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Hilton Just Opened 16 New All-Inclusive Bungalows in the Dominican Republic, With Oceanfront Plunge Pools, Butlers and a Private Rooftop Lounge

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The Dominican Republic’s buzziest new destination just got its most exclusive place to stay. There’s a new top tier at one of the Caribbean’s most talked-about new resorts. And it’s the kind of thing that tends to sell out before most people even hear about it — timed about a year after the resort first […]

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Bureaucracy and Jamaican Growth

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor FINALLY WE CAN celebrate that we have an IMF agreement again in Jamaica. The real importance of the agreement is that it will bring with it a certain amount of confidence and multilateral support for the fiscal accounts. Importantly also, it will arrest the slide in the NIR. However, unless […]

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Haiti Finance Minister Marie Carmelle Jean-Marie Resigns

Above: Marie Carmelle Jean-Marie By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Finance Minister Marie Carmelle Jean-Marie has tendered her resignation. Jean-Marie had served as Haiti’s Minister of Economy and Finance since the summer of 2012, after Laurent Lamothe took over as the country’s Prime Minister. A government source confirmed the resignation to Caribbean Journal Wednesday afternoon. […]

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A Jamaican Dollar For Your Thoughts

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor   THE JAMAICAN DOLLAR is now trading at many licensed cambios at 100 to 1. This is not a good development for Jamaica and it is certainly not politically attractive for current PNP administration. The dollar, which in my days at Wolmer’s School in Kingston was worth more than a […]

Haiti Finance Minister Marie Carmelle Jean-Marie Resigns

Above: Fort de France, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Given their proximity to the Eastern Caribbean and particularly St Lucia, the French departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe should be integrated with the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States as much as possible, according to the recommendations of a report recently released by the […]

Antigua's Government "Very Hopeful" on Beaches Resort Project

 Above: the Grand Pineapple Beach Resort in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff While the prospect of Sandals Chairman Gordon “Butch” Stewart’s proposed $140 million Beaches hotel project on Antigua’s Long Bay had seemingly dimmed last year, the project has returned to negotiations, according to Antigua Finance Minister Harold Lovell. The project, which would be […]

Dennis Chung: The Role of Government in Caribbean Economies

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor MY MOTHER USED TO SAY of children, it is sometimes better to be seen and not heard. These were of course in the days when parents ruled children, and not as it is today. So it should be or governments in market economies. That is it is always better for […]

Montserrat Distributes iPads in Bid for Paperless Government

 Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Montserrat is continuing its distribution of Apple iPads to middle and senior managers as part of its stated plan for a “reduced paper environment.” Last year, Montserrat distributed 25 iPads for legislators and members of the Core Management Team. At the end of last month, […]

Grenadians Head to the Polls to Choose Next Government

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) Grenadians go to the polls Tuesday to decide the country’s next Parliament and Prime Minister. Prime Minister Tillman Thomas and the National Democratic Congress face off against former Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell’s New National Party and the upstart National United Front, led by Glynis Roberts. Roberts was one of several […]

Turks and Caicos Government, Sandals Reach $12 Million Agreement

 Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff The Special Investigation Prosecution Team and the Turks and Caicos Islands government have reached an agreement with Sandals Resorts International totaling $12 million. The agreement is due “in part to the cooperation of the company with the United States authorities to a degree that has been acknowledged to […]

Montserrat's Search for a National Song

 Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff In 1992, three years before the island’s devastating volcanic eruption, Montserrat’s government began its National Song Search, looking for a song that would be recognized by Montserratians on a national level. Now, Montserrat’s government has relaunched the plan, with the goal of finding something original, something that reflects […]

Op-Ed: Why Jamaica's Cabinet Must Respond to the Contractor General

 By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor THE CONTRACTOR GENERAL is a Jamaican official whose job is to prevent corruption in the awarding of government contracts. Back-scratching contracts have been a significant problem for more than three decades in Jamaica. Many Jamaican private sector companies have become outrageously prosperous by contracting consistently with the government of Jamaica, […]