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Nigel Spence’s Recipe for Scotch Bonnet Salt
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor As you may have read, multiple times I am sure, my favorite time of year is December, my favorite month of the year is August but my all time favorite weekend event of the year […]
The Scoop on the Revamped Temptation Cancun
Cancun’s skyline is changing with the major revamp of the Temptation Cancun “playground for grown ups,” undertaken with the help of world-famous designer Karim Rashind. The resort reopens Aug. 15 as Cancun’s sexiest adults-only property, with a striking, ultra-modern new […]
A Caribbean Vegetable Soup Recipe
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor I have often spoke of the fact that December is my most favorite month of the year, mainly due to the holidays and family gatherings and so on. What I have never mentioned is that […]
This Is How to Make Jerk Duck Confit
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor With some friends staying over for a couple days I was challenged with feeding them breakfast and lunch while maintaining my busy schedule at the restaurant. They furthered this challenge by mentioning the fact that […]
The World’s First Off-the-Grid Sustainable Island Destination
What’s being billed as the world’s first off-the-grid sustainable island destination has officially launched off the coast of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. It’s called STAR Island Bahamas, with STAR short for Sustainable Terrain and Resources, and it held its grand […]
Jamaica’s Opportunity to Shine
By DENNIS CHUNG CJ Contributor A few years ago someone asked me what I was passionate about. I mentioned that one of the things I really am passionate about is Jamaica and Jamaicans. It is that passion for Jamaica and […]
Developing Jamaica’s Intellectual Capacity for Growth
BY DENNIS CHUNG CJ Contributor I recently made the point that the most important asset that Jamaica has is its three million residents, and that it is the underutilization of this asset that has caused us to attain average growth […]
Construction Begins on First Virgin Voyages Ships
Richard Branson’s new Virgin Voyages cruise brand has officially launched construction of its new ships. Virgin Voyages President and CEO Tom McAlpin joined shipbuilder Fincantieri team members for a ceremony this week to cut the first piece of steel for […]
Seaborne Airlines Names New Executive Team
Seaborne Airlines has shaken up its executive team, naming Ben Munson as the company’s new acting CEO. Munson has also announced a series of leadership changes, appointing Capt. Jesus Medina as chief operating officer; Hector Montanez as commercial vice president; […]
The Rebirth of Downtown Nassau
It’s late afternoon in a cigar factory, as rollers methodically weave tobacco leaves into fresh-rolled puros. Just a few steps away, chocolatiers are making a new batch of rum-filled truffles; down the street, a local is producing artisanal teas; a block further […]
These Jamaican Hotel Rooms Will Offer Unlimited Spa Access
Jamaica-based Couples Resorts is launching a major new room class at its flagship Couples Tower Isle resort in Ocho Rios. The Oasis Spa Villas will offer “complete, private and unfettered access to all services and treatments at no additional charge,” […]
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 […]
Toward Better Caribbean Aviation
Why the Caribbean Aviation Meetup Matters By Kareem Yarde CJ Contributor Just shy of five months ago, air transport and tourism leaders, enthusiasts and well-wishers huddled at the Fort Young Hotel in Dominica to herald the commencement of an annual action […]
Making the Caribbean a “Smart” Destination
Practical examples for a Caribbean “smart” approach By Hugh Riley CJ Contributor A new world is emerging. Worldwide destinations are becoming “smart”. In this new smart world everything is connected, enabling the physical, digital and social domains to unite creating […]
How This Jamaican Art Company Is Combating Youth Unemployment
A creative approach to combat unemployment By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Jamaican company Bartley’s All In Wood has launched a crowd-funding campaign to increase employment in one of the island’s rural areas while developing their business. The Mandeville-based family-owned […]
The Caribbean’s Digital Switchover – And What It Means
What the switch means By Gerard Best CJ Contributor A shift from analog to digital television broadcast in the Caribbean could be a big boost for local content creators looking to produce and distribute original programs. Free, analog, over-the-air television […]
Improving the Caribbean Air Transport System
New perspectives on improving Caribbean air travel By Ralph J. Blanchard Op-Ed Contributor Depending on how one choses to define the region, the groupings of islands represented under the “Caribbean” designation can range in population anywhere from over 40 million inhabitants […]
Doing Business in the Caribbean 2016
By Paul Hay CJ Contributor Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency is the 13th in the long-standing series of co-publications by the World Bank and International Financial Corporation (IFC). This annual report on the ease in doing business […]
Martinique in the Greater Caribbean
By Sébastien Perrot-Minnot CJ Contributor “A little bit of France nestled in the heart of the Caribbean,” as the local tourism committee announces, Martinique may seem modest in size: it covers an area of about 1,100 km². However, it is […]
Jamaica’s Growth Agenda
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Jamaica’s government has placed growth at the front of its priorities. Since political independence, in 1962, we have only seen growth of any significance in the period 1962 to 1972, and then about three years […]
The Caribbean Has an Air Tax Problem
By George Nicholson Op-Ed Contributor The regional airline industry has been characterised by a high degree of commercial difficulties. The last three decades has seen the Caribbean airspace littered with the remains of more than thirty carriers – some of […]
Jamaica’s Half Moon Becomes Independent Hotel
Jamaica’s Half Moon resort has gone independent. The leading Jamaican property has announced that the property will no longer be operating under the management of RockResorts, effective immediately. The change in management came after a “mutual decision” between the two […]
A New Vegan Caribbean Recipe
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Jamaica’s newest Prime Minister – the Hon. Andrew Holness of the Jamaica Labour Party – was sworn into office on March 3, 2016 after voters proclaimed their choice for leadership at the poll. It seems […]
How to Create Prosperity in Jamaica
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor In order to secure power (spillover from the colonial system), both political parties in Jamaica, when they formed government, set about creating institutional loyalties, using the state bodies and security forces to cement their hold […]
From Haiti to Cuba, One CEO’s Big Plans For Caribbean Aviation
By Simons Chase Cuba Journal HAITI — On a bright February morning amid a mild westerly breeze, a newly painted plane sticks out like a fresh blade of grass as it parks and prepares to load passengers on the tarmac […]
What’s Next for Jamaica’s Economy
Looking ahead By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor In 1961, when Jamaica voted by referendum to withdraw from the West Indies Federation, Dr Eric Williams, then Premier of Trinidad and Tobago, said “one from ten leaves nought”. This statement can be […]
Why Jamaica Always Delivers
A Jamaican odyssey By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Every time I find myself in Jamaica, it never fails to amaze me that despite its economic woes, sprinkled with crime and violence, there is a vibe that infects me upon arrival […]
JetBlue Is Redesigning Its Airbus A320 Cabins
JetBlue is planning a total restyling of its Airbus A320 cabins, the company said this week. The new cabins will include what the carrier is calling a “fully connected in-seat experience.” That will include free gate-to-gate Fly-Fi high-speed Internet, a […]
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