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Should Caribbean Governments Take a New Approach on Air Taxes?

Above: Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell (UN Photo/Mark Garten) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell is calling for a “broader task force” to address problems of regional transport in the Caribbean, including the taxation of […]

Is Jamaica Serious About Tourism?

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor EACH time I am away, I can’t help but do a comparison between the country I visit and Jamaica. In particular, I always look at the main industry of the country and contrast it against […]

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LIAT Introduces New Security Surcharge

Above: a LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT has added a security charge of $1.25 per one way trip in response to what it called “rising security demands and spiraling security costs.” The fee will apply to all […]

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Rum Journal: The 10 Best American Rums

America has a long and winding history with rum, from the colonial period to the present day. Of course, prohibition largely destroyed what was at the time was a booming rum industry — but in the last decade a number […]


The Caribbean's Best Walking Beaches

IT’S ONE of our favourite sayings in the Caribbean: “Walk Good.” A great way to say goodbye, take care or safe travels in Jamaica, it also aptly describes one of the best things to do in the Caribbean – to […]


Richard Branson Helps LIAT Complaint Letter Go Viral

By the Caribbean Journal staff It started out as a simple complaint letter in a local newspaper in the British Virgin Islands, but it soon went viral. Tennis pro Arthur Hicks, writing in the BVI Beacon newspaper, wrote satirically to […]

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CDB Continues Poverty Alleviation Programme in Guyana

Above: the launch in Georgetown (Photo: CDB) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Development Bank has launched the seventh cycle of its Basic Needs Trust Fund in Guyana. Guyana Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh, the country’s representative on the […]


Barbados Leads Winners at Taste of the Caribbean Competition

Barbados Leads Winners at Taste of the Caribbean Competition Above: the Barbados culinary team By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados’ culinary team took home the award for Caribbean Culinary Team of the Year this weekend at the Taste of the […]


Are Beaches Enough For a Competitive Caribbean Tourism Industry?

By the Caribbean Journal staff More and more, Caribbean travel stakeholders say they are mindful that travelers are looking for more than just “sun, sand and sea.” And it seems that’s borne out in the numbers, according to a study […]

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First Air Canada Rouge Flight Arrives in Kingston From Toronto

Above: the first Air Canada Rouge flight (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The first-ever Air Canada Rouge flight touched down at Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport on Monday. Air Canada Rouge, Air Canada’s new leisure carrier, is operating […]


What Tourism Means to the Caribbean

By Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace CJ Contributor In recent weeks, I have examined challenges facing the Caribbean tourism industry, and the solutions that are necessary to bring the sector forward — including one proposal — the creation of a “United States of […]


Anguilla, Caribbean Development Bank Hold Talks in Barbados

Above: the talks in Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff Anguilla and the Caribbean Development Bank recently held talks at the latter’s headquarters in Barbados. Anguilla Chief Minister Hubert Hughes made a courtesy call to CDB President Dr Warren Smith […]


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