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Canadian Travelers Are Flocking to the Island of Curacao Right Now

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Curaçao had a strong start to 2026, and one of the clearest signals is coming from Canada. The island’s tourist board reports January 2026 brought 79,387 stayover visitors — nearly 80,000 travelers in a single month — marking an 8 percent increase compared to January 2025. That’s an additional 6,098 visitors year-over-year, landing squarely in […]

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Dominica Moving Into "Development Phase" on Geothermal Project

Above: geothermal work in the Roseau Valley By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Dominica says it has moved into the “development phase” of its geothermal project in the Roseau Valley. That will enable the fueling of a potential 20-megawatt power station, according to the government. Drilling work has already begun on a “reinjection” […]

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Caribbean Hotel Development Pipeline Continues Growth

Above: construction at the Baha Mar in the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean/Mexico hotel development pipeline continues to grow, according to the latest STR Construction Pipeline Report. At the end of October, the total development pipeline in the Caribbean and Mexico included 138 hotels and 23,751 rooms, up from 12,666 rooms in […]

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Developers Plan $70 Million Condo-Hotel Project in St Kitts

Above: a preliminary rendering of the Prime Hotel & Condominiums By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts’ development spree is continuing, with a new $70 million project planned for the foothills above Basseterre, the government announced Tuesday. The Prime Hotel & Condominiums project is the brainchild of developer Farron Lawrence of SKN Homes and investors […]


Caribbean Hotel Development Pipeline Continues Growth

Above: Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport in Vieques (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla this week announced a plan to develop the territory’s regional airports. The initiative will have a private investment of $25 million, Padilla said, supplemented with a contribution of about $13 million in state and federal […]

Dominican Republic Leads Caribbean Hotel Development Pipeline

Above: the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean/Mexico hotel development pipeline has risen to 22,532 rooms, according to data from STR, with the Dominican Republic leading Caribbean countries. The Dominican Republic has 11 hotels and 2,455 rooms in the active pipeline. Mexico leads the wider region with 87 hotels and 12,666 rooms […]

Grenada, CARICOM Development Fund to Sign $5.8M Agreement

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada and the CARICOM Development Fund will be signing a $5.83 million agreement on Monday. The pact will be signed by Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell and CARICOM Development Fund CEO Lorne McDonnough. It will focus on four areas: a line of credit to the Grenada Development […]

Guyana Launches Small Business Development Project

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar (UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana has launched a project targeting small and micro-enterprise development. The project offers loans that require interest rates below six percent, offering a maximum of just under $1,500 dollars. Guyana President Donald Ramotar helped launch the new initiative, which is called the […]

Trust and Development in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor IN my article last week, I looked at the role that behaviour plays in economic growth. This week I will focus on the critical nature of trust, or confidence. As I have stated on many occasions, economics is all about how we interact with each other, which means that economies, […]

Dennis Chung: Private Sector Growth and Jamaican Development

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor LAST week I wrote about what the pillars of growth are. Today I want to answer a question, often asked in a roundabout way, by persons who say that the private sector has not done what is necessary to grow the economy, so why should they be accommodated with a […]

CARICOM Eyes Increased Funding From Development Partners

Above: CARICOM Headquarters in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM has put forward a case for increased funding from its international development partners, the organization said. The goal is to “ensure that the Community’s positions are reflected in ongoing discussions on donor coordination and aid effectiveness, Small Island Developing and Low-Lying Coastal States and […]

In Martinique, a Home For Entrepreneurs

Above: the new Maison de l’Enterprise By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique’s government has officially inaugurated the new “Maison de l’Enterprise,” a facility aimed at fostering entrepreneurship in the French department. The facility, which was originally established in Sainte-Marie and moved to a new location in Sainte-Anne, is part of what Martinique Regional Council President […]

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