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St Maarten Tourism Is Sizzling Right Now

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St. Maarten’s tourism sector is on a sizzling trajectory, with both air and cruise arrivals surging in the second quarter of 2025 — making it one of the fastest-growing destinations in the Caribbean right now. The island welcomed 209,876 airport passenger arrivals at Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) between April and June, marking a 16.9 percent increase compared to the […]

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Taiwan, St Kitts Planning Solar Farm

Above: solar lights installed in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Taiwan and St Kitts and Nevis are planning to establish a solar farm in the twin-island federation, Taiwanese Ambassador to St Kitts and Nevis Miguel Tsao announced this week. Tsao was speaking at the installation of a new phase of solar […]

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Nevis Election Set for Jan. 22

Above: Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevisians will head to the polls Jan. 22, Premier Joseph Parry announced this weekend. The election will come eight days after Nomination Day, set for Jan. 14. “we do not need a long and drawn out period of campaigning, there is plenty of work to […]

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Premier: Nevis Moving Forward on Geothermal Project

Above: Nevis Peak (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis’ government says it is moving ahead with the planned geothermal project on Nevis Peak, Premier Joseph Parry said in his New Year’s address. The project, first launched by West Indies Power, had stalled over the last year. “After several hiccups, the government is confident […]

Nevis Election Set for Jan. 22

 Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has sworn in Sir Edmund Wickham as the twin-island federation’s new Governor General. The Governor General succeed Sir Cuthbert Montraville Sebastian, announced his retirement at the end of December after 17 years. “Sir Edmund, a trained economist, has used his extraordinary […]

More Solar Lights on the Way in St Kitts

 Above: a Taiwan-funded solar lighting project in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis will be unveiling the next phase of solar lights in the country on the island’s main road between Sandy Point and St Paul’s. Nearly 120 lights are being installed in the area thanks to a […]

The Most Popular Stories of 2012

It was another active year in the Caribbean, from the arrests of one former Premier and another sitting Premier; a wave of new hotel activity; a series of downgrades of government debt and several high-profile elections. But what were Caribbean Journal readers’ favourite stories this year? Check out the list below. 1. Haiti Tourism Minister […]

Rum Journal: The Rum Awards 2012

 IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR— award season. When we look back on 2012, it was a strong year for rum across the Caribbean, from Barbados to Martinique, the Dominican Republic to Guyana, and everywhere in between. Rum Journal traveled across the region, sampling the best cane spirits — and some of the best rum drinks […]

St Kitts and Nevis Governor General Announces Retirement

 Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Governor General Sir Cuthbert Montraville Sebastian will be retiring effective Jan. 1, Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas announced Tuesday. Montraville has served as Governor General for 17 years. “On behalf of the government and people of our federation, I extend this […]

Haiti, Anguilla, St Kitts and Nevis Lead Caribbean Pipeline Growth

 Above: the Viceroy Anguilla By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean/Mexico hotel development pipeline includes 122 hotels comprising 18,944 rooms, according to the November STR Construction Pipeline Report. Haiti reported the largest expected growth in the region, with a 95.7 percent increase to 798 rooms, followed by Anguilla, with an improvement of 30.9 percent with […]

An Atlantis in St Kitts and Nevis?

 Above: Atlantis in the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas said he has invited Alan Leibman, the CEO of Kerzner International Management, to pursue a high-end boutique resort in St Kitts and Nevis. Kerzner’s projects around the world include the Atlantis hotels in the Bahamas and […]

Green Projects in Belize, Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis Get OAS Grants

 Above: Carmen Lomellin, Permanent Representative of the United States to the OAS; Joel Hernandez, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the OAS; José Miguel Insulza, OAS Secretary General; Albert R. Ramdin, OAS Assistant Secretary General (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of green projects in the Caribbean will be receiving grants […]