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Haiti: United Nations Security Council Extends Peacekeeping Mission One Year

Above: United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Jesus Serrano Redondo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations Security Council has extended the MINUSTAH peacekeeping mission in Haiti for one year, the world body announced Tuesday. The mission’s mandate was […]

Haiti: United Nations Extends Peacekeeping Mission For One Year

Above: UN peacekeepers in Haiti (UN Photo/Jesus Serrano Redondo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to extend the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti until mid-October of 2014. The unanimous vote also slightly reduced the […]

Haiti: UN Extends Peacekeepers’ Mandate for One Year, Plans Troop Reduction

Above: peacekeepers in Haiti (Photo: MINUSTAH) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations Security Council has extended its mandate for the MINUSTAH peacekeeping force in Haiti for another year, the world body announced. The move will also reduce the […]

Trinidad’s Ruling People’s Partnership Marks One Year in Office

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Trinidad’s ruling People’s Partnership marked one year in office, after winning 29 seats compared to the People’s National Movement’s 12 seats a year ago. The popularity of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, however, has fallen in polls, […]

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Montserrat Launches One-Year Remote Work Program

The tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat has launched a new one-year visa program for remote workers.  The new Montserrat Remote Workers Stamp is the latest in a series of long-stay options now offered by destinations in the Caribbean.  The program […]

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Bermuda Launches “Work From Bermuda” Program For One-Year Stays

The island of Bermuda has launched a new program that allows travelers to come to work remotely from Bermuda for a year.  The “Bermuda Certificate” program, which involves a $263 application fee per person, also includes the flexibility to travel […]

A “Milestone” Year for CARICOM?

Above: CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque says 2014 was a “milestone” year for the regional grouping. LaRocque pointed to the approval in July of the community’s first-ever Five […]

Reggae Album of the Year 2013: Beres Hammond’s “One Love, One Life”

IN A REGION as musically prolific as the Caribbean, it’s always hard to pick an album of the year. Beres Hammond, the world-famous native of Saint Mary, Jamaica first released his latest album at the very end of 2012; “One […]

Caribbean Journal’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2012: Jamaica’s Tyrone Wilson

Above: Sagicor Life CEO Richard Byles and Tyrone Wilson (right) CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENTS often mention the need for the region to go digital. ICT — information and communications technology, for countries that have few natural resources, is a way to diversify […]

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This is One of the Caribbean’s Priciest Neighborhoods

Peruse your Caribbean-centric real estate website of choice and you’re bound to see some comparatively expensive options on the eastern tip of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority […]

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The Dominican Republic Is Eyeing 11 Million Visitors This Year 

After the Dominican Republic set the Caribbean’s all-time record with 10 million total visitors, local tourism officials have another major ambition for 2024: 11 million.  That’s the goal stated by Tourism Minister David Collado, who said that the number should […]

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Americans Heading to Punta Cana, Cancun for Spring Break This Year

Cancun and Punta Cana are the top Caribbean destinations as American travelers plan their spring break vacations this year, according to a new report from travel insurance company Allianz Partners.  The company found that, among international destinations, Cancun and Punta […]

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Hilton Is Opening Its First Hotel in Bermuda This Year 

Later this year, Hilton will be opening its first-ever hotel on the Atlantic island of Bermuda, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The new Bermudiana Beach Resort will be debuting in the fourth quarter of 2024 as part of the Tapestry Collection […]

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A New All-Inclusive W Hotel Is Opening This Year in Punta Cana 

The first-ever all-inclusive W Hotel in the Caribbean is opening this year in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The hotel, part of a broad expansion for parent company Marriott International, is on the list of expected 2024 […]

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Waldorf Astoria Is Opening a New Resort in Costa Rica This Year 

The growing Waldorf Astoria brand is adding another new resort in the Caribbean Basin this year, with the planned debut of the Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Cacique.  The new resort, the first for the brand in the Central American country, […]

