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A New $40 Million Stadium, Built by China, Opens in Grenada
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Eclipse at Half Moon Is Open Again in Jamaica, and It’s the Island’s Most Authentic Escape — With Beachfront Suites, a Sparkling Infinity Pool, and Two Miles of Sand

 A beach in Montego Bay

After a quiet season of restoration, the contemporary heart of Montego Bay’s most storied resort has thrown its doors open again, and there’s no more soulful way to do Jamaica right now. There’s a particular kind of joy in hearing that a place you love has come home, and that’s exactly how I felt when […]

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St Kitts Projecting 1 Million Cruise Visitors For First Time

Above: Port Zante in Basseterre, St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts is projecting to welcome 1 million cruise passengers in the 2014/2015 cruise season, according to the country’s tourist board. That would represent a 31.5 percent increase over the 2013/2014 season, and a growth over the past eight years of […]

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Jamaica's Population "Not Likely to Exceed" 3 Million People

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s population is not likely to exceed 3 million people, according to the Planning Institute of Jamaica. The country currently has a population of around 2.71 million people, a number not likely to significantly increase, given factors like current fertility rates, high external migration and declining […]

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Jamaica's IMF Loan Rises to $958 Million; Board to Decide This Month

Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A proposed 48-month funding arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility for Jamaica would total $958 million, according to the International Monetary Fund. That number is significantly higher than the $750 million initially mentioned in Jamaica’s staff-level agreement with the IMF. The next meeting of the IMF’s […]

Jamaica's Population "Not Likely to Exceed" 3 Million People

 Above: Haiti (Photo: JP/HRO) By the Caribbean Journal staff Sean Penn’s J/P Haitian Relief Organization has signed a grant with Haiti’s government for an $8.75 million project to help residents in J/P HRO-managed camps to return to their neighbourhoods. Haiti’s government is managing the grant through its Bureau de Monetisation des Programmes d’Aide Du Developpement, […]

Jamaica, IMF Reach $750 Million Staff-Level Agreement

 Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has reached its long-awaited agreement with the International Monetary Fund, the organization announced in a statement Friday. The staff-level agreement is on the key elements of an economic programme that can be supported by a 48-month arrangement under the fund’s Extended Fund Facility. The agreement […]