economic development
All-Inclusive

Marriott’s New All-Inclusive Resort-Within-a-Resort in the Riviera Maya Has 10 Ocean-View Suites With Private Pools

all-inclusive riviera maya

They have lots of names. Preferred clubs. Diamond clubs. Hotels-within-hotels. But one thing is constant — they’re worth the splurge. There’s just something about that extra level of service, the privacy, the amenities — the rooms themselves. And now the Caribbean has a brand new one, at one of its most legendary resorts — and the […]

economic development

US Virgin Islands Receives Federal Funds for Economic Development

Above: USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands has been awarded more than $1.4 million in economic development funding from the US Department of Commerce. Of the funding, $1 million will be used to help establish a small business programme and support new and existing entrepreneurs on the island. Another $440,000 […]

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Bunting: Crime Rate Has Held Back Jamaica's Economic Development

  Above: Jamaica Minister of National Security Peter Bunting (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff While Jamaica’s crime rate is showing a downward trajectory, the last four decades of high crime have had a severe impact on the country’s economic development, according to National Security Minister Peter Bunting. “Conservatively, if we had not had […]