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Who Will Lead Caribbean Transformation?

By Zhivargo Laing CJ Contributor Dr Shelton Nicholls, former deputy director of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, was right when he said Caribbean countries needed to ensure economic growth strategies address the current challenges as well as take […]

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St Kitts Eyes More Hotel Rooms

Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Does St Kitts and Nevis need more hotel rooms? It does if it plans to go ahead with plans to increase the number of stayover arrivals to the twin-island federation, […]

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Grenada Prime Minister, Cuba Foreign Minister Hold Talks

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell held talks with Cuba Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parilla this week, as part of the CARICOM-Cuba ministerial conference in St George’s. Parilla said Grenada continued to be […]

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CJ Pick: Kava in Port of Spain, Trinidad

Above: Kava (CJ Photo) At first glance, it’s an unassuming restaurant in a hotel lobby in Port of Spain, Trinidad. But Kava, one of the onsite restaurants at the Kapok hotel, is so much more. The modern-styled eatery, which has […]


Rum Journal: A Rum and Reggae Cocktail From Negril, Jamaica

Above: the Beaches Negril Resort & Spa Few things go together quite as well as rum and reggae. That’s particularly true in Jamaica, the home of the world-famous Appleton Rum and the Beaches Negril Resort. It’s the latter that has […]


Caribbean Photo of the Week: Frederiksted Pier in St Croix

This week’s Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader John Rains of the Starfish company. John’s took this snapshot of the Frederiksted Pier in Frederiskted on the US Virgin Island of St Croix. Do you have a great photo of the […]

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Kassav, Machel Montano Among Headliners at World Creole Music Festival

Above: Kassav By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominica Festivals Committee has revealed the lineup for this year’s edition of the World Creole Music Festival. Artists headlining the show include Haiti’s Nu Look and musicians like Busy Signal, the Zouk […]


Bolt, Fraser-Pryce, Weir Lead Jamaican Sweep in Brussels

Above: Usain Bolt By the Caribbean Journal staff It wasn’t easy, but Usain Bolt continued his summer surge with a win at the 100M in Brussels on Friday night. Bolt started out of the gate a bit slowly, but he […]


A New Course For Caribbean Banks?

Above: the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank By the Caribbean Journal staff There are more than 36 banks listed across the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States region. Each individual holds the responsibility of licensing banks in its respective territory. But is […]

The Caribbean's Incarceration Problem

By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor Every now and again, a report or statistic comes along that presents something genuinely surprising. A few weeks ago, that statistic came by way of a graphic shared through social media. The graphic showed the […]


Inter-American Congress on Tourism Begins in Honduras

Above: the OAS’ Albert Ramdin meets with representatives of the Honduran private sector (Photo: OAS) By the Caribbean Journal staff The 21st Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism has officially begun in Honduras. The event, which is […]


The Perfect Jamaican Jerk Recipe

By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Well my friends, as a Jamaican, I have to say how very proud I am of the strides we have made to put our little Island on the map and spreading to all corners of […]


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