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The Just-Opened Riu Ventura Brings 705 Rooms, 36 Swim-Up Suites, and a Different Kind of All-Inclusive Experience to Cancun

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Cancun’s hotel zone has welcomed a major new arrival with the opening of Riu Ventura, a large-scale, contemporary resort set beside Playa Delfines. The property represents a new direction for RIU in Mexico, pairing the company’s 24-hour all-inclusive concept with features the brand has never offered in the country before. With 705 rooms, a rooftop adults-only […]

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CARIFESTA Comes to Haiti

The Caribbean’s top cultural festival begins Friday By the Caribbean Journal staff CARIFESTA, the Caribbean’s top regional cultural event, officially begins on Friday. The 12th edition of the festival, which last took place in Suriname in 2013, is being held across five cities in Haiti. The country is welcoming destinations from around the Caribbean and […]

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The Caribbean's Largest Cultural Festival is Set to Launch in Haiti

Major festival coming this month to Haiti By Dana Niland CJ Contributor CARIFESTA, the largest cultural and artistic event in the Caribbean, is launching next week and will run from August 21-30. This is the 12th edition of the festival, which began in 1972, and has since become a significant multicultural event that attracts visitors […]

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Haiti Hosting Next CARIFESTA in 2015

Above: Haitian performers at this year’s CARIFESTA By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has officially been named the host country for what will be the 12th edition of the CARIFESTA regional cultural festival in 2015. Haiti’s Tourism Ministry had announced in April that it would be hosting the fete in 2015, but Suriname President Desi […]


The Caribbean's Largest Cultural Festival is Set to Launch in Haiti

Above: CARIFESTA By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly will be attending the CARIFESTA regional arts festival in Suriname this weekend. Martelly is set to arrive Friday in Paramaribo to be on hand for the conclusion of the event, which began on Aug. 16. This year’s fete has seen the contributions of artists […]

CARIFESTA: 30 Countries Expected to Participate in Suriname

Above: CARIFESTA in 2009 By the Caribbean Journal staff This year’s CARIFESTA will see the participation of 30 countries, according to Ivan Graanoogst, chairman of the host country committee. Officials in Suriname say 24 countries have already confirmed their attendance at the Caribbean cultural festival, which begins next month. Participants will be hailing from Caribbean […]

Suriname Celebrates CARIFESTA

Above: the CARIFESTA opening ceremony By the Caribbean Journal staff The 11th edition of the CARIFESTA regional cultural festival is officially underway in Suriname. It is the first time the Caribbean Festival of Arts and Culture has been held since 2008, when it was staged in Guyana. This year’s festival sees contributions from more than […]

Suriname Readies For CARIFESTA

Above: CARIFESTA in 2006 By the Caribbean Journal staff Suriname has six weeks until its hosts the long-awaited return of the CARIFESTA regional arts festival. Last week, Suriname officially signed its host country agreement for the festival, which sets out the legal and operational framework for CARIFESTA’s management. This year’s festival, which will be held […]

Haiti to Host CARIFESTA in 2015

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will be the host country for the Caribbean’s regional CARIFESTA cultural festival in 2015, the country’s Ministries of Culture and Tourism said on Tuesday. CARIFESTA, the Caribbean Festival of the Arts, is being hosted in Suriname this year, following a five-year hiatus. Suriname also hosted […]

Haiti Looking to Host CARIFESTA in 2015

Above: OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza and Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government is making a bid to host the CARIFESTA arts and music festival in 2015, according to President Michel Martelly. CARIFESTA is returning in 2013 after a five-year hiatus, with Suriname performing hosting duties. It’s part of a […]

Haiti's Martelly Travels to Suriname For Meeting With Bouterse

Above: the Amazon River in Suriname By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly continued his South American tour with a visit to Suriname on Friday. Martelly met with Suriname President Desi Bouterse in Paramaribo, discussing agriculture, the free movement of Haitians within CARICOM countries and Haiti’s participation in CARIFESTA, which Suriname will be […]

CARIFESTA to Make Return in Suriname

Above: CARIFESTA in 2006 in Port of Spain (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARIFESTA, the Caribbean festival of the creative and performing arts, will return after what will have been a five-year hiatus, with Suriname hosting the event in 2013. Guyana last hosted the festival in 2008, and although some countries, such as […]