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Caribbean Home: Your Own Private Island Off San Salvador

Above: High Cay By the Caribbean Journal staff You might call it Columbus’ private island. The cliffs of High Cay, near the Bahamian island of San Salvador, were quite possibly the first thing Columbus saw when he reached the New […]

Caribbean Photo of the Week: High Above Ocho Rios, Jamaica

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Rose-marie Barrant, who sent in this beautiful shot from the Sky Explorer at Mystic Mountain in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Did you take a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com […]

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The US Wants to Open Customs Preclearance at This Caribbean Airport

Above: Punta Cana Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States intends to enter talks to expand air preclearance operations to Punta Cana Airport in the Dominican Republic, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced Friday. The airport is […]

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Caribbean Home: A Country Villa in the Hills of Nevis

By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Caribbean Home heads to the island of Nevis to the “3.5 Seasons” property. The villa, located 600 feet above sea level in the island’s Hamilton Estate section, has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a swimming pool, […]


Could the "Singapore Experience" Have Happened in Trinidad?

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By Paul Hay CJ Contributor Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, died on 23 March 2015; and on 29 March 2015, the Straits Times published an article titled “The Singapore That Lee Kuan […]


Digital Literacy for Caribbean Youth

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Traditional Literacy as Foundation All of us who achieve any level of digital literacy will know straight off that we could not effectively use our cell phones, tablets, lap tops, or desk tops or […]

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US Removes Cuba From State Sponsors of Terrorism List

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States has removed Cuba from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list, the State Department announced Friday. The move is a potentially game-changing policy shift. “The rescission of Cuba’s designation as a […]


The Best Way to See the British Virgin Islands

Above: a Moorings 48-foot catamaran called “Friend Ship” By Alexander Britell IT’S TWO O’CLOCK on Prickly Pear. Lal has just made us some ti’ punches with the last bit of Rhum St James left on the island. It’s not a bottle that will […]


Miami Readies for Taste of the Caribbean Food Festival

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Mark your calendars, South Florida-based Caribbean cuisine lovers, because Taste of the Caribbean is coming to town. Presented by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Taste of the Caribbean is an annual event […]

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Grand Hyatt Set to Open in Playa del Carmen

Above: a rendering of the property By the Caribbean Journal staff A new hotel in the Caribbean will soon have the Grand Hyatt name. The Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen is slated to open on the Riviera Maya on June […]


Tobago Chief Secretary Warns “We Are Losing Our Beaches”

Above; Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Is Tobago losing its beaches? That’s the warning from Orville London, chief secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly, who was speaking at a recent address in Tobago on change adaptation. […]


Bill Clinton Is Making a New Green Push in the Caribbean Region

Above: former US President Bill Clinton By the Caribbean Journal staff The Clinton Foundation’s Clinton Climate Initiative and the Rocky Mountain Institute have announced an official partnership aimed at promoting green energy in the Caribbean region. The partnership will combine […]


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