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Hard Rock Planning New Resort in Mexico
Above: Hard Rock’s existing hotel in Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff Hard Rock International is expanding its footprint on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. The company announced this week plans to open the new Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Cancun […]
Spain, Eastern Caribbean Countries Plan to Deepen Ties
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and Spain are looking to deepen its relationship. The two sides recently signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at further building on their relationship, in a […]
Dominica’s Big Health Plans
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica has big plans in the country’s health sector, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. Five years after the country made health care free for those under 18 and over 60 […]
Bermuda Creates Plan to Manage Sea Turtle Population
Above: a sea turtle By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda’s Department of Conservation Services has announced the completion of a management plan to deal with the conservation of the island’s resident green and hawksbill turtle populations. The main aim of […]
American Airlines Planning $2 Billion in “Customer Improvements”
Above: a redesigned cabin By the Caribbean Journal staff American Airlines is planning $2 billion in customer improvements, the company said Monday. The plans include fully lie-flat seats, international Wi-Fi, a new Admirals Club designa nd an “upgraded assortment of […]
ALBA Funding St Lucia Jobs Plan
Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s National Initiative to Create Employment is getting a boost from its new relationship with the Venezuela-led ALBA alliance. The country announced this week that the ALBA Bank would […]
New International Tourism Expo Coming to the Caribbean
Above: San Juan (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean will soon be home to its first-ever international tourism expo. Puerto Rico’s Tourism Company ha sannounced the Expo de Turismo Internacional, the first-ever conference of its kind in […]
Cayman Planning Airport Redevelopment
Above: a Cayman Airways plane in Grand Cayman By Alexander Britell ST THOMAS — The Cayman Islands is planning a redevelopment at its Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman. Construction on the first phase of the airport is set […]
Melia Planning Five Hotels in Venezuela
Above: an Innside by Melia hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff Melia Hotel International will be managing five new hotels in Venezuela under the Innside By Melia brand in the coming years, the company announced. The hotels will be developed […]
Unresponsive Private Plane Crashes Near Coast of Jamaica
Above: a Tocata TBM plane like the one above was involved in the crash By the Caribbean Journal staff A unresponsive private plane crashed in Jamaica on Friday, causing a brief scare around the northern Caribbean and the United States. […]
Haiti Planning to Develop 1,000 Hotel Rooms on Ile a Vache
Above: Ile a Vache By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s recently-revived tourism push has a major focus: developing the island of Ile a Vache. The government said this week that it’s projects on the island had already launched, with plans […]
The Caribbean Community Has a Plan. But Does It Have Leaders?
By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor IN JULY of this year, Caricom outlined its strategic plan designed to promote and strengthen the supranational organization and enhance its position in ever-changing global relations. The overview, made available through the website of […]
Honduras Opens Ethanol Production Plant
Above: the opening of the plant in Catacamas (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Honduras has opened its first ethanol plant in the eastern portion of the country. It plant is part of a wider initiative led by the […]
Cayman Islands Readying to Implement National Conservation Law
Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands is set to implement its new National Conservation Law, the territory announced this week. The law is “signed, sealed and nearly delivered,” the government said in a statement. […]
Barbados Developing Intellectual Property Strategic Plan
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados’ government has formulated a national intellectual property strategic plan, it said this week. The plan, which is being developed with the assistance of the World Intellectual Property Organization, aims to […]
Grenada to Power Reverse Osmosis Plants With Solar Energy
Above: construction work on the new plants (Photo: GG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is constructing solar power plants to generate electricity for a pair of new planned reverse osmosis plants on the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. […]
Grenada Mulls 15-Year Development Plan
Above: Grenada (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith MItchell has announced plans for a 15-year “National Development Plan.” The proposal was revealed following a visit to several cities in North Americ including New […]
Bahamas Planning to Introduce 7.5 Percent Value Added Tax in 2015
Above: Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is planning to introduce a new 7.5 percent value added tax, the government announced this week. The tax will be a single VAT rate across the board, […]
Bahamas Opens New International Airport Terminal in Abaco
Above: the new international terminal at Marsh Harbour Airport (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has officially opened the new 46,000-square-foot international terminal at Marsh Harbour in Abaco. Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie was on hand Wednesday […]
Grenada Building Reverse Osmosis Plants on Carriacou, Petite Martinique
Above: Carriacou By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government is building reverse osmosis desalination plants on the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. The projects are being funded by the CARICOM Climate Change Centre, and Mark Bynoe, an environmental economist […]
Dominica Talking to China About Building International Airport
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is in talks with China on the possibility of building an international airport in the country. Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has led a three-member team to China to discuss […]
St Lucia Announces Plan to Join Caribbean Court of Justice
Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is planning to accede to the Caribbean Court of Justice as the country’s final court of appeal, the government announced this week. “My Government will therefore follow the lead of […]
In Shift, Jamaica Shelves Plan to Tax Bank Withdrawals
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff After a plan to levy a tax on withdrawals from banks led to major controversy at home and abroad, Jamaica’s government has to decided to shelve the plan. Finance Minister Dr […]
Sandals Barbados Planning Reopening in January 2015
Above: the beach at Sandals Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandals Barbados is planning to reopen its doors on Jan. 28, 2015, the company announced. The property, which is located at the former Couples Barbados, is currently closed to […]
Aruba Opens US Customs Pre-Clearance Facility For Private Planes
Above: Aruba Prime Minister Mike Eman at the official opening (Photo: PMA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Aruba has officially opened a new pre-clearance facility for private planes. The facility, which is located at the Universal Aviation terminal, provides immigration […]
Cuba’s National Assembly Approves New “Law on Foreign Investment”
Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba’s National Assembly has approved a new “Law on Foreign Investment,” the government said Saturday. In a statement, the government said it would be an “essential instrument in the interest of Cuba to […]
New $20 Million Hospital Project Planned For Montego Bay, Jamaica
Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller at the launch ceremony (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new $20 million general hospital is planned for Montego Bay, Jamaica. The project, which is being developed by the Spain-based Hospiten […]
Haiti Planning Multimillion-Dollar “Craft Village” in Town of Milot
Above: the Citadelle Laferriere near Milot By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has announced plans to construct a multimillion-dollar “Craft Village” in Milot the north of the country. Milot is the town located near Haiti’s world famous National Historical Park, […]
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