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10 Timeless Caribbean Hotels

They’re historic, but they’re not about the years. They’re elegant, but they’re not just about luxury. These hotels aren’t fixed in time — they transcend time. They’re places that, at one point or another, crystallized their view of the perfect Caribbean […]

St Lucia PM Visits Venezuela

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony is attending a special meeting of the heads of state and government of PetroCaribe and ALBA in Caracas. The meeting was convened to […]

Fidel Castro Appears in New Photo

Above: the photo of Castro and University student Randy Perdomo Garcia By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has appeared in a new photo released by the country’s government. The photo of Castro is the first of him […]

Op-Ed: Rethinking PetroCaribe

By Jevon Minto Op-Ed Contributor The International Monetary Fund’s Director for the Western Hemisphere Department, Alejandro Werner, warned this week, during a forum held in Montego Bay on Unlocking Economic Growth in the Caribbean, that the likelihood of fallout in […]

20 Must-Shop Caribbean Boutiques

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Souvenir shopping in the Caribbean? For the love of God, put down that fridge magnet, shot glass or oversize sombrero. And don’t get me started on those knitted hats with the faux dreadlocks! I’ve […]

Bahia Principe Resort Coming to Aruba’s Baby Beach

Above: Baby Beach in Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff Spanish hotel giant Grupo Pinero has announced plans to open a resort on the island of Aruba. The Luxury Bahia Principe Baby Beach Don Pablo Collection will debut under the […]

Accor Names Executive Vice President For North/Central America, Caribbean

Above: The MGallery Hostal Nicolas de Ovando in Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff Accor has named Dominique Colliat the company’s new executive vice president for hotel services for North & Central America and the Caribbean, it announced Wednesday. […]

Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Makes Visit to Venezuela

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe departed Haiti Tuesday for a 24-hour visit to Venezuela, his office announced. Lamothe was set to meet with Venezuela President Nicolas […]

Cayman Islands Names Minimum Wage Advisory Committee

Above: the Cayman Islands (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands has announced the membership of its Minimum Wage Advisory Committee. In a statement, the government said the committee had begun its work to present recommendations […]

Venezuela Makes “Major Order” Of Haiti-Produced Tablets

Above: PetroCaribe President Bernardo Alvarez at Surtab in Haiti (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff PetroCaribe President Bernardo Alvarez made a 24-hour visit to Haiti on Tuesday to announce a “major order” placed by Venezuela’s government of tablet […]

Venezuela: OAS Secretary General Urges “Comprehensive Dialogue”

Above: Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo/Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza is urging a “comprehensive dialogue” between the government and the opposition in Venezuela. […]

Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe to Visit Venezuela, Chile

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe is set to visit Venezuela and Chile in the coming week. On Sunday, Lamothe was to begin a one-day trip to […]

Grenada Expresses “Concern” Over Situation in Venezuela

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Grenada issued a statement Thursday expressing its “increasing concern” over the situation in Venezuela. Grenada said it was concerned by the “latest tendency of forces to resort to the use […]

Venezuelan Unrest and the Caribbean

By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor THE BOOK that is to be written on post-Hugo Chavez Venezuela opened a new and dynamic chapter on Tuesday as thousands marched in the streets of Caracas, prompting opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez to turn […]

The Cool List: The Caribbean’s Coolest Hotels For 2014

There’s a chill in the air across the Caribbean. Sure, it could be from a polar vortex, but it might just be coming from the sheer number of artful, luxurious and alluring hotel and resort properties in the region. We’re […]

Haiti, Dominican Republic Presidents Talk Citizenship Issue in Caracas

Above: the PetroCaribe-ALBA Summit in Caracas (Photo: OPDR) By the Caribbean Journal staff As tensions over a citizenship ruling continue between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the two countries took time to hold talks on Monday evening in the context […]

Six Great Hotel Bars in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo is one of the great nightlife capitals of the Caribbean, and it’s also home to some seriously good hotels — with bars to match. Here are six of our favourites. What are yours? Cibao Bar – MGallery Hostal Nicolas […]

The Caribbean’s Best Business Hotels

You’re on the road, in town for an important meeting. There are a few things you simply must have — efficient service, a comfortable room, working Wi-Fi and a good location. Business travelers have their own set of demands, and […]

Aruba, Curacao, St Maarten Prime Ministers Visit Colombia, Venezuela

Above: the Dutch Caribbean delegation By the Caribbean Journal staff The Prime Ministers of Aruba, Curacao and St Maarten visited Colombia and Venezuela this past weekend, joining Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima on their visit to the islands’ two […]

Guyana, Venezuela Eye Air Link

Above: a CONVIASA plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana and Venezuela are mulling the establishment of an air link between the two countries on the CONVIASA carrier. Venezuela-based CONVIASA has the capacity to transport 70 passengers twice weekly, the […]

Venezuela’s Maduro to Visit Guyana

Above: Nicolas Maduro By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro will make an official visit to Guyana this weekend. Maduro will be making his first visit to Guyana since his election victory in April. Since taking office, Maduro […]

Trinidad, Venezuela Talk Oil

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Venezuela held talks this week on the “unitization of cross-border hydrocarbon reservoirs” between the two countries. It was the second time the two countries had convened the […]

Venezuela’s Maduro, St Vincent’s Gonsalves Head to Cuba

Above: Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves arrived in Cuba Thursday for a brief visit. Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and St […]

The Future of PetroCaribe

By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor At the end of June, leaders from around the Caribbean region met in Nicaragua for the 8th PetroCaribe Summit. Created with the largesse of Hugo Chavez, the cornerstone of PetroCaribe has been the discounted […]

Martinique Stuns Canada in Gold Cup Opener, 1-0

Above: Martinique celebrating the victory By the Caribbean Journal staff It took until extra time, but Martinique sent a strong message to the football world in the Gold Cup opener on Sunday. Fabrice Reuperne’s lefty shot from just outside the […]

Trinidad and Tobago Assumes Chairmanship of CARICOM

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad has assumed the chairmanship of CARICOM from Haiti, following the expiration of the latter’s six-month rotating term. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is now the Chairman […]

Trinidad Energy Minister Urges Greater Natural Gas Collaboration With Venezuela

Above: Minister Kevin Ramnarine By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine is calling for “greater collaboration and partnership” between Trinidad and Venezuela in the area of natural gas development. Ramnarine made the call this week […]

Haiti’s Martelly, Lamothe Lead Delegation to PetroCaribe Summit in Nicaragua

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and PM Laurent Lamothe departing for Managua By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe are leading a delegation to attend the Eighth PetroCaribe Summit in Nicaragua this weekend. […]

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