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It’s Been 43 Years Since Muhammad Ali’s “Drama in Bahama.” Now Boxing Is Coming Back to Nassau.

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The Caribbean’s Top All-Inclusive Resort Is Getting Even Better, With New Signature Villas, Limited-Edition Tastings, and a Cocktail-and-Art Series

No resort has been named the number one all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean more often than Hammock Cove Antigua. It’s easy to see why, from the private infinity pools to the cuisine by Michelin-starred Chef Marco Festini to the setting in one of the most beautiful corners of Antigua. Our editors fell in love with […]

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Barbados Gearing Up for Caribbean’s Top Motor Sports Event

The Caribbean’s premier road rally is back again this year in Barbados, with the return of the Sol Rally Barbados. The event, which runs from June 3-11, is anchored around three days of rally driving with drivers from all around the world. The event, which first kicked off as a small rally in 1990, has […]

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First Sports Illustrated Resort Opens in Dominican Republic

The iconic Sports Illustrated brand is moving from the media into hospitality. Authentic Brand Groups, which owns Sports Illustrated’s intellectual property, has announced the official opening of the first-ever Sports Illustrated resort, which opened this week in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic, the Dominican government confirmed. The new Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina and Villas Cap Cana […]

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Jamaica’s National Indoor Sports Centre is Going Solar

A major arena goes green By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Jamaica’s National Indoor Sports Centre is going solar, as part of a $170,000 USD initiative by the country’s Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining. The venue will be outfitted with solar panels fit to generate 100 megawatts of energy, which will significantly reduce its […]

First Sports Illustrated Resort Opens in Dominican Republic

Above: shortstop Dainer Moreira By the Caribbean Journal staff Two players for Cuba’s Caribbean Series team have reportedly defected in Puerto Rico. The players are shortstop Dainer Moreira and pitcher Vladimir Gutierrez. Moreira was most recently with the Matanzas baseball club in Cuba, while Gutierrez had played with Pinar del Rio. The Caribbean Series launched at Santurce’s […]

8 Caribbean Athletes Participating in the Sochi Winter Olympics

Yes – the Caribbean has Winter Olympians — and probably more than you think. A group of athletes from the region have headed to Russia to compete in the Sochi Winter Olympics this year, from young upstarts to grizzled veterans. Here is the Caribbean’s Olympic contingent in Sochi: Peter Adam Crook, 21, grew up in […]

Haiti: A New Sports Complex in Jacmel

Above: the new sports complex in Jacmel (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s cultural capital, Jacmel, now has a new addition — a sporting complex. The new “Sporting Complex Jacmel” was inaugurated by Haiti President Michel Martelly on Friday. Martelly was joined by Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, Senator Wencesclass Lambert and Venezuela’s […]

Martinique to Host First-Ever Conference on Caribbean Sports Tourism

Above: Martinique’s new Institut du Sport By the Caribbean Journal staff Martinique will soon play host to the region’s first-ever conference on Caribbean Sports Tourism. The Caribbean Sport Tourism Conference will be held from Jan. 23 to Jan. 24 at the Institut Martiniquais du Sport in the Mango Vulcin area of Lamentin. The two-day conference […]

CONCACAF to Hold Sports Summit in Cayman Islands

Above: CONCACAF play earlier this year between Honduras and Costa Rica By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional football body CONCACAF will be hosting a sports summit in the Cayman Islands next week. The summit will be held under the theme of “Transformation through Partnership.” The objective is to “enhance the partnership between governments and football […]

New Development Projects Planned For St Vincent's Canouan

Above: Canouan By the Caribbean Journal staff Developers Canouan Resorts Development are planning a series of development projects on the island of St Canouan in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The projects, which would cost around $11.1 million, would include the construction of a ring road, the construction of new sports facilities and new water […]

PM: Jamaica to Launch Drug Testing System For High School Athletes

Above: Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the revelation that a pair of high-profile Jamaican sprinters had tested positive for banned substances, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said the country had “a lot more to do to safeguard integrity in sport and protect Brand Jamaica.” One of the ways to do so […]

St Lucia and Cuba Hold Talks on Education, Sports

Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony continued his visit to Cuba this week, holding talks on issues such as sports and education. Anthony led a St Lucian delegation on a visit to the Giraldo Cordova Cardin school for “high-performance athletes,” along with a trip to the Estadio […]