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Accor Names Executive Vice President For North/Central America, Caribbean

Above: The MGallery Hostal Nicolas de Ovando in Santo Domingo By the Caribbean Journal staff Accor has named Dominique Colliat the company’s new executive vice president for hotel services for North & Central America and the Caribbean, it announced Wednesday. […]

Op-Ed: Sustainable Development and Agriculture in the Caribbean

By Kariyma Baltimore Op-Ed Contributor THE ISSUES of food production, agricultural development policies and food security have generally ranked high on the Region’s “Priorities List.” Agriculture is viewed as an important sector in most Greater Caribbean countries, especially in light of […]

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San Juan's Condado Vanderbilt Hotel Names General Manager

Above: the Condado Vanderbilt By the Caribbean Journal staff The soon-to-open Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico has named Nicholas Gold its general manager. The move comes soon after the hotel announced the appointment of Efrain Rosa as […]

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IMF: "Substantial Strides Have Been Made" in St Kitts and Nevis

Above: downtown Basseterre, St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has made “substantial strides” sing its home-grown economic programme, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF recently concluded its ninth and final review […]


Bahamas, University of Miami Sign Memorandum on Marine Science

Above: the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and […]


Aruba Prime Minister on Hunger Strike

Above: Aruba Prime Minister Mike Eman By Alexander Britell Aruba Prime Minister Mike Eman is currently on a hunger strike, protesting alleged interference from the Dutch government in Aruba’s affairs. Tuesday was the fourth day of Eman’s hunger strike, following […]

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Cayman Islands Readying to Implement National Conservation Law

Above: the Cayman Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands is set to implement its new National Conservation Law, the territory announced this week. The law is “signed, sealed and nearly delivered,” the government said in a statement. […]


St Kitts' Kittitian Hill Opens Great House, Restaurant and Bar

Above: the new Great House at Kittitian Hill’s Belle Mont Farm By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ Kittitian Hill development has officially opened the Great House of its Belle Mont Farm hotel, which is set to debut in December. […]


New President at CheapCaribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff Apple Leisure Group’s CheapCaribbean travel company has named Steve Dumaine its new president, the company announced in a release. Dumaine succeeds Flo Lugli, who had served as the company’s interim president since March following the […]

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New Hotel Project Coming to Antigua

Above: the agreement’s signing in Antigua (Photo: ABG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s government has signed a memorandum of understanding on a new hotel and housing project. The MOU is a “statement of the mutual intent and […]


Inter-American Development Bank Names New Chief Financial Officer

Above: the Inter-American Development Bank’s headquarters in Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank has named Gustvao De Rosa its new finance manager and chief financial officer. De Rosa’s appointment takes effect Nov, 1, 2014. A native […]


Russia Writing Off $32 Billion of Cuba's Outstanding Debt

Above: Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin lays a wreath at the memorial of national hero Jose Marti in Havana (Photo: GC) By the Caribbean Journal staff Russia is writing off about $32 billion of Cuba’s outstanding debt, the two countries […]