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Hotel Tracker: True Blue Bay Hotel in Grenada for $212 a Night in March

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The road curves past marinas and low hills on Grenada’s southwest coast, then drops toward Prickly Bay, where sailboats rest at anchor and the water stays calm through most of the day. True Blue Bay Hotel sits right along the edge of the bay, close enough that you see masts and ripples from balconies and […]

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Eastern Caribbean Ministers Talk Environmental Sustainability in Tortola

Above: Tortola (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Environment Ministers from across the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States are meeting this week in Tortola to discuss environmental sustainability. The summit is the first-ever meeting of its kind since the Revised Treaty of Basseterre came into force in 2011. British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando […]

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Sandals Names New Regional Director for Eastern Caribbean

Above: Sandals LaSource Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandals Resorts International has named Andre Dhanpaul its new regional director for the Eastern Caribbean, the company announced. Dhanpaul has been serving in the post since July 1, following a tenure as general manager of Sandals Negril in Jamaica. Dhanpaul, who will be based […]

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Japanese Delegation Arrives in Grenada For Marine Resource Conference

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A high-level delegation from Japan has arrived in Grenada to take part in the 15th Annual Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Use of Living Marine Resources. The meeting, which is being held this week at the Flamboyant Hotel and Villas, brings together fisheries officials from across the […]


Sandals Names New Regional Director for Eastern Caribbean

Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Victoria Glynis Dean has been appointed the new British High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Dean will be non-resident High Commissioner to Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia and St Kitts and Nevis. She succeeds Paul Brummell, who will be […]

St Lucia PM Assumes Chairmanship of Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony has officially assumed the rotating chairmanship of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Anthony assumed the post in a ceremony Wednesday at the Sandals Grande St Lucian Resort. He succeeds St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr […]

A New Course For Caribbean Banks?

Above: the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank By the Caribbean Journal staff There are more than 36 banks listed across the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States region. Each individual holds the responsibility of licensing banks in its respective territory. But is it time to amalgamate the region’s banks? That’s the idea put forth by Sir K […]

Caribbean Tourism Organization Concludes Tour of Eastern Caribbean

Above: St Vincent By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s leadership has concluded a tour of four member countries. A CTO delegation including Chairman Beverly Nicholson-Doty, Secretary General Hugh Riley and Director of Membership Services Faye Gill, met with tourism officials in Montserrat, Grenada, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Among […]

Earthquake Near St Kitts and Nevis Causes Shaking in Eastern Caribbean

Above: a map of the quake (USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.3-magnitude earthquake off the coast of St Kitts and Nevis caused light shaking in the Eastern Caribbean, particularly St Maarten, early Wednesday morning. The quake, which occurred at around 12:26 AM local time, struck about 7 kilometres west of Charlestown, Nevis and […]

S&P Lowers Grenada Foreign Currency Ratings After Missed Bond Payment

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s has lowered its foreign currency sovereign credit ratings on Grenada following a missed bond payment, the ratings firm announced Monday. S&P has lowered its foreign currency sovereign credit ratings to “SD,” or selective default, from “B-/B,” while also lowering its local currency sovereign […]

IMF: St Lucia to See Pick-Up in Agriculture, Tourism in 2013

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a period of “anemic” activity since the beginning of the downturn, economic activity in St Lucia is poised to “regain some momentum in 2013,” according to the International Monetary Fund, which recently concluded its Article IV Consultation with the country. The country’s real GDP is projected […]

Grenada's Prime Minister Meets New United States Ambassador

Above: Prime Minister Tillman Thomas and Ambassador Larry Palmer By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada is seeking the help of the United States in the areas of green energy and tourism-related foreign investment, according to Prime Minister Tillman Thomas. The Prime Minister’s call came during talks with new United States Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean […]

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