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These Top Jamaica Hotels Are Now Open and “Fully Operational”

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Across Jamaica, signs of normalcy have started to return with remarkable speed. Airports are open again. Flights are moving on schedule. Cruise calls have resumed. Restaurants, cafés, museums and small shops are starting to get back to their steady rhythms from Kingston to Negril. Kingston, home to most of the nation’s population, is running smoothly […]

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The 10 Best Caribbean Beach Bars - 2013

They’re some of the major reasons we all love the Caribbean — an ice cold beer or rum punch, the sand at your feet and the sea in your sight. The Caribbean’s beach bars have all of them in full supply. So we thought we’d offer our list of the 10 best beach bars in […]

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US Virgin Islands Governor Nominates New Police Commissioner

Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh with Rodney F Querrard (Photo: OG USVI) By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh has nominated Rodney Querrard as the territory’s next Commissioner of Police. Querrard previously served as police chief in the St Thomas-St John district from 2007 to 20012. He was […]

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USVI Hosts FEMA Officials

Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh and FEMA Assistant Administrator Damon Penn By the Caribbean Journal staff The US Virgin Islands hosted a delegation of officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a briefing this week. USVI Governor John de Jongh led a team of USVI officials at a Senior Executives Continuity of Operations […]

US Virgin Islands Governor Nominates New Police Commissioner

 Above: St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff The District of the Virgin Islands collected more than $3.02 million in criminal and civil actions for the fiscal year 2012, according to data released by United States Attorney Ronald Sharpe. Of that amount, $1.67 million was collected in criminal actions and $1.35 million was collected in […]

Op-Ed: Three Forgotten Architects of Jamaica's Independence

 By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor Jamaica has many heroes about whom we spend a great deal of time writing and teaching. However, there are some who contributed mightily to the development of the new Jamaica who tend to be forgotten. Isaac Barrant was born in 1907 in Bath, St Thomas. He started his career as […]

For ESPN's Stephen A Smith, Finding a Sanctuary in St Thomas

 Above: ESPN’s Stephen A Smith (Photo: ESPN) By Alexander Britell Every morning at 10 AM eastern time, sports journalist Stephen A Smith goes head-to-head with colleague Skip Bayless on the set of ESPN’s First Take. The debate programme features the inimitable Smith and Bayless, two of the sports world’s most influential commentators, matching wits on […]

Op-Ed: Working Together to Promote the Caribbean Tourism Brand

 By Richard Doumeng Op-Ed Contributor 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). It’s also a time of continuing challenges for tourism in the region. A prolonged state of economic uncertainty in the world. Airlift issues both traveling to the region and within the region. I believe there is tremendous […]

New Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President Takes Office

Above: the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort in St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Richard Doumeng takes office Thursday as the new president of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association. Doumeng, a second-generation hotelier and former CHTA Caribbean Hotelier of the Year, is the managing director of the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort in St Thomas. […]

How Grammy Winner Dion Parson is Bridging Jazz and the Caribbean

By Alexander Britell It’s not easy to innovate in any musical genre –- but Grammy-winning drummer Dion Parson, a native of St Thomas, is doing just that – bringing together the worlds of the Caribbean and jazz and creating what is a truly unique sound. Parson, who is working on his latest album with his […]

US Virgin Islands Governor Signs Executive Order to Restore Historic Towns

Above: Charlotte Amalie By the Caribbean Journal staff United States Virgin Islands Governor John De Jongh signed an executive order last week laying the groundwork for new economic and cosmetic renewal projects in historic towns on St Croix and St Thomas. “The United States Virgin Islands recognizes the importance of revitalizing these once-vibrant towns with […]