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The Caribbean’s Most Romantic Hotels
THE CARIBBEAN is undeniably one of the most romantic places in the world. But what is it that makes Caribbean hotels so romantic? Of course it’s luxury and service. Intimate and well-designed spaces play a part as well, but there’s […]
The Cool List: The Caribbean’s Coolest Hotels For 2014
There’s a chill in the air across the Caribbean. Sure, it could be from a polar vortex, but it might just be coming from the sheer number of artful, luxurious and alluring hotel and resort properties in the region. We’re […]
Rum Journal: A Passionfruit Swizzle From Guyana’s El Dorado
Guyana’s EL DORADO is one of the world’s great rum companies, but what you might not realize is the breadth of its portfolio. Just as you can buy rums aged for decades, the Guyanese mainstay has a number of very […]
Talking Tourism in the Dominican Republic With Roberto Casoni
Above: Roberto Cassoni By Guy Britton PUERTO PLATA — While the Dominican Republic has become well known for its many all-inclusive resorts, there are pockets of exclusive, small properties across the eastern half of Hispaniola, led by the EP Casa […]
Caribbean Mourns Nelson Mandela
Above: Nelson Mandela By the Caribbean Journal staff Governments across the Caribbean regionhave expressed their condolences following the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela. Here are some of their words: “The people of Jamaica consider Nelson Mandela to […]
Grenada Moves Forward on Nutmeg Branding
Above: Nutmeg By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada will hold a national consultation on Friday on the concept of geographical indications for the country’s signature products like nutmeg and cocoa. The World Intellectual Property Organization recently identified Grenadian nutmeg among […]
The 25 Best Caribbean Luxury Resorts
What is luxury? Luxury basically means one or two categories above what you’re used to. Luxury is about full service, full amenities and about having all your needs met — at any time of day. A luxury property has the […]
The Top Caribbean All-Inclusive Resorts For Food – 2013
Caribbean all-inclusive resorts have certainly changed over the years. And that’s nowhere more apparent than in their restaurants, which, in many cases, have transformed their menus from mass-consumption fare to high cuisine. Here are the top all-inclusive destinations for food […]
St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia Look to Improve Local Internet
Above: Bevil Wooding, Internet Strategist with Packet Clearing House, facilitates the CTU CARCIP workshop in St Vincent and the Grenadines By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), together with US-based research firm Packet Clearing House (PCH), is […]
Interview With Ric Todd, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
By Alexander Britell Just a few years ago, the Turks and Caicos Islands was in serious trouble. After a UK Commission of Enquiry found evidence of widespread corruption under the government of former Premier Michael Misick, the UK suspended the […]
Op-Ed: A New Approach For CARICOM?
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The British created the West Indies Federation in 1958 in part because they wanted the Caribbean to operate in one expansive, practical businesslike way. Ultimately, though, the idea was abandoned, with the promise of regional […]
In Kingston, a Literary Voyage in the Caribbean’s Cultural Capital
Above: Cherry Natural (All photos by CJ – SGG) By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor IT DIDN’T take place “pon di river,” but the third installation of the Kingston, Jamaica literary festival seemed no less successful for it. Held […]
Caribbean Culture and Sustainability
By K Denaye Hinds CJ Contributor HOW DOES one identify one Caribbean Island from another? For the unassuming traveler wanting to have a great time in a sun-filled destination, how do they differentiate? How are our islands achieving unity as […]
Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Rufus Ewing Heads to Toronto
Above: Dr Rufus Ewing By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Dr Rufus Ewing is heading to Canada Tuesday to participate in Caribbean Week in Toronto. Ewing, who is also the territory’s Tourism Minister, will address travel […]
Sustainable Caribbean: Corporate Social Responsibility and Caribbean Tourism
By K Denaye Hinds CJ Contributor ENSURING THE LONGEVITY of Caribbean resorts and the surrounding communities in which they operate goes hand in hand. The unique advantage of island tourism is the potential direct and indirect impact that can be […]
The Caribbean’s Best Small Hotels – 2013
We continue our Best of the Caribbean series with a look at the small hotel properties that make the Caribbean tick — particularly those of 50 rooms or less. While the Caribbean has superb luxury resorts and all-inclusives, it has […]
Forbes: The Business of Sport in Jamaica
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor A FEW DAYS AGO I attended a conference called “The Business of Sport.” Several representatives from various sporting bodies, including the Olympics Association, ESPN, NFL and West Indies Cricket, were in attendance alongside government […]
Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” and Jamaica
By Marcia Forbes CJ Contributor Trinidadian & Jamaican, Working Together TWO DYNAMIC WOMEN, Racquel Goddard from Trinidad and Kellie Magnus from Jamaica, got together to pull off an event hosted in Jamaica on World Book Night, celebrated April 23. Facebook […]
Doing Business in the Caribbean: Lessons From Singapore
By Paul Hay Op-Ed Contributor In the “Competitiveness of Small Nations: What matters?”, Densil Williams and Beverly Morgan analyze the competitive performance of Singapore, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago under the “Global Competitiveness Report” over a period spanning 2004/5 to […]
Dennis Chung: The Role of Government in Caribbean Economies
By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor MY MOTHER USED TO SAY of children, it is sometimes better to be seen and not heard. These were of course in the days when parents ruled children, and not as it is today. So […]
Caribbean 2030: A Digital Revolution in Sports Coverage?
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Boys & Girls Champs The air was electric. Everyone brought their A game — not only the thousands of athletes from 238 high schools across the island but also the 70 member television production […]
UN’s Nigel Fisher Suggests Haiti “Not Yet” Open for Business
Above: Nigel Fisher (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nigel Fisher, the new chief of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Haiti, made his first public appearance since succeeding Mariano Fernandez Friday, calling for Haiti to move forward on long-delayed […]
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 […]
Op-Ed: Medical Tourism in the Caribbean
By J Frederick Emert Op-Ed Contributor ACCORDING TO the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in 2011, the total impact of the medical tourism industry contributed 9 percent of global GDP (over $6 trillion USD) and accounted for 255 million […]
Op-Ed: Building on a Decade of Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Hasan Tuluy Op-Ed Contributor NEXT YEAR marks a decade since Latin America and the Caribbean took a dramatic turn for the better. After decades of stagnation, the region began a speedy economic and social transformation in 2003 that […]
Haiti: Digicel, Marriott Break Ground on Port-au-Prince Hotel Project
Above: a rendering of Marriott’s Haiti hotel project By Alexander Britell Marriott and Digicel broke ground on their new Haiti hotel project Wednesday morning. The 175-room hotel is a partnership between the hotel company and the telecom giant. “We saw […]
Durandis: Rethinking Education in Haiti
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor FOR MANY HAITIAN STUDENTS, the day starts before sunrise and ends well past sunset. In Haiti, the road to education is not only hard — at times inaccessible — but, plainly put, the end often […]
Haiti and Education in the Digital Age
By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor WE LIVE IN A CHANGING WORLD; one that is extremely competitive. The disparities between advanced nations and those lagging behind have never been wider at any point in human history than they are today. […]
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