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Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has sworn in Sir Edmund Wickham as the twin-island federation’s new Governor General. The Governor General succeed Sir Cuthbert Montraville Sebastian, announced his retirement at the end of December after 17 years. “Sir Edmund, a trained economist, has used his extraordinary […]

Above: Bimini Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bimini Bay Resort in the Bahamas has tapped Miami-based KW Property Management and Consulting to manage its residential component. The resort, which will soon be adding a casino run by Malaysian gaming giant Genting, contains 384 private residences. “They had a fantastic portfolio of local South […]

Above: the Royal Oasis in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund officially ceased formal operations Monday, a move the organization announced in early December. The fund was launched by former United States Presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010. It sought to support […]

Above: a rendering of the project By the Caribbean Journal staff Project Phoenix has officially unveiled the designs for its planned football stadium in Haiti. The 12,000-seat, $5 million stadium in Port-au-Prince’s Cite Soleil neighbourhood is the brainchild of Delos’ Morad Fareed and Boby Duval of L’Athletique D’Haiti. The project was first announced at the […]

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Governor General Sir Cuthbert Montraville Sebastian will be retiring effective Jan. 1, Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas announced Tuesday. Montraville has served as Governor General for 17 years. “On behalf of the government and people of our federation, I extend this […]

Above: the Hyatt Regency Curacao property By the Caribbean Journal staff Hotel investment group Santa Barbara Hospitality says it has removed Hyatt as the manager of its Curacao resort property, renaming it as the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort. The company said it had terminated its management agreement with Hyatt and Hyatt Curacao, installing […]

Above: workers load supplies for distribution to cholera victims (FP/UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new United Nations initiative aims to eliminate cholera in Haiti and in the neighbouring Dominican Republic, the world body announced Tuesday. The plan, which was unveiled at the UN’s New York headquarters, will support the existing Initiative […]

Above: Turtle Beach in Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff Elegant Hotels Group in Barbados has named Australian national Mark Campbell its new Chief Executive Officer, the company announced. Campbell has more than 20 years in the hospitality and travel sector, including 12 years at P&O Australian resorts, where he served as managing director of […]

Above: the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach in the Dominican Republic’s La Romana By the Caribbean Journal staff Wyndham Hotel Group has named Luis Mirabelli as its new vice president for development for Latin America, the company announced Thursday. In the new role, Mirabelli, who joins Wyndham from RCI Latin America, will be responsible for leading […]

Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff Anthony Arthur Roberts has been named the new director of the Turks and Caicos Financial Services Commission. Roberts, who has 40 years of experience in the insurance industry, has previously served as a consultant for one of Belgium’s largest insurance companies, Assurances Generales. The move marks the first […]

Above: Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has made “significant progress” on restructuring the country’s public debt, according to the International Monetary Fund, which recently completed its fourth review of the country’s economic performance under a programme supported by a 36-month Stand-by arrangement. The completion allows the immediate disbursement […]

Above: a rendering of the Wyndham Garden San José Escazú By the Caribbean Journal staff Wyndham has opened its first hotel in Costa Rica, with the 111-room Wyndham Garden San José Escazú debuting in San Juan. The hotel is owned by Rocca Portafolio Comercial and operated by Desarrollos Hoteleros. The latter has also been increasing […]

Above: Restaurant Le Gaiac By the Caribbean Journal staff The Hotel Le Toiny in St Barth has unveiled a new look at its Restaurant Le Gaiac, following million-dollar renovation. The refurbishment, which began in May, was the first for Restaurant Le Gaiac since its opening in 1992. It involved updates to all interior and exterior […]

Above: Turks and Caicos By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands government has announced that Digicel TCI will be performing a $1.76 million upgrade of its IT systems. The government said the upgrade would save around $62,000 per month, or $3.7 million over the five-year term of the contract, over its current […]

Above: Dick Doumeng By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean is mourning the loss of Dick Doumeng, the owner of the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort on St Thomas, who passed away earlier this week. Doumeng, who was 78, passed away from natural causes due to pulmonary fibrosis. He became the owner of the Bolongo Bay […]

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s government is pushing to improve the hotel stock on the island, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. Skerrit was speaking to a group of overseas nationals this week. Construction is already underway on the Cabrits hotel, a 65-room project that is being funded by the […]

Above: downtown St John’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s economy is expected to recover “gradually” this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, which recently completed its seventh review of the country’s economic performance under a programme supported by a 36-month Stand-By Arrangement. The completion allows the immediate disbursement of […]

By Richard Doumeng CJ Contributor Now is the time for the Caribbean to come together and reclaim its throne as the number one warm-weather destination in the world. The possibilities to brand and promote the “Caribbean” are endless, the CHTA and CTO are the closest they have been in our history and there’s a solid […]

Above: Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff A joint fund from the Development Bank of Jamaica and PetroCaribe is offering a loan facility for small businesses in Jamaica to green their energy operations, and Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell is urging them to do so. The fund allows small and medium-sized enterprises to access loans […]

Above: Turtle Cove (Photo: GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos has signed a memorandum with developer Circle Holdings, Ltd on a planned $70 million hotel, casino and marina project, the government announced Sunday. The project will be a low-density, high-end hotel, with a residential component, a marina and a retail and […]

Above: Georgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of the Cayman Islands and the territory’s private sector are working to prepare for the implementation of the United States’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Cayman currently has a task force evaluating the suitability of a government-to-government reporting arrangement with the United States, and […]

Above: the Roi Henri Christophe Centre for Higher Education (OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has officially opened the Roi Henri Christophe Centre for Higher Education in Limonade, a project funded by the government of the Dominican Republic at a cost of approximately $30 million. Haiti President Michel Martelly helped mark the occasion, […]

By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development began a series of consultations this week aimed at developing a small business policy in the country. The first meeting was held in San Fernando, and came nearly 10 years after the last such policy consultation in 2002, […]

Above: the “Happy Ours” home on Harbour Island in the Bahamas (Listing: Coldwell Banker) While the Caribbean real estate market was impacted by the recession, it is beginning to show signs of growth. And at the centre of the regional market is Coldwell Banker Island Affiliates, the Caribbean master franchiser for global brokerage Coldwell Banker, […]

Above: Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño at the launch (Photo: OG Puerto Rico) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño has launched a new programme to provide funding to female entrepreneurs in the territory. The plan provides up to $15,000 in funding to expand small businesses, with an expedited loan application process. […]

Above: The office of Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (centre) has launched a programme aimed at strengthening management of government assets By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s Office of Human Resources Management launched a training seminar this week aimed at improving the management of state assets by public officials. The office, which is an organ […]