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Barbados, South Africa Eye Closer Ties

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados and South Africa are exploring ways to deepen their cooperation. Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart recently held talks with South Africa’s High Commissioner to Barbados, Maureen Modiselle, discussing issues including […]

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Jamaica and Japan Sign Agreement on Energy, Mining Cooperation

Above: Jamaica PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s official visit to Japan last week yielded a cooperation agreement between the two countries on areas including energy and mineral resources development. Simpson […]

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Caribbean Villa With a View: The Shores of Palm Island

You’re never very far from the beach on the private Palm Island resort near Union Island in the Grenadines. But at the Sea Feather Villa, you’re right on the sand. Located on the north side of the private Palm Island, […]

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Caribbean Home: Marrakech in St Barth

Most people go to St Barth to find a piece of France in the heart of the West Indies. With this St Barth property, however, you can straddle the worlds of the Caribbean and North Africa. The Villa Marrakech, which […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: A Stunning Sunset in Grenada

For the second week in a row, today’s Caribbean Photo comes from Grenada, this time from reader Geoffrey Thompson, who took this snapshot of sunset from his home at Lance Aux Epines. Do you have a great photo of the […]


US Charges Son of Suriname President With Attempting to Support Terrorism

Above: Dino Bouterse By the Caribbean Journal staff Dino Bouterse, the son of Suriname President Desi Bouterse, has been charged with attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group Hezbollah, according to a superseding indictment unsealed on Friday by […]

Should Caribbean Politicians Tweet?

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Politicians & Social Media Engagement THE QUESTION keeps coming back – social media and Jamaican politicians; do they know how to use these communication tools to their advantage? Recently, it seems that whenever there […]


Montserrat Sees Tourism Jump

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat may be small, but the Caribbean island is showing serious improvement in its tourism sector this year. Tourist stop-over arrivals were up 29 percent through June, according to data from the Caribbean […]


New Dominica Ambassador to CARICOM

Above: CARICOM By the Caribbean Journal staff Felix Gregoire presented his credentials this week as Dominica’s new Ambassador to CARICOM. Gregoire said Dominica was “aware of the importance of the regional integration movement,” at a time when there was what […]

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Santo Domingo Among Cities Most Vulnerable to Rising Sea Levels

Above: Santo Domingo from space (NASA photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Rising sea levels could mean catastrophic effects for the Caribbean, and Santo Domingo is one of the world’s most vulnerable cities in that regard, according to the World […]


Sandals Barbados Opens Doors

Above: Sandals Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Sandals Barbados resort received its first guests on Wednesday, the property said. The 280-room property is the company’s newest resort. It is located in the St Lawrence area of Barbados. […]


Israel Names Ambassador to CARICOM

Above: Amiram Magid and Irwin LaRocque (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Israel now has its first-ever ambassador to the Caribbean Community. New Israeli Ambassador Amiram Magid presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque this week. […]


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