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St Kitts Is Getting a New Boutique Hotel With 18 Suites, Smart Tech, and a Rooftop Bar 

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A new chapter in St. Kitts’ hospitality story is taking shape. The St. Kitts Tourism Authority has announced the groundbreaking of The Wedge Boutique Hotel, a distinctive new property designed to blur the lines between home and hotel. Scheduled to open in February 2027, the 18-suite retreat aims to deliver a residential-style hospitality experience for […]

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Overcoming Poverty in Jamaica

By Dennis Chung CJ Contributor ACCORDING to the recently released 2012 Survey of Living Conditions (SLC), Jamaica has recorded an increase in poverty levels between 2009 and 2012. “The all-Jamaica individual poverty prevalence increased by 2.3 percentage points relative to 2010 to reach 19.9 per cent,” the survey stated. This was not totally unexpected, as […]

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Barbados Looks to "Recapture" Canadian Tourism Market

Above: Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados is looking to take back the Canadian tourism market, according to Prime Minister Freundel Stuart. The Prime Minister was speaking during a reception for Canadians at Ilaro Court, his residence, last week. “There was a time when Canada was Barbados’ principal source market for tourists. […]

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Trinidad and Tobago Sends Trade Mission to Martinique, Guadeloupe

Above: Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago is looking to the French Caribbean as a potential market for its exports. The country’s exporTT agency is leading a trade mission to the French Caribbean this week, including Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana. The project is being sponsored by the CARTfund. The […]

Barbados Looks to "Recapture" Canadian Tourism Market

 Above: Martinique, a strong source market for intra-regional tourism (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — Caribbean tourism has long relied on three major markets: the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. But more and more, it’s hard to ignore the potential of intra-regional tourism — that is, tourists from within the Caribbean region […]

Op-Ed: Why the Bahamas Must Focus on Entrepreneurship

 By Mark A Turnquest Op-Ed Contributor NEW ENTREPRENEURS in the Bahamas must get into the game by conducting a comprehensive market search before they develop practical business plans. Existing small and medium sized enterprise (SMEs) owners must stay in the game by executing their business plans in an effective and efficient manner. It is quite […]

Haiti Markets Tourism in Paris

Above: Haitian food being served at the conference (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin is in France this week to promote the country’s nascent tourism industry. Villedrouin is being joined on the trip by a delegation from the Haitian tourism sector, including Pierre Chauvet, who is representing the […]

IMF Lowers Haiti Growth Forecast, Citing Weak Agricultural Recovery

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The IMF has lowered its growth forecast for Haiti to 3.4 percent from 6.5 percent, the Fund announced following the visit of a mission to Haiti. Despite what it called a “relatively strong performance” of non-agricultural sectors, the IMF announced Wednesday that it had lowered its […]

Moody's Upgrades Belize Credit Rating, Warns of "Debt Overhang"

 Above: Parliament in Belmopan By the Caribbean Journal staff New York-based Moody’s has upgraded the credit rating on Belize’s government bonds, the firm announced Monday. The rating has been lifted to Caa2 from Ca, with a “stable” outlook. The move comes after Belize restructured its $547 million “Superbond,” which is due in 2029. That included […]

Haiti Plans Response After Fire Destroys Public Market in Tabarre

Above, from left: Interior Minister Thierry Mayard-Paul and President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Haitian government is planning a response to a fire that destroyed the public market in Tabarre, according to the National Palace. The government has decided to work with the City of Tabarre to help the most […]

United States Virgin Islands Continues Push for Scandinavian Tourists

Above: USVI By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands will continue to make Denmark and the wider Scandinavian market a priority for its tourism sector, according to USVI Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty. The Commissioner was part of a USVI delegation to Denmark this week led by Governor John de Jongh, where she […]

A Modern Look for an Old Nassau Market

Above: the new Bay Street Straw and Craft Market (Photo: CJ) By Alexander Britell After Nassau’s historic Bay Street market was destroyed by a fire in Sep. 2001, it was a devastating blow for thousands of Bahamian vendors and their families. Now, the Bahamas is readying a refurbished market, replete with modern amenities and its […]