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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 […]

Jamaica’s Ashmeade Wins 200M, Kirani James Second in 400M in Oregon

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican sprinter Nickel Ashmeade took first place in the 200 metre men’s race at the Eugene Diamond League meet this weekend in Oregon. Ashmeade, who also took home first place in the 200M at last […]

Grenada’s Kirani James Wins 400M at Shanghai Diamond League Meet

Above: Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff Kirani James returned to the racing circuit Saturday with a victory in the 400M at the Shanghai Diamond League meet. It was James’ first race since winning the 400M in 44.72 at […]

Trinidad and Tobago Joins UN World Tourism Organization

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has officially become a member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai announced this week. Trinidad, which, unlike much of the […]

Haiti’s Michel Martelly, Dominican Republic’s Danilo Medina Hold Talks

Above: the meeting in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic’s government has offered to support a process initiated by Haiti’s government to provide identity documents for its nationals. The offer, which the Dominican Republic […]

Grenada’s Kirani James Returns to Track With Victory in the Bahamas

Above: Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff Kirani James returned to the track exactly like he left it last summer, winning the 400m at the inaugural Chris Brown Invitational in Nassau this weekend. James finished the 400m in 44.72 […]

Panama Assumes Chair of Organization of American States Permanent Council

Above: the council in Washington (OAS Photo/Maria Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama has assumed the chair of the Organization of American States Permanent Council. Panama’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, Arturo Vallarino, officially received the gavel and […]

New Panama Ambassador to the Organization of American States

Above: Ambassador Arturo Ulysses Vallarino Bartuano By the Caribbean Journal staff Arturo Ulysses Vallarino Bartuano is the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Panama to the Organization. Vallarino presented his credentials to the Chief of Staff of the Secretary […]

Developing Tourism in Haiti: An Interview With Minister Stephanie Villedrouin

Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell In June 2012, Caribbean Journal spoke to Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin about her plans to grow Haiti’s largely undeveloped tourism sector into something far bigger. At the time, […]

Forbes: Jamaicanisms “Germanized” by VW – How Cool is That?

Above: Volkswagen’s Super Bowl ad (Photo: VW) By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Keeping Abreast via Tweets I NOTICED excited tweets about Jimmy Cliff’s music being featured in a Volkswagen (VW) ad for Super Bowl 2013. Tweeps seemed genuinely […]

Haiti Looking to Ease Registration Process for New Companies

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government says it is continuing its efforts to smooth the process of registration for new companies in the country. On Tuesday, Haiti Prime Minister Laurent […]

Crestline Hotels Tapped to Manage Grand Caymanian Resort

Above: the Grand Caymanian Resort in Grand Cayman By the Caribbean Journal staff Crestline Hotels and Resorts has been selected to manage the Grand Caymanian Resort on Grand Cayman, the company announced this week. The property, which is located at […]

Haiti Launches Humanitarian Action Plan

Above: flooding during Hurricane Sandy (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government and the country’s international humanitarian partners have launched the Humanitarian Action Plan for 2013, which seeks to meet critical humanitarian needs for the country. The […]

Kirani James and Usain Bolt: Caribbean Journal’s Co-Sportsmen of the Year 2012

This was a tough one. It’s impossible to argue with the success of Jamaica’s Usain Bolt at this year’s London Olympics. After taking the world by storm in Beijing with three golds, one each in the 100m, 200m and 4×100 […]

Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Aviation Committee Holds First Meeting

Above: a LIAT plane in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Tourism Organization will be leading a mission in 2013 to meet with top ministerial officials and technical personnel in the region to find ways to improve intra-regional […]

Four Seasons Opens New Tanzania Lodge, With a Boost from Nevis

Above: the Four Seasons Serengeti National Park By the Caribbean Journal staff Four Seasons has officially opened its new Safari Lodge Serengeti in Tanzania, and a Nevisian will be in charge of the cuisine. As Caribbean Journal reported earlier this […]

St Barth’s Hotel Guanahani Reopens Following Renovations

Above: The Hotel Guanahani & Spa in St Barth (Photos by Guanahani) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Hotel Guanahani & Spa in St Barth has reopened following a series of renovations and refurbishments to the property. The Guanahani, […]

Bringing Animation to Grenada

Above: Grenada (CJ Graphic) By the Caribbean Journal staff Thanks to a partnership with animation company Toon Boom Animation, Grenada’s St George’s University will soon be adding a course in computer animation. The company produces digital content and animation creation […]

Panama’s Danilo Perez to Be Named United Nations Artist for Peace

Above: Danilo Perez By the Caribbean Journal staff Panamanian pianist and jazz composer Danilo Perez will be named a United Nations Artist for Peace, the world body announced Monday. The appointment came due to Perez’s efforts to promote music programmes […]

Dominica Appoints New Commissioner to Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Dominica Cabinet Secretary Felix Gregoire has been appointed the country’s new Commissioner to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States. Gregoire succeeds the late Ambassador Charles Maynard. “For a while now, […]

Haiti Unanimously Nominated as Observer Member of SEGIB

Above: the meeting in Cadiz (Photo: SEGIB) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has been unanimously nominated as an Observer Member of the Ibero-American General Secretariat. All 22 countries participating in the 22nd Ibero-American Summit in Cadiz this week voted […]

Caribbean Tourism Organization Names New Aviation Committee

Above: a British Airways plane (Photo: British Airways) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Tourism Organization has announced what it is calling a “highly-focused” CTO Aviation Committee aimed at facilitating air transportation into and throughout the Caribbean region. The […]

Haiti’s Government Launches Appeal for Emergency Humanitarian Aid

Above: flooding during Hurricane Sandy (Photo: Pwoteksyon Sivil) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government is launching an appeal for emergency humanitarian aid to the country to help deliver relief to the almost 2 million people in the country affected […]

Haiti, World Tourism Organization Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Above: UNWTO SG Taleb Rifai, Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin and Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti and the UN’s World Tourism Organization have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two […]

Haiti Hosts Visit from Secretary General of World Tourism Organization

Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin and WTO SG Taleb Rifai (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taleb Rifai, the Secretary General of the UN’s World Tourism Organization, is currently on a visit to Haiti, joined by Carlos […]

Kirani James Named Commonwealth Male Athlete of the Year

Above: Kirani James during his homecoming from the Olympics in September By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenadian sprinting superstar Kirani James has been named the Commonwealth Male Athlete of the Year, following a ceremony this week in Trinidad and Tobago. […]

Caribbean Tourism Organization Launching Airline Task Force

Above: a British Airways flight (Photo: BA) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — The Caribbean Tourism Organization will be launching a task force on the question of airlift in the region, new Chairman Beverly Nicholson-Doty announced Friday. The task force, […]

USVI’s Beverly Nicholson-Doty Elected Chair of Caribbean Tourism Organization

Above: St Kitts and Nevis Tourism Minister and outgoing CTO Chair Ricky Skerritt and new CTO leader Beverly Nicholson-Doty By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands and USVI Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty have been elected as the […]

Southwest Airlines Is Launching New Nonstop Flights to The Bahamas