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This St Croix Adults-Only Hotel Has a Beach, a Rooftop Terrace, and Perfect Pool Days

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The west end of St. Croix moves at a different speed, and Frederiksted has always been its anchor. The water stays calm here, the shoreline opens wide, and the town feels lived-in rather than staged. Right along that waterfront sits The Fred, an adults-only hotel built directly into the fabric of the place. It doesn’t […]

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Interjet Has Big Plans in Cancun

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By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Mexico-based Interjet Airlines is in the midst of a significant expansion push. The airline said it woulld be expanding overall service through its Mexico City hub by 40 percent and officially establish Cancun International Airport as a major hub for the airline with over 378 weekly flights. The airline is […]

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Hyatt Regency Trinidad Completes “Extensive” Renovation

By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the Caribbean’s leading business hotels has completed an “extensive,” four-phase renovation project. The Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Port of Spain has officially debuted its new look, following upgrades to the property’s guest rooms, dining venues, main lobby and spa. “We consistently work to make updates and additions to […]

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Here's How U.S. Law Applies To Any Company Doing Business In Cuba

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By some estimates, when Cuba transitions to a market-oriented economy and resolves its various disputes with the U.S., the island nation will require more than $50 billion of investment to modernize its economy. Recent improvements in U.S.-Cuba relations have opened up some avenues of economic cooperation in terms of both trade and investment, but many […]


Hyatt Regency Trinidad Completes “Extensive” Renovation

By Paul Hay CJ Contributor Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency is the 13th in the long-standing series of co-publications by the World Bank and International Financial Corporation (IFC). This annual report on the ease in doing business in 189 nations covers the period from June 2014 to June 2015. I have been […]

Dominica “Open For Business”

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Dominica is “open for business” and ready to welcome visitors to its shores, according to the country’s Minister for Tourism and Urban Renewal, Robert Tonge. This announcement came at a recent press briefing in which the Minister provided a status update on the island’s tourism industry following the destruction of […]

A New Hotel Is Coming to St Lucia

St Lucia’s room stock will get a boost this year with the debut of the new HarborClub [sic] on the Rodney Bay Marina, according to the Saint Lucia Tourist Board. The 115-room hotel will include two restaurants, lounges, a full-service spa, a gym, a pool and 4,000 square feet of meeting and conference space. The […]

What International Business Means to Barbados’ Economy

By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados needs to appreciate the value of its international business sector, according to the country’s Prime Minister. And Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is warning against undervaluing the country’s international business sector, saying that it “continues to contribute significantly to the generation of foreign exchange earnings and the growth of the […]

New Fund to Bridge Caribbean Agriculture and Climate Change

The crossroads of business and climate By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved the $5 million Climate-Smart Agriculture Fund for Latin American and the Caribbean (CSAF), which aims to incentivize private sector investment in projects that increase farmers’ incomes while also combating climate change. The initiative was created in partnership […]

Why Jamaica Needs a Long-Term View

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Recently, I said to someone that one of the challenges Jamaica has as a country is that we are too focused on immediate gratification, and not on the long-term effects of our actions. As a consequence, we react to what people, or the media say, and throw out our long-term, well-thought-out […]

Grenada Launching Business Grants for Innovators, Entrepreneurs

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By Gerard Best CJ Contributor Innovators and entrepreneurs in Grenada will soon benefit from a suite of new grant funding opportunities. The Grenada Ministry of Communications, Works, Physical Development, Public Utilities, ICT and Community Development will launch the business grants and outline the application process at an event called CARCIP Awareness […]

The Best Business Hotels in Trinidad

When US Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Caribbean, they both went to Trinidad. That’s because over the years the country has become the de facto business capital of the region, led by its booming energy sector. And it’s also led to the development to one of the Caribbean’s best […]