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Jamaican Prime Minister: “Climate Change Is Here And We Face It Now”

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing what has been a major stated priority of her administration, Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is urging regional leaders to give “serious consideration” to the development […]

Samsung to Sponsor Jamaican Bobsleigh Team at Olympics

Above: the Jamaican bobsleigh team By the Caribbean Journal staff After its arrival in Sochi was once in doubt, the Jamaican bobsleigh team has now secured a major sponsor: Samsung. It only seemed a matter of time before the once-cash-strapped […]

Jamaican PM: Caribbean Tourism Industry Must Shift Thinking on Competition

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY – The Caribbean tourism industry’s current vision on competition is “narrow and clouded,” Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said Sunday. The Prime Minister, a former […]

Taking Jamaican Dancehall to the World

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Turning 30 – A Time for Reflection IT’S the end of 2013. Everyone’s busy making plans for 2014. I’m sitting in office on New Year’s Eve feeling more than a tinge of excitement. 2013 […]

Jamaican House Passes Anti-Ponzi Scheme Legislation

Above: Jamaica’s Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s House of Representatives passed new legislation this week aimed at combating the creation of Ponzi or pyramid schemes. The Securities (Amendment) Act will enhance regulation of the securities industry by Jamaica’s […]

In Jamaica, a Push to Eat Local

Above: the 4H Stew Festival in Jamaica (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal It’s called “Eat Jamaican,” and the Jamaica Agricultural Society hopes its new campaign will get Jamaicans to start thinking about eating locally-produced foods. The campaign, which was […]

The Perfect Jamaican Curry Chicken

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor I WAS thinking this week about the “government Shutdown” here in the US and how people in certain circumstances were being affected. There was an alleged report of angry customers at Walmart because their EBT […]

Seven Great Places to Eat in St Kitts

St Kitts and its sister island, Nevis, form the smallest sovereign state in the Americas. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t a slew of fantastic restaurants dotting the islands. We already brought you some classic eateries in Nevis, so here’s […]

Jamaica Planning to Place Greater Emphasis on Voluntourism

Above: Port Antonio By the Caribbena Journal staff Jamaica says it will be placing a greater emphasis on promoting volunteer tourism, or “voluntourism.” Voluntourism typically means vacations where travelers are supporting some kind of charitable cause, from medical aid to […]

Nigel Spence: A Jamaican Wartime Stew

By Chef Nigel Spence CJ Contributor AS THE United States remains poised on what could well result in World War 3, it gives me cause for reflection. Until now, the possibility of experiencing a world war in my time has […]

7 Great Caribbean Restaurants in Miami

What’s the capital of the Caribbean? Is it Port of Spain? Is it Kingston? For many, the answer has long been Miami. Miami is a hub of Caribbean culture, thought and food, meaning you can find the world of the […]

Bolt, Fraser-Pryce, Weir Lead Jamaican Sweep in Brussels

Above: Usain Bolt By the Caribbean Journal staff It wasn’t easy, but Usain Bolt continued his summer surge with a win at the 100M in Brussels on Friday night. Bolt started out of the gate a bit slowly, but he […]

The Perfect Jamaican Jerk Recipe

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Well my friends, as a Jamaican, I have to say how very proud I am of the strides we have made to put our little Island on the map and spreading to all corners of […]

Six Great Places to Party on the Beach in Negril, Jamaica

It might be argued that Negril invented Caribbean tourism. Even before there was widespread travel to the region, there was Negril. And the world-famous Seven Mile Beach on Jamaica’s northwestern coast is one of the most entertaining places in the […]

Five Great Mento Songs to Start Your Tuesday With

Above: The Jolly Boys It’s one of the original forms of Jamaican folk music — and Mento still remains on the music scene today. Usually comprising a small band featuring a guitar, a rhumba box, drums and a banjo, Jamaican […]

Seven Great Museums in the Caribbean

Above: the MUPANAH museum in Haiti It isn’t the first thing you think about when you visit the Caribbean. But the Caribbean actually has a large number of high-quality museums featuring art, culture, history and more. From smaller art institutions […]

Actor Gerard Butler Takes Equity Stake in Jamaican Cricket Team

Above: Gerard Butler By the Caribbean Journal staff Scottish actor Gerard Butler has joined Mark Wahblerg in buying a stake in Caribbean cricket. Butler has taken an equity interest in the Jamaica Tallawahs team in the Limacol Caribbean Premier League, […]

The Jamaican Economy’s Biggest Problem

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor ON Wednesday I attended the presentation of a report by Professor Vanus James that examined the foreign exchange policy, and what is most appropriate. The study was initiated by Edward Seaga, and is a very […]

Jamaican Information Minister Proposes “Media Complaints Council”

Above: Information Minister Sandrea Falconer By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Information Minister Sandrea Falconer is proposing the establishment of a “Media Complaints Council,” which would deal with people who claim damage to their reputations due to media publications. Ostensibly, […]

Nigel Spence: A Jamaican Recipe For Callaloo and Crab

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor WHAT STARTED OUT out as a normal evening of preparation in the kitchen, quickly turned into wild, pandemic, mayhem – a scene worthy of any primetime sitcom. That particular evening, we were throwing a huge […]

Rum Journal: The Perfect Jamaican Cocktail, Island Outpost Style

Above: Goldeneye in Jamaica IF IAN FLEMING had concocted a rum punch, this would have been it. The Goldeneye Punch is equal parts James Bond, Chris Blackwell and Jamaica. Goldeneye, the estate on Jamaica’s Oracabessa Bay where Fleming created James […]

Exporting Jamaican Television

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Creating TV Content for Export Some years ago as the General Manager of Television Jamaica (TVJ) a senior technocrat told me that news did not count as a local TV programme. I was aghast. […]

A Single Watchdog For Jamaican ICT?

Above: State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Julian Robinson By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s information and communication technology sector is currently overseen by a range of government agencies, including the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA), the Broadcasting Commission […]

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 […]

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 […]

A Jamaican Dollar For Your Thoughts

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor THE JAMAICAN DOLLAR is now trading at many licensed cambios at 100 to 1. This is not a good development for Jamaica and it is certainly not politically attractive for current PNP administration. The […]

Love and Jamaican Food

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor A few months ago I was approached to film an episode for a cooking channel. The idea behind the show was to highlight typical aphrodisiac dishes from across the globe to showcase for a Valentine’s […]

Bahamas Airs Super Bowl Ad Featuring Rick Fox and David Copperfield

By the Caribbean Journal staff While a Jamaican-accented Volkswagen commercial received much of the attention in the lead-up to the Super Bowl, the Bahamas unveiled a tourism commercial after halftime. The multimillion-dollar spot, which featured former Los Angeles Lakers star […]

At Nassau’s Baha Mar Resort, The Art of Everything