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Discovering the Other Plymouth — On a Tiny Island in The Bahamas 

New Plymouth in Abaco.

If you squint, you might mistake these waterside streets for a tiny village in Massachusetts. But in this other Plymouth, the history is a very different one.  Some 1,300 miles as the crow flies to the south-southeast from Plymouth, Mass. is another Plymouth — one hidden away in the Abaco islands. This little town on the […]

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St Maarten Prime Minister, OECS Director General Hold Talks

Above: St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams and OECS Director General Didacus Jules’ meeting in Philipsburg (Photo: OPM St Maarten) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams held talks this week at her Cabinet with Organization of American States Director General Didacus Jules. Jules was in St Maarten to give a […]

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Bahamas Appoints New Director General of Tourism

Above: the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has appointed Joy Ann Jibrilu as the country’s new director of tourism, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe announced on Sunday. Jibrilu will succeed 30-year industry veteran David Johnson, who will become the new Chief Executive Officer of the Hotel Corporation of the Bahamas, which is currently […]

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OECS Names New Director General

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States has named Dr Didacus Jules as its new Director General, according to OECS Chairman and Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer. Jules succeeds former OECS Director General Dr Len Ishmael, who demitted office at the end of December 2013. […]


Bahamas Appoints New Director General of Tourism

Above: Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Norma Powell has been named the new Director General of Haiti’s Centre for Facilitation of Investments, the National Palace announced. Powell, whose appointment was revealed in a statement from the office of Haiti President Michel Martelly, succeeds Georges Andy Rene in the position. Martelly’s office did not announce […]

Haiti Names New Tourism Director

Above: Josette Darguste (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has officially installed Josette Darguste as the new Director General of Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism. She previously served as Director of Public Relations at the Ministry. The appointment was made official by Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin in a ceremony in Port-au-Prince. Former Director […]

Dominica's Percival Marie Takes Over as Director General of CARIFORUM

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s Percival Marie has assumed office as the director general of CARIFORUM, the Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States Directorate in the CARICOM Secretariat. Marie succeeds former CARIFORUM Director General Ivan Ogando Lora. Marie takes over for a term of three years, and he said […]