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For Cayman Islands Real Estate, a “Year of Opportunity”

“2023 can be described as a year of resilience,” Jeremy Hurst, the president and broker/owner of Cayman Islands-based IRG International, tells Caribbean Journal. “If you look at the past two decades with Hurricane Ivan here in 2004, the financial crash […]

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After Record-Breaking Year, Dominican Republic Tourism Keeps Surging 

The Dominican Republic set a record for stayover tourist arrivals last year, with the most stayover arrivals in the country’s history and the most of any Caribbean destination, well, ever.  So how are things going in 2024? Even better.  The […]

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St Thomas Native Wins Grammy for Songwriter of the Year

St Thomas native Theron Thomas has taken home the Grammy for Songwriter of the Year.  Thomas bested Edgar Barrera, Jessie Jo Dillon, Shane McAnally, and Justin Tranter in the Songwriter of the Year (Non-Classical) category.  Dedicated the award to his […]

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2023 Was a Very Strong Year for Caribbean Hotels

Hotel occupancy continues to improve across the Caribbean, according to the latest data from analytics firm STR.  The region’s hotel occupancy finished 2023 at 65.6 percent, up 7.5 percent from 2022, according to the report. In the same period, average […]

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Park Hyatt to Debut New Los Cabos Resort This Year 

The Park Hyatt brand is opening its second hotel in the Caribbean-Mexico region later this year: the new Park Hyatt Los Cabos at Cabo del Sol resort.  The new property is expected to open by the “end” of 2024, according […]

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Cancun International Aiport Handled 32 Million Passengers Last Year

Passenger traffic at Cancun International Airport topped 32 million travelers last year, according to newly-released data from ASUR, which manages the airport.  The airport handled 32.75 million passengers in 2023, a 7.9 percent increase compared to 2022, according to the […]

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Jamaica Eyeing 4 Million Combined Visitors This Year 

Jamaica is expecting to top 4 million combined visitors in 2023 — that is, putting together both air and cruise passenger arrivals.  Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is on pace to record 4.1 million visitors — a number he thinks is […]

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The Rolling Stones Fell in Love With Jamaica. Now They Have Their Own Caribbean Rum.

The more you travel the Caribbean, the more you feel The Rolling Stones’ footprint. Head to the Rockhouse in Negril, where the group stayed in the 70s, and you easily imagine them on those mystical cliffs. Or you can journey just […]

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Lionel Messi Has a New Royal Caribbean Partnership  

Soccer superstar Lionel Messi has been named the official “icon” of Royal Caribbean’s newest cruise ship.  The Inter Miami star will be welcoming the new Icon of the Seas cruise ship when it debuts in Miami next month, Royal Caribbean […]

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Maroon 5, Timbaland to Headline New Year’s Eve at Atlantis Paradise Island

Atlantis Paradise Island has long been one of the Caribbean’s top New Year’s Eve destinations, and this year’s end-of-year bash will be no different.  Super producer Timbaland, multi-platinum band Maroon 5 and Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris will headline […]

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Martinique Is One of the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Cruise Destinations 

The cruise season has officially begun in one of the fastest-growing cruise destinations in the Caribbean: the French Caribbean island of Martinique, one of the fastest-growing cruise destinations in the Caribbean, particularly in the luxury sector. Seabourn Pursuit was the […]

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The Abaco Club’s New Development Is Opening Next Year 

The newest development at the Abaco Club at Winding Bay in The Bahamas is planning to open in the summer of 2024, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  This story is part of Caribbean Journal Invest, the authority on Caribbean hotel, […]

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Park Hyatt Is Opening a Hotel in Los Cabos Next Year 

The Park Hyatt brand is opening a new hotel in the Caribbean-Mexico region next year, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The brand will debut the new Park Hyatt Los Cabos at Cabo del Sol, the first-ever Park Hyatt in Mexico.  The […]

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