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Hyatt Just Opened a New Hotel at Cancun International Airport

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Cancun is home to one of the busiest airports in the wider region, and now it has a signature hotel. Hyatt Place Cancun Airport has officially opened, becoming the first Hyatt Place in Quintana Roo and expanding Hyatt’s presence in one of Mexico’s busiest travel hubs. The new-build hotel sits adjacent to Cancun International Airport […]

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This is How the Caribbean Can Build Resilience to Climate Change

Above: remnants of an old pier and mangrove being inundated by rising sea level at Grenville Bay, Grenada (Photo: Marjo Aho) By Vera Agostini CJ Contributor A FEW weeks ago, I attended the Global Forum on Community Resilience in Cali, Colombia, hosted by the International Federation of the Red Cross. It was a humbling experience for […]

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Private Jet Carrying Nine Passengers Crashes in Grand Bahama

Above: a Learjet 36 By the Caribbean Journal staff A private jet crashed while making an approach for landing at Grand Bahama International Airport on Sunday, authorities said. The Lear 36 Executive Jet was carrying nine passengers; the plane was destroyed and there were no survivors, according to an update from the Bahamian government. According […]

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Jamaica in "National Emergency" Due to Chikungunya Virus Outbreak

Above: Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (UN Photo/J Carrier) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the country is in a “national emergency” over the outbreak of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus in the country. The virus, which is similar in symptoms to Dengue fever, often leads to fever and severe […]

Private Jet Carrying Nine Passengers Crashes in Grand Bahama

Above: incoming Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne By Alexander Britell The Opposition Antigua Labour Party has won the country’s general election, according to preliminary election results. In a national address early Friday morning, outgoing Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer conceded the election, thanking his colleague candidates and his supporters and wishing the new […]

Caribbean Journal Presents: A Conversation With Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace

 In the first of a series of interviews with Caribbean leaders, Caribbean Journal Editor-in-Chief Alexander Britell explores the future of Caribbean tourism with Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, former Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, former Minister of Tourism of the Bahamas and head of the Caribbean Tourism Development Company. The two discuss what’s working in tourism […]

At Least 17 Dead as Migrants' Sloop Capsizes in Turks and Caicos

 Above: TCI By the Caribbean Journal staff At least 17 people have been confirmed dead following the capsize of a boat carrying illegal migrants near South Dock in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos. According to a statement from the Governor’s office, the boat was intercepted by the Marine Branch of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands […]

Op-Ed: The Embargo and Cuban Identity

 By José Gabilondo Op-Ed Contributor What “Cuban embargo” brings to mind is the economic blockade of the United States on the island.  It means something else too — an embargo directed at Cuban-Americans raised in diaspora — in this case, an emotional one that can cabin in identity. These psychic constraints stifle contact with the […]

Lamothe: "We Would Change the Approach That People Have to Haiti”

 Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe By Alexander Britell Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe recently concluded a weeklong trip to the United States that featured meetings with officials from the World Bank, the IDB, the UN, donor countries (including Canada) and visits to northeastern universities like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In a wide-ranging interview, […]

Cayman Premier: "I Have Done Nothing Wrong and I Shall Not Be Resigning"

Above: Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush By Alexander Britell Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush has issued his first public statement since his arrest Tuesday on suspicions of corruption, maintaining his innocence and vowing not to yield to increasing public pressure to step down. The statement was released by the Premier’s Office Thursday morning, one day after Bush […]

As Haiti Develops Tourism Sector, It Looks to Aruba for Inspiration

 Above: Aruba PM Mike Eman and Haiti PM Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By Alexander Britell In a region with few natural resources, tourism is to the Caribbean as oil is to the Middle East. To be sure, some countries capitalize on their tourism product better than others — and are working to further diversify […]

Michel Martelly, in Miami, Vows to "Change the Way Haiti is Perceived"

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly in North Miami Beach (CJ Photo)   By Alexander Britell MIAMI — Haiti President Michel Martelly traveled to South Florida Monday for a meeting with the country’s Diaspora community, offering a defence of the first 18 months of his administration and vowing to continue working to change the country’s image […]