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Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government is exploring the possibility of establishing an ICT partnership with Trinidad and Tobago. Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell and Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and works Alvin DaBreo held recent talks with iGovTT, a state-owned ICT agency in Trinidad. The talks centered […]

Above: Belize First Lady Kim Barrow By Alexander Britell After winning her battle with breast cancer, Belize First Lady Kim Barrow is on a mission to improve the welfare of women and young people in her country. Barrow, the wife of Prime Minister Dean Barrow, is the country’s Special Envoy for Women and Children, and […]

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor THE CURRENT political climate in Haiti is rapidly becoming very worrisome, and it does not bode well for the immediate future of the nation. It is as if we are witnessing a version of the “Monty Hall Problem” playing out in Haiti. The three branches of the government represent the […]

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 for the first time at bucolic Hope Botanical Gardens, the one-day celebration of the spoken […]

What does villa mean? In its basic sense, it means a place to live. And on vacation, it means something more than just a hotel room — your home away from home. That means a villa can be a very large, multi-unit room, or a traditional standalone cottage or house. Of course, sometimes we want […]

Above: Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin signs the agreement (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s one of Caribbean tourism’s biggest challenges — promoting the importance of the industry internally. As Haiti looks to develop its own nascent tourism sector, highlighting what it sees as the value of tourism to Haiti’s development will […]

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT has added a security charge of $1.25 per one way trip in response to what it called “rising security demands and spiraling security costs.” The fee will apply to all passengers, including children and infants, the company said in a statement. “Over the past several […]

By Jim Yong Kim Op-Ed Contributor LATIN AMERICA has had a good decade. Over the last 10 years, economic growth averaged 4.2 percent, and 70 million people escaped poverty. Macroeconomic stability, open trade policies and pro-business investment climates have supported and will continue to support strong growth in the years to come. Crucially, economic gains […]

Above: Belize PM Dean Barrow By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow arrived in London Sunday for an official visit to the United Kingdom. Barrow was met in London by a representative of Secretary of State William Hague and the High Commissioner for Belize to the UK. The trip will include an […]

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad will be investing $130 million in funding from China on the construction of seven business parks, Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced. The projects, which will cover 592.1 acres of land, are part of a wider $3 billion China’s government is offering to […]

Above: Derrick Hall and Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of executives from Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks met Tuesday with Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina in Santo Domingo. The group, led by Diamondbacks President Derrick Hall, expressed its intention to continue its support for development initiatives in the country, led by […]

By Celso Gonzalez-Falla Op-Ed Contributor OVER THE YEARS I have read many books about today’s Cuba and the Cuba before Fidel Castro.  Some lacked accuracy, invented events, or seemed to give a distorted picture. In 1960, I was in the underground against the Castro regime. To avoid, arrest I sought political asylum in April of […]

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 realized throughout the townships and parishes of the Caribbean. No longer does managing a tourism […]

It’s summertime! The weather’s heating up, work is slowing down, and it’s time for a vacation — to the Caribbean, of course. One of the best kept secrets in the Caribbean is that summer trade winds and island breezes can make for some very cool conditions by day and night.  If you are by the […]

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank’s executive board has approved a pair of grants for Haiti totaling $90 million. The first is a $70 million grant from the International Development Association that will cover maternal and basic child health services. The bank said it could benefit “about 1.8 million […]

By Alexander Britell After years of neglect, Haiti’s tourism sector is picking up steam again — with new flights from companies like JetBlue and the addition of tour packages for the first time from outlets like Canada’s Transat. While the industry continues to grow, a number of companies have already been on the ground for […]

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has appointed attorney Sophia Frazer-Binns to fill the seat of former Senate President Stanley Redwood, who resigned last week. Frazer-Binns’ appointment brings the number of female senators to six, the most in Jamaica’s history. “What we are witnessing today is history in the making and we intend to make […]

Above: the Condado Palm Inn & Suites (Photo: Best Western) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Condado Palm Inn & Suites has opened its doors in San Juan’s Condado district. The 151-room hotel is the first “Best Western Plus” to open in Puerto Rico and the second Best Western to open this year in the […]

By José Gabilondo Op-Ed Contributor What “Cuban embargo” brings to mind is the economic blockade of the United States on the island.  It means something else too — an embargo directed at Cuban-Americans raised in diaspora — in this case, an emotional one that can cabin in identity. These psychic constraints stifle contact with the […]

Above: Former Senator Stanley Redwood By the Caribbean Journal staff Reverend Stanley Redwood has resigned as President of Jamaica’s Senate and is planning to move with his family to Canada, he announced this weekend. Redwood had served in the post since his appointment in January 2012, following the victory of the People’s National Party government […]

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon JetSetSarah LEGEND HAS IT that if you bathe in the waters of Tobago’s Nylon Pool you’ll emerge looking 10 years younger. I’m skeptical about the fountain-of-youth claims but I’ve come to see for myself, as have scores of other visitors aboard Sugar Lips, Miss Ayana and First Tri, tour boats that have […]

By Guerda Nicolas CJ Contributor FOLLOWING THE AFTERMATH of the 2010 earthquake, some of the news headlines read “Haitians Resilient Despite Disasters” or “Haitians Resilient Amid Destruction.” Haiti has experienced a longstanding history of significant issues with environmental calamites, poverty, political discord, and violence. Thus, it is plausible to assume that experiences of trauma occur […]

Above: the Haitian Heritage Museum By Alexander Britell MIAMI — A new exhibition at the Design District-based Haitian Heritage Museum takes a look at the history of Haiti’s road to freedom. Chimen Libete, (“The Road to Freedom”), is a collaboration between the Design District-based Haitian Heritage Museum and the Museum of the Haitian National Pantheon […]

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 COO Sheryl Sandberg’s very insightful book, Lean In, was used to anchor the discussions. It […]

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By Alexander Britell Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe recently concluded a weeklong trip to the United States that featured meetings with officials from the World Bank, the IDB, the UN, donor countries (including Canada) and visits to northeastern universities like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In a wide-ranging interview, […]

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor JAMAICA IS REALLY an amazing place. Over the last week, while we have all recognized the need to get economic and social development going, and in a week when we are expecting the Finance Minister to tell us how he will finance the fiscal expenditure, we have been bombarded with […]