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Antigua and Barbuda to Receive $2.1 Million Grant From Turkey
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These Are the Best Rooms at This St Maarten Beach Resort, With Private Rooftop Pools, Jacuzzis, and Atlantic Views

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Oyster Pond opens toward the Atlantic, with St Maarten rising behind it in green hills and neighboring St Barth visible across the water on clear days. Boats trace the channel between the marina and the sea. The eastern edge of the island feels removed from the busier resort districts, yet Philipsburg, Orient Bay, and Grand […]

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Antigua Tourism Minister Concludes US, Canada Visits

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister Asot Michael concluded a series of meetings in North America this weekend. The trip included meetings with both cruise and airline partners in the United States and Canada “discussing areas of the Antigua and Barbuda tourism product that require improved attention […]

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Antigua PM, Caribbean Development Bank President Hold Talks

Above: Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Caribbean Development Bank President Dr Warren Smith (Photo: CDB) By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean Development Bank President Dr Warren Smith visited Antigua and Barbuda this week for talks with Prime Minister Gaston Browne. Smith paid an official visit to Browne on Thursday in St John’s, discussing “the […]

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New Hotel, Airport Terminal, Golf Course, Planned For Barbuda

Above: Barbuda By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s government says it has big plans for the island of Barbuda. New Governor General Dr Rodney Williams said in his Throne Speech last week that the government had high hopes for the island, with tourims a major prong of that push. First, the government said […]

Antigua PM, Caribbean Development Bank President Hold Talks

Above: St John’s Harbour in Antigua (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Can Antigua be the Caribbean’s version of Singapore? That’s the stated goal of the new government of Prime Minister Gaston Browne, whose Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party won the country’s mid-June elections. Antigua and Barbuda’s government says its objective is to turn the country […]

Antigua PM Names New Cabinet

 Above: Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne By the Caribbean Journal staff New Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has officially unveiled his new Cabinet. The announcement comes after Browne’s Antigua Labour Party swept into power in last week’s election, taking 14 of 17 seats in Parliament. Among the new members are Charles […]

New Governor-General For Antigua

 Above: Antigua’s Parliament (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda will soon have a new Governor-General. Current Governor-General Dame Louise Lake-Tack will demit office on Aug. 13, as agreed upon with the country’s new government. Lake-Tack, who served in the role since her appointment in 2007, was the country’s first female Governor […]

Antigua Heads to the Polls

 Above: Antigua’s Parliament (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda heads to the polls Thursday as the country readies to choose its next government. Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer’s United Progressive Party faces off in Thursday’s general elections against the Antigua Labour Party led by Gaston Browne, Spencer is closing out his […]

Seven Small Caribbean Islands You Should Visit This Summer

 There are small Caribbean islands and there are small Caribbean islands. The latter are the places with that extra degree of tranquility (for a region that has some of the most tranquil places in the world as it is). They are the tiny jewels of Caribbean tourism. We thought we’d suggest some of our favourites […]

Strong Start For Antigua Tourism in 2014

 Above: Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s tourism sector is off to a strong start so far in 2014, according to data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Tourist arrival numbers in January and February were up 9.4 percent compared to the same period in 2013, according to the CTO data. That was […]

Guyana President Donald Ramotar, Digicel Chairman Denis O'Brien Hold Talks

 Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar and Digicel Chairman Denis O’Brien By the Caribbean Journal staff Digicel Chairman Denis O’Brien called on Guyana President Donald Ramotar in Georgetown this week, the government sad in a statement. O’Brien was joined by the company’s CEO for Central America and the Caribbena, Regis Romerio, non-executive director Clifford Reis and […]

Antigua Completes Construction of New National Library

 Above: the new National Library in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has completed construction on the country’s new national public library. The completion of the project comes four decades after the country’s public library was damaged by an earthquake. The 20,000-square-foot project on Hails Prominard Road succeeds a temporary library which […]