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Haiti Names New Director General of Centre For Facilitation of Investments

Above: Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Norma Powell has been named the new Director General of Haiti’s Centre for Facilitation of Investments, the National Palace announced. Powell, whose appointment was revealed in a statement from the office of Haiti […]

Grenada Creating Tourism Authority

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is upgrading its Board of Tourism to a full-fledged Tourism Authority. Tourism Minister Alexandra Otway-Noel said the transition would lead to “Increased marketing opportunities, greater potential for earning and better partnership with […]

Turks and Caicos Islands Makes Tourism Push in Brazil

Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean is increasingly looking to Latin America for hard-fought tourism dollars, and the Turks and Caicos Islands is the latest destination to look to tap into that market. Turks and Caicos Tourism […]

Op-Ed: An Open Letter to LIAT

By Gregor Nassief Op-Ed Contributor Dear Directors: Re: Heads must roll I respectfully ask you, on behalf of the people of the Caribbean, and the people that visit the Caribbean, and especially on behalf of the people of Dominica who […]

St Lucia Sees Jump in Air Arrivals

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Air arrivals to St Lucia have increased by 5 percent in the first half of 2013, the government announced Wednesday. The increase was driven by growth from the United States market, according […]

The Business of Caribbean Cricket

Above: CPL play on Tuesday By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor Sport is big business, especially in the Western Hemisphere. Forbes recently released its annual list of the most valuable sport franchises in the world. The value of the franchises that […]

Caribbean Journal Wins Caribbean Tourism Organization Media Award

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Journal won the award for best online feature at Thursday’s Caribbean Tourism Organization media awards in New York. CJ’s Alexander Britell took home the honour for his article, “Sea Turtles […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Lotto Scam Problem

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor A NATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEM in Jamaica has become a public relations problem in the United States. The so-called “lotto scam” is a multinational fraud scheme directed at elderly US citizens by organized criminals in Jamaica. […]

Island Outpost Names Rachel Harrison New Chief Marketing Officer

Above: Goldeneye in Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff Chris Blackwell’s Jamaica-based Island Outpost resort group has named Rachel Harrison its new Chief Marketing Officer, the company announced. Harrison will be responsible for creating and implementing the marketing strategy for […]

Haiti: Former Director General of Tourism Sworn In as Culture Minister

Above: New Culture Minister Josette Darguste (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Josette Darguste, the former Director General of Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism, has been officially sworn in as the country’s new Culture Minister. Darguste was one of […]

Durandis: Haiti’s Uphill Battle

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor THE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR usually brings with it new hope. A country like Haiti, that has been trying very hard to change its image in the international media, simply cannot seem to get […]

Marcia Forbes: The Business of Social Media in the Caribbean

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor CLICK, SIGN ON & CASH IN Recently the public relations students at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication at the University of the West Indies invited me as their keynote speaker to […]

Durandis: Rethinking Education in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor FOR MANY HAITIAN STUDENTS, the day starts before sunrise and ends well past sunset. In Haiti, the road to education is not only hard — at times inaccessible — but, plainly put, the end often […]

Grenada’s New York Consulate Helping Diaspora Affected by Sandy

Above: Grenada Consul General Derrick James helping with cleanup in Brooklyn By the Caribbean Journal staff While Hurricane Sandy took a severe turn through the Caribbean, it has also impacted those Caribbean nationals living in New York and its surroundings […]

Grenada’s National Democratic Congress to Hold Convention in September

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s ruling National Democratic Congress will hold its convention at the end of September, the party announced Friday. The convention had originally been set for July 8. “The national executive, at […]

Haiti Names New Tourism Director

Above: Josette Darguste (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has officially installed Josette Darguste as the new Director General of Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism. She previously served as Director of Public Relations at the Ministry. The appointment […]

China Signs Agreement to Supply 30,000 Laptops to Guyana

Above: David Huang and Omar Shariff By the Caribbean Journal The governments of China and Guyana have signed an $8 million agreement that will mean the supply of 30,000 laptops to Guyana’s One Laptop Per Family initiative. David Huang, project […]

Grenada’s National Democratic Congress to Change Date of Convention

Above: Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of the NDC By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s ruling National Democratic Congress will be changing the date of its 2012 annual convention, the party announced Saturday. The convention, which was originally scheduled for July […]

Bahamas Election: Interview with Bahamian Health Minister Hubert Minnis

Above: Dr Hubert Minnis, Bahamian Health Minister and Parliamentary candidate for Killarney (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell NASSAU — The Bahamas’ election, which already began with the country’s Advance Poll on Tuesday, is set for May 7, when nationals will […]

Interview with Mary Anastasia O’Grady on US Policy in the Americas, China and Haiti

Above: Guatemala’s Otto Perez Molina, Haiti’s Michel Martelly and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez By Alexander Britell This week, heads of state from around the region will gather in Cartagena, Colombia for the Sixth Summit of the Americas, on the theme of […]

Interview with Jean Lowrie-Chin

By Alexander Britell Jean Lowrie-Chin is one of Jamaica’s leading media experts, having founded public relations firm PROComm and created the Jamaica Gleaner’s Flair magazine. Lowrie Chin is also a veteran political analyst, having been a columnist for the Jamaica […]

US Virgin Islands Tourism Keeps Up Surging Growth

It’s been one of the biggest success stories in the Caribbean since the pandemic — and the US Virgin Islands continues to pace the rest of the Caribbean tourism industry. The US Virgin Islands’ most-popular island, St Thomas, was recently […]

The Rise of Caribbean Luxury Villas, From Turks and Caicos to St Barth

The pandemic may have bumped the appeal for a secluded luxury villa in the Caribbean, but luxury villa rentals were picking up steam way even bofre that. Now, the luxury villa is one of the biggest asks in the Caribbean. To access this content, subscribe now. […]

St Thomas, USVI Has a Very Cool New Hotel

In case you haven’t been following, the historic downtown of Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas is in the midst of a renaissance. There is a new energy here, new life in these centuries-old streets and a dramatic waterfront transformation project undertaken […]

Caribbean Carrier Cape Air Kicks Off New St Thomas-Nevis Route

Top regional carrier Cape Air has officially launched its newest route in the Caribbean: regular service between St Thomas and Nevis. The new service is a major new link for Nevis, which typically receives most of its visitors via ferry […]

The 50 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in the Caribbean – 2023

All-inclusive resorts have never been more popular. Major brands around the world have been scrambling to add all-inclusive resorts to their portfolios, a nod to sizzling demand for the all-inclusive concept from travelers. But all-inclusive resorts have also never been […]

Jimmy Buffett’s Newest Margaritaville Is Opening in Belize

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville brand is opening its newest Caribbean hotel in Belize. The highly-anticipated Margaritaville Beach Resort will be opening in the Ambergris Caye area of Belize April. The resort has announced plans to open in March; the first rooms […]

Barbados to Host Caribbean Travel Marketplace in 2023

The Caribbean’s biggest travel conference is coming to Barbados this spring, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference will be held in Barbados May 9-11, 2023. The annual event, which was held last […]

The Caribbean’s Best Airport Lounge Is in Montego Bay, Jamaica