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Above: The Seven Fathoms distillery in Georgetown (All photos by Rum Journal) A NUMBER OF RUMS have a unique raison d’être: high altitude, volcanic soil, aging done in more than one country. But a rum from the Cayman Islands has a very unusual one — it’s the world’s first spirit aged underwater. The rum, Seven […]

Above: Tourism Minister Richard Sealy (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Caribbean tourism sector is in a period of change, as the region seeks to emerge from the global downturn. As Caribbean nations like Barbados look to move beyond the traditional “sun, sand and sea” attraction, they are increasingly moving to diversify their tourism product […]

Above: Kirani James at the Annadale Waterfall (Photo: Joshua Yetman) By the Caribbean Journal staff Kirani James put Grenada on the global stage with his historic, gold-medal-winning performance at the London Olympics. Now, as part of a bid to boost tourism to the tri-island state, James is offering his take on the go-to spots in […]

Above: Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have kept their Caribbean lead over Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica remains the top-ranked side among Caribbean football teams, according to the FIFA/Coca-Cola world rankings released Wednesday. Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz rose six spots, and is now ranked 60th in the world. Haiti is the Caribbean’s second-ranked team, after rising […]

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: a banana plant (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is continuing its efforts to prevent the spread of the Black Sigatoka disease, which targets banana plants. The fungal disease, which was confirmed to have reached the island last month, causes dark leaf spots that turn banana leaves yellow and brown. Extension officers […]

Above: downtown Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has been deploying police resources to the “front lines” to assist in the fight against crime, highlighted by a strategy of “immersing” police officers in communities. The strategy, which intends to put officers closer to the people they are sworn to protect (and […]

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Above: Haiti in a match against Dartmouth College earlier this year (Photo: Tom McNeill) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s footballers are now the highest-ranked side in the Caribbean. Haiti has jumped nine spots, overtaking Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz, according to the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking released today. Haiti is now ranked 62nd in the world, just ahead […]

Above: Dr Hubert Minnis, Bahamian Health Minister and Parliamentary candidate for Killarney (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell NASSAU — The Bahamas’ election, which already began with the country’s Advance Poll on Tuesday, is set for May 7, when nationals will choose between the ruling Free National Movement, the Opposition Progressive Liberal Party and the upstart […]

Above: downtown Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Seeking to step up the fight against crime, Bahamian officials signed a $4.6 million contract Wednesday to install a “comprehensive” Closed Circuit Television network. The agreement means 243 cameras will be deployed in New Providence in key locations and crime “hot spots” as part of […]

Above: the briefing at the Spanish Court hotel (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of 190 young footballers in Jamaica will play for the chance to train with Valencia Football Club in Spain this month, as part of the Next Generation Valencia Football Camp, which began today. The programme, which takes place […]

Above: Villa Rosa (Photo: Kendi Zidor) SEVERELY DAMAGED DURING HAITI’S 2010 EARTHQUAKE, the metropolitan area known as Villa Rosa is a striking example of what has gone wrong with reconstruction. The absence of a government presence is as noticeable as the crumbled remains of the homes that once dotted the hillside. The result is that reconstruction […]

Above: Bermuda (Photo: BT) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bermuda’s economy contracted by an estimated rate of between 1.5 and 2.5 percent in 2011, following a 1.9 percent decline in 2010, according to the National Economic Report of Bermuda 2011 released Friday. “With the global economic outlook deteriorating and financial markets experiencing regular bouts of […]

Above: a teacher receives a laptop (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Antigua, in collaboration with telecom LIME, has rolled out the third phase of its teacher laptop initiative, giving 500 teachers in the country a new high-speed laptop. Antigua is not the only Caribbean country to distribute laptops in this […]

Above: Cayes-Jacmel (Photo: HTO) By Maura R. O’Connor CJ Contributor When Dominican business entrepreneur Frank Ranieri wanted to get involved in tourism in the 1970s, he crossed the border into Haiti to see how it was done. “[Haiti’s tourism] was bigger than in the Dominican Republic,” Ranieri says. Today, the tourism empire he built in […]

Jamaican’s Kent Gammon, formerly a caretaker candidate for the St Andrew South-East seat, is an attorney, lecturer at UWI and author, most recently of Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Backward — the Jamaican Story: 1972-2007. Gammon, who now has his own chambers, Kent Gammon & Company and was previously a senior associate at DunnCox, was […]

By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the first mission of St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas’ new Delta Squad crime-fighting task force, he praised the cooperation between the country’s defence and police forces. Douglas was speaking at a ceremony at which the federation received another tool in its battle against crime, with the […]

While Haiti has struggled to recover from the January 2010 earthquake, the tourist-centered city of Jacmel is becoming one of the country’s bright spots. “Jacmel in my view reflects the progress that has been made outside Port-au-Prince,” said Luca Dall’Oglio, head of the International Organization for Migration. One Miami nightclub promoter, Michael Capponi, has made […]

Above: Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy addressing apress conference Saturday. Others, from left: Chief of Defence Staff Brigader Kenrick Maharaj; Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and Commissioner of Police Dr Dwayne Gibbs (Photo: GISL Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said last night that any changes to the country’s […]

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (FP) Trinidad’s State of Emergency continued today, with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announcing that 147 more people had been arrested, 75 of whom were involved with gang activity and eight of whom were related to homicides. A total of 462 people have been arrested since Trinidad declared what it called […]

Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has declared a limited state of emergency along with a series of curfews after the country suffered 11 murders in one day. The measure, which took effect at midnight, was announced by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar from her private residence in Phillipines. […]