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Values and Jamaican Development

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Earlier this week I ran into Bunny Goodison, and we got to talking about the demise of values and attitudes in Jamaica. We spoke about the fact that even though we may see growth in […]

Rethinking Caribbean Tourism Education

By Ryan Peterson Op-Ed Contributor It is no secret that sustainable tourism is imperative to the wealth and wellness of Caribbean island economies. From ‘green’ to ‘eco’, ‘small’ to ‘slow’, ‘responsible’ to ‘resilient’, there is no shortage of ideas nor […]

St Kitts’ Kittitian Hill Opens Great House, Restaurant and Bar

Above: the new Great House at Kittitian Hill’s Belle Mont Farm By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ Kittitian Hill development has officially opened the Great House of its Belle Mont Farm hotel, which is set to debut in December. […]

The Oldest Bakery in Martinique

By Alexander Britell FORT DE FRANCE — THERE’S SOMETHING about the smell of fresh bread in the morning. And here in Fort-de-France, more than anywhere else in the Caribbean, fresh bread is an art form. It seems hard to walk […]

11 Great Family-Run Caribbean Hotels

It’s the height of hospitality — where you feel like part of the family. This is true at most great hotels, but even more so at the best family-managed properties in the Caribbean. Indeed, the Caribbean stands out in the […]

Antigua Heads to the Polls

Above: Antigua’s Parliament (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda heads to the polls Thursday as the country readies to choose its next government. Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer’s United Progressive Party faces off in Thursday’s general […]

University of the Virgin Islands to Establish Medical School

Above: the University of the Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The University of the Virgin Islands has received a $30 million gift commitment that will go toward establishing a medical school on the island. The gift on behalf […]

Op-Ed: Toward a Green Jamaica

By Wayne Campbell Op-Ed Contributor THERE ARE more than seven billion people living on planet Earth. Our planet is at a critical juncture. As the global population increases, so, too do the environmental challenges associated with so many people living […]

8 Green Ideas for the Caribbean

The Caribbean is getting greener — but there’s still a long way to go. So we thought we’d help mark Earth Day by asking a group of Caribbean experts and newsmakers about their ideas for how to make the Caribbean […]

Trinidad and Tobago Mourns Loss of Former PM ANR Robinson

Above: Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister ANR Robinson By Andrea Perez CJ Contributor PORT OF SPAIN — Trinidad and Tobago is mourning the loss of former Prime Minister and President Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson . The 87-year-old Robinson passed […]

St Maarten Wants Mullet Pond Protected Under Wetlands Convention

Above: St Maarten Environment Minister Maurice Lake at Mullet Pond (Photo: GSM) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten is in the midst of efforts aimed at having the island’s Mullet Pond protected and recognized under the Ramsar Wetlands Convention, […]

Tobago Enhances Protection at Hemisphere’s Oldest Nature Preserve

Above: Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago’s rainforest is the oldest nature preserve in the Western Hemisphere, and the island is working to ensure it stays that way. The Tobago House of Assembly, with help from the European Union, […]

Understanding Jamaica’s Logistics Hub

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Help Me to Believe I WANT to believe in the Jamaica Logistics Hub. I want to feel that this multi-pronged development initiative is going to help to realize the much-touted and highly optimistic Vision […]

Azul Sensatori Resort Opens in Jamaica

Above: the new Azul Sensatori Hotel in Negril By the Caribbean Journal staff Karisma Resorts has opened a new property in Jamaica under its new Azul brand. It is the company’s first resort outside of the Rivera Maya in Mexico. […]

Planning “A Green Nevis”

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Renewable energy will form the basis of the Nevis Island Administration’s energy strategy, according to Premier Vance Amory. The Premier, who presented his 2014 budget last week, said work was “ongoing” […]

“Nelson Mandela Avenue” in Haiti

Above: Nelson Mandela By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government is renaming the Route du Canape Vert thoroughfare for the late former South African President Nelson Mandela, the government announced on Monday. The decision was issued by a decree from […]

IACHR: “Grave Violations” of Right to Nationality in Dominican Republic

Above: OAS Headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights concluded its visit to the Dominican Republic on Friday, saying it had found “grave violations” of the right to nationality in the country. The IACHR had […]

Aruba’s Holiday Inn Resort Nears Completion of $20M Renovation

Above: the Holiday Inn Resort Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff The Holiday Inn Resort Aruba is entering the final phase of its $20 million refurbishment programme. The project, which included a new pool and jacuzzi, a new lobby and […]

Preserving Grenada’s Heritage

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s National Monuments Committee is currently working to identify locations that can be declared as “National Heritage Landmarks” in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. So far, the government says it has identified 20 […]

Jamaica’s Tree Planting Drive

Above: Environment Minister Robert Pickersgill at the Tree Planting Day By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is planning to distribute 75,000 seedlings this year to replenish the country’s forests, according to Environment Minister Robert Pickersgill. The distribution comes after 31,000 […]

Interview With Kim Barrow, First Lady of Belize

Above: Belize First Lady Kim Barrow By Alexander Britell After winning her battle with breast cancer, Belize First Lady Kim Barrow is on a mission to improve the welfare of women and young people in her country. Barrow, the wife […]

Avoiding a Setback in Haiti

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor THE CURRENT political climate in Haiti is rapidly becoming very worrisome, and it does not bode well for the immediate future of the nation. It is as if we are witnessing a version of the […]

Phillips: Jamaica Must Make “Hard Financial Decisions Now”

Above: Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips By the Caribbean Journal staff It is time for Jamaica to make “the hard financial decisions now,” to protect future generations, according to Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips. The Minister, who was speaking in […]

A New Tribute For Martinique’s Cesaire

Above: Fort de France (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the towering figures of Martinique’s history will be the subject of a new tribute by the Toni Morrison Society. The society will be placing a “Bench by […]

Statia to Host Sustainability Conference

Above: Statia By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Statia will be hosting its second Statia Sustainable Conference & Exhibition in September. The conference is being hosted by the St Eustatius Tourism Development Foundation from Sept. 25 to Sept. […]

Rum Journal: An Endless Punch From St Croix’s Cruzan Rum

Above: St Croix CRUZAN RUM’S message is simple: Don’t Hurry. It’s a philosophy we rather like here at Rum Journal. And Cruzan’s message fits nicely with the laid-back island of St Croix where it’s been distilled since the late 18th […]

Op-Ed: Haiti’s Intellectual History

By Celucien L Joseph, PhD Op-Ed Contributor IN HAITI’S intellectual history, Toussaint Louverture is not only a man of deep commitment to his people but also the great Haitian antiracist and public intellectual, radical social activist and anticolonial prophet of […]

Op-Ed: My Lost Cuba

By Celso Gonzalez-Falla Op-Ed Contributor OVER THE YEARS I have read many books about today’s Cuba and the Cuba before Fidel Castro. Some lacked accuracy, invented events, or seemed to give a distorted picture. In 1960, I was in the […]

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