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The Most Interesting People in Rum
Who are the most interesting people in the rum industry? It’s not an easy question to answer, of course. At Rum Journal, our chief mission is to raise the level of conversation about rum to the way people around the […]
Costa Rica Chooses New President
Above: Luis Guillermo Solis (Photo: Roberto Carlos Sanchez) By the Caribbean Journal staff Opposition candidate Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera has won Costa Rica’s presidential elections. Solis, a former Professor who leads the Citizens’ Action Party in Costa Rica, will succeed […]
OAS, SICA Secretaries General Hold Talks
Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza (right) and SICA Secretary General Hugo Martinez in Washington, DC (Photo: Organization of American States) By the Caribbean Journal staff Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza met Friday with his […]
New Attorney General in Turks and Caicos
Above: the Turks and Caicos Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Rhondalee Brathwaite-Knowles has been appointed the new Attorney General of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The move was announced on Monday by Turks and Caicos Governor Peter Beckingham. She […]
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 […]
Copa Airlines Launching Guyana Service
Above: a Boeing Next Generation plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama-based Copa Airlines will be launching service to Guyana, the carrier announced this week. The airline will begin twice-weekly flights between Panama City and Georgetown beginning July 11, it […]
St Maarten Looking to Strengthen Ties With Rest of Region
Above: St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff Should St Maarten deepen its economic engagement with the rest of the Caribbean? That was among the findings of a closed-door session this week between the Second Chamber Committee of Kingdom Relations […]
Trinidad Vows “Swift Action” to Contain Oil Spills on Southern Coast
Above: Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine at a spill-affected beach this week (Photo: MEEA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s government is vowing “swift action” to deal with a string of oil spills on the country’s southern coast, although […]
EU to Invest $15 Million to Improve Business Climate in Turks and Caicos
Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The European Union has agreed to invest $15 million to make the Turks and Caicos Islands government “more business friendly,” according to the Governor’s office. The agreement […]
Seaborne Airlines Launching Service to Both St Kitts and Nevis
Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Seaborne Airline is continuing its Caribbean expansion with new service from San Juan to both St Kitts and Nevis. The service will will depart daily from San Juan at 3:25 PM and […]
Jamaican Parliament Passes Bill to Abolish Criminal Defamation
Above: Jamaica’s Parliament By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican House of Representatives has passed a new Defamation Act that will streamline the country’s laws on defamation. The act will abolish the distinction between libel and slander and establish a […]
Haiti’s Sunrise Airways to Expand Service to Turks and Caicos
Above: a Sunrise Airways plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Sunrise Airways is planning to expand its service to Turks and Caicos with an additional nonstop flight, the company announced Tuesday. Sunrise launched daily service from Cap-Haitien to Providenciales […]
Cayman Police Launch New Probe of Former Premier McKeeva Bush
Above: Former Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush was questioned by police earlier this week as part of a new probe into actions during his time in office. The probe reportedly involves […]
Haiti Eyes “Sustainable Tourism” Development For Ile-a-Vache
Above: Ile-a-Vache By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has officially launched a public request for proposals for tourism development on the island of Ile a Vache, the Tourims Ministry announced. The country is looking to develop what it called “low-density, […]
Haiti to Hold Second Edition of “Carnival of Flowers” in Port-au-Prince
Above: last year’s Carnival of Flowers By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will hold its “Carnival of Flowers” for the second time, according to the country’s Ministry of Culture. The country first held the carnival in July 2012. This year’s […]
Puerto Rico Waste-to-Energy Plant Receives Approval From EPA
Above: a rendering of the plant (Photo: Energy Answers) By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Environmental Protection Agency has given its final approval for an air permit for a planned waste-to-energy plant in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The solid waste […]
Antigua and Barbuda to Receive $10 Million World Bank Loan
Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda will receive a $10 million loan from the World Bank, following approval by the bank’s Board of Directors. The loan will support the government’s efforts to “improve public […]
Paul Hay: What History Means for Jamaica’s Logistics Hub
By Paul Hay CJ Contributor IN MY Op-Ed, “The Logistics Hub Project and Jamaica’s Development,” I indicated that Jamaica’s Logistics Hub initiative intends to make use of the island’s strategic geographic location to attract larger ships that will be able […]
Solar-Powered Mirebalais Hospital Now Open in Haiti
Above: the Mirebalais Teaching Hospital By the Caribbean Journal staff The solar-powered Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais in Haiti has officially opened its doors. The development of the property was a joint project between US-based Partners in Health and its sister […]
Curacao’s Santa Barbara Resort Joins Associated Luxury Hotels
Above: the Santa Barbara Beach and Golf Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort in Curacao has joined the portfolio of Associated Luxury Hotels International, the property announced this week. The resort, formerly a […]
New Turks and Caicos Chief Financial Officer Assumes Post
Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff Stephen Turnbull has officially taken up the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Governor’s office announced. Turnbull, who succeeds former CFO […]
US Attorney General Eric Holder Names USVI’s Sharpe to Advisory Committee
Above: Ronald Sharpe By the Caribbean Journal staff Ronald Sharpe, the United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands, has been named to the Advisory Committee of US Attorney General Eric Holder. Sharpe will serve for a two-year […]
Former Cayman Premier Released on Bail; Investigation “Ongoing”
Above: Former Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush presented himself to anti-corruption officers Tuesday morning and has been released on bail, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. Bush was […]
From Cayman to Turks and Caicos, Caribbean Politicians Remember Thatcher
Above: Margaret Thatcher By the Caribbean Journal staff A number of Caribbean leaders expressed their condolences Monday over the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher, the United Kingdom’s first (and thus far only) female Prime Minister, died […]
Nevis, Brazil Mull Cooperation in Sports, Alternative Energy
Above: the Bath Hotel office in Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis Premier Vance Amory hosted Brazilian Ambassador Antonio Jose Rezende de Castro last week for a meeting aimed at strengthening cooperation. “The Ambassador and I, we […]
Former Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush Formally Charged With Corruption
Above: former Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush By Alexander Britell Former Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush has been formally charged with corruption, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service announced in a statement Wednesday. The charges came following police interviews with […]
Puerto Rico Governor, Dominican President Talk After WBC Final
Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff Last night represented the first time two Caribbean teams faced off against one another in the final of a World Baseball Classic. And while it was the Dominican Republic […]
Grenada Plans to Restructure Debt
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government will undertake a “comprehensive and collaborative restructuring of its public debt, it announced this weekend. The government said “circumstances have forced” the move, which will include its US and […]
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