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Interview with Roger Chang, President of the Jamaica Solar Energy Association

By Alexander Britell The Caribbean’s green energy movement has made strides in recent years, from a burgeoning geothermal sector on islands like Nevis and Dominica to wind farms like the one at Wigton in Jamaica. It’s Jamaica, however, which is […]

Barbados Moves toward Urban High-Rises

By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has launched what it calls an Urban High-Rise Housing Programme, an initiative aimed at satisfying the growing demand for housing in the country. The programme, which is a joint venture partnership between the National […]

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Why Aruba Is the Caribbean Capital of Chef’s Tables 

You walk in to what seems like an art gallery, with marble floors and a few modern pieces on the walls. Suddenly the door opens and you’re inside a dimly-lit, state-of-the-art speakeasy with a dozen chairs and a kitchen.  This […]

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“At Its Roots, Jamaica Is Soul, Rhythm and Culture Come to Life”

“At its roots, Jamaica is soul, rhythm and culture come to life.” – Cedella Marley Assouline’s series of travel books manages to capture the indescribable, inarticulable, essential qualities of a place, distilling a destination’s romance and wonder into a story […]

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From Jamaica to St Thomas, Following the Trail of Caribbean Pirates

With all proper deference to Capt. Jack Sparrow and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, there’s a far richer (and bloodier) vein of real pirate history and lore running through the islands of the Caribbean. And while some of it […]

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St Maarten to Waive Testing for All Vaccinated Travelers 

St Maarten is updating its travel protocols on March 1, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The centerpiece of the update will see testing waived for all fully vaccinated travelers.  St Maarten will also waive pre-testing for anyone who has recovered from […]

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Carnival Cruise Line Returns to St Maarten

Cruise giant Carnival Cruise Line has made its return to the island of St Maarten.  The company’s Carnival Freedom arrived at Port St Maarten this week, the first Carnival call on the island since the onset of the pandemic — after […]

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Carnival to Continue Global Cruise Relaunch

Carnival Corporation will continue its global cruise relaunch this fall, with the expectation of returning to over 50 percent of its total fleet capacity by the end of October.  That’s in line with Carnival’s previously-stated plans to resume service with […]

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Anguilla Names New Deputy Director of Tourism

The Anguilla Tourist Board has appointed a new Deputy Director of Tourism, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The ATB has promoted Shellya Rogers-Webster to the role, in which she will manage the board’s internal and external relationships and communications.  “I am […]

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24 Movies That Will Take You to the Caribbean Right Now

When Hollywood goes looking for a location that oozes tropical romance, it often turns to the Caribbean, which has been starring in both independent and big-budget films since the 1930s. Conversely, a handful of films produced in the Caribbean have […]

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Royal Caribbean Is Adding More Calls to St Maarten

The Port of St Maarten will get a boost this year with a series of additional calls by cruise giant Royal Caribbean. Royal Caribbean has modified its regional itineraries by adding 15 new stops in St Maarten this year. That […]

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Carnival Is Adding Four New Cruise Ships This Year

Carnival Corporation is launching four new cruise ships this year, the company announced this week.  That will include the new Iona for P&O Cruises UK; Enchanted Princess for Princess Cruises; Mardi Gras for Carnival Cruise Line and Costa Firenze for […]

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Jamaica’s Half Moon, the Augusta of Caribbean Golf

By Alexander Britell ROSE HALL — As you move up the circular driveway, past bougainvilleas, peering at white columns, it reminds you of a place in Georgia, even if for only a moment. This is the Half Moon Golf Club, the […]

AIDA, Carnival, Holland America, Seabourn Launching New Cruise Ships

By the Caribbean Journal staff Four of Carnival Corporation’s cruise brands will launch new ships in 2018, the company announced this week. The expansion is part of a wider push to add 18 new ships to the fleet between now […]

Another New Hotel Coming to St Kitts as Hotel Boom Continues

Above: a rendering of the hotel By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Kittitian Hill. Park Hyatt. Koi. Imperial. While it’s the Caribbean’s smallest sovereign country, its hotel sector is anything but. Plainly, St Kitts’ hotel sector is booming, with the […]

Caribbean Court of Justice Rules For Shanique Myrie in Suit Against Barbados

Above: the Caribbean Court of Justice By the Caribbean Journal staff In a landmark decision, the Caribbean Court of Justice has ruled in favour of Jamaican national Shanique Myrie in her lawsuit against the government of Barbados. Myrie had brought […]

The Caribbean’s Incarceration Problem

By Michael W Edghill CJ Contributor Every now and again, a report or statistic comes along that presents something genuinely surprising. A few weeks ago, that statistic came by way of a graphic shared through social media. The graphic showed the […]

Bahamas, Jamaica Talk Agriculture

Above: a banana plant By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica recently played host to a delegation of agricultural officials from the Bahamas. The Bahamian delegation, which visited from July 23 to July 25, met with Jamaican agricultural officials including Agriculture […]

Making Red Stripe With Cassava

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica says it is placing an increased emphasis on the cultivation of cassava. That’s already starting to take root thanks to a planned partnership with beer producer Red Stripe. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries […]

China Signs $506 Million Agreement to Build Guyana Hydro Plant

Above: a rendering of the Amaila Falls project By the Caribbean Journal staff A $506 million contract was signed this week by a Chinese state-owned company to build the planned hydro power plant at Amaila Falls. The engineering procurement and […]

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