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St Kitts Is Getting a New Boutique Hotel With 18 Suites, Smart Tech, and a Rooftop Bar 

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A new chapter in St. Kitts’ hospitality story is taking shape. The St. Kitts Tourism Authority has announced the groundbreaking of The Wedge Boutique Hotel, a distinctive new property designed to blur the lines between home and hotel. Scheduled to open in February 2027, the 18-suite retreat aims to deliver a residential-style hospitality experience for […]

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St Lucia Urges Canada to Reconsider After Removal of Visa Exemption

Above: St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony has called the decision by Canada to remove the visa exemption for St Lucians traveling to the country an “unfortunate blow” in a statement. Earlier this month, Canada’s Immigration Ministry announced that it had removed […]

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Canada Waives Visa Exemptions for St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines

Above: Parliament in Ottawa By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government said it was “disappointed” following the decision by Canada’s government to impose visas for visitors from the country. Now, citizens of St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Namibia, Botswana and Swaziland require visas to travel to Canada, according to Citizenship, Immigration and […]

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Haiti "Remains a Focus" for Canada

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and Canadian Minister Bernard Valcourt (Photo: Canada DFAIT) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bernard Valcourt, Canada’s associate minister of national defence and minister of state, concluded a trade mission to Haiti and the Dominican Republic Friday. The mission, which was conducted on behalf of Minister of International Trade Ed Fast, […]


Canada Waives Visa Exemptions for St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines

Above: Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis could soon be the site of a planned $400 million tank storage facility for refined and unrefined hydrocarbon products, the company announced Tuesday. The project, which could bring 150 permanent jobs to the island, is begin undertaken by Canadian Global Investment, which has reportedly […]

Canadian Forces to Establish Military Hub in Jamaica's Capital

Above: Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Jamaican National Security Minister Peter Bunting By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada and Jamaica signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday to establish a Canadian Forces hub in the capital of Kingston. The hub will include locations at the Kingston Harbour, a nearby airport and the Jamaica Defence Force […]

Guyana, Canada Deepen Ties

Above: Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (centre) in talks with Canada By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana and Canada held high-level talks Monday aimed at enhancing bilateral interests. Guyana Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett received Diane Ablonzcy, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, for discussions in Georgetown. “We have about $600 million in terms of Canadian investment […]

Op-Ed: Trinidad and Canada

By Hon. Sen. Don Meredith Op-Ed Contributor As the people of the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago reach a historic milestone, it is both a time to celebrate the successes of the past and the opportunities that lie ahead. It was in 1962 that the country affectionately known as T&T and my home island […]

Guyana's Natural Resources Sector Gets More Assistance from Canada

Above: Guyana’s Kaieteur Falls By the Caribbean Journal staff While several Canadian firms are already working in Guyana’s oil, gas and mining sectors, the country could get more assistance from Canada. Two Canadian institutions, the College of the North Atlantic and the Marine Institute of Memorial University have offered their expertise to Guyana’s oil and […]

Canada, IDB Partner to Finance Green Fund for Caribbean and Latin America

By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada and the Inter-American Development Bank are partnering on a fund aimed at financing green investment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Canada has already committed just over $253 million to create the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas, which will be managed by the IDB. […]

St Lucia Names New Diplomats

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government has announced the appointment of several new diplomats, highlighted by the Ambassador Menissa Rambally, the country’s new Permanent Representative to the United Nations. St Lucia has also named Consul General Michael Willius as the new head of the country’s Diplomatic Mission in Canada. Consul General Yasminene Walcott […]

Op-Ed: The Roots of Jamaica's Brain Drain

By Javed Jaghai Op-Ed Contributor During a speech at Hillel Academy on March 20, Jamaican Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna, admonished students to resist the urge to migrate to more developed countries. I was amused by the request because she appears to have a very limited understanding of why many young Jamaicans migrate. […]