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Rum Journal: Martinique’s Depaz Blue Cane Rhum Agricole

IN 1902, the eruption of Mont Pelee destroyed what was one of the great cities of the Caribbean and killed more than 30,000 people. Today, the town of St Pierre, once the “Little Paris of the Caribbean,” is now the […]

Hurricane-Resistant Caribbean Farming?

Above: a traditional farm in the Caribbean (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Could Jeffery Bruney save Caribbean agriculture? Cornell University graduate and Dominican farmer Jeffery Bruney has big plans: to modernize Dominica’s agriculture with what he’s calling a […]

Was Last Week’s Christmas Storm As Serious As Hurricane Tomas?

Above: Hurricane Tomas in 2011 Was last weeks devastating trough system in the Eastern Caribbean cause more devastation than Hurricane Tomas? For now, the trough system, which caused serious damage in St Lucia, St Vincent and Dominica, is being considered […]

Rebranded Caneel Bay Resort Officially Opens in St John

Above: Caneel Bay (Photos by CB) By the Caribbean Journal staff The newly-rebranded Caneel Bay Resort has officially reopened in St John. The property had formerly been known as Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort; it has now been rebranded as […]

UN: Don’t Forget Hurricane Sandy’s Impact on the Caribbean

Above: post-Sandy destruction in Cuba (UN Photo/Juan Pablo Carreras) By the Caribbean Journal staff Much of the northeastern United States was devastated by Hurricane Sandy last year, but the United Nations is urging the public not to forget the storm’s […]

A Rebranding at Caneel Bay

Above: Caneel Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff The former Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort has rebranded itself as an independent property. The property will relaunch under the official name Caneel Bay Resort in St John in time for the […]

Guatemala to Help Barbados Restructure Sugar Cane Industry

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guatemala will help Barbados’s government with its proposal to restructure the sugar cane industry. The support was revealed by Guatemala Foreign Minister Luis Fernando Carrera Castro during a courtesy call with […]

Rum Journal: Miami’s Sugarcane

THE NOBLE SPIRIT is increasingly becoming the global spirit. While the Caribbean remains the world’s rum centre (and will be indefinitely), as we’ve shown, the love of and passion for rum extend far beyond the region’s borders. And in Miami, […]

A New Eatery at St John’s Caneel Bay

Above: Caneel Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Caneel Bay, a Rosewood Resort in St John, USVI, is planning a new restaurant concept at the property, the hotel announced. The plan is to transform the Sugar Mill restaurant into a […]

Cuba’s Diaz-Canel Concludes Asia Tour

Above: Laos By the Caribbean Journal staff Miguel Diaz-Canel, the First Vice President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, concluded his visit to tour of Asia on Sunday in Laos. Diaz-Canel visited China and Vietnam as well on the […]

Cuba’s Diaz-Canel Meets With Chinese President Xi Jinping

Above: China President Xi Xinping By the Caribbean Journal staff Miguel Diaz-Canel, the first vice president of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, continued his China trip Tuesday with a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The meeting followed talks […]

LVMH Shifting Production of 10 Cane Rum From Trinidad to Barbados

Above: 10 Cane By the Caribbean Journal staff Luxury giant LVMH is shifting the production of its flagship rum brand 10 Cane from Trinidad to Barbados. The Paris-based firm announced that it would be blending and bottling 10 Cane at […]

Cuba’s Diaz-Canel, in Haiti, Urges Accelerated Regional Integration

Above: the Karibe Hotel in Haiti (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean urgently needs to accelerate the process of regional integration, according to Miguel Diaz-Canel, first vice president of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers. Diaz-Canel, who […]

Cuba’s Diaz-Canel Leads Delegation to Installation of Pope Francis

Above: Vatican City By the Caribbean Journal staff Miguel Diaz-Canel, the first vice president of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, led a Cuban delegation to the installation of Pope Francis in the Vatican Tuesday. It marked the first major […]

