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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 […]
Air Canada Launches First Ever Toronto-Martinique Flights
Air Canada just launched its first-ever flights between Toronto and Martinique, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new service is the “a long-term effort” by Martinique Tourism Commissioner Benedicte di Geronimo. “This connection between The Isle of Flowers and the Canadian […]
Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler on What’s Fueling Belize’s Hotel Boom
By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe […]
24 Movies That Will Take You to the Caribbean Right Now
When Hollywood goes looking for a location that oozes tropical romance, it often turns to the Caribbean, which has been starring in both independent and big-budget films since the 1930s. Conversely, a handful of films produced in the Caribbean have […]
Chef Nigel Spence: How to Make Plantain Pancakes
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor As the temperatures here in New York City seem finally to be heading in the upward direction, I feel compelled to render a huge welcome to a distinctly rare sight for the early 2018 era…”Grass! […]
CHTA President: Caribbean Tourism Needs Stronger Partnerships
The Caribbean tourism industry needs stronger partnerships to realize its enormous potential, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President Karolin Troubetzkoy told attendees this week at the CHTA’s Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference in the Bahamas. Troubetzkoy, hotelier of St. Lucia’s Jade […]
The Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Hotel Company
By Guy Britton No Caribbean hotel company is growing faster right now than this one: AMResorts. The Apple Leisure Group subsidiary signed 17 new resort management contracts in 2015, easily the most of any company in the region. And now […]
“There Is a Future for the Caribbean as a Financial Services Hub”
Above: the Westin Dawn Beach St Maarten, home of this year’s STEP conference By Joshua Martinez CJ Contributor ST MAARTEN — The annual Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ (STEP) Annual Caribbean Conference brings together companies, attorneys, and individuals in […]
Canada Sending New Deployment to UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti
Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff A deployment of Canadian Armed Forces will be joining the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti, Canada’s government announced Wednesday. A 34-member CAF platoon from Quebec will […]
Stephen Harper: Canada “Committed” to Deepening Ties With Caribbean
Above, from left: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Canada’s PM, Stephen Harper (Photo: OPM Canada) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada is “committed” to deepening its ties with Jamaica and the Caribbean region at large, Prime Minister Stephen […]
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. […]
Op-Ed: The Value of Jamaica’s Dollar
By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor It is now being touted that, with Jamaica’s expenditure exceeding its income, constant depreciation of the Jamaican Dollar is imminent. It has been said that this is no different to what has occurred in the […]
The Caribbean Year in Review
For the Caribbean, it was the Year of the Vote. By year’s end, five countries, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia and Haiti and the British Virgin Islands, will have chosen new leadership, with Jamaicans headed to the polls on Thursday. It […]
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