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Rum Journal: A Barbados Rum Distillery You Need To Visit

Above: tasting rums at Foursquare (all photos by CJ) BARBADOS — IT’S A place where the rum flows like water. On every block, at every street corner, there’s a rum shop or a rum bar or a place to find […]

Trinidad Needs to Market Tourism Opportunities “More Aggressively”

Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago needs to push its tourism sector more strongly, according to Spain’s Ambassador to the country, Jose Maria Fernandez Lopez de Toriso. The Ambassador, who recently paid a courtesy […]

Why the Caribbean Tourism Industry Needs to “Embrace” Digital Marketing

Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean needs to embrace digital marketing, according to Orville London, chief secretary in the Tobago House of Assembly. The Chief Secretary, who was addressing the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s 7th Tourism Human […]

Caribbean Needs $30 Billion to Modernize Infrastructure in Next Decade

Above: Caribbean Development Bank President Dr Warren Smith (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean region needs some $30 billion USD to modernize its infrastructure over the next decade, according to Caribbean Development Bank President Dr Warren Smith. […]

Why Haiti Needs Bioscience Education

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor TWO YEARS ago, as I was contemplating the different ways to contribute to a new Haiti, an idea to bring bioscience education and training to Haiti emerged. In order to move past a simple idea […]

Private Sector “Needs to Be at the Table” at CARICOM Meetings

Above: CARICOM headquarters in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff The private sector needs to have a stronger voice at CARICOM meetings on trade and economic development issues, according to Barbados Industry Minister Donville Inniss. The Minister, who was speaking […]

Doing Business in the Caribbean: CARIFORUM Needs Reform

By Paul Hay CJ Contributor THE RECENT report, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, is one of a long-standing series of co-publications of the World Bank and International Financial Corporation, which records the global competitiveness of […]

Op-Ed: Caribbean Politicians Need to Travel More Efficiently

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor It’s not easy getting from island to island in the Caribbean. Seemingly every month, Caribbean politicians and government officials do their own version of island hopping, either for CARICOM events or intra-regional dialogue. But in […]

Why the Caribbean Needs to Go Green

Above: a wind farm in Nevis (CJ Photo) By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor NO, THE FOCUS of the following is not going to be on the impending doom of global climate change and the peril that island nations will […]

Six Great Aruba Beaches You Need to See

Above: Palm Beach and the Hyatt Regency Aruba We like Aruba for a lot of reasons, but one of them is the number of beautiful beaches on the Dutch Caribbean island. The island offers a wide variety of them; some […]

Clarke: Jamaica Needs to Increase Food Production Capacity

Above: a banana plant (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Food insecurity is not just a threat to the Caribbean — it’s an active problem. And Jamaican Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke says that the country’s current position is an […]

Does Jamaica Need a Redesign?

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Playing Cricket on a Volleyball Court ANYONE who knows the game of cricket would know how difficult it would be to fit all 22 players, both umpires, and both sets of stumps on a volleyball […]

Op-Ed: Does Jamaica Need Outside Help to Deal With Crime?

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Last week’s assault on Vincent Simpson, the brother of Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has left Jamaica in shock. When coupled with the recent late-night burglary of the Minister of National Security, it leaves the impression […]

UNWTO’s Vogeler: British APD “Needs to Be Addressed”

Above: a British Airways flight By Alexander Britell PORT OF SPAIN — The United Kingdom’s Air Passenger Duty, a tax levied on flights originating in the country, “creates an obstacle to job creation and economic growth” in many destinations, including […]

IMF: Haiti’s Business Environment “Needs to Be Strengthened”

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has a business environment “needs to be strengthened,” the International Monetary Fund said following approval this week of a $7.4 million disbursement by its Executive Board. The move comes after […]

Jamaica’s Bunting: New Vehicles Needed for Aging Security Fleet

Above: National Security Minister Peter Bunting (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica National Security Minister Peter Bunting says the country’s security forces will require around 500 new vehicles per year over the next six years to operate effectively. […]

Op-Ed: Energy Generation in the Caribbean Needs to Change, Part 2

By Paul Hay Op-Ed Contributor In part 1, I made the point that Caribbean states cannot depend on monopoly power providers to implement their renewable energy policies. But, a strategy needs to be effected that enables operation of independent power […]

Op-Ed: Energy Generation Needs to Change in the Caribbean

By Paul Hay Op-Ed Contributor The Bahamas’ only privately-owned power provider – Grand Bahama Power Company – recently commissioned an additional 52-megawatt power plant. Speaking on the occasion, Minister of Grand Bahama – Dr Michael Darville – urged the owners […]

IMF: Caribbean Needs “Decisive” Reforms for Growth to Return

Above: Bridgetown, Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean needs “decisive reforms” to boost competitiveness and private sector investment in order to overcome low potential growth in the region. That was among the findings of a two-day […]

Op-Ed: Why the Caribbean Needs a Regional Cultural Promotion Plan

By Patricia Bingué Op-Ed Contributor It is quite refreshing to see the various nations of the Caribbean assigning high priority to the tourism industry, such as Haiti’s current branding campaign, Montserrat’s development of a National Cultural Policy and other tourism […]

Haiti PM: Country Needs Environment “Conducive to Private Investment”

Above: the new power plant in Caracol By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti seeks to become an “emerging” economy within two decades, and the government needs to create the business environment to allow that to happen, according to Prime Minister […]

UN’s Fisher to Donors: Haiti Needs $81 Million to Meet Humanitarian Needs

Above: Nigel Fisher, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Haiti (UN Photo/Victoria Hazou) By the Caribbean Journal staff Calling the international response to the Consolidated Appeal for Haiti “disappointing,” Nigel Fisher, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Haiti, […]

Haiti Needs Tougher Laws to Control Growth of Private Security Forces: Report

Above: a Brazilian peacekeeper distributes water in Haiti (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff The rapid growth of private security forces in Haiti means the country must enact tougher laws to control their growth, according to a new […]

Trinidad’s Finance Minister Dookeran: Pension System in Need of Reforms

Above: Trinidad Finance Minister Winston Dookeran By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s pension system is in need of reforms, as risk still remain despite a solid pension industry, according to Finance Minister Winston Dookeran. According to the Minister, […]

Jamaica Needs “Vibrant” Export Sector

Above: Minister Anthony Hylton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A “vibrant” export sector is vital to the Jamaica’s growth and forms a major pillar of long-term economic stability, according to Jamaican Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. Hylton was speaking […]

Barbados Needs “Serious Rethink” of Country’s Agricultural Model

Above: crops in Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados needs a “serious rethink” of its agricultural model, according to National Agricultural Commission Chairman Dr Chelston Brathwaite. “This colonial agricultural model favours a small mercantile minority of the society but […]

China Donates Laptops to Special Needs Students in Antigua

Above: Chinese Ambassador Liu Hanming and Education Minister Dr Jacqui Quinn-Leandro (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antiguan students with learning disabilities got a boost this week from the Chinese government, which donated 390 Lenovo laptops to the country’s […]

St Lucia Needs to Control, Disclose Campaign Financing: OAS Report

Above: the regular session of the Permanent Council of the OAS (Photo: Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia must improve its rules on campaign financing, according to the report from the OAS Electoral Observation Mission on […]

Turks and Caicos’ Newest Resort Is Opening in November, With Its Own Private Lagoon