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At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a Look at the Ancient Caribbean

A special exhibition highlighting the artistic achievements of early Caribbean civilizations will go on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning December 16. Showcasing more than 40 works drawn primarily from The Met collection and augmented by select loans […]

Op-Ed: Rethinking PetroCaribe

By Jevon Minto Op-Ed Contributor The International Monetary Fund’s Director for the Western Hemisphere Department, Alejandro Werner, warned this week, during a forum held in Montego Bay on Unlocking Economic Growth in the Caribbean, that the likelihood of fallout in […]

St Lucia Readies For First Shipment of PetroCaribe Fuel From Venezuela

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia is readying for the first shipment of fuel under the island’s PetroCaribe agreement with Venezuela. Officials from Venezuela’s PDVSA recently visited St Lucia to prepare the initial stages for the […]

St Lucia Names Non-Resident Ambassador to PetroCaribe, ALBA

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia, which joined the Venezuela-led ALBA alliance earlier this year, has named a non-resident ambassador to both ALBA and PetroCaribe. The country has appointed Eustace Vitalis, an agricultural economist by training, […]

Haiti Begins PetroCaribe Conference

Above: the Royal Oasis Hotel in Petion-Ville (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has officially begun the 11th Council of Ministers of PetroCaribe summit, which is taking place this weekend at the Royal Oasis hotel in Petion-Ville. It […]

The Future of PetroCaribe

By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor At the end of June, leaders from around the Caribbean region met in Nicaragua for the 8th PetroCaribe Summit. Created with the largesse of Hugo Chavez, the cornerstone of PetroCaribe has been the discounted […]

Dominica to Host Next PetroCaribe Heads of State Summit

Above: Roseau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of Dominica will be hosting the Ninth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the PetroCaribe alliance. The decision to convene the summit in Dominica was made at […]

Haiti’s Martelly, Lamothe Lead Delegation to PetroCaribe Summit in Nicaragua

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and PM Laurent Lamothe departing for Managua By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe are leading a delegation to attend the Eighth PetroCaribe Summit in Nicaragua this weekend. […]

First Train on Way For Panama City Metro

Above: a train being loaded for transport (Photo: OP Panama) By the Caribbean Journal staff The first of 19 trains that will make up Line 1 of Panama’s new metro system will arrive in the next few weeks in Panama […]

PetroCaribe Member States Agree to Establish “Economic Zone”

Above: the summit in Caracas By the Caribbean Journal staff The seventh PetroCaribe summit in Caracas concluded this weekend with an agreement by member countries to establish a PetroCaribe “economic zone.” The move would expand the PetroCaribe oil agreement, which […]

Haiti’s Martelly Among Caribbean Leaders at PetroCaribe Summit in Venezuela

Above: the PetroCaribe Summit (Photo: GV) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly left the country Friday to attend the PetroCaribe Summit in Venezuela, one of a number of Caribbean leaders attending this weekend’s event. Martelly and a […]

Trinidad, Japan’s Mitsubishi Sign Agreement on Petrochemical Project

Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s government has signed a development agreement for the establishment of a group of petrochemical plants at the Union Industrial Estate in La Brea. The plants will produce methanol and dimethyl […]

Jamaica: $2.4 Billion in Funding Support Through PetroCaribe Since 2005

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) Jamaica has received $2.4 billion USD in funding support thanks to its PetroCaribe agreement with the government of Venezuela, according to Dr Wesley Hughes, CEO of the PetroCaribe Development Fund. The funding total, which covers the […]

Haiti PM Visits Caracas for PetroCaribe Talks With Venezuela’s Vice President

Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff While Venezuela President Hugo Chavez remains in Cuba with decliing health, Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe jetted to Caracas Wednesday for talks with Venezuela’s Vice President, […]

Trinidad’s Energy Ministry Awards Pair of Oil Exploration Licences to Petrotrin

Above: Port of Spain By the Caribbean Journal Trinidad’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs has signed two oil exploration and production licences with state-owned Petrotrin. The licences cover the Trinidad Northern Areas Block and the North Marine Block. The […]

Licence Renewed for Bahamas Petroleum Company Oil Exploration, Company Says

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas’ government has renewed the oil exploration licence for offshore oil firm Bahamas Petroleum, the company announced in a statement Monday. The licences were renewed as of Sept. 7, and the company has been […]

Roosevelt Skerrit: Dominica “Resolute” in Support for PetroCaribe

Above: Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit (UN Photo/Marco Castro) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s government will remain “resolute” in its support for Venezuela’s PetroCaribe Energy Agreement, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. The Prime Minister was speaking at a […]

Jamaica Gets PetroCaribe Grant for JEEP

Above: Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Works Minister Dr Omar Davies at a JEEP project site earlier this year (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has received an $11.5 million USD grant from the PetroCaribe Fund […]

PetroCaribe, Wigton to Invest in Green Initiative at Jamaica’s Munro College

Above: PetroCaribe and Wigton are partnering on a green energy pilot project By the Caribbean Journal staff The PetroCaribe Development Fund and energy firm Wigton Windfarm will invest in a project to rehabilitate the wind turbine at Jamaica’s Munro College. […]

Panama’s Metro Project Moves Forward

Above: construction work on Panama’s new Metro project (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Construction on Panama City’s new Metro is moving forward, with 30 percent of the project completed, according to the government. The first tests runs will […]

Dominican Republic Continues Work on Metro Expansion in Santo Domingo

Above: the Metro in Santo Domingo (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez will take a ride on the second Metro line in Santo Domingo Feb. 27 to test out the new route, on which […]

Bahamas Petroleum Company, in Survey, Finds Supergiant Structures

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas Petroleum Company, which has offshore license permits in the Bahamas, said it had found structures similar to the so-called supergiant structures of the Gulf of Mexico and the Middle East. “What is most […]

Bahamas Petroleum Company to Begin Offshore Drilling in 2012

The Bahamas Petroleum Company is planning on beginning drilling in 2012, according to BPC CEO Dr. Paul Crevello. “We are working towards a drilling well next year sometime,” Crevello said yesterday. “We know the government is working towards getting regulations […]

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Why This Antigua All-Inclusive Is the Ultimate Toes-in-the-Sand Resort 

You know the sounds: the gentle lap of the waves, the light shake of a palm tree; the rustle of a palapa. We all feel that connection to the beach. We’re all drawn by its siren sound, that maritime metronome that […]

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US Virgin Islands Continues Winter-Spring Travel Push 

The US Virgin Islands is continuing to ramp up its push to promote the territory as a winter and spring destination.  US Virgin Islands Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte led a delegation across major US cities this month, including Atlanta, Boston, […]

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Frontier Airlines Just Launched New Nonstop Dominican Republic Flights 

As the Dominican Republic continues to experience record-breaking tourism arrivals this year, one destination is seeing more growth than any other, particularly in new air routes: the capital, Santo Domingo.  Beyond traditional tourism hubs like Punta Cana and, to a […]

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Spirit Airlines Has More New Nonstop Flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico continues to see dynamic passenger traffic as the island experiences booming tourism arrivals in the post-pandemic period.  In short, airlines have zeroed in on Puerto Rico, continuing to add new flights to the island from source […]

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Frontier Airlines’ New Nonstop Montego Bay Flights 

The American Midwest is increasingly becoming an important source market for Caribbean travel, from a ramp-up in Detroit to a wave new flights out of cities like St Louis.  Now, another major route is kicking off thanks to Frontier Airlines, […]

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