music festival

50 Cent to Headline St Kitts Music Festival

 The St Kitts Music Festival has added another big name to its lineup: hip-hop superstar 50 Cent. 50 Cent will join stars including Damian Marley, Tarrus Riley, R. City and Morgan Heritage, among others, for what has become one of …

Grenada Readies for Major New Music Festival

 Grenada is set for a major new music festival. The first-ever Pure Grenada Music Festival will begin April 5. The six-day festival will include eight concerts at five different locations across 32 acts. Grammy winners Joss Stone and Estelle will …

The Best Way to Travel to Grenada’s Music Festival

 Grenada is hosting one of the Caribbean’s major international music festivals in April: the first-ever Pure Grenada Music Festival. The festival, which runs April 5-10, will features local and international artists from Angelique Kidjo to Joss Stone to Steele Pulse, among others. …

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Curacao Has a New Music Festival

 Above: Jorge Celedon By the Caribbean Journal staff Curacao’s North Sea Jazz festival has, in recent years, become one of the Caribbean’s leading concert festivals. Now, the Dutch Caribbean island is adding another to the mix: Viva La Musica Latina. …

For One Night, St Kitts Becomes the Caribbean Reggae Capital

 Above: Tarrus Riley at the St Kitts Music Festival (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell BASSETERRE — For one night, this was the Caribbean’s capital of reggae. After an evening of all kinds of music on Thursday night, St …

 

Opinion

Op-Ed: A New Beginning for Puerto Rico

 By Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz Two years ago last month, Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, ultimately taking more than 3,000 lives. It also exposed the structural vulnerabilities of existing buildings, and further exacerbated the already painful impact of a more than decade-long …

• Editor’s Note: Abaco, Grand Bahama and the Comeback to Come

• Op-Ed: The Future of Dominican Republic Tourism

Rum Journal

Rum Journal: In Puerto Rico, the History of a Little Barrel

 By Alexander Britell He would carry it around in a small wooden barrel, rum in arm, giving tastes to his friends and those who wished to try it. Don Pedro Fernandez, a third-generation sugarcane grower in Puerto Rico, had studied …

• Rum Journal: A Special Rum from Guadeloupe’s Reimonenq

• Rum Journal: A Concerto From Guadeloupe’s Longueteau

Markets

Turks and Caicos Real Estate Keeps Surging

 By the Caribbean Journal staff The real estate market in Turks and Caicos continues to show strong growth, according to a new report from Turks and Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty. Sales volume totaled $135 million in the first half of …

• Real Estate Firm Engel & Völkers Expands to Turks and Caicos

• Aruba’s Newest Luxury Real Estate