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Jamaica’s Growing Crisis

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor WHILE we debate the economic challenges facing Jamaica, there is an emerging crisis that many are not speaking of, but which we must address as a country. This is the health of our population, and […]

Op-Ed: Climate Change and Fighting Poverty in the Caribbean

By George Nicholson and Orissa Thomas Op-Ed Contributors TODAY, most people consider climate change to be a reality and not a myth. A result of this phenomenon, natural hazards have been identified as having crippling effects on many countries, particularly those […]

Op-Ed: Disasters and Inequality in the Caribbean Region

By George Nicholson Op-Ed Contributor WE ARE all familiar with the proverb “Give a man a fish, and you will feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” While the origin […]

Op-Ed: Is It Time For Regional Ferry Service in the Caribbean?

By George Nicholson and Nayaatha Taitt Op-Ed Contributors One race (de Caribbean man) From de same place (de Caribbean man) Dat make de same trip (de Caribbean man) On de same ship (de Caribbean man) So we must push one […]

Forbes: Designing for Mobile Digital Content in the Caribbean

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Marriage of Social & Mobile My desktop is only for traditional work, no Facebooking, Tweeting or Instagraming. Note, though, that I do use these social networks for what I call virtual work. I know, […]

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 […]

Jamaica to Decriminalize Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana

Above: Jamaica Justice Minister Mark Golding addresses the media following the announcement (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff In a major shift, Jamaica has announced that the country’s Cabinet has approved a proposal that would decriminalize the possession of […]

Caribbean Hotels See Biggest Occupancy Drop Since 2010

By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean hotel occupancy declined by 2.6 percent in April, the region’s largest monthly decline in almost four years. According to STR’s monthly trend report, Caribbean hotel occupancy finished April at 72.4 percent, down 2.6 percent […]

Caribbean Business in 2014

By Paul Hay CJ Contributor The article “Growth to Accelerate in Latin America and the Caribbean …”, in the Annual World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 report of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), indicates that Haiti […]

Fear and the Jamaican Economy

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor FEAR can be a very important learning tool if one understands and embraces it. A child for example learns through fear, and understanding how to minimize the risk associated with the fear. If, however, the […]

Caribbean Eats: Trinidad’s Best Roti?

PORT OF SPAIN — IT IS not a science, this. Searching for the best roti in a country like Trinidad and Tobago seems an ultimately futile quest; everyone has his or her preferred place, just as there are multitudes of […]

The Bahamas, Led By Baha Mar, Eyes Tourists From China

Above: the Baha Mar resort project, the largest in the Caribbean By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s perhaps the biggest question about what is the largest resort project in the Caribbean: can the Baha Mar, financed by China’s Export-Import Bank, […]

Caribbean Cookbook: A New Take on Breadfruit From Tortola

THE LATEST edition of Caribbean Cookbook brings you a special recipe from the Sugar Mill Hotel in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. It’s called Breadfruit Vichysoisse; the Sugar Mill’s Jinx Morgan has more: At the restaurant at the Sugar Mill Hotel […]

Rum Journal: A Secret Jamaican Rum

Above: Smatt’s white and gold rums APPLETON. J Wray and Nephew. Myers’s. These are the undisputed heavyweight champions of Jamaican rum. For a fine sipping rum, it’s Appleton (we like the 12 year). For a powerhouse white rum, it’s J […]

St Lucia to Rename Bridge For ALBA

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia will be renaming the Grand Riviere Bridge after the Venezuela-led ALBA alliance, the government announced Friday. The announcement was made at the sod-turning ceremony to begin construction work on the […]

What’s Holding Back Jamaica’s Reforms

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor ANYONE who has been reading or listening to my recent commentaries would realize that I am fully in support of the reform agenda otherwise known as the IMF programme in Jamaica. Similarly, anyone who has […]

Doing Business in the Caribbean: CARIFORUM Needs Reform

By Paul Hay CJ Contributor THE RECENT report, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, is one of a long-standing series of co-publications of the World Bank and International Financial Corporation, which records the global competitiveness of […]

Panama to Host Games Between Yankees, Marlins in March

Above: Rod Carew Stadium in Panama By the Caribbean Journal staff The New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins will play a two-game series of exhibition games in Panama City next month, the clubs announced Thursday. The two-game series will […]

Marcia Forbes: Understanding Jamaica’s Logistics Hub, Part 2

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Connecting Suppliers to Customers PROFESSOR Gordon Shirley, head honcho at the Port Authority of Jamaica, recently told us that the Jamaica Logistics Hub Initiative was designed to “leverage Jamaica’s strategic location to become an […]

The Mechanics of Growth in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor A FEW days ago I was on a radio interview where the question was: Who was responsible for growth, government or the private sector? This question, I think, is of fundamental importance if we are […]

New Chinese Ambassador to Dominica

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff China’s new Ambassador to Dominica, Li Jiangning, has presented his credentials to Dominica President Charles Savarin. Li succeeds Ambassador Wang Zonglai, whose term ended in December 2013. At a credentials ceremony […]

Doing Business in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor AS I stated in my last article, I believe that Jamaica can start seeing positive economic and social development with the current set of legislative and fiscal reforms we are seeing. However, for this to […]

Caribbean Concierge: The St Regis Bahia Beach Resort in Puerto Rico

Above: Jossell Louie Velazquez CJ’s Caribbean Concierge talks to the hospitality pros who help make Caribbean travel work. The latest edition talks to Jossell Louie Velazquez, Chef Concierge at the St Regis Bahia Beach in Puerto Rico and member of […]

Jamaica and The Future of Television

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Dwindling Audiences for TV The King is dead. Long live the King! I will get back to this. Free to air TV stations and cable operators, in particular hardwire cable, have reason to be […]

Jamaica Looks to Revive Bamboo Industry

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bureau of Standards Jamaica is looking to resuscitate the bamboo industry in Jamaica, it said this week. Jamaica is one of 38 countries worldwide that are members of the International Network for Bamboo and […]

Nevis, Clinton Foundation Hold Talks on Green Energy

Above: Charlestown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A two-member delegation from the Clinton Foundation recently visited Nevis to discuss the island’s move toward renewable energy development. Nevis Premier Vance Amory held talks with Clinton Foundation Global Director Jan […]

6 Great Adventures in Puerto Plata

WHEN YOU look at the the variety of adventure experiences you can have from Puerto Plata, it’s easy to see why the destination stands the test of time. Puerto Plata and Playa Dorado were some of the first tourist destinations […]

Discover Puerto Plata Set to Launch

Above: the Be Live Grand Marien By the Caribbean Journal staff The Discover Puerto Plata conference in the Dominican Republic will be hosting travel agents and journalists from more than 17 countries, organizers announced at an official launch this week. […]

American Airlines Will Soon Fly Nonstop to the Dominican Republic’s Top Resort