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Dominica, Venezuela Partnering on Link Road Project

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela and Dominica are partnering on a link road project on the Caribbean island. The Petit Soufriere-Rosalie Link Road is now in its fifth phase, with the most challenging portion set […]

Major Partner for Baha Mar Golf Course

Above: the soon-to-open course in Nassau By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the world’s leading golf course brands is coming to the Bahamas. The PGA Tour’s TPC Network has partnered with Baha Mar to announce TPC at Baha Mar, […]

Dominica Explores Partnership Opportunities With Malaysia

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff As more and more Caribbean countries look to the Far East for potential investment and political cooperation, Dominica is looking to get into the game. The Eastern Caribbean country recently sent […]

What’s the Safest Part of Jamaica?

Above: Portland By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s no secret that Jamaica has long been dealing with a crime problem. And the numbers are beginning to improve, particularly the murder rate, which has hovered near the top of the Caribbean […]

Grenada Tourism Minister Meets With Counterpart From Ontario

Above: the meeting in Toronto By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Tourism Minister Alexandra Otway-Noel met last week with her counterpart from Ontario, Minister Micheal Coteau. Coteau, the son of a father from the Grenadian island of Carriacou, is also […]

Nevis to Partner With US Company on Waste-to-Energy Plant, Solar Farm

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis’s government is planning to partner with United States-based company Omni-Alpha, LLC on the development of a waste-to-energy plant. The move was announced by the Ministry of Health in the Nevis […]

Caribbean Style: In St Kitts, the Art of Arrival (And Departure)

YOU GET picked up in a Mercedes-Benz right on the tarmac, and that’s just the beginning. This is the Caribbean’s newest airport lounge, YU Lounge, at the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts, and it’s immediately one of […]

Caribbean Tourism, Health Organizations Sign Partnership Agreement

By the Caribbean Journal staff A pair of Caribbean regional tourism organizations have signed an agreement to partner with the Caribbean Public Health Agency. The Caribbean Tourism Organization and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association agreed earlier this month on […]

Antigua: Opposition Antigua Labour Party Wins Election

Above: incoming Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne By Alexander Britell The Opposition Antigua Labour Party has won the country’s general election, according to preliminary election results. In a national address early Friday morning, outgoing Prime Minister Dr Baldwin […]

Jamaica, Telecom Firm LIME to Partner on “Start-Up Jamaica”

Above: the signing ceremony in New Kingston (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional telecommunications firm LIME is partnering with the government of Jamaica on the “Start-Up Jamaica” initiative. Through the partnership, LIME will be providing Internet connectivity, furniture […]

Foundations of Dwyane Wade, Sandals Announce Partnership

Above: Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (right) By the Caribbean Journal staff NBA superstar Dwyane Wade and his charitable organization, “Wade’s World Foundation,” is launching a three-year partnership with the Sandals Foundation. The two non-profit foundations “plan to launch programmes […]

Understanding the Path to Jamaica’s Development, Part 1

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor ALMOST daily I get questions on what will happen to the Jamaican economy and whether or not we are moving in the right direction. Or sometimes, get a comment that my expressed cautious optimism is […]

Trinidad, China Plan to Partner on “Agricultural Innovation Park”

Above: Trinidad (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and China are planning to partner on the development of an “Agricultural Innovation Park,” according to Trinidad’s government. The University of the West Indies St Augustine campus recently hosted a […]

JetBlue Announces Departure of COO

Above: a JetBlue plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Air carrier JetBlue has announced the departure of its Chief Operating Officer, Rob Maruster. Current President Robin Hayes will oversee operational leadership for the airline in the wake of Maruster’s exit, […]

Canada, Tobago Hold Talks on Public-Private Partnerships

Above: Tobago (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Canada could be considering public-private partnerships on the island of Tobago, according to the Tobago House of Assembly. Canada’s High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, Gerard Latulippe, […]

Lewis Hamilton to Take Part in Top Gear Festival Barbados

Above: Lewis Hamilton By the Caribbean Journal staff Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton will be taking part in the upcoming Top Gear Festival in Barbados. Hamilton will appear on the track behind the wheel of his Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula […]

British Virgin Islands Joins Global Partnership For Oceans

Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands has officially joined the Global Partnership for Oceans. The territory joined the global organization at a ceremony at the United States Department of the Interior in […]

Op-Ed: Mark Simmonds on Public-Private Partnerships in the Caribbean

By Mark Simmonds, MP Op-Ed Contributor AS OUR governments strive to create the conditions for sustainable economic growth, identifying avenues for continued investment in public infrastructure is as crucial as it is challenging, given fiscal constraints across much of Europe […]

Haiti-Dominican Republic: OAS Could Participate in Dialogue

Above: Organization of American States Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin and Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina (Photo: OP Dominican Republic) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States could participate in high-level dialogue between Haiti and the Dominican […]

8 Caribbean Athletes Participating in the Sochi Winter Olympics

Yes – the Caribbean has Winter Olympians — and probably more than you think. A group of athletes from the region have headed to Russia to compete in the Sochi Winter Olympics this year, from young upstarts to grizzled veterans. […]

Marcia Forbes: Understanding Jamaica’s Logistics Hub, Part 2

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Connecting Suppliers to Customers PROFESSOR Gordon Shirley, head honcho at the Port Authority of Jamaica, recently told us that the Jamaica Logistics Hub Initiative was designed to “leverage Jamaica’s strategic location to become an […]

US State Department Advisor Visits Haiti For Talks on Adoption Issues

Above: US State Department Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs By the Caribbean Journal staff US State Department Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs began a visit to Haiti on Monday. The four-day visit is focusing […]

Bermuda’s Elbow Beach, Mandarin Oriental Parting Ways

Above: the Elbow Beach Bermuda Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Elbow Beach Hotel & Development Company will be taking over management at the Elbow Beach, Bermuda resort when the management contract of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group expires later […]

Six Fun New Year’s Eve Parties in the Caribbean This Year

New Year’s Eve is approaching, and the Caribbean is a perfect place to celebrate the beginning of 2014. No matter where you’re flying from, it’s a great holiday for a short excursion to the West Indies, whether you want to […]

Could Haiti and Turks and Caicos Partner on Island-Hopping Tourism?

Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin at a meeting in Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff While the development of Haiti’s tourism sector is very much in its early stages, there could be a way to jumpstart it […]

Grenada Tourism Minister: British APD “Keeping Families Apart”

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff The Air Passenger Duty on flights originating in the United Kingdom continues to rise, despite significant opposition from the Caribbean region and the UK tourism industry. Following the announcement by British Chancellor of […]

Andrew Holness Wins Election for Jamaica Labour Party Leadership

Above: Andrew Holness with JLP supporters on Sunday By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Prime Minister Andrew Holness is still the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party. That was the result following an election Sunday that saw Holness win the […]

Op-Ed: A New Jamaica Labour Party?

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor BY THE CLOSE of day Sunday, the Jamaica Labour Party will have chosen its next leader — incumbent and former Prime Minister Andrew Holness or challenger and former Finance Minister Audley Shaw. Holness represents the […]

Curacao Travel Is Booming, With More Hotels, Added Flights and a New Energy