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Getting Local Government in Jamaica to Work

What local government means if we can get it to work By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Last week I was driving around Montego Bay with the NSWMA regional manager and stopped by the Retirement dumpsite. As I drove around, I […]

The Best Curry Powder Recipe

As goat becomes a trendy dish, the art of curry goat is becoming increasingly in-demand. That means a great curry powder recipe. By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor As the end of the year approaches, already there are several food fads […]

The FAA Has a New Caribbean Initiative

Aviation is a global enterprise that brings the world together. U.S. civil aviation has a $2.4 trillion dollar impact on the global economy, and accounts for more than 58 million jobs. Growth in travel, new routes, increasing trade and investment, […]

This Is Your New Yam Recipe

A new spin on Yam using wonderful ingredients. By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor The hurricane season officially ended this past month and not a moment too soon. Who would have thought living in New York we still had to worry about […]

Jamaica’s Competitiveness Challenges

More on Jamaica’s economic issues By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Last week, I ended by speaking on the point that if we are to see true economic and social development in Jamaica, this can only come through increasing our competitiveness […]

Jamaica’s Development Challenges

Exploring competitiveness and development in Jamaica By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Recently the World Economic Forum released the Global Competitiveness Report 2016/17, which showed Jamaica improving its ranking from 86 of 140 to 75 of 138 countries. This was an […]

A New $1.5 Billion Dominican Republic Resort Project: Puntarena

A new tourism hub in the Dominican Republic? By Alexander Britell CJ Editor in Chief A major new tourism development has launched in the southern region of the Dominican Republic. It’s called Puntarena, and the $1.5 billion project is the […]

Celebrating Prince Buster, a Jamaican Music Legend

Paying tribute to Prince Buster By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor I was truly saddened to hear of the passing of one of Jamaica’s most memorable figures of our Ska history – the Hon. Cecil Bustamente Campbell, OD – A.K.A. Prince […]

Jamaica’s Growth: Same Problems, Same Solutions

On Jamaican growth By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor The World Economic Forum has just published the 2016/17 Global Competitiveness Report (GCR), and it shows that Jamaica has improved its ranking from 86 of 140 countries to 75 of 138 countries. […]

Transat Adding Flights to Roatan

There’s another new way to get to the Caribbean island of Roatan. Canadian tour operator Transat, has announced plans to add direct flights from Quebec City to Roatan beginning in December. That’s in addition to Spirit’s existing flights from Montreal […]

A New Cultural Tour in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has launched its newest cultural experience: La Ruta Taína at the Caguana Indigenous Ceremonial Park in Utuado. The new tourist attraction offers visitors the opportunity to embark on a cultural experience to learn about Puerto Rico’s heritage and […]

Holland America Is Partnering With America’s Test Kitchen

Holland America Line is bringing cooking shows on board, through a new partnership with America’s Test Kitchen. The initiative was announced this week at a press conference at the Institute of Culinary Education. Holland America Line’s shipboard Culinary Arts Center […]

CTO, CHTA to Partner on Caribbean Climate Push

The Caribbean Tourism Organization and Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association have signed a Letter of Agreement to join other regional agencies and institutions representing climate sensitive sectors as joint Tourism Partners on the Consortium of Regional Sectoral Early Warning Information […]

This Is Air France’s New La Premiere Travel Kit

Air France has upped its game in the travel kit department. The French carrier has revealed a new exclusive travel kit for travelers in its La Premiere first class cabin. The new Air France Amenity Kit, which includes Carita beauty […]

Why Aruba Is Hosting a Happiness Conference

It’s known as “One Happy Island,” and the Dutch Caribbean Island lives up to the bill, from its easy-going lifestyle to its impossibly beautiful beaches. But the country’s always forward-thinking tourism board is taking it one step further this year, […]

A Must-Visit Food Festival in St Maarten

There’s another new reason to visit St Maarten this fall. The 10th annual Fete de Cuisine will take place in St. Maarten this year from Nov. 6 through Nov. 13. The half French, half Dutch island offers visitors a diversity of foods […]

Jamaica’s Tryall Club Launches Golf Course Renovation

One of the Caribbean’s top golf resorts has planned a major course renovation. Jamaica’s Tryall Club has launched a two-phased renovation of the Tryall Golf Club in Montego Bay. Work on the Back Nine has already begun, with a debut […]

Nigel Spence: A Recipe for Chickpea Souse

A different kind of souse recipe By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Driving around the other evening, this car pulled up beside me at the traffic light. Even through my closed windows I could feel the vibration of the base pumping […]

Antigua’s Solar-Powered Schools

One of the Caribbean’s most solar-friendly countries has continued its green push by adding solar power to a host of schools. Antigua and Barbuda has already supplied 12 schools with PV Energy’s sun2roof [sic] photovoltaic roof installations, such as one […]

Jamaica Needs a Serious Approach to Development

Time for a new approach for Jamaican Development By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor The current government has economic growth as its main thrust. The phrase coined by the Growth Council — “Five in four” — refers to the objective to […]

A Caribbean Yam Salad Recipe

How to make the perfect yam salad By Nigel Spence Things are definitely heating up this Summer! Record-breaking temperatures around town are forcing barbecue grills out of hibernation early to prep for some good old “jerk” for the next two […]

The Caribbean Water Problem

Solving the Caribbean Water Problem By Keith White CJ Contributor As the drought within the Caribbean wears on, countries in the region face great risk, as their tourism-based economies rely heavily on clean, sustainable water sources – and that doesn’t […]

Richard Branson’s Push to Save Caribbean Sharks

In recent years, there has been perhaps no better advocate for the Caribbean’s natural environment than one of its most famous residents: Sir Richard Branson. And while Branson’s biggest advocacy has come in favor of the green energy movement in […]

A New Kind of Leadership in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor A book I am reading called “Superforecasting” looks at the way in which people go about making forecasts, and draws some conclusions why some people – a select few – are consistently more accurate than […]

Holland America Line’s New Top Sushi Chef

Holland America Line has announced its newest partnership: sushi. The cruise line has announced a new collaboration with renowned sushi chef Andy Matsuda of the Sushi Chef Institute in Los Angeles. Matsuda will be training the line’s shipboard chefs to […]

Maximizing Jamaica’s Potential

AS I listened to the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s recent review of the Jamaican economy, I thought to myself that we have become a nation that is too used to mediocrity. The PIOJ estimated that the Jamaican economy grew by 0.9 […]

Your Next Caribbean Breakfast Recipe

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor You know how dem seh the phrase: “…starting out with a bang”? Well little did I know I would end up being the main star in that double feature. Recently, I visited the Sunshine State […]

St Lucia’s “Good Food” Revolution

A new project in St Lucia is aiming to revolutionize food production on the island. The nonprofit organization RISE’s Good Food Revolution Project is looking to remove toxic chemicals and potentially harmful GMOs from the St Lucian food chain. It’s […]

JetBlue Is Adding a New Nonstop Route From Westchester to Puerto Rico