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How Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Found Inspiration on a Tiny Caribbean Island 

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“He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the Promised Land.” It’s one of Dr. Martin Luther King’s most iconic speeches: “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” his address to striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn. on April 3, 1968.  And it was born on the tiny island […]

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The Caribbean's Best Streets

Sure, the Caribbean has great beaches. But it’s so much more than that. And that’s nowhere more apparent than on the many boulevards, avenues and streets in the Caribbean, where you can spend entire days just hopping from restaurant to restaurant, historic nook to historic nook and local bar to local bar. The Caribbean has […]

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Jamaica Adding New Community Access Points in Kingston, St James

Above: Jamaican Minister of State for Technology Julian Robinson By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s government is adding four new Community Access Points in Kingston and St James, according to Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Julian Robinson. The CAPs are essentially “Internet cafes,” Robinson said, with a group […]

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Jamaicans March Against Violence

Above: Jamaicans marching Friday against domestic abuse By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaicans took to the streets Friday to voice their outrage over the country’s continued crime wave, and particularly a recent incident involving the rape of five women in Montego Bay, a moment National Security Minister Peter Bunting called a potential turning point for […]