Your own pool. Your own kitchen. Your own living room in the Caribbean. But also beach clubs. Golf courses. Butler service. Spas. Restaurants. Housekeeping. Concierge desks. The fastest-growing luxury category in Caribbean travel right now sits somewhere between a private villa and a full-service resort — and travelers are increasingly choosing both at the same […]
Above: St George’s Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government will deliver its budget in the next two to three weeks ahead of the April 30 deadline, according to Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell. The Prime Minister recently led a consultation last week involving Members of Parliament, financial officials and Cabinet Secretary […]
Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff The Turks and Caicos Islands will be raising its accommodations tax from 11 percent to 12 percent in July, according to a Cabinet statement from Governor Ric Todd. Todd will soon sign into effect regulations increasing the tax, which will officially take […]
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados’ Cabinet has approved the Cultural Industries Development, Culture Minister Stephen Lashley said Wednesday. In a government release, Lashley said the bill was a “forward-looking piece of legislation that will position Barbados in the forefront of regional development of the sector.” “On becoming law, it will […]
Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has reshuffled the country’s Cabinet and replaced several ministers, he announced Tuesday night. It follows a similar reshuffle by Lamothe in early August, when Haiti’s government announced six new portfolios. Lamothe added the Planning and External Cooperation Ministry during that […]
Above: Front Row: Premier, Juliana O’Connor-Connolly; Governor Duncan Taylor; Rolston Anglin; Back Row: Attorney General Hon. Samuel Bulgin, Cline Astor Glidden, Jr, Mark Scotland and Hon. Dwayne Stanley Seymour. By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the appointment of the territory’s new Premier, Cayman Islands Governor has officially sworn in its new Cabinet. Joining the Cabinet […]
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Office of the Contractor General in Jamaica said it formally referred Jamaica’s cabinet for criminal prosecution Wednesday, citing a failure to comply with statutory requisitions relating to a series of major investment projects. The OCG said it had attempted over the last eight months to […]
Above: Turks and Caicos Premier By the Caribbean Journal staff Portfolios have officially been assigned to the Turks and Caicos’ new Ministers, Governor Ric Todd announced Friday. In accordance with the advice of Premier Dr Rufus Ewing, the Governor has sworn in the new members to the following ministerial responsibilities: Premier, with responsibility for Investment […]
Above: the Turks and Caicos House of Assembly By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caicos Governor Ric Todd swore in the new slate of Cabinet Ministers in the territory at a ceremony Wednesday. While the actual ministerial portfolios have yet to be assigned, Premier Dr Rufus Ewing will lead a Cabinet including six ministers. […]
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has reshuffled the country’s cabinet, the government announced in a statement. In a move approved by Haiti President Michel Martelly, the government announced six new portfolios, highlighted by Lamothe, who added the portfolio of Planning and […]
Above: the Dominican Republic’s cabinet is sworn in (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Newly-sworn-in Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina got right to work Thursday, announcing the composition of his new cabinet. The new cabinet included some familiar faces from outgoing President Leonel Fernandez’ cabinet, led by Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, along with […]
Above: Basseterre, St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The cabinet of St Kitts and Nevis has approved three construction projects that could bring a boost of approximately $42.6 million to the country’s local economy. One of the projects is a 46-apartment student complex in St Kitts; another is a 20-cottage, 120-condominium-unit residential […]
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