The water just off St. Croix’s north shore drops from bright turquoise to deep blue within a few yards of the sand at Cane Bay. Shore divers step into the sea from the beach and descend along a dramatic underwater wall. In Christiansted, the harbor stays busy with boats heading to Buck Island Reef National […]
Barbados wins bid By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Barbados has won the bid to host the 2017 OK Dinghy World Championship, one of the world’s leading sailing events. The event is expected to attract 100 of the world’s best sailors, along with their families and companions, to Carlisle Bay. Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. CEO, William […]
Above: Jamaica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A major road project in Jamaica is getting a big boost. Jamaica’s “Major Infrastructure Development Programme” has received a budget allocation of $28.9 million USD in the country’s most recent proposed budget. The project is a significant overhaul of the island’s road network “in order to […]
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Major crimes are down in Jamaica by double figures, according to National Security Minister Peter Bunting. The Minister reported this week that the country is seeing major drops in a number of categories. “Serious and violent crimes (are) down year-to-date on average by double digit percentages […]
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