The arrivals hall at Owen Roberts International Airport has felt different this year. Flights from Toronto have been landing full. The nonstop from New York has been carrying winter-weary travelers escaping late-season cold. Restaurants along Seven Mile Beach have stayed busy deep into what used to be quieter weeks. Hotels that normally begin easing rates after peak winter have […]
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Tiny Singapore has managed to earn the word “model” after its name, when it comes to doing business in tourism. So why can’t the Caribbean do the same? That was the theme of the opening remarks by Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization Hugh Reilly at the opening of Developing […]
Above: the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has set up a regional four-day workshop for participants to stimulate new ideas for tourism development strategies . The workshop, which will be held from July 13-16 at the Radisson Aquatica Resort in Barbados, will follow Singapore’s model […]
Above: Port of Spain (CJ Photo) By Paul Hay CJ Contributor Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, died on 23 March 2015; and on 29 March 2015, the Straits Times published an article titled “The Singapore That Lee Kuan Yew Built” which stated that he “…foretold the transformation of the country from a tiny […]
By Paul Hay CJ Contributor Singapore is an island city-state in Southeast Asia. It was founded by Britain as a trading colony in 1819. Lee Kuan Yew became its first Prime Minister in 1959. Four years later, Singapore joined the Malaysian Federation, but was asked to leave in 1965. After separation from the Malaysian Federation, […]
Above: Singapore By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of Caribbean Ministers is currently in Singapore for high-level talks. The first-ever CARICOM High-Level Ministerial Exchange Visit to Singapore was headline Monday by the announcement of an enhanced technical assistance package for the Caribbean Community. Among those Ministers on hand are Bahamian Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell […]
Above: Dubai By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne visited Duba on Friday as part of a wider investment promotion tour. Before arriving in the United Arab Emirates, the Prime Minister visited an International Residency Summit at the Jumeirah Carlton in London, while also holding a town hall meeting with […]
By Paul Hay Op-Ed Contributor In the “Competitiveness of Small Nations: What matters?”, Densil Williams and Beverly Morgan analyze the competitive performance of Singapore, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago under the “Global Competitiveness Report” over a period spanning 2004/5 to 2010/11. Singapore consistently outperformed the Caribbean nations. Smallness is typically seen as a disadvantage to […]
Above: Jamaica Chamber of Commerce President Francis Kennedy and Jamaica Industry Minister Anthony Hylton (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica has big expectations for its plan to develop Kingston into a global logistics hub, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. The development of the hub, which is projected to cost between $8 billion […]
Above: Singapore Ambassador to CARICOM Kemal Siddique and CARICOM SG Irwin LaRocque (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a wave of interest from Asian countries in the Caribbean region, Singapore is signaling its intent to deepen relations with CARICOM countries. This week, Kemal Siddique, Singapore’s first Ambassador to CARICOM, received his accreditation in […]
Above: the meeting between Trinidad and Singapore (Photo: Trinidad MFA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago and Singapore have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, following a visit by Singapore Ambassador to CARICOM Kemal Siddique to the country last week. Siddique, who received his accreditation as new Ambassador to CARICOM […]
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