News New GM at Antigua’s Sugar Ridge
Above: Sugar Ridge in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff The Sugar Ridge resort in Antigua has named a new general manager, the resort announced. Terrence Andrew Linton is the property’s new GM, coming to the property from the Lighthouse […]
Guyana Receives $7.5 Million Loan to Improve Sugar Sector
Above: Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Guyana is receiving a $7.5 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank to improve the country’s sugar sector. The purpose of the loan is more specifically to enhance the capacity […]
The Caribbean's 25 Most Interesting People For 2014
WHO WERE the Caribbean’s newsmakers this year? Who were the people within the Caribbean doing interesting things, or the people from the Caribbean doing great work around the world? Who were the people in the Caribbean conversation? Our Most Interesting […]
News Trinidad Receives $40 Million CDB Loan for Energy Policy Changes
Above: Clint Ramcharan, Director for Trinidad and Tobago (left) with CDB President, Dr Warren Smith By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has received a $40 million policy-based loan from the Caribbean Development Bank to help reinforce “policy changes” […]
St Maarten’s Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort Reopens After Repairs
Above: the Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort in St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten’s Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort and Spa has reopened after sustaining damage from October’s Hurricane Gonzalo. The 257-room adults-only, all-inclusive resort had suffered […]
Strong 2014 For St Maarten Tourism
Above: St Maarten (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten’s tourism sector has had a very strong 2014, according to new data from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Through the third quarter of 2014, the country welcomed 377,341 stayover […]
News A St Regis in Bermuda?
Above: a St Regis hotel By the Caribbean Journal staff Could Bermuda soon be home to a St Regis hotel? According to Bermuda Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell, a five-star St Regis property could be coming to the island’s St George’s […]
Singapore’s Lesson for Jamaica
By Paul Hay CJ Contributor Singapore is an island city-state in Southeast Asia. It was founded by Britain as a trading colony in 1819. Lee Kuan Yew became its first Prime Minister in 1959. Four years later, Singapore joined the […]