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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 […]

A First-of-Its-Kind Clean-Energy Affordable Housing Project in the Caribbean

A First-of-Its-Kind Clean-Energy Affordable Housing Project in the Caribbean In a groundbreaking collaboration, Jackson Development and E-Finity Distributed Generation have come together to bring about the Caribbean’s first clean-energy affordable-housing project. The new project, Magens Junction, has been open since 2019, providing […]

The Bahamas Just Launched Its First-Ever Aviation Week

Air transport is crucial to the island nations of the region — and now one destination is putting a renewed emphasis on the sector. The Bahamas just launched its first-ever Aviation Week, a full schedule of events focused on growing, […]

The Caribbean’s First International Heliport

One of the British Virgin Islands’ most exclusive resort communities has added a major new amenity: a new heliport. Virgin Gorda’s Oil Nut Bay has added a new heliport certified for international arrivals, the first of its kind in the […]

The Caribbean’s First Healthy Hour

By the Caribbean Journal staff Move over, happy hour. Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort has launched the Caribbean’s first-ever Healthy Hour. The hour lets guests “toast to their health” each day from 3 to 4 PM with half-priced nutrient-rich […]

BVI Airways Begins Training Cabin Crew for Miami Flights

BVI Airways has begun training its initial class of BVI resident Cabin Crew as it prepares to launch its 2.5 hour non-stop service from the British Virgin Islands to Miami. After a two part interview process conducted in September, BVIA […]

BVI Airways Acquires First Jet

BVI Airways has acquired its first aircraft ahead of its planned launch of nonstop flights from Miami, the carrier announced. The company has completed the purchase and taken delivery of its first AVRO Regional Jet 100, which has a seating […]

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro Makes First Visit to St Kitts and Nevis

Maduro’s inaugural visit By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro made his first-ever visit to St Kitts and Nevis this week. The trip included the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries “as symbols of […]

A New $137 Million Train Project in Puerto Rico

A major new infrastructure project By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Governor Alejandro García Padilla announced that his administration is set to begin the first phase of the train route between San Juan and Caguas. The Novotren project will create a […]

Kempinski to Open First Caribbean Hotel

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Global hotel firm Kempinski is planning its first Caribbean hotel. The company signed an agreement last week with Dubai-based Range to manage a soon-to-be-built hotel in the Cabrits area of Dominica. The two sides […]

New York Rangers’ Anthony Duclair Scores First NHL Points

Above: New York Rangers winger Anthony Duclair By the Caribbean Journal staff 19-year-old New York Rangers winger Anthony Duclair is quickly becoming the NHL’s “Haitian sensation.” The Haitian-Canadian forward, whose parents both came to Canada from Haiti, forced his way […]

Caribbean’s First Diplomatic Academy Opens in Trinidad

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The new Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean officially opened at the University of the West Indies St Augustine Campus in Trinidad on Tuesday. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla […]

First Look: Sandals LaSource Grenada in 10 Photos

GRENADA — Caribbean Journal recently attended the grand opening of the new Sandals LaSource Grenada resort. Join Caribbean Journal on location as we bring you a first look of the property in 11 slides. Above is the brand-new Italian Village […]

Antigua Launches Training For Mobile App Development

Above: the training workshop this week By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda’s recently-opened ICT Cadet Training Facility recently held its first training workshop on the development of mobile apps. The workshop, which the government said was oversubscribed, is […]

Miami Heat Train in the Bahamas

Above: the Miami Heat at Atlantis (BIS Photos/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Miami Heat’s bid for a third consecutive NBA championship is starting in the Bahamas. The Imperial Ballroom at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island has […]

Antigua and Barbuda Opens New ICT Training Facility

Above: Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer at the ribbon-cutting By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has officially inaugurated a new ICT Cadet Training facility in the country. The facility, which is the product of a partnership between the government […]

Victoria Duval Wins First-Round Match at US Open

Above: Victoria Duval By the Caribbean Journal staff The second time around was a far different story for Victoria Duval. The Haitian-American phenom, who lost in straight sets to Kim Clijsters in her debut last year in Flushing Meadows, beat […]

Interview With Kim Barrow, First Lady of Belize

Above: Belize First Lady Kim Barrow By Alexander Britell After winning her battle with breast cancer, Belize First Lady Kim Barrow is on a mission to improve the welfare of women and young people in her country. Barrow, the wife […]

Forbes: Jamaica’s Women’s Coalition Marks First Anniversary

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor The 51% Coalition – One Year Later About 15 organizations representing a broad cross-section of Jamaican society, including NGOs, the government and the private sector turned out to participate in a forum hosted to […]

Nevisians Complete Emergency Response Training in Montserrat

Above: Earl Freeman, a volunteer fireman on Nevis (right) participates in a search-and-rescue simulation exercise in Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of three Nevisians recently concluded a five-day emergency response training programme in Montserrat. The three, which […]

Grenada Succeeds in Protecting Cash in US and Vacating Restraining Notices

By L Andrew S Riccio CJ Legal Contributor Grenada is an island nation better known for its beaches and diving than for petroleum production. But in 2004, RSM Production Corp., a US company, applied for a petroleum exploration license from […]

Haiti’s Young Women to Receive Vocational Training in New Initiative

By the Caribbean Journal staff The World Bank has launched a new initiative aimed at providing vocational training for young women in Haiti. The Adolescent Girls Initiative looks to foster economic independence among 12,000 young girls and young women in […]

Bahamas Pushes Agro-Processing Training, With Help From Jamaica

Above: Edison Key, left and Donna Bromfield (BIS Photo/Gladstone Thurston) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is continuing its agricultural push, now with a focus on turning locally-sourced fruits and vegetables into food byproducts. Last week, the Bahamas Agricultural […]

Dominican Republic Concludes Feasibility Studies on Santo Domingo-Cibao Train

Above: Engineer Diandino Peña By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of the Dominican Republic has completed technical and economic feasibility studies of a proposed rail link between the capital Santo Domingo and the northern Cibao region. The announcement was […]

Yele Haiti and HVS Launch Final Phase of Jacmel Hospitality Training Project

Above: students in the HEAT programme By the Caribbean Journal staff The Yele Haiti foundation, in partnership with HVS, a leading global hospitality consulting firm, has launched the final phase of its project to train 120 Haitian students in hospitality […]

Jamaica Trains Vulnerable Communities in Earthquake, Hurricane Response

Above: a hotel in Negril, Westmoreland By the Caribbean Journal staff Thanks to $1 million in financial support from the Canadian International Development Programme, residents of Jamaica’s Westmoreland and McNeil Lands have been trained in disaster response and preparedness, particularly […]

Gender-Responsive Budgets in Jamaica

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor A Solid WROC With the talk at every level of Jamaican society being about the IMF and the critical role the coming relationship with this institution will play in the country’s future, it […]

Antigua and Barbuda Has New Programs for Travel Advisors

Travel advisors have a lot to look forward to about selling Antigua from new luxury resorts aimed at wealthy travelers to new programs designed to make travel agents more money. To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored […]

In Antigua and Barbuda, a Must-Visit Caribbean Event for Foodies