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St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua Shaken By 4.3-Magnitude Earthquake

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff An earthquake struck the northeastern Caribbean on Friday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. The 4.3-magnitude quake struck at around 9:56 PM local time about […]

4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Lightly Shakes Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts

Above: a map of the quake (USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.9-magnitude earthquake near Barbuda caused light shaking in Antigua, St Kitts and Guadeloupe Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which occurred at […]

Earthquake Near St Kitts and Nevis Causes Shaking in Eastern Caribbean

Above: a map of the quake (USGS) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.3-magnitude earthquake off the coast of St Kitts and Nevis caused light shaking in the Eastern Caribbean, particularly St Maarten, early Wednesday morning. The quake, which occurred […]

Earthquake Causes Shaking in Antigua, St Kitts, St Maarten, Guadeloupe

Above: a map of the quake (USGS) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake caused shaking across the northeastern Caribbean on Saturday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake was felt as far north as St Maarten, as far south as […]

Caribbean Earthquake Shakes Antigua, St Kitts, Guadeloupe, St Eustatius

Above: a map of the quake (USGS) By Alexander Britell A 5.3-magnitude earthquake caused moderate to strong shaking across the northeastern Caribbean Tuesday morning, according to the United States geological survey. The quake, whose epicentre was 38 kilometres west-southwest of […]

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7 Ways to Experience St Kitts Right Now

St. Kitts has been one of the fastest growing travel destinations over the past decade, adding resorts like the Park Hyatt at Christophe Harbour and the Koi Resort on Half Moon Bay, as well as new attractions like the St. […]

Earthquake Causes Shaking in Northeast Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff A 5.2-magnitude earthquake caused shaking across much of the northeastern Caribbean on Sunday morning, according to data from the US Geological Survey. The quake, which struck at around 11:12 AM local time, was centered about […]

Light Earthquake Causes Shaking in Eastern Caribbean

By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.9-magnitude earthquake caused light shaking around the eastern Caribbean on Sunday morning, according to data from the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which struck at around 9:48 AM local time, was at a […]

Earthquake Causes Light Shaking in Anguilla, St Maarten

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.6-magnitude earthquake caused light shaking in Anguilla and St Maarten on Wednesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck […]

The Caribbean Earthquake Threat

By Dr Joan Latchman CJ Contributor BIG, DAMAGING earthquakes are an important part of the written history of the Eastern Caribbean, which began with Europeans in the region. In bringing their architecture with them, the vulnerability of the region to […]

UWI Seismic Research Centre Launches New Earthquake Tracking Project

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Trinidad-based University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre has received funding to strengthen its earthquake monitoring. The funding will help a recently-launched project to install instruments “which will improve understanding of the effects […]

Earthquake Causes Shaking in St Martin, St Barth, Anguilla, Puerto Rico

Above: a map of the quake (graphic: United States Geological Survey) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 5.0-magnitude earthquake caused shaking across the northeastern Caribbean on Saturday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake’s epicentre was about […]

Anguilla, St Maarten, Guadeloupe Shaken By 4.7-Magnitude Earthquake

Above: a map of the quake By the Caribbean Journal staff The northeastern Caribbean was shaken on Monday by its second earthquake since Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre was 60 kilometres northeast of Stoney […]

Nevis, Japan Sign Agreement on Grant for Charlestown Fisheries Complex

Above: Japanese Ambassador-designate Yoshimasa Tekuza and Nevis Premier Joseph Parry By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Japan and the Nevis Island Administration have signed an agreement for an $11 million grant to support the planned Charlestown Community Fisheries […]

The Most Popular Stories of 2011

What were CJ readers’ favourite stories of 2011? See below for the five most popular pieces in Caribbean Journal this year. For Large-Scale Earthquake in Eastern Caribbean, a Question of When, Not If Could the Caribbean experience another earthquake like […]

For Large-Scale Earthquake in Eastern Caribbean, a Question of When, Not If

By Alexander Britell Could the Caribbean experience another earthquake like the devastating one in Port-au-Prince in 2010? The answer is yes – and it could be even more powerful, according to Dr Joan Latchman, the director of the Seismic Research […]

The Caribbean’s Energy Potential

By Jorge Familiar CJ Contributor ENERGY SECURITY is at the top of the agenda for Caribbean leaders and it has been for some time. With an average cost of electricity four times higher than in rich nations such as the […]

The Caribbean Travel Awards – 2014

In many ways, travel defines the Caribbean. It inspires, it creates, it entertains, it employs. It moves people and it moves souls. And travel and tourism are the Caribbean’s largest economic driver. To celebrate the world of Caribbean travel, we […]

EFM Hospitality’s John Murphy on Tobago, Haiti and Caribbean Tourism

Above: the Magdalena Grand Beach Resort By Alexander Britell PARADISE ISLAND — The Caribbean tourism sector is starting to rebound — with improved hotel occupancy and arrivals, despite increased competition from markets around the world. EFM Hospitality Solutions has been […]

Anguilla Shaken by 5.1-Magnitude Quake

By the Caribbean Journal staff A 5.1-magnitude earthquake shook Anguilla Wednesday night, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake was seven kilometres east-southeast of Stoney Ground in Anguilla at a depth of 88.4 kilometres. It was felt in […]

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