Jamaica Begins Handing Over Houses to Victims of Hurricane Sandy

Above: Jamaica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has handed over 186 of 500 homes promised to Jamaicans who lost their own homes during Hurricane Sandy in October, the government said this week. The homes have been delivered […]

St Croix’s Buccaneer Resort Adds “Beach House on Whistle Point”

Above: the Buccanneer Resort in St Croix By the Caribbean Journal staff The Buccaneer Resort in St Croix will debut its new Beach House on Whistle Point on Jan. 4, the resort announced. The house, which includes a two-bedroom main […]

Haiti, Pan-American Development Foundation Sign MoU on Hurricane Aid

Above: the signing ceremony (Photo: PADF) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the Pan-American Development Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at providing food aid to the country’s southeastern region. The agreement comes following two devastating storms, […]

Rum Journal: A Rum-Based Pick-Me-Up from Trinidad’s 10 Cane

IN THE FRENCH ANTILLES, and particularly Martinique, there’s a term called “decollage.” Literally, it means a “take-off,” as in an airplane. But the term is really used for the first drink of the day — the drink (usually a Ti’ […]

Cuba: UN Agencies Begin Delivering Supplies in Wake of Hurricane Sandy

Above: damage from Hurricane Sandy in Nicaro, Mayari, Cuba (UN Photo/Juan Pablo Carreras) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba is now beginning to receive aid from United Nations agencies following damage to the country from Hurricane Sandy. The first shipment […]

How Hurricane Sandy Affected Hotel Occupancy in the Caribbean

Above: the Hotel Convento in San Juan, Puerto Rico By the Caribbean Journal staff Hurricane Sandy had a widespread impact on hotel occupancy across the Caribbean region, according to data from hotel data firm STR Global. The storm, which hit […]

Grenada National Among Fatalities from Hurricane Sandy in New York

Above: Rockaway Beach in Queens (Photo: Flickr) By the Caribbean Journal staff A Grenadian national was among the fatalities from Hurricane Sandy in the New York area, according to the Grenada Consulate in New York. Eden Jolly, believed to be […]

Haiti Declares One-Month State of Emergency Due to Impact of Hurricane

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe distributing aid kits last week (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government has declared a one-month-long national state of emergency following continued damage to the country from Hurricane Sandy last week. The […]

Haiti: Hurricane Deaths Rise to 51

Above: an emergency ministerial session in Haiti following the storm (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff A total of 51 people have now been killed in Haiti due to Hurricane Sandy, according to numbers released Sunday by Haiti’s […]

Simpson Miller: Jamaica “Spared the Worst” from Hurricane Sandy

Above: Jamaica PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller addressed the nation Thursday night following Hurricane Sandy, which led to one death in the country. Jamaica was still showing visible signs of […]

Haiti: One Killed By Hurricane Sandy

Above: flooding during Tropical Storm Isaac (File Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Hurricane Sandy has led to the death of a woman in Haiti, according to Haiti’s Office of Civil Protection. The woman, reportedly in her 40s, was killed […]

Grenada PM Urges Country to Be “Vigilant” During Hurricane Season

Above: Grenada’s former Parliament building was destroyed in 2004 by Hurricane Ivan By the Caribbean Journal staff Hurricane Ivan was eight years ago, but its memory is still strong in Grenada, where it caused more than $600 million in damage […]

St Lucia Continues Housing Project for Families Displaced by Hurricane Tomas

Above: a home in the Mocca Housing Development By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is making progress on the Mocca Housing Development in Soufriere, which aims to settle 16 families from Fond St Jacques displaced due to Hurricane Tomas […]

Jamaica Trains Vulnerable Communities in Earthquake, Hurricane Response

Above: a hotel in Negril, Westmoreland By the Caribbean Journal staff Thanks to $1 million in financial support from the Canadian International Development Programme, residents of Jamaica’s Westmoreland and McNeil Lands have been trained in disaster response and preparedness, particularly […]

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