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This Caribbean Island Has Fewer Than 400 People, Stunning White-Sand Beaches — and a Brand-New Airport 

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It’s one of the most remote, hard-to-reach little islands in the whole region. Or at least it was. Now, a tiny Caribbean island has a huge new future. The Bahamas has officially unveiled a new airport terminal on the island of Mayaguana, a remote outpost with fewer than 400 residents and a reputation for white-sand […]

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Grenada Eyes Football Future

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s men’s national football team is currently ranked 145th in the world according to the October edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, just ahead of Barbados and Curacao. It’s something that the country’s Sports Minister, Emmalin Pierre, wants to see change. Pierre is calling on the […]

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The Caribbean's New Top Football Team

Above: the Benna Boys By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda is now the Caribbean’s top-ranked national football team, according to the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. The country jumped a whopping 69 slots in the latest rankings, reaching 80th in the world. That gave Antigua and Barbuda its highest-ever FIFA ranking since the rankings […]

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Is It Time For a Caribbean World Cup?

COULD THE Caribbean ever host a World Cup? Why not? Earlier this year, Caribbean Journal contributor Ilio Durandis put forth the idea that Haiti could one day host the World Cup. But that got us thinking — what about the region as a whole, as the Caribbean did for the 2007 Cricket World Cup? Just […]


The Caribbean's New Top Football Team

Above: Trinidad’s Soca Warriors By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors are now the Caribbean’s top-ranked football side, according to the year-end rankings from FIFA and Coca-Cola. Trinidad is now ranked 78th in the world, one spot ahead of Haiti and two spots ahead of Jamaica. It is the first time Trinidad […]

Cuba Takes Caribbean Lead in Latest FIFA World Rankings

Above: Cuba’s footballers in action vs Belize (Photo: FIFA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba has leapfrogged Jamaica and Haiti to become the Caribbean’s highest ranked national football squad, according to the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings. Cuba is ranked 74th in the world, just ahead of Sierra Leone and tied with the United Arab Emirates. […]

Should Haiti Host the World Cup?

By Ilio Durandis CJ Contributor IMAGINE the tiny country of Haiti as host to one of the world’s biggest events: the World Cup. For now, it may all seem like fiction; however, if Haiti wants to be an emerging country by 2030, what could be more opportunistic to show the rest of the world that […]

FIFA Suspends Jamaican Footballer, Team Doctor For Doping Violations

Above: FIFA Headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has suspended a Jamaican international footballer and the national team’s doctor, it announced Thursday. FIFA suspended midfielder Jermaine Hue and team doctor Dr Carlton Fraser. Both had been provisionally suspended last month for the violation of an anti-doping rule following a World Cup […]

Haiti Drops in FIFA Rankings, But Maintains Caribbean Lead

By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti fell 5 spots in the most recent FIFA rankings to 74th in the world, although that is still good enough for the top ranking in the Caribbean. Jamaica, ranked 76th in the world, rose one spot this month to maintain its hold on second in the Caribbean. Haiti’s drop […]

Martinique Stuns Canada in Gold Cup Opener, 1-0

Above: Martinique celebrating the victory By the Caribbean Journal staff It took until extra time, but Martinique sent a strong message to the football world in the Gold Cup opener on Sunday. Fabrice Reuperne’s lefty shot from just outside the box in stoppage time gave Martinique a stunning 1-0 victory over Canada. Canadians Russell Teibert […]

Haiti Retakes Caribbean Lead in FIFA Rankings as Jamaica Tumbles

Above: Les Grenadiers By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is once again the top-ranked Caribbean football team, despite a somewhat surprising drop of six slots in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings. Haiti is now at 69th in the world, followed by Jamaica at 77. Jamaica’s recent poor showings in World Cup Qualifying led to a 28-slot […]

Trinidad National Security Minister Jack Warner Resigns

Above: Jack Warner By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago National Security Minister Jack Warner has resigned, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced. The PM said she had officially accepted his resignation in a statement on Monday. “I wish to thank Mr Warner for his service to the government and people of Trinidad and Tobago,” […]

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