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Southwest Airlines Just Added Another New Nonstop Flight to the Caribbean Island of St Maarten

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Lazy days start on Baie Longue, where the shoreline runs long and quiet and the sand holds the sun well into the afternoon. From there, the island opens up in levels. Beach bars on Pinel Island. Marigot stacked with spices, produce, and local rum, and storefronts in Philipsburg lined with jewelry, duty-free finds, and waterfront […]

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Haiti School to Be Named For CARICOM

Above: the new CARICOM Community School of Digue Matheux in Haiti (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new school in Haiti has been named for the Caribbean Community, the regional grouping said this week. The school was developed under the Medianet Haiti Relief Fund as part of a larger housing community with 15 […]

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A National Music School in Haiti

Above: the new National Institution of Music in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has officially opened its newest music school, the “National Institute of Music” in the city of Hinche. Haiti Culture Minister Josette Darguste was on hand for the opening of the school, which is neighbourhood of Pandiassou. Above: the new school […]

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At a Former MINUSTAH Base, Tourism Hopes in Haiti

Above: the former base and soon-to-be tourism school (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff It was once the base of Senegalese soldiers in the MINUSTAH peacekeeping force in Haiti. Now, the former UN building is set to reopen as a very different kind of facility as part of a major push for the […]


A National Music School in Haiti

Above: Prince Albert II and Haiti President Michel Martelly (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Monaco’s Prince Albert II visited Port-au-Prince Friday for a one-day trip. The Prince came to Haiti to inaugurate the Prince Albert II of Monaco Nursery and Elementary School, which is funded by the “Monaco Collectif Haiti,” according to […]

Jamaica to Teach Garveyism in Schools as Part of New Civics Curriculum

Above: Education Minister Ronald Thwaites at the Marcus Garvey Technical School in St Ann’s Bay (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A new civics education in Jamaican schools will include the teaching of Garveyism, Education Minister Ronald Thwaites announced. Thwaites said the teaching of Garveyism is about “building value systems in the schools.” “Today, […]

A New School for Jamaica's Trench Town

Above: Jamaica PM Portia Simpson Miller (left) at the handing over ceremony (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The community of Trench Town in Jamaica’s St Andrew parish is home to a new 150-student school. The basic school facility, which was built by Jamaica’s National Housing Trust, cost a total of J$20.6 million, or […]

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