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This Under-the-Radar Caribbean Island Has Reef Sharks, Beach Bungalows, and a Different Kind of Dive Resort

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You spend the day diving bottomless blue holes. Discovering thick finger coral and hobnobbing with reef sharks, eagle rays and regal seahorses. Then you get out of the water and find the perfect sunset on a totally uncrowded white-sand beach.  I remember the first time I visited Cape Eleuthera, way down at the southeastern corner […]

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Panama's Martinelli Visits Israel

Above: Panama President Ricardo Martinelli with Israeli President Shimon Peres By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama President Ricardo Martinelli continued his tour abroad on Thursday with a visit to Israel. Martinelli, who will leave office in July, held a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu to discuss “the situation in Latin America and […]

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Mini Cooper Ad Imagines Mini Usain Bolt

Above: the Gitam BBDO Ad By the Caribbean Journal staff A recently-released print advertisement for Mini Cooper imagined a “mini” Usain Bolt. The advertisement, meant to imply the pocked-sized speed of the Mini Cooper S automobile, was produced by advertising firm Gitam BBDO, which is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The ad was led by […]

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Israel Names Ambassador to CARICOM

Above: Amiram Magid and Irwin LaRocque (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Israel now has its first-ever ambassador to the Caribbean Community. New Israeli Ambassador Amiram Magid presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque this week. “CARICOM has much to gain and learn from Israel and, as in any meaningful partnership, […]

Mini Cooper Ad Imagines Mini Usain Bolt

Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Israel is interested in developing stronger ties with Trinidad and Tobago, according to the country’s Ambassador to the Caribbean, Amiram Magid. The Israeli envoy recently held talks with a group of Trinidadian officials including Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Production, Jairam […]

Panama City and Tel Aviv Sign Agreement to Become Sister Cities

 Above: Tel Aviv (Photo: MT Israel) By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama City and Tel Aviv have signed an agreement to become Sister Cities. The agreement between the two sides was signed earlier this week. The agreement aims to strengthen bilateral relations in the fields of cultural cooperation, education, science and commerce. Following the agreement, […]

Israel: Barbados "An Important Partner"

 Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is an “important partner” for Israel, according to Israeli Ambassador Amiram Magid. The Israeli envoy, who was recently on a visit to the island, met with Minister of Education, Science Technology and Innovation Ronald Jones. Magid said Barbadians stood to benefit from opportunities to pursue […]

Op-Ed: Jamaica's Mistake on Israel

 By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor   I WAS DISAPPOINTED that Jamaica voted in favour of the United Nations resolution which lifted the Palestinian Authority from an entity to a non-member observer. Both Israel and the United States opposed the resolution as being largely counterproductive and symbolic. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking at the Brookings […]

Barbados, Israel Talk Public Health

 Above: Parliament in Bridgetown (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Isarel’s Ambassador to Barbados and the Caribbean Amiram Magid met Thursday with Barbados Health Minister Donville Inniss to discuss collaborations on public health, particularly the increasing regional problem of non-communicable diseases. Magid pointed out that the two sides had developed “beneficial relationships” over time […]

St Kitts and Nevis Delegation Concludes High-Level Talks in Israel

 By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Works Minister Dr Asim Martin has concluded a three-person delegation in Israel for high-level talks. Dr Martin participated in talks with President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. The minister said his team, which was brought to Israel through a group […]

Dominica's Young Entrepreneurs Develop Ideas, With Help from Israel

Above: Dominica By the Caribbean Journal staff Young entrepreneurs in Dominica’s cultural industry are receiving help to develop their business ideas this week through a Cultural Enterprise Business Lab. The lab is being organized by the Dominica Youth Business Trust in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme and Mashav, Israel’s Agency for International Development […]

Israel Looks to Help Jamaica on Energy

 Israeli Ambassador to Jamaica Moshe Sermoneta said Israel is interested in helping Jamaica solve its energy problems, along with offering knowledge on tourism and agriculture. “Israel is a country that lacks natural resources,” he said. “We don’t have oil, we don’t have a lot of gas … we have been forced to find alternative sources […]