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The Caribbean is beautiful, but it’s not always budget-friendly. But, especially during the summer season, there are some true hotel bargains in the region, if you know where to look. Of course, we’ve done the work for you — putting together our list of the top 10 affordable Caribbean hotels for 2013. From small bed […]

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Are government air taxes stifling regional air carrier LIAT? That may be the case, according to Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell. Mitchell said that Grenada was prepared to be a partner in LIAT, but only if it can show itself to be “serious and cost […]

Above: a map of the quake By the Caribbean Journal staff The northeastern Caribbean was shaken on Monday by its second earthquake since Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre was 60 kilometres northeast of Stoney Ground, Anguilla, occurring at 7:33 PM local time. That is about 158 kilometres north of […]

Above: the PetroCaribe Summit (Photo: GV) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly left the country Friday to attend the PetroCaribe Summit in Venezuela, one of a number of Caribbean leaders attending this weekend’s event. Martelly and a Haitian delegation arrived on Friday, while Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin and […]

Above: the OECS Regional Assembly in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Assembly will hold its first official sitting on Tuesday. The regional assembly, consists of a group of appointed government and opposition Parliamentarians from each OECS member state. It was inaugurated in Antigua in the summer of 2012, […]

Updated: 6:44 PM Above: former Venezuela President Hugo Chavez (UN Photo/Marco Castro) By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, the country’s government said. Chavez, who had received much of his treatment in Cuba, had been said to be in “delicate condition” according to recent reports […]

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell PORT-AU-PRINCE — At the end of last month, former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson told a meeting of the Rotary Club in Georgetown, Guyana that CARICOM was on life support. The Caribbean must take action, he said, to prevent a “coma” for the integration movement. Patterson is not […]

By Paul Hay Op-Ed Contributor According to the Energy Policy and Sector Analysis in the Caribbean (2010 – 2011), the “Caribbean islands have the potential to lead the world to a new energy future.” Research on this paper was the cumulative effort of the Department of Sustainable Development, in the Organization of American States (OAS), […]

Above: a British Airways flight By Alexander Britell Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President Richard Doumeng and Caribbean Tourism Organization Chairman Beverly NIcholson-Doty are calling for an end to the British Air Passenger Duty following the release of a study finding that its abolition would significantly improve the UK’s economy. The study by PricewaterhouseCoopers found […]

Above: Tobago By the Caribbean Journal staff The People’s National Movement won a landslide victory in elections for Tobago’s House of Assembly this week, with Orville London leading a sweep of all 12 seats in the legislative body. London has been the Chief Secretary of Tobago’s House of Assembly for 12 years. Antigua Prime Minister […]

Above: Yachts in Bridgetown harbour (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has invested almost $2 million to upgrade infrastructure at the inner basin of Bridgetown’s Careenage as part of a bid to develop yachting as a niche market in the country’s tourism sector. Over the last two years, Barbados Port, Inc has done […]

Above: Barbados PM Freundel Stuart (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados will continue to support the operations of regional air carrier LIAT, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart said this week. The PM was speaking following a meeting at the Hilton Barbados of LIAT’s major stakeholders: St Vincent and the Grenadines, represented by Prime Minister […]

Above: a LIAT plane in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Tourism Organization will be leading a mission in 2013 to meet with top ministerial officials and technical personnel in the region to find ways to improve intra-regional air links in the Caribbean, the CTO announced in a statement. The mission is one […]

By the Caribbean Journal staff Net foreign direct investment in St Lucia has risen by 81.6 this year percent compared to 2011, the largest increase in the Caribbean this year, according to estimates from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Net foreign direct investment is defined as direct investment in […]

Above: a LIAT flight in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff The shareholder governments of regional air carrier LIAT have made the first down payment on six new 50-seat planes, according to St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves. The planes are being purchased as part of the company’s Fleet Renewal programme. […]

Above: Earl Freeman, a volunteer fireman on Nevis (right) participates in a search-and-rescue simulation exercise in Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of three Nevisians recently concluded a five-day emergency response training programme in Montserrat. The three, which included firefighter Earl Freeman, Fire Sub Officer Catherine Joseph and Project Officer at the Nevis […]

Above: the St James’s Club, Morgan Bay, St Lucia By Alexander Britell Elite Island Resorts has completed its renovation and rebranding of the new St James’s Club, Morgan Bay in St Lucia. The property, which was formerly known as the Morgan Bay Beach Resort, has relaunched with a new name following a brief closure and […]

Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has announced the appointment of Ross Tysoe as the country’s next High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago. Carr will have non-resident accreditation to Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St […]

Above: Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz in action against Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz remain the top-ranked Caribbean side, according to the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola world rankings. The Boyz are now ranked 50th in the world, ahead of Bolivia and the Central African Republic and just behind Slovenia. The ranking represented a two-slot improvement […]

Above: Puerto Rico By the Caribbean Journal staff For the second year in a row, St Lucia is the top-ranked CARICOM country for ease of doing business, according to the Doing Business 2013 Report from the World Bank. St Lucia was ranked 53rd worldwide on the list, although that represented a drop from its ranking […]

Above: Junior Ministers at the Tourism Youth Congress in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — Should Jamaica build a museum to honour sporting heroes like Usain Bolt? Or should Dominica hold an annual “Nature Island Games” to draw visitors to its forested hills? These were some of the ideas put forth […]

Above: Brian Lara in Antigua in 2004 By the Caribbean Journal staff Former West Indies star Brian Lara will be inducted into the International Cricket Council’s ICC Cricket Hall of Fame Saturday. Lara will be the 67th male member of the Hall of Fame. He scored 34 Test centuries and 48 half-centuries, representing the West […]

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Food has been a part of my life since I can remember, and New York City has contributed an amazing amount to my learning process, my experiences and my knowledge of it. It has intensified my cravings for “good” food, (which may explain my new-found girth) and is home to […]

Above: Kirani James in London (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s Kirani James has catapulted to international attention with his gold medal in the men’s 400-metre race in London, but he is finding more and more support within the Caribbean, too. Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas said he welcomes calls by Caribbean […]

Above: Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz By the Caribbean Journal staff After marked improvement by Haiti last month in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Football Rankings, Jamaica has surged to regain the lead among Caribbean sides. The rankings, released Wednesday, place Jamaica at 66th in the world, just ahead of South Africa. Haiti, which had been ranked 62nd in […]

Above: Roach and Chanderpaul not out (Photo: Digicelcricket.com/Brooks LaTouche) By the Caribbean Journal staff Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Kemar Roach helped the West Indies formalize a five-wicket victory in the second Digicel Test in Antigua Sunday. Chanderpaul was not out on 43 and Roach made 41, as the Windies completed their chase of 206 for victory […]