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The Best Hotel in Cartagena Has a Convent Past, a Walled City Address, and Overflows With Historic Charm

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Cartagena is a city shaped by walls. They frame the Old City, define its movement, hold back the Caribbean heat, and quietly organize daily life. Staying inside them changes how the city is experienced. The Sofitel Legend Santa Clara sits within those walls not as an addition, but as part of their long history. Once […]

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How St Lucia Is Providing a Boost for Its Creative Community

Above: St Lucia (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff More and more Caribbean governments are starting to acknowledge the importance of the creative class to national development. Now, the government of St Lucia is launching a new initiative to give a boost to small enterprises in the creative sector. The Ministry of Tourism, Heritage […]

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British Virgin Islands Announces Date for General Elections

Above: Road Town (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands has set the date for its upcoming general election. Acting Governor V Inez Archibald announced this week that the British Overseas Territory would hold its vote on June 8. The move comes after the territory’s House of Assembly was dissolved on […]

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The CARICOM Question

By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor The Caribbean is a region of small islands surrounded by water. In an increasingly competitive global economic and political climate, these island can no longer remain islands. But what’s the future of Caribbean regionalism? That brings us to the CARICOM question. CARICOM is the economic union of Caribbean nations and dependencies […]


British Virgin Islands Announces Date for General Elections

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Alicia Daniel, who sent in this photo of the view from Pigeon Island National Park. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line. It could be the next one! — CJ

Anguilla's Cap Juluca Names National Sales Manager

Above: Cap Juluca By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cap Juluca resort in Anguilla has named John Hector as its national sales manager. Hector will serve as the resort’s primary liaison to travel agents and wholesale providers. “We are thrilled to have John join our sales team as we further raise the profile of this […]

Antigua Completes Construction of New National Library

Above: the new National Library in Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has completed construction on the country’s new national public library. The completion of the project comes four decades after the country’s public library was damaged by an earthquake. The 20,000-square-foot project on Hails Prominard Road succeeds a temporary library which […]

Usain Bolt Wins 100M at Jamaica National Senior Trials

Above: Usain Bolt By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Usain Bolt glided to victory after a relatively slow start in the 100M Friday at Jamaica’s senior senior trials in Kingston. Bolt finished in 9.94 after finishing second in the semi-finals with a time of 10.03 seconds at the National Stadium. He was followed by Kemar […]

Grenada National Among Fatalities from Hurricane Sandy in New York

Above: Rockaway Beach in Queens (Photo: Flickr) By the Caribbean Journal staff A Grenadian national was among the fatalities from Hurricane Sandy in the New York area, according to the Grenada Consulate in New York. Eden Jolly, believed to be in his 60s, was a native of Sauteurs, St Patrick, Grenada. He reportedly drowned in […]