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Caribbean Photo of the Week: No Complaints in Bequia

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Deidre McConnell, who sent in this beautiful snapshot of a boat on the beach in Bequia in the Grenadines. The name of the boat for speaks for itself. Do you have […]

Jamaican Information Minister Proposes “Media Complaints Council”

Above: Information Minister Sandrea Falconer By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican Information Minister Sandrea Falconer is proposing the establishment of a “Media Complaints Council,” which would deal with people who claim damage to their reputations due to media publications. Ostensibly, […]

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 […]

Trinidad: Complaints Authority Urges Quicker Probes of Fatal Police Shootings

Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff There must be a quicker response time with respect to investigations of fatal police shootings, according to Gillian Lucky, director of Trinidad’s Police Complaints Authority. Both Lucky and Acting Commissioner of […]

UK Commissioner Dismisses Complaint Over Lord’s Work for Cayman Government

Above: the House of Lords (Photo: UK Parliament) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Kingdom’s Commissioner for Standards has dismissed a complaint concerning work by Lord Blencathra on behalf of Cayman’s government. The complaint and accompanying investigation had come […]

Lawsuit Seeks to Settle Ownership of St John’s Caneel Bay

By Joe Pike, Special Contributor to CJI To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe […]

Bonaire Just Lifted All of Its Testing Requirements

The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire has lifted all of its testing requirements, Caribbean Journal has learned. That means no pre-testing is required of travelers, regardless of vaccination status. Vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers will just have to fill in a […]

How to Obtain Citizenship by Investment in Antigua and Barbuda

The Best Caribbean Islands for Family Vacations

You can take a great family vacation anywhere in the Caribbean. But some islands have a certain innate family-friendliness, an added level of comfort and ease that make a trip particularly well suited for a family traveling together, whether due […]

Getting Local Government in Jamaica to Work

What local government means if we can get it to work By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor Last week I was driving around Montego Bay with the NSWMA regional manager and stopped by the Retirement dumpsite. As I drove around, I […]

Grenada’s True Blue Has Big Plans

A boutique Grenada hotel looks forward By Andrea Perez CJ Contributor True Blue Bay Resort, One of Grenada’s top small hotels, has big plans. Right now, the focus is on exposing the resort and its brand to an international market, […]

Social Media and Jamaica’s 2016 Elections

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor #StayInLine As the day wore on almost into afternoon, complaints about tardy election workers and polling stations started to be heard across traditional media. CVMTV and Nationwide Radio, national free-to-air TV and radio, respectively, […]

This Caribbean Airport Now Has Free Wi-Fi

It’s a frequent complaint at Caribbean airports: there’s no Wi-Fi, free or otherwise. But more regional airports seem to be considering making the investment to satisfy travelers, and Aruba is the latest to do so. Aruba’s Reina Beatrix International Airport […]

This Is the Caribbean’s Best Small Airport

By Alexander Britell There’s not enough air conditioning. There’s no Wi-Fi. Or there’s nowhere to eat once you go through security. Or there is somewhere to eat, but it’s overpriced and, well, terrible. Or the airport staff are unnecessarily rude. These are […]

The US Virgin Islands Is Suing Hess for $1.5 Billion

A major lawsuit By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands government is suing the Hess Corporation for shuttering the HOVENSA refinery in 2012, Governor Kenneth Mapp announced Monday. According to a complaint filed in Superior Court, the USVI is […]

Why It’s Time for Jamaica’s Economic Independence

A new kind of independence? By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor ON August 6, 1962, Jamaica gained political independence, and many people watched the Jamaican flag raised while the Union Jack was lowered for the last time. This symbolised Jamaica’s new-found […]

The Best Caribbean Airlines

Most major airlines fly to the Caribbean. But once you get there, if you want to go between islands, it’s a very different story. For island hoppers, businesspeople, family visitors or island explorers, there are all kinds of airlines servicing […]

What’s Next for Caribbean Cable?

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Shocked by Sinclair I was shocked at Gary Sinclair’s seeming honesty and openness as he responded to Journalist Dionne Jackson Miller’s probing questions about cable TV and copyright infringements. Sinclair is the head honcho […]

Richard Branson’s Caribbean Climb

Above: Branson at the Pitons (Photos: Greg Rose) By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s not an easy hike. In other words, the perfect challenge for the Caribbean’s most famous resident entrepreneur: Richard Branson. In a post to his company website […]

Could a Major Caribbean Merger Mean the End for Caribbean Broadcasters?

By Dr Marcia Forbes CJ Contributor Secrecy Unfolded The build-up was impressive. There was great secrecy, a stage draped in ‘silk’ with silhouetted dancers and when the curtain fell, flashing lights and tech music. “We’re ready to take over the […]

Trinidad Prime Minister Shakes Up Cabinet

Above: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago has a new Cabinet, following the latest reshuffle by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Persad-Bissessar revoked the appointments of six Ministers, including National Security Minister […]

Caribbean Community Moves to Harmonize Regional Business Rules

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Community says it has begun work toward creating a “harmonized framework” for business rules in the CARICOM Single Market. The framework would be one “within which companies […]

LIAT Names New CEO

Above: a LIAT plane By Alexander Britell Caribbean air carrier LIAT has appointed David Evans as its new Chief Executive Officer, the company’s Board of Directors announced Monday. Evans, a native of the United Kingdom, takes over for Julie Reifer-Jones, […]

Haiti: New Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Compensation From UN For Cholera

Above: the United Nations’ headquarters in New York City (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new lawsuit filed Tuesday in Federal court in Brooklyn seeks compensation from the United Nations for its alleged role in bringing cholera to […]

Op-Ed: The United States and Sugar Policy in the Caribbean

By Isabel Wees Op-Ed Contributor In 2001, President George W Bush launched the Caribbean Third Border Initiative with the countries of the Caribbean “to make sure the benefits of globalization are felt in even the smallest economies.” The Third Border […]

LIAT “Doing Everything” to Ensure Smooth Christmas Season

Above: a new LIAT plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional air carrier LIAT says it is “doing everything” to make travelers’ Christmas journeys “as smooth as possible” this year. The company is currently in the midst of a fleet […]

Haiti Prime Minister, Haiti Observateur Reach Settlement in Libel Suit

Above: Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has reached a settlement agreement in his libel lawsuit against Haitian-American newspaper Haiti Observateur and journalist Leo Joseph. District Court Judge John O’Sullivan entered an […]

Working to Build “The New LIAT”

Above: a new LIAT ATR-72 By the Caribbean Journal staff LIAT’s new Acting CEO Julie Reifer-Jones made her first public statement this week with a letter to staff vowing to build a “new LIAT.” “At the new LIAT, we are […]

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