Pink sand runs uninterrupted for miles along Barbuda’s southwest coast. The shoreline is flat and wide. Low vegetation stretches inland. There are no high-rise resorts and no dense hotel clusters. Now Nobu is moving deeper into that landscape, several years after opening the beachfront Nobu eatery and club on the island. Nobu Hospitality has announced […]
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor There aren’t many chefs, Caribbean or otherwise, who can say they’ve cooked for astronauts. But Michael Henville can. Cooking at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is just one rung in a career ladder that has taken him from his native Nevis to the Culinary Institute of America in New York […]
Leslie Grace headlines new ad campaign By the Caribbean Journal staff McDonald’s has tapped a Caribbean music star to headline its new “Lovin’” musical ad campaign. 20-year-old Leslie Grace, a native of The Bronx who is the daughter of a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican and Dominican mother, is one of the leading young […]
Above: Destra By the Caribbean Journal staff Soca star Destra is joining this year’s St Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival, organizers announced. Destra, who will perform with the Bakanal Band, is among the leading soca artists in the region. She will be joined by another new name to the lineup, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Chrisette Michele. […]
Above: Eddie Murphy By the Caribbean Journal staff Eddie Murphy isn’t done with reggae. The multi-talented star has released another new reggae track, this time called “Oh Jah Jah.” The release comes after Murphy debuted “Red Light,” his first reggae song, which was a collaboration with Snoop Dogg (then Snoop Lion) in 2013. That was […]
Above: Tessanne Chin at the White House By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaican rising music star Tessanne Chin performed at the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday evening. Chin, who won the NBC show “The Voice” last year, was part of a group of noted singers performing a programme called “Women of Soul: In […]
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