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IHG Is Expanding Fast in Mexico, With New Kimpton Resorts, Hotel Indigo Openings, and More voco Hotels

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IHG Hotels and Resorts is planning a major expansion across Mexico, with dozens of new hotels in the pipeline and a growing collection of luxury, lifestyle and premium properties from Cancun and Playa del Carmen to Mexico City and Baja California Sur. The company says Mexico is now its fifth-largest market worldwide by hotel count […]

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Supporting Caribbean Artisans

By Julio Orozco and Amanda Charles Op-Ed Contributors The participation and advancement of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) in the global economy are incorporated as part of the Development Agenda of International Organisations working in the greater Caribbean region. It is recognized that SMEs are a significant element in the business economy, but also suffer […]

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Mexico to Host Upcoming Association of Caribbean States Summit

Above: the Yucatan Siglo XXI Convention Center in Merida By the Caribbean Journal staff The city of Merida, Mexico will be playing host to the upcoming Sixth Summit of Heads of State and/or Government of the Association of Caribbean States. The summit, which will begin on April 30, will include an address by Mexican President […]

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OECS Names New Director General

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States has named Dr Didacus Jules as its new Director General, according to OECS Chairman and Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Dr Baldwin Spencer. Jules succeeds former OECS Director General Dr Len Ishmael, who demitted office at the end of December 2013. […]


Mexico to Host Upcoming Association of Caribbean States Summit

Above: Organization of American States Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin and Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina (Photo: OP Dominican Republic) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States could participate in high-level dialogue between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. According to OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin, who met with Dominican Republic President […]

Op-Ed: The United States and Sugar Policy in the Caribbean

By Isabel Wees Op-Ed Contributor In 2001, President George W Bush launched the Caribbean Third Border Initiative with the countries of the Caribbean “to make sure the benefits of globalization are felt in even the smallest economies.” The Third Border Initiative is designed to enhance diplomatic, economic, and law enforcement collaboration between the United States […]

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