of its most popular Caribbean destinations next winter, Caribbean Travel Advisor has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Caribbean Travel Advisor provides 24-7 Caribbean content and news for travel […]

The Caribbean’s Most Exciting New Rooftop Bar Is In Antigua

Sipping on an ice-cold Negroni on a warm Caribbean afternoon, peering out at the super yachts in the Caribbean Sea, a DJ set bumping in the background. This is precisely the purpose of the Caribbean’s newest (and most exciting) rooftop […]

Mary J. Blige Just Joined the Lineup for the St Kitts Music Festival