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In Martinique, Celebrating Women’s Art

Above: last year’s Quand l’Art se fait femme festival in Martinique (Photo: RM) By the Caribbean Journal staff An extended festival in Martinique next month will be celebrating the work of female artists on the island. The celebration is called […]

Caribbean Style: Uniting the Caribbean, Through Fashion

Above: Coat of Arms Co-Founder Laurent Gerville-Reache IT’S CALLED Coat of Arms, and the new Caribbean clothing brand seeks to redefine the notion of Caribbean regional identity. To learn more, CJ caught up with Guadeloupe native Laurent Gerville-Reache, co-founder of […]

Tito Puente Jr, Barrington Levy to Star at Guadeloupe’s Terre de Blues Festival

Above: the Terre de Blues festival in Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff International music stars Tito Puente, Jr and Barrington Levy will be among those headlining this year’s Terre de Blues festival on Marie-Galante in the Guadeloupe […]

Haiti: Jacmel Celebrates 2014 Carnival

Above: preparing for Carnival (MINUSTAH Photo/Jeffrey Clark Lochard) By the Caribbean Journal staff The city of Jacmel, Haiti celebrated its 2014 edition of carnival, an annual party that is among the Caribbean’s most famous fetes. This year’s carnival was being […]

The Caribbean’s Top 25 Chefs – 2014

What makes a chef great? Is it flavour? Is it plating? Is it passion? The Caribbean is one of the world’s greatest culinary destinations, with thousands of talented chefs making mouthwatering dishes featuring local and international cuisine. But the Caribbean […]

Tessanne Chin, Barrington Levy to Headline St Lucia Jazz Festival

Above: Tessanne Chin By the Caribbean Journal staff “The Voice” winner Tessanne Chin and reggae star Barrington Levy will be headlining this year’s edition of the St Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival. Jamaica’s Chin and Levy will be joined by […]

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 […]

Six Caribbean Events For January, From Cayman to Barbados

What’s on the Caribbean agenda in January? Whether you’re looking to hang with Anthony Bourdain and Jose Andres, or eyeing a few bachata dances, the Caribbean has you covered. Here are six events worth checking out, if you’re in the […]

Taking Jamaican Dancehall to the World

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Turning 30 – A Time for Reflection IT’S the end of 2013. Everyone’s busy making plans for 2014. I’m sitting in office on New Year’s Eve feeling more than a tinge of excitement. 2013 […]

At a Martinique Distillery, Celebrating Picasso, Lam and Cesaire

Above: Yeux Clairs, Wilfredo Lam, 1970 By Alexander Britell It’s not the first place you’d expect to see a Picasso exhibition — but the Habitation Clement rum distillery in Martinique is putting on a celebration of the work of Aime […]

Bernie Williams to Headline Dominican Republic Jazz Festival

Above: Bernie Williams By the Caribbean Journal staff New York Yankees legend and jazz guitarist Bernie Williams will headline the 2013 Dominican Republic Jazz Festival at the end of this month. Williams will be joined by stars such as Rufus […]

Etana to Headline Brooklyn’s Reggae Culture Salute in November

Above: Etana By the Caribbean Journal staff Reggae star Etana will headline the Reggae Culture Salute in Brooklyn in November, according to the Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music, which organizes the annual event. Etana has recently been touring to promote […]

Haiti: US Shoe Company TOMS to Open New Factory in 2014

Above: an artist designs Haiti Artist Collective shoes By the Caribbean Journal staff California-based shoe company TOMS will be opening a manufacturing facility in Haiti by the first quarter of 2014. The news was revealed by TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie […]

Jamaica’s Tessanne Chin in the Spotlight on NBC’s “The Voice”

Above: Tessanne Chin By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica native Tessanne Chin rocked the stage on Tuesday night in her debut on the NBC television show “The Voice.” The 28-year-old Chin, a native of Kingston and reggae fusion artist, sang […]

From Haiti to Trinidad and Tobago, The Light of Jacmel

Above: Jacmel By the Caribbean Journal staff A new exhibition in Trinidad presents a new way to look at the city of Jacmel, Haiti. The exhibition, “How the light enters,” draws on Trinidad-based artist Kwynn Johnson’s experience living and working […]

Kassav, Machel Montano Among Headliners at World Creole Music Festival

Above: Kassav By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominica Festivals Committee has revealed the lineup for this year’s edition of the World Creole Music Festival. Artists headlining the show include Haiti’s Nu Look and musicians like Busy Signal, the Zouk […]

The Perfect Jamaican Jerk Recipe

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Well my friends, as a Jamaican, I have to say how very proud I am of the strides we have made to put our little Island on the map and spreading to all corners of […]

Haiti Hosting Next CARIFESTA in 2015

Above: Haitian performers at this year’s CARIFESTA By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has officially been named the host country for what will be the 12th edition of the CARIFESTA regional cultural festival in 2015. Haiti’s Tourism Ministry had announced […]

At Martinique’s Airport, a Permanent Tribute to Aime Cesaire

Above: the new Espace Aime Cesaire By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s already named for him, but Martinique’s international airport now has a permanent tribute to the legendary poet, thinker and politician, Aime Cesaire. The Espace Aime Cesaire includes a […]

Haiti’s Martelly Heading to CARIFESTA

Above: CARIFESTA By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly will be attending the CARIFESTA regional arts festival in Suriname this weekend. Martelly is set to arrive Friday in Paramaribo to be on hand for the conclusion of the […]

Social Media and Caribbean Politics

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Counting Facebook “Likes” & Twitter Followers I’m preparing to participate in a workshop hosted by a commercial broadcaster in Jamaica. The focus is on social media and their roles in today’s broadcast media organizations. […]

In Haiti, a Festival of the Sea

Above: the second annual Festival of the Sea (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti hosted its second-annual “Festival of the Sea” in Cap-Haitien this weekend. The event, launched by the Ministry of Tourism’s regional office on northern […]

Six Fun Things to Do in Grenada

It’s time to discover Grenada if you haven’t already. One of the pearls of the Eastern Caribbean, this island of 110,000 people has it all: beaches, history and the charm of the unexplored. Here’s a list of six fun things […]

Five Cultural Sites to Visit in Haiti

Haiti has one of the Caribbean’s most interesting cultures and centuries of fascinating history. While its leisure tourism industry is very much in the early stages, there are a great deal of cultural and historic sites ready to receive intrepid […]

Haiti’s Art, in Cuba

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba will be holding a Haitian Cultural Week in Havana beginning next week, Cuba’s government announced. The seven-day event will focus on a “large sample of artistic work and traditions” from Haiti. According […]

In Haiti, a New Home For Dance

Above: Ayikodans’ new studio (Photos by Ben Depp) By the Caribbean Journal staff Three years after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti destroyed its studio, Ayikodans, the country’s leading dance group, has a new home. The new 40-by-20 studio in […]

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 […]

A New Sculpture For Cuba’s Ernest Hemingway Museum

Above: the Ernest Hemingway Museum in Cuba By the Caribbean Journal staff The Ernest Hemingway Museum in Cuba will soon have a new sculpture for its collection. The work, by Italian artist Renzo Orvieto, was donated by fellow Italian Franco […]

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