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These 20 Caribbean Resorts Define the Barefoot Caribbean Vacation

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Barefoot travel isn’t about the dress code. It’s a state of mind, and you usually feel it before you see it. It arrives in small, telling moments: the decision not to unpack fully because you won’t need much, the realization that your shoes are still by the door two days in, the way your schedule […]

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Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador Outline Joint Development Plan

Above: IDB headquarters in Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff The Presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras assembled in Washington last week to outline a plan to promote “economic, social and institutional development in their countries.” Presidents Salvador Sanchez Ceren of El Salvador, Otto Perez Molina of Guatemala and Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras, […]

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Caribbean, El Salvador Enter "New Era" of Bilateral Cooperation

Above: CARICOM headquarters in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean and El Salvador have entered a “new era” of cooperation, according to CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. The Secretary General was speaking following the accreditation of a new envoy from El Salvador to CARICOM in Guyana. El Salvador’s new envoy to the […]

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Dominican Republic's Danilo Medina Makes Visit to El Salvador

Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina departing from San Isidro Air Base (left) (DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina departed from San Isidro Air Base on Saturday for El Salvador, where he will be on hand for the swearing in of the country’s new President, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, who won […]


Caribbean, El Salvador Enter "New Era" of Bilateral Cooperation

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago and El Salvador will commence the second round of negotiations on a Partial Scope Trade Agreement between the two countries next month. The talks, which will be held in Port of Spain, will take place from Jan. 20 to Jan. 24. […]

Haiti Falls to El Salvador, 1-0, in Gold Cup

Above: BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston By the Caribbean Journal staff The game wasn’t pretty, and neither was the result for Haiti. In an often ugly, contentious game in Houston, El Salvador topped Haiti, 1-0 on a penalty kick rebound by Rodolfo Zelaya in the 76h minute. Haiti’s footballers got lucky twice in the first […]

El Salvador Plans Tourism Boost

Above: El Salvador By the Caribbean Journal staff El Salvador is planning a major boost to its tourism attractions in the La Libertad and Usulutan coastal regions, with help from the Inter-American Development Bank. The country’s Ministry of Tourism is slated to receive a $25 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to finance new […]

Trinidad and Tobago Draws With El Salvador 2-2 in Gold Cup Opener

Above: the Soca Warriors in action By the Caribbean Journal staff A late goal by Kenwyne Jones gave Trinidad and Tobago a 2-2 tie with El Salvador in its Gold Cup opener on Monday. Rodolfo Zelaya scored both goals for El Salvador, starting this off in the 22nd minute after a goal by the Soca […]

Guyana Falls to El Salvador, 3-2

Above: El Salvador followed Friday’s draw with a 3-2 win By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana fell to El Salvador in San Salvador Tuesday, 3-2, in an up-and-down game of World Cup qualifying. It was El Salvador’s Rafael Burgos that put his country ahead with a goal in the 76th minute of play. Gregory Richardson […]

El Salvador President, OAS Hold Talks

Above: the talks in San Salvador (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff El Salvador President Mauricio Funes met Thursday with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza in San Salvador. Funes, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez and Justice Minister David Munguia Payes, spoke with Insulza about security and the […]

Antigua's Benna Boys Fall, Guyana Draws in World Cup Qualifying

By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua’s Benna Boys fell by a score of 3-1 Friday in a World Cup qualifying match with Guatemala. While Antigua got out to an early lead thanks to Peter Byers’ goal in the 39th minute, it was all Guatemala for the remainder of the match. Guatemala’s Carlos Ruiz scored in […]

El Salvador to Become Regional Training Centre for Geothermal Energy

Above: Nevis Peak, the site of the island’s geothermal project (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff El Salvador will establish a geothermal energy training centre for Latin America and the Caribbean with a $2 million grant from the Inter-American Development Bank. Geothermal is one of the great energy hopes in the Caribbean, with projects […]