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8 Black-Sand Beaches in the Caribbean With Volcano Views, Hidden Coves, and Beach Bars

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A trail drops through thick tropical vegetation in Dominica and ends at a beach moviegoers have already seen on a cinema screen. In Martinique, tables at a legendary beach bar stand just beyond dark volcanic sand, with ti’ punch and grilled fish coming out of the kitchen. On another part of the island, steep cliffs rise behind a […]

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The Best Caribbean Cities For Food - 2014

When you think of the Caribbean, maybe you think of the beach, or the small town, or the offshore cay — even if you live in the Caribbean. But at CJ, we want people to rethink the Caribbean — to understand what an incredibly diverse, vibrant place it is — one with beaches and small towns, […]

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The Caribbean's New Top Football Team

Above: the Benna Boys By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda is now the Caribbean’s top-ranked national football team, according to the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. The country jumped a whopping 69 slots in the latest rankings, reaching 80th in the world. That gave Antigua and Barbuda its highest-ever FIFA ranking since the rankings […]

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Ranking Caribbean Countries on Competitiveness: Report

Above: Puerto Rico (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff What are the most competitive economies in the Caribbean? The World Economic Forum has released its annual Global Competitiveness Report, including results for a number of Caribbean countries. The report defines competitiveness as the “set of institutions, policies, and factors that determine the level of […]


The Caribbean's New Top Football Team

Above: the Bahamas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff What are the most developed countries in the Caribbean, according to the United Nations Development Programme? The UNDP just released its annual Human Development Report, which scores countries on a Human Development Index by looking at factors from life expectancy at birth and the mean […]

Analysis: Ranking the Caribbean on Foreign Investment

By the Caribbean Journal staff How much foreign direct investment did Caribbean countries receive last year? To find out, Caribbean Journal looked at data from the recently-released Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean report from the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. ECLAC released data on foreign direct […]

Ranking the Caribbean on Tax Revenue

Above: Trinidad and Tobago (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Which Caribbean countries collect the most in tax revenue? To find out, we looked at recently-released 2012 World Bank data on tax revenue collected by central governments around the world, as a percentage of GDP. Tax revenue refers to “compulsory transfers to the central […]

Ranking the Caribbean on Cell Phone Use

Above: Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Where do people use cell phones the most in the Caribbean? To find out, we looked at the most recent edition of the World Bank’s World Development Indicators report, which has data on a number of specific business and economic indicators in the region, including […]

Haiti Drops in FIFA Rankings, But Maintains Caribbean Lead

By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti fell 5 spots in the most recent FIFA rankings to 74th in the world, although that is still good enough for the top ranking in the Caribbean. Jamaica, ranked 76th in the world, rose one spot this month to maintain its hold on second in the Caribbean. Haiti’s drop […]