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Montserrat Reforms Import Tax Rates
By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat will introduce measures to simplify and rationalize the island’s import tax rates next month, according to Frank Ferguson, director general of the Montserrat Revenue Services. The revisions will cause changes to be made to […]
Taxes and Caribbean Tourism
By Robert MacLellan Op-Ed Contributor LIAT Airlines has been a vital factor in the commercial and tourism life blood of the Caribbean for decades. However, the company has now had three CEO’s and two Acting CEO’s in the last seven years, […]
How Long Does It Take to Pay Business Taxes in the Caribbean?
Above: the Bahamas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff We continue our series on business in the Caribbean with a look at another important data set from the World Bank: how long it takes for a business to pay […]
Op-Ed: Taxing Jamaica’s Future
By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor There is no doubt that Jamaica is one of the world’s most taxed countries (in more ways than one). Nominal incomes for low-to-middle income individuals, after taking out the exemption level, (which has been revised […]
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How to Move to Barbados, Explained
While much of the real estate interest since the pandemic has focused on northern-area Caribbean destinations like The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and the Cayman Islands, another island to the south has been seeing strong interest: Barbados, an island with […]
The Climate for Caribbean Home Financing
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How to Move to St Croix, Explained
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The Caribbean Travel Awards 2023
If 2021 in the Caribbean was a year of recovery, 2022 has been a year of unmistakable, unprecedented rebirth. The Caribbean has never been hotter, with just about every destination nearing (or now exceeding) its pre-pandemic travel totals, and the […]
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How to Move to The Bahamas, Explained
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How to Move to Turks and Caicos, Explained
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ASTA: CDC’s Return Test Requirement Is “Chilling” Caribbean Travel
You’re on a Caribbean trip, you’re fully vaccinated or boosted, and yet, much of the last day of your vacation is spent trying to take a Covid test just to be able to return home. Right now, the US CDC […]
Why Families Are Moving to the Cayman Islands
Above photo by Lisa Reid Photography. The Caribbean is often the place that retirees look to move, in pursuit of a slower pace of life and to escape long winters. For others, moving to a tropical island is a reward […]
Why Residential Resorts Could Boom in the Caribbean
By Joe Pike and Alexander Britell When travel fully resumes either during or following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, experts are predicting a residential resort investment spike in Caribbean destinations that can offer both low density properties and seclusion. Caribbean Journal […]
The Latest Turks and Caicos Real Estate Report
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Turks and Caicos real estate was off to a “remarkable”start in 2020, according to a new report from leading brokerage The Agency Turks and Caicos. Sales volume, average price and median price had all increased […]
Mark Gaus on What’s Next for Real Estate in the Cayman Islands
By Alexander Britell, Editor-in-Chief, CJI It’s hard to imagine that there was a hotter real estate market in the Caribbean in recent years, with surging development from beachfront condos to residential resorts. So what’s next for Cayman in the midst […]
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The Winners of the 2020 CJ Bahamas Travel Awards
The winners of the first-ever Caribbean Journal Bahamas Travel Awards have been revealed. The inaugural CJBTA celebrated the best of the destination, from hotels and marinas to taxi drivers and chefs, with the awardees receiving their trophies in a ceremony […]
Saint Lucia Just Reached a New Tourism Milestone
One of the Caribbean’s fastest-growing destinations just reached another tourism milestone. The island of Saint Lucia reported a total of 423,736 stayover visitors in 2019, the highest total in the history of the destination — just in time for Saint Lucia’s […]
Caribbean “Upbeat” About Tourism in 2019
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Caribbean tourism officials are “upbeat” about prospects for 2019, and expect another year of positive growth bolstered by increased airlift, improved sales, ongoing investments in hotel upgrades and refurbishments, and new properties coming on stream. […]
CHTA President: Caribbean Missing Huge Tourism Opportunity
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean is missing a huge opportunity to reap the economic benefits of tourism, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President Frank Comito said this week. Empty hotel rooms are costing the region billions of dollars […]
The Top 20 Islands to Live on in the Caribbean
We all dream of living in the Caribbean. We all think about waking up to the ocean, being in touch with the natural environment, of connecting with the region’s vibrant culture. Everybody dreams of doing it — but some actually […]
Jamaica’s Opportunity to Shine
By DENNIS CHUNG CJ Contributor A few years ago someone asked me what I was passionate about. I mentioned that one of the things I really am passionate about is Jamaica and Jamaicans. It is that passion for Jamaica and […]
How to Buy a Home in the Bahamas
If you’re looking to move to an island in the Caribbean, there is so much to think about, from the environment to the cost of living to the culture. And those are factors that can be vastly different from island […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice — And What It Means For the Region
How the Caribbean Court of Justice benefits the Caribbean By Jeffrey H. Foreman Op-Ed Contributor In the decades-long debate over the establishment and adoption of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the final court of appeal for the English speaking […]
The Sharing Economy and Caribbean Tourism
What the sharing economy means for Caribbean Tourism By Hugh Riley CJ Contributor The marketplace is evolving. Ten years ago no one imagined homeowners opening their doors and welcoming strangers to bunk at their tropical beach bungalows or private cozy […]
Jamaica Needs a Serious Approach to Development
Time for a new approach for Jamaican Development By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor The current government has economic growth as its main thrust. The phrase coined by the Growth Council — “Five in four” — refers to the objective to […]
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