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St Lucia to Require Immigration Cards For Yachters
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia will be requiring yachters to complete immigration cards upon entry to the island, the government announced Friday. The new policy will take effect on Sep. 1, 2014. In a statement, […]
One Night in Martinique
By Alexander Britell FORT-DE-FRANCE — When you hear old biguine music on a Thursday night in Fort de France, you find yourself in a place and time you never considered. The band had no name. Its mercurial, talented leader had none […]
St Lucia, Germany Hold Talks on Sustainable Development
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Sustainable Development Minister James Fletcher held talks last week with a delegation from the German International Cooperation Agency. The purpose of the meeting was for Germany’s delegation to “better informed […]
The Best Rum Destinations
Rum tourism. It’s a growing area and one of our favourite kinds of tourism. It is, in short, travel based on a desire to experience rum and rummaking. Just as some travelers choose destinations for art, so, too do rum […]
Rum Journal: Tasting Guadeloupe’s Damoiseau XO
THE RHUMS of the French Caribbean department of Guadeloupe remain something of a mystery to the wider world, unfortunately so — as they are among the best in the world. While those of nearby Martinique receive their due praise, Guadeloupe’s […]
St Lucia Native Eyes “Top Chef” Title
Above: Nina Compton By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia native Chef Nina Compton has a date with destiny Wednesday night, when she will find out if she won the Bravo network’s “Top Chef” competition. Compton would be the first […]
Was Last Week’s Christmas Storm As Serious As Hurricane Tomas?
Above: Hurricane Tomas in 2011 Was last weeks devastating trough system in the Eastern Caribbean cause more devastation than Hurricane Tomas? For now, the trough system, which caused serious damage in St Lucia, St Vincent and Dominica, is being considered […]
St Lucia Begins Recovery Work
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia has launched a series of recovery efforts following the floods that impacted the country over the Christmas Holiday. The government said it has embarked on a group of “intense infrastructural […]
Taiwan Continues Financial Support For St Lucia
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan is continuing its financial support to St Lucia with a $775,436 grant for the government’s capital programme. The grant, which works out to EC $2 million, will target projects including the […]
St Lucia Concludes Cabinet Retreat
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government concluded a two-day Cabinet retreat Sunday. The trip, held at the Coconut Bay Resort and Spa in Vieux-Fort, aimed to to review “the governance of the country in the […]
Rum Journal: The Rum Awards 2012
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR— award season. When we look back on 2012, it was a strong year for rum across the Caribbean, from Barbados to Martinique, the Dominican Republic to Guyana, and everywhere in between. Rum Journal traveled across […]
Rum Journal: Guadeloupe’s Damoiseau
GUADELOUPE — This edition of Rum Journal heads to the French department of Guadeloupe, just north of Dominica in the lesser Antilles. Perhaps Guadeloupe’s most popular distillery, Damoiseau is located on the northeastern portion of Guadeloupe’s Grand-Terre island (Guadeloupe is […]
In St Lucia, Help from Vermont
By the Caribbean Journal staff The University of Vermont in the United States recently completed a two week trip in St Lucia, working on a number of social, economic and educational development projects on the island. The visit is actual […]
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