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Nevis Looks to Set Up Refueling Point for Super Yachts

Above: the CLAN VIII Valletta super yacht By the Caribbean Journal staff There are scores of super yachts cross the Caribbean year-round, and they all have one thing in common — they need to refuel. A new pilot project on […]

Blue Mall Officially Opens in St Maarten

Above: the Blue Mall By the Caribbean Journal staff The Blue Mall shopping mall has officially opened its doors in St Maarten. St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams attended the opening ceremony this weekend for the mall, which is located […]

Expansion of St Kitts’ Frigate Bay Beach Resort Slated to Finish in 2015

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The expansion of the Frigate Bay Beach Hotel in St Kitts will include the addition of 12 new rooms when it reopens in January 2015. The property, which closed Nov. […]

Santo Domingo Among Cities Most Vulnerable to Rising Sea Levels

Above: Santo Domingo from space (NASA photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Rising sea levels could mean catastrophic effects for the Caribbean, and Santo Domingo is one of the world’s most vulnerable cities in that regard, according to the World […]

British Virgin Islands Premier Planning Tourism Mission to Brazil

Above: Brazil By the Caribbean Journal staff British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith will soon embark on a trip to Brazil, he said in an address last week. The purpose of the trip is to “further assert the BVI’s […]

Tourism and the Caribbean Economy

By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor A TRENDING topic amongst foreign policy wonks as of late is that of the “resource curse.” The theory, which has it that nations which are “blessed” with an abundance of natural resources (oil is […]

St Kitts’ Ocean Terrace Inn Taps New York Firm to Manage Rebranding

Above: the Ocean Terrace Inn By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ Ocean Terrace Inn has appointed New York-based Richard Williams & Associates to rebrand and manage the turnaround of the historic property. The hotel, which has been in St […]

Barbados Looking to Attract Athletes Training for 2016 Olympics

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is an ideal training ground for athletes preparing for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, according to Sports Minister Stephen Lashley. The Minister, who was addressing the Pan American Sports Organization’s […]

Op-Ed: Why the Bahamas Must Focus on Entrepreneurship

By Mark A Turnquest Op-Ed Contributor NEW ENTREPRENEURS in the Bahamas must get into the game by conducting a comprehensive market search before they develop practical business plans. Existing small and medium sized enterprise (SMEs) owners must stay in the […]

St Kitts’ Ocean Terrace Inn Receiving $5M Loan For Upgrades

Above: the Ocean Terrace Inn By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ Ocean Terrace Inn will be receiving a $5 million loan from the St Kitts and Nevis Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation, the government announced. The loan will go toward […]

Talking Tourism: Anguilla’s Haydn Hughes

Above: Anguilla By Alexander Britell Anguilla is one of the smallest destinations in the Caribbean, but its tourism sector has historically punched above its weight. Today, the island of less than 14,000 people competes in the increasingly tight Caribbean tourism […]

St Kitts’ Christophe Harbour Sold

Above: a villa at Christophe Harbour (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ Christophe Harbour development has been sold to one of its original developers, following the acquisition of parent company Kiawah Partners last week. The St Kitts […]

Trinidad’s Rambarran: Caribbean “Must Find New Sources of Growth”

Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff With high debt and a vulnerability to natural disasters, the Caribbean must seek out new areas for growth, according to Trinidad Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran. The Governor, who was speaking […]

US, CARICOM Sign Trade Agreement

Above: US Vice President Joe Biden and Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: OPM Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Vice President Joe Biden and Haiti President Michel Martelly signed a US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Framework Agreement agreement on […]

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 […]

Dominica Declares Waitukubuli National Trail an Eco-Tourism Site

Above: the Waitukubuli National Trail By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica has officially added the Waitukubuli National Trail to the country’s list of eco-tourism sites, the government announced this week. Dominica now has 13 areas listed as eco-tourism sites. Charles […]

Op-Ed: The Caribbean’s “Depth” Crisis

By Zhivargo S. Laing Op-Ed Contributor WHILE GOVERNMENT DEBT remains worrisome for many Caribbean and Latin American countries, socio-economic depth may be the more serious worry for sustainable growth and development in the future. Socio-economic depth here refers to the […]

Trinidad, Japan’s Mitsubishi Sign Agreement on Petrochemical Project

Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s government has signed a development agreement for the establishment of a group of petrochemical plants at the Union Industrial Estate in La Brea. The plants will produce methanol and dimethyl […]

Haiti, Latin American Officials Hold Talks on Energy Sector

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian officials were joined this week by members of the Latin American Energy Association for talks on the country’s energy sector. Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe led the working meeting, joined […]

Cayman Islands Finds Itself in Washington Politics — Again

Above: Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands, which ultimately played a significant part in the US Presidential campaign last fall, is once again at the centre of Washington politics over US Treasury Secretary Nominee […]

Jamaica Breaks Ground on Plant for Rare Earth Element Extraction

Above: Jamaica PM Portia Simpson Miller at the ceremony (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica broke ground Monday on a “red mud” pilot plant in St Andrew as part of its plan to extract rare earth elements in […]

Op-Ed: Only Small Business Can Save the Bahamian Economy

By Mark A Turnquest Op-Ed Contributor National policymakers in the Bahamas have focused on top-down economic strategies to improve the tourism, financial services and construction industries for almost 40 years. However, after all is said and done, the Bahamas, as […]

Op-Ed: Energy Generation in the Caribbean Needs to Change, Part 2

By Paul Hay Op-Ed Contributor In part 1, I made the point that Caribbean states cannot depend on monopoly power providers to implement their renewable energy policies. But, a strategy needs to be effected that enables operation of independent power […]

Central Bank Governor: “Cautious Optimism” for Trinidad’s Economy

Above: Trinidad By the Caribbean Journal staff The short-term outlook for Trinidad’s economy should be one of “cautious optimism,” according to Trinidad Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran. The governor was speaking at a recent “Economic Outlook 2013” luncheon held by […]

In St Kitts, a Boost for Small Business

Above: Basseterre (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Entrepreneurs in St Kitts and Nevis will be receiving support from a new source, thanks to a soon-to-launch programme by the St Kitts and Nevis Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation. The Small […]

Guyana’s GDP Grew By 2.8 Percent in First Half of 2012: Report

By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana’s economy grew 2.8 percent in the first six months of 2012, according to a report from Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh. “This growth reflects continued progress on the diversification of the productive sector, where […]

Talking Creativity in the Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest edition of TMG* Talks takes place Thursday night in Nassau. The discussions, which are the brainchild of TMG* founder Royann Dean, will be held at the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas. Thursday’s […]

United States Virgin Islands Projects Receive Green Energy Funding

Above: St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff A few weeks after the news of a significant solar investment in the United States Virgin Islands, a few smaller-scale green energy projects have received funding from the US Department of Agriculture. […]

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