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What Are Jamaica’s Development Goals?

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Last year I had set a goal to ride 7,500 miles on the bicycle, which I achieved. Discussing it with another cyclist, I was asked if that was my ultimate objective and if I would […]

18 Caribbean Cities Enter Bloomberg Challenge

Mike Bloomberg’s call to Caribbean cities seems to have been answered. A total of 18 cities in the wider Caribbean have entered the 2016 Mayors Challenge, Bloomberg’s competition to award cities that generate “powerful ideas.” Participating mayors must submit a […]

Mike Bloomberg Is Searching for Great Ideas in Caribbean Cities

The Caribbean has a deficit of creative development ideas, and one mogul is looking to change that — by starting at the local level. Former New York City mayor and billionaire philanthropist Mike Bloomberg has launched a major new project in […]

How Caribbean Countries Are Getting Creative About Conservation

Protecting our shared earth is everyone’s responsibility, but many of the Caribbean islands are at risk due to the threats of climate change and sea level rise. Determined to make a big conservation impact in the Eastern Caribbean, The Nature […]

In Jamaica, a Look at Modern Media

Exploring the media landscape Dr. Marcia Forbes CJ Contributor National Journalism Week The Press Association of Jamaica recently hosted a week of activities in celebration of Journalism Week. They invited me to make a presentation on ‘Modern Media: Competition and […]

What the Marriott-Starwood Deal Could Mean For Credit Card Users (And Travelers)

What the merger means By Jason Steele This week hotel giant Marriott announced plans to acquire Starwood hotels, which includes Westin, Sheraton and several other big name hotels. While it had been known that Starwood was entertaining offers, it came […]

Why Experts are Upbeat About the Future of Caribbean Tech

By Gerard Best CJ Contributor BELIZE CITY, Belize—Regional Internet and technology experts remain upbeat on the future of the industry in the Caribbean. A recent industry report showed that Internet connectivity in the Caribbean is growing at sluggish speeds, with high rates. However, shifting attitudes within the region’s […]

Jamaica Looks to Diaspora to Increase Investment

A push for more engagement in national development By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Jamaica’s new ambassador to the United States, Ralph Thomas, is calling for members of the country’s Diaspora to actively participate in the development and growth of the […]

The Next Generation of Caribbean Tourism Talent

Engaging tourism talent By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor As we celebrate World Tourism Day this week, for many in the Caribbean, every day is tourism day. It is a truism that tourism is part and parcel of our Caribbean island […]

What’s Next for Palace Resorts in the Caribbean?

A resort company grows By Guy Britton MONTEGO BAY — It’s been around for 30 years, but Palace Resorts did something momentous earlier this year: it opened its first Caribbean hotel outside of Mexico. Now, the company continues to expand […]

In One Puerto Rican City, a Transformation Through Art

A new look through artistic engagement By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s a new kind of art in one Puerto Rican city. Puerto Rican artist Sofia Maldonado is leading a new movement in the territory’s urban space, looking to revitalize […]

The World Bank Has a New Country Manager in Jamaica

New appointee for the World Bank By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank has named Galina Sotirova its new country manager for Jamaica, the organization announced. Sotirova, who assumed duties July 1, has now moved to Kingston to begin […]

Grenada Prime Minister Visiting Canada, Barbados

Mitchell meeting with Diaspora, investors By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell departed late this week for Canada for a series of “engagements of national interests,” according to a government statement. The Prime Minister was slated […]

Rethinking Caribbean Education

By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor Consider going on an adventure towards a new destination in which you don’t trust the pilot, the flight attendant does not understand that you are thirsty, and she keeps telling you to put on your […]

St Kitts’ New Security Plan

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Timothy Harris shared the details of the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force’s six-point security plan with residents this week. The multi-faceted approach stresses crime prevention, intelligence-led policing, […]

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 […]

Barbados Breaks Tourism Record

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados tourism broke a 25-year record in the first quarter of 2015, according to the Barbados Tourism Marketing, Inc. The island received 171,471 stayover arrivals in the first quarter, a 15.1 […]

United States, Cuba Set to Resume Talks on Reopening Embassies

Above: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States and Cuba will be resuming their high-level bilateral talks next week on re-establishing diplomatic ties and reopening embassies, the State Department […]

The Caribbean’s New Piracy Problem

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor BCJ’s Partial Lock-Down Directive About 98 channels are currently being pirated by Jamaican cable TV operators. This is what Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) shared in the April 24th Press Conference […]

What Obama’s Visit Meant to Jamaica

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor What first came across from last week’s visit to Jamaica by United States President Barack Obama was the pride. Jamaica was proud to host what was the first visit to the country by a sitting […]

Making Caribbean Business Better

By Paul Hay CJ Contributor “With the widening of the Panama Canal and construction of a second canal in Nicaragua, a significant increase in trade and investment can be expected in the Caribbean Basin. So, improving competitiveness of local firms […]

“Productive and Encouraging” Talks Between US and Cuba

Above: US Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials from the United States and Cuba held high-level talks in Washington on Friday. According to US Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson, the talks, which focused […]

United States, Cuba to Begin Next Round of Talks Feb. 27

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States and Cuba are set to continue their newly-launched high-level talks later this week. On Feb. 27, the US and Cuba will hold talks in Washington, DC focusing on “reestablishing diplomatic […]

Turkey President Visits Cuba, Expanding Country’s Caribbean Presence

Above: Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan By the Caribbean Journal staff Step by step, Turkey is showing its strong interest in the Caribbean region. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Havana Tuesday for the beginning of an official visit to Cuba. […]

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