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Antigua and Barbuda Yachting Industry Set for Big Year
It’s already a major Caribbean yachting powerhouse, but Antigua and Barbuda is projecting a significant year ahead. Franklyn Brathwaite, president of the Antigua and Barbuda Yachting and Marine Association, says “all indications are that business is strong and that the […]
Antigua and Barbuda Yachting Industry “Open for Business”
The Antigua and Barbuda yachting industry is open for business, the destination’s leading marine association said this week. The Antigua and Barbuda Marine Association is urging yachters that, despite the recent cancellation of Antigua Sailing Week, the yachting industry continues […]
A Hilton Hotel Is Coming to Guyana
Fresh off the announcement of a planned second Marriott hotel in Guyana, another new projet has broken ground, this time under the Hilton umbrella. Guyana’s first Hilton hotel will be located southeast of the country’s Ogle International Airport. The project’s […]
Tobago Eyes Creativity to Compete in Caribbean Cruise Industry
Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago is looking to step up its competitiveness in the cruise ship market, according to Oscar Brathwaite, administrator of the island’s division of tourism and transportation. While the island’s location to […]
Eric Holder, Outgoing US Attorney General, to Visit Barbados
Above: Eric Holder By the Caribbean Journal staff Outgoing United States Attorney General Eric Holder will be visiting Barbados this week, the country’s government announced. Holder is a son of Barbados; his father was born on the island and his […]
New Attorney General in Turks and Caicos
Above: the Turks and Caicos Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Rhondalee Brathwaite-Knowles has been appointed the new Attorney General of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The move was announced on Monday by Turks and Caicos Governor Peter Beckingham. She […]
Barbados PM Eyes “Speedy Conclusion” To Air Services Agreement With China
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says he wants a “speedy conclusion” of an air services agreement with China. The Prime Minister addressed the issue following a meeting with Barbados’ newly-named Ambassador […]
Grenada Names Board of Directors For New Tourism Authority
Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff The Board of Directors has been officially announced for the newly-formed Grenada Tourism Authority, the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture announced this week. The new members were officially named in the […]
Turks and Caicos Attorney General Huw Shepheard Resigns
Above: the TCI House of Assembly By Alexander Britell Turks and Caicos Islands Attorney General Huw Shepheard has tendered his resignation, according to a statement from the office of TCI Governor Peter Beckingham. Shepheard’s resignation will become effective on Friday, […]
Caribbean Court of Justice Rules For Shanique Myrie in Suit Against Barbados
Above: the Caribbean Court of Justice By the Caribbean Journal staff In a landmark decision, the Caribbean Court of Justice has ruled in favour of Jamaican national Shanique Myrie in her lawsuit against the government of Barbados. Myrie had brought […]
Barbados Signs Agreement on Drug Treatment Court Project
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has signed an agreement with the Organization of American States to implement a pilot Drug Treatment Court project. The initiative seeks to promote judicially-supervised treatment alternatives to incarceration for drug […]
Barbados Announces New Cabinet
Above: Parliament in Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has announced his new Cabinet, following his Democratic Labour Party’s 16-14 election victory last week. The Cabinet includes 16 Ministers, excluding Stuart, with some […]
Rihanna Donates $1.75 Million to Barbados’ Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Above: Rihanna Barbados-born singer Rihanna has donated $1.75 million to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados, E! News reported. The singer’s donation aims to commemorate her grandmother Clara “Dolly” Brathwaite, who passed away in June. “This was my way of […]
Barbados Attorney General, Chinese Delegation Hold Talks
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Attorney General and Home Affairs Minister Adriel Brathwaite held talks Monday with a delegation from China at the Webster’s Business Park. The visiting Chinese group was led by Li Fei […]
Jamaica’s Hansle Parchment Takes Bronze Medal in 110M Hurdles
Above: the 110M hurdles final (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is continuing its medal haul on the track in London, with Hansle Parchment the latest to bring one home. Parchment won the bronze medal in the […]
Barbados and OAS Sign Agreement to Set Up Public Security Observatory
Above: downtown Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados and the Organization of American States have signed an agreement on a project aimed at improving information on crime and violence. The plan will provide computer equipment and software […]
British Virgin Islands Looks to Crafts Market to Strengthen Tourism Sector
By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands is looking to its crafts sector as part of a plan to enhance the territory’s tourism product. The Crafts Alive Market, a joint initiative by the office of Premier Dr Orlando […]
Barbados to Host First Sitting of Caribbean Court of Justice Outside of Trinidad
Above: the CCJ’s headquarters in Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Court of Justice will meet in Barbados beginning April 16, the first time the court will be sitting outside of its base in Port of […]
Barbados Needs “Serious Rethink” of Country’s Agricultural Model
Above: crops in Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados needs a “serious rethink” of its agricultural model, according to National Agricultural Commission Chairman Dr Chelston Brathwaite. “This colonial agricultural model favours a small mercantile minority of the society but […]
Barbados Mulls Agriculture Overhaul
By the Caribbean Journal staff An overhaul to Barbados’ agriculture sector is long overdue, according to prominent agriculturalist Dr Chelston Brathwaite. Brathwaite said Barbados is still operating a model inherited from the pre-independence period. “That model has run its course,” […]
Barbados Gets Boost in Narcotics Fight
Above: Barbados Attorney General and Home Minister Adriel Brathwaite (FP) Barbados and the United States will soon be signing a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the execution of the Secure Seas Programme, which falls under the umbrella of the Caribbean Basin […]
Pondering Caribbean Agriculture’s Future
Above: Bahamian IICA representative Dr Markis Alvarez visits the Bahamas last month (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston) Given the growth prospects of agriculture and an abundance of plant-friendly weather, why doesn’t the Caribbean as a region invest more in the industry? That […]
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