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This Tiny Caribbean Island Isn’t For Everyone — And That’s What Makes It Cool. 

Saba.

Some Caribbean islands are shaped by beaches, resorts, and easy shorelines. Saba is shaped by edges — sharp cliffs, climbing roads, and an island silhouette that doesn’t resemble anywhere else in the region. It’s the sort of place travelers hear about long before they ever meet someone who’s actually been, a huge volcanic peak rising […]

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The Caribbean Region Is Strengthening Its Relationship With India

Above: the Indian delegation to the CARICOM meeting By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean and India are getting closer. CARICOM and India held their first-ever joint commission on Tuesday in Guyana at CARICOM Headquarters. The landmark meeting was led by Vice Minister and Special Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs of India R. […]

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Trinidad, India Talk Energy

Above: the meeting in Moscow By the Caribbean Journal staff Officials from Trinidad and Tobago and India held talks this week on the sidelines of the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow. Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine met with Dharmendra Pradhan, India’s Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas. The two were […]

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Trinidad Prime Minister Congratulates New Indian Prime Minister

Above: New Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has extended congratulations to Narendra Modi on his being sworn in as the new Prime Minister of India. Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister on Monday in Delhi following his electoral victory last week. “The unity shown […]


Trinidad, India Talk Energy

Above: Union Island, St Vincent and the Grenadines (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada remain the primary source markets for Caribbean tourism — but with the global tourism market getting more and more competitive, that will likely start to shift in the years to come. As […]

St Kitts and Nevis Welcomes New High Commissioner from India

Above: downtown Basseterre (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas has accepted the letters of credence from new Indian High Commissioner Puran Mal Meena. The Indian envoy is also the High Commissioner to Guyana, Antigua and CARICOM. “We are separated by distance but history binds us […]

Cuba Foreign Minister Visits India

Above: Cuba Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla (UN Photo/Jennifer S Altman) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla continued his three-day visit to India Monday by holding talks with Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari. In a statement, Cuba’s government called the talks “warm and friendly.” Parrilla is also planning to hold […]

Haiti's Martelly, Indian Ambassador Hold Talks on Agriculture, Housing

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly receives funding from India for a new housing project (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly and Shri Rajasekhar, India’s non-resident ambassador to Haiti, held discussions Monday in Port-au-Prince. The talks focused on areas including agriculture, housing, education and family planning, among others. India’s government […]

India and Guyana Conclude Studies on Low-Carbon Development Projects

Above: Guyana President Donald Ramotar meets with the Indian team By the Caribbean Journal staff Specialists from India’s Energy and Research Institute have completed the technical studies on priority projects under Guyana’s Low-Carbon Development Strategy. The two-month endeavour, which came in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding between Guyana and TERI, has its origins in […]

St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Courts Indian Investors in Punjab

Above: St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas (UN Photo/Evan Schneider) By the Caribbean Journal staff Seeking to attract Indian investment in St Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister Denzil Douglas met with Indian investors in Punjab during his official visit to India. St Kitts and Nevis hopes to increase Indian investment in the […]

St Kitts and Nevis PM Concludes "Successful" India Visit at Taj Mahal

Above: St Kitts and Nevis PM Denzil Douglas at the Taj Mahal (Photo: CUOPM) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas concluded his official visit to India with a trip to the Taj Mahal this weekend. Douglas, who called the visit a “hectic, but successful” trip, said it […]

St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas Heading to India

Above: Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas (Photo: Erasmus Williams) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas will began an Official Working Visit to India later this week. Douglas left Tuesday for London, where he will be joined by Kevin Isaac, St Kitts and Nevis’ High Commissioner to the […]