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A Caribbean Christmas Memory (And a New Take on Sorrel)

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor AS CHRISTMAS ( or “The Holidays” to some) arrives, I find myself transported into a state of nostalgia. Memories of my youth flash to mind, taking me back to a time when life was simple […]

Baha Mar Begins Recruitment Drive

Above: construction at the Baha Mar By the Caribbean Journal staff The Baha Mar resort project in the Bahamas has begun a major recruitment effort, reaching out to more than 6,000 Bahamian students and professionals both at home and abroad. […]

In Anegada, the Joy of Lobster

Above: the Anegada Beach Club By the Caribbean Journal staff You might call it a lobster pub crawl. The island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands will be hosting its first-ever Anegada Lobster Festival on Saturday and Sunday. The […]

Cayman Islands, United Kingdom Sign “FATCA-Type” Agreement

Above: UK and Cayman Islands officials (Photo: Ministry of Financial Services) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom signed what the former called a “FATCA-type” agreement on Tuesday. The agreement paves the way for Cayman […]

Trinidad Native Among Those Killed in Nairobi Terrorist Attack

Above: Nairobi By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidadian scholar Ravindra Ramrattan was among those killed in the terrorist attack at a shopping mall in Nairobi on Sunday. Ramrattan, a President’s Medal winner at Presentation College in Chaguanas, Trinidad, had been […]

Op-Ed: The Caribbean Passport Problem

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Too many passports. It’s a problem almost unique to the Caribbean. The best and brightest of the region head abroad to study — maybe to Canada, maybe to the United Kingdom, maybe the United States. […]

Branding Grenada’s Nutmeg

Above: nutmeg By the Caribbean Journal staff France has champagne. Martinique has rhum. Grenada has its nutmeg. Many countries around the world have globally protected geographic identifications for the products that define them, and Grenada is now looking to do […]

Cuba, Bahamas Hold Talks in Havana

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell is currently on a working visit to Cuba. Mitchell held talks with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina Gonzalez in Havana on Thursday, which the Cuban government called […]

Can Tourism Transform Guyana?

Above: the Pakaraima Mountain Safari in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana is making progress on its path to develop a full-fledged tourism sector — and it’s something that can help transform the country’s future, according to Indranauth Haralsingh, […]

Op-Ed: A New Approach For CARICOM?

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The British created the West Indies Federation in 1958 in part because they wanted the Caribbean to operate in one expansive, practical businesslike way. Ultimately, though, the idea was abandoned, with the promise of regional […]

CHTA, CTO, HVS to Co-Host Investment Summit in Dominican Republic

Above: the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association and the Caribbean Tourism Organization will be co-hosting the third-annual Caribbean Hospitality Investment Conference and Operations Summit (CHICOS) in […]

IMF Lowers Haiti Growth Forecast, Citing Weak Agricultural Recovery

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The IMF has lowered its growth forecast for Haiti to 3.4 percent from 6.5 percent, the Fund announced following the visit of a mission to Haiti. Despite what it called a […]

Haiti Diaspora Minister Resigns

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bernice Fidelia, Haiti’s Minister of Haitians Living Abroad, has resigned from the country’s Cabinet, according to a statement from the office of Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe. Fidelia will be replaced […]

China and the Caribbean — a Marriage Made in Heaven?

By Zhivargo Laing CJ Contributor ON A recent radio show in the Bahamas, the topic of China’s $8 million loan to the country was being discussed. A curious caller asked, “what do the Chinese want for these loans anyway?” Her […]

Grenada Prime Minister Urges Creation of OECS Sports Academies

Above: Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff How can the Caribbean develop more athletes like Kirani James? Once-in-a-generation talents like the Grenadian star don’t come around often, but that doesn’t mean the region can’t develop more high-grade athletic stars […]

Haiti’s Diaspora Minister Meets With Turks and Caicos Premier

Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff Dr Bernice Fidelia, Haiti’s Minister for Haitians Living Abroad, met Thursday in Turks and Caicos with TCI Premier Dr Rufus Ewing. The two sides discussed the issue of illegal migration of Haitian nationals […]

Haiti’s Martelly Marks Two Years in Office

Above: the event in the Champ de Mars (OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly marked two years in office Tuesday with a ceremony along the Champ de Mars in downtown Port-au-Prince, a site that had […]

Jamaica Looks to Diaspora in Developing Health Tourism Sector

Above: Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is looking to the country’s Diaspora as it seeks to develop a health tourism sector on the island, according to Minister of State Arnaldo Brown. Health is “one of the […]

Haiti: MINUSTAH Chief Nigel Fisher Begins South American Tour

Above: Nigel Fisher By the Caribbean Journal staff Nigel Fisher, the head of the United Nations’ MINUSTAH peacekeeping mission in Haiti, begins a South American tour this weekend. It is the first trip abroad for Fisher since he succeeded former […]

JetBlue to Launch Service to Haiti

Above: a JetBlue plane By Alexander Britell Continuing its Caribbean expansion, New York City-based air carrier JetBlue announced Thursday that it would begin service to Haiti’s Port-au-Prince. The flights, which will include one daily nonstop flight between New York’s John […]

Cuba Could Send 6,000 Doctors to Brazil

Above: Brasilia By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba could send 6,000 doctors to Brazil under a proposal that is currently in negotiations between the two countries, Brazil’s government announced. Brazil would reportedly hire the doctors to serve in some of […]

Remittances to Caribbean Remain Stable

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Remittances to the Caribbean remained effectively flat in 2012, with a 0.1 percent increase compared to the previous year, according to estimates from the Multilateral Investment Fund. There were a total […]

Should the Caribbean Step Up Its Fight Over the British APD?

Above: London By Alexander Britell It’s a humid July day in London and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, joined by top Caribbean sprinters, heads to the track ahead of the start of the London 2012 Anniversary Games. Bolt is wearing a bright […]

Lamothe: “We Would Change the Approach That People Have to Haiti”

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By Alexander Britell Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe recently concluded a weeklong trip to the United States that featured meetings with officials from the World Bank, the IDB, the UN, donor countries (including Canada) […]

Rum Journal: Trinidad’s Angostura Single Barrel Reserve

THE VENERABLE House of Angostura is the dominant rum producer in Trinidad, with a strong selection of rums, some of which are available abroad and some of which are kept close to home. Those that make it abroad tend to […]

Mental Health in Haiti: Freeing the Mind From Bondage

By Guerda Nicolas CJ Contributor IT IS BECOMING CLEARER to everyone that in order for individuals as well as groups of individuals to thrive that a good mental state is necessary. That became even more apparent to Haitians in Haiti […]

Puerto Rico’s Government Looks to Emphasize Local Produce

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Padilla (Photo: La Fortaleza) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a Caribbean trend toward locally-grown produce, Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla signed an executive order this week that will emphasize local agricultural products in […]

Haiti: UN’s Nigel Fisher Continues Call to Hold Elections in 2013

Above: Nigel Fisher (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti must overcome its ongoing political stalemate and hold elections, according to Nigel Fisher, the Acting Special Representative of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Haiti. Fisher was making his […]

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