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Rebranding at Sunset Jamaica Grande

Above: the new Jamaica Grande Resort By the Caribbean Journal staff The Sunset Jamaica Grande resort has rebranded itself as the Jamaica Grande Resort. The property, which recently undertook a “refreshing” of all 730 rooms, has added flat-screen TVs, in-room […]

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The New List: 10 Caribbean Hotels We're Excited About in 2014

You might call it the New List, or the Next List. It seems like there’s a new hotel property opening up in the Caribbean every day, and these are the hotel properties we’re excited about for 2014. These properties, which […]

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Haiti, Guyana to Lead Caribbean Economic Growth in 2014: Report

Above: Haiti (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff How will Caribbean economies fare in 2014? The United Nations released its annual World Economic Situation and Prospects report this week, which projects GDP growth across Latin America and the Caribbean. […]

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Light Earthquake Causes Shaking in Haiti

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: US Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff Parts of central Haiti were lightly shaken by a 3.3-magnitude earthquake early Monday morning, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s […]


Haiti Begins Preparations For National Carnival in Gonaives

Above: carnival last year in Cap-Haitien By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti officially launched the 2014 carnival season on Monday with a press conference at the Ministry of Culture in Port-au-Prince. Following a trend of holding the country’s national carnivals […]


BVI: Disney, NCL Deal "Guarantees" 425,000 Annual Cruise Visitors By 2015

Above: the Disney Dream By the Caribbean Journal staff A newly-signed berthing agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line and Disney Cruise Line will mean a total of 425,000 passengers setting foot in the British Virgin Islands by mid-2015, according to Premier […]

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St Maarten Looking to Strengthen Ties With Rest of Region

Above: St Maarten By the Caribbean Journal staff Should St Maarten deepen its economic engagement with the rest of the Caribbean? That was among the findings of a closed-door session this week between the Second Chamber Committee of Kingdom Relations […]


US Virgin Islands Unveils First-Ever Tsunami Evacuation Maps

Above: the USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff As last week’s earthquake in Puerto Rico reminded, the Caribbean is a seismically active region — and particularly the northern Caribbean. That’s led the US Virgin Islands to debut its first-ever tsunami […]


In Dominica, a Boost for Small Hotels

Above: the Champs hotel in Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is looking to reach 90,000 annual stayover visitors by 2015, and enhancing the island’s small hotel industry will go a long way toward achieving that. Accordingly, […]

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Martinique's Serge Letchimy Leads Delegation to St Lucia

Above: Letchimy in St Lucia (Photo: Region Martinique) By the Caribbean Journal staff Serge Letchimy, the president of Martinique’s Regional Council, led a delegation St Lucia this week as part of continued relief efforts to the Eastern Caribbean island. St […]


Caribbean Plate: Jerk Paradise in Jamaica

MONTEGO BAY — Every place has its own special taste, its own signature flavour. In Jamaica, that’s undoubtedly jerk, the world-famous seasoning with a history as old as the island. And if you’re looking for true Jamaican jerk, Scotchie’s is […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Sea in Samana

This week’s Caribbean Photo of the Week comes from CJ reader Chris Roberts in Hollywood, Fla., who took this snapshot of a bridge in Samana in the Dominican Republic. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it […]


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