From Staniel Cay and Cat Island to Green Turtle Cay, Harbour Island and Bimini, these five small Bahamas hotels deliver the kind of authentic Out Islands vacation that is increasingly hard to find. There is Staniel Cay Yacht Club, where brightly colored bungalows sit beside one of the great boating crossroads in the Exumas, and […]
Marcus Garvey’s home to become a heritage site By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Jamaica’s Ministry of Youth and Culture has announced plans to refurbish and establish a heritage site at the house in which Marcus Garvey, the country’s first National Hero, grew up. The plans were outlined in a recent speech by Jamaican Youth and […]
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 […]
Above: Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tobago is looking to expand and develop its creative and cultural industries. The island’s residents are being urged to “develop a skill and take advantage of the many opportunities being offered by the creative and cultural industries,” according to Dr Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus, the island’s secretary of […]
