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UN: Don't Forget Hurricane Sandy's Impact on the Caribbean

Hotels

This Caribbean Island’s Most Talked-About New Hotel Just Opened With 177 Suites, a Sky-High Infinity Pool — and It’s Now Part of Hilton

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There are plenty of places to stay in Grand Cayman. Beach resorts along Seven Mile Beach. Villas tucked into quieter corners of the island. Condos facing the water. What Grand Cayman hasn’t really had until now is a true city hotel in the center of George Town itself. That’s what makes the opening of ONE | GT one of the most […]

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Haiti: IDB Planning $17.5 Million Grant for Road, Bridge Reconstruction

Above: flooding in Haiti (MINUSTAH Photo: Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank expects to approve a $17.5 million grant to help Haiti’s government finance the reconstruction of roads and bridges destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. The grant’s announcement comes after a meeting between Haiti’s government and IDB officials in Port-au-Prince last […]

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UN, Haiti Seek to Raise $74M to Repair Agriculture Sector Damaged by Sandy

Above: Haitians wait for food assistance (World Food Programme Photo/Elio Rujano) By the Caribbean Journal staff Hurricane Sandy, which killed at least 60 people in Haiti, also severely damaged the country’a agriculture sector. Now, Haiti, with assistance with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, is seeking $74 million over the next 12 months to […]

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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 […]

UN, Haiti Seek to Raise $74M to Repair Agriculture Sector Damaged by Sandy

Above: Grenada Consul General Derrick James helping with cleanup in Brooklyn By the Caribbean Journal staff While Hurricane Sandy took a severe turn through the Caribbean, it has also impacted those Caribbean nationals living in New York and its surroundings — including Grenadians. Grenada’s Consulate in New York, in partnership with GRENCAP United, the umbrella […]

Haiti: Sandy Death Toll Rises to Three

 Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly meeting with Haiti’s Office of Civil Protection (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff The death toll in Haiti due to Hurricane Sandy has reportedly increased to three, according to Haiti’s Civil Protection Office. Two women and one man have been killed due to the storm, with all deaths […]

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