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Belize Removes Use of Travel Health App

Belize has made the decision to stop requiring travelers to download and complete its Belize Travel Health App prior to arrival in Belize, the government said. Belize is still requiring travelers to provide either proof of full vaccination; or a […]

Grand Bahama Tech Hub Vision Moves Forward

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Bahamas has made no secret of its ambition to turn the island of Grand Bahama into a tech hub and innovation center, and its plans got a big boost with the recent announcement that […]

St Vincent Moves to Strengthen Cybersecurity

By Gerard Best CJ Contributor KINGSTOWN —Internet adoption in the Caribbean is increasing rapidly, but so, too are new threats and risks for persons, business and governments that are going online. Cyber attacks and cyber crime are being reported with […]

A New Street Art Movement in Cancun

Cancun is welcoming an array of street artists set to transform its public spaces through a vibrant street art movement. New colorful murals have already started to emerge on Cancun’s street walls and abandoned residential areas. The first stage of […]

Why This is the Center of the Caribbean Slow Food Movement

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor There are many reasons to take your time and go slowly when you visit Grand Cayman – a frosty Mudslide at Rum Point and the warm sands of Seven-Mile Beach among them. And now […]

“Poorly Organized” Tropical Storm Erika Moves to Leeward Islands

Storm reaches the Caribbean By the Caribbean Journal staff Tropical Storm Erika was expected to move through the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean late Wednesday and early Thursday morning, according to the NOAA. But while the storm had been strengthening […]

How You Can Track the Movements of Caribbean Sea Turtles

By the Caribbean Journal staff They’re one of the treasures of the Caribbean ecosystem, but today sea turtles are critically endangered. Thanks to the efforts of the Florida-based Sea Turtle Conservancy, though, the tide is beginning to turn. With events […]

Nevis Weighs in on US Treasury’s Plan to Remove Hamilton from $10 Bill

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The United States’ recent announcement that Founding Father Alexander Hamilton’s image on the ten-dollar bill will soon be replaced is causing a stir in his home island of Nevis. A cohort of the general public […]

US Travel Agents Join Push to Remove Cuba Travel Restrictions

Above: Cuba (Photo: Cuba Travel Services) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) is joining as a founder member of a new organization called Engage Cuba, the group said in a statement. The group is airing […]

US Removes Cuba From State Sponsors of Terrorism List

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States has removed Cuba from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list, the State Department announced Friday. The move is a potentially game-changing policy shift. “The rescission of Cuba’s designation as a […]

White House Acts to Remove Cuba From Terrorism Sponsor List

Above: US President Barack Obama at the recent Summit of the Americas in Panama (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States President Barack Obama has acted to remove Cuba from the US government’s list of states that sponsor […]

Expedia Is Making Big Moves in Haiti

Above: the Moulin Sur Mer Hotel, one of Expedia’s partners in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Travel giant Expedia is making big moves in Haiti. The company reported this week that it had been making a “significant” expansion in […]

Caribbean Community Moves to Harmonize Regional Business Rules

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Community says it has begun work toward creating a “harmonized framework” for business rules in the CARICOM Single Market. The framework would be one “within which companies […]

St Maarten Moves Closer to Digital Registrations of Intellectual Property

Above: the signing ceremony with St Maarten Economic Affairs Minister Ted Richardson and Benelux BOIP Director General Edmond Simon By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten could soon have the Caribbean’s first-ever fully-automated Bureau of Intellectual Property. That means that […]

Cayman Islands Moves Forward on National Conservation Bill

Above: the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands’ proposed National Conservation Bill is heading to the Legislative Assembly. The bill, which is now available for public review, was approved by the Cabinet for tabling […]

Grenada Moves Forward on Nutmeg Branding

Above: Nutmeg By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada will hold a national consultation on Friday on the concept of geographical indications for the country’s signature products like nutmeg and cocoa. The World Intellectual Property Organization recently identified Grenadian nutmeg among […]

People’s National Movement Wins Seat in Trinidad By-Election

Above: Terrance Deyalsingh By the Caribbean Journal staff Opposition People’s National Movement candidate Terrance Deyalsingh won Monday’s by-election for the St Joseph constituency in Trinidad, according to preliminary results from the country’s Elections and Boundaries Commission. It’s the second straight […]

Dominica Coffee Project Moves Forward

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s plan to ramp up coffee production with a new processing plant is moving forward, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. Around 25 acres of coffee have already been established in […]

Digicel to Remove Roaming Charges Across Caribbean Market

Above: a Digicel DL600 phone By the Caribbean Journal staff Digicel will be dispensing with roaming charges across its Caribbean and US markets, the company announced Thursday. The move will apply to voice, SMS and data roaming charges, meaning customers […]

Montserrat Port Project Moves Forward

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff The planned port project in Montserrat’s Carr’s Bay has reached the 90 percent design stage, the territory’s government said. Last week, representatives from consulting firm Halcrow presented on the plans for the port. […]

European Investment Bank Moves Caribbean Office to Dominican Republic

Above: Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff The European Investment Bank’s Caribbean office is moving from Martinique to the Dominican Republic, the bank announced this week. The host country agreement was signed in Brussels on Thursday by Dominican Republic […]

Trinidad Moves to Restore Power After Nationwide Blackout

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar at the Phoenix Park plant on Friday (Photo: OPM Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago suffered a nationwide blackout on Friday morning following a malfunction at the Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited, […]

US Virgin Islands Moves Forward on Broadband Internet Project

Above: work on the broadband project (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands is moving into the next phase of construction on its broadband internet development plan, according to Lawrence Kupfer, president of the Virgin Islands […]

Privatization of Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marìn Airport Moves Forward

Above: Luis Muñoz Marìn Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff A plan to privatize Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marìn International Airport is moving forward, following approval by federal regulators. United States Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood approved the plan, […]

People’s National Movement Wins Tobago Election in Landslide

Above: Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff The People’s National Movement won a landslide victory in elections for Tobago’s House of Assembly this week, with Orville London leading a sweep of all 12 seats in the legislative body. London has […]

China-Funded Carib Housing Project Moves Forward in Dominica

Above: the Carib territory in Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is moving forward with a housing project in the Carib Territory, the government announced. The project has completed 10 of 40 planned homes in the Kalinago […]

Owner Removes Hyatt from Curacao Resort; Hyatt Vows to “Protect Its Rights”

Above: the Hyatt Regency Curacao property By the Caribbean Journal staff Hotel investment group Santa Barbara Hospitality says it has removed Hyatt as the manager of its Curacao resort property, renaming it as the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort. […]

British Virgin Islands Moves Forward on National Health Insurance Plan

Above: the BVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of the British Virgin Islands says it is moving forward with plans to introduce National Health Insurance in the territory. The government has begun a series of consultations and dialogue […]

A New Way to Fly to Abaco in The Bahamas