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Puerto Rico Extends Discover Puerto Rico Contract Through 2033

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Puerto Rico is locking in continuity for its tourism promotion strategy. Governor Jenniffer González Colón announced a five-year extension of Discover Puerto Rico’s destination marketing contract, a move that will keep the organization in place through 2033 and reinforce the island’s long-term approach to international tourism growth. The announcement came during the International Tourism Trade […]

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Shaggy and Sting are Partnering on Another New Album

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A pair of global music legends are at it again.  Jamaica’s Shaggy is partnering with Sting on another album, following their work together on the Grammy-winning 44/876 back in 2019.  The new Sting-produced album, which debuts May 25, sees Shaggy singing the Frank Sinatra songbook in a reggae style.  It’s called Come Fly Wid Mi, […]

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Shaggy Is Spreading Caribbean Christmas Cheer in Jamaica and Beyond

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If you can’t be in the Caribbean this holiday season, the new Christmas album by reggae star Shaggy will fill your stocking with island cheer. The multi-Grammy Award winner and native of Kingston, Jamaica says the record was inspired by seeing so many tourists coming down to Jamaica for the holidays without necessarily getting introduced […]

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Sting, Shaggy to Headline Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival

By the Caribbean Journal staff A number of big names have joined on to this year’s edition of the Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival. Sting and Jamaica’s Shaggy, who have produced major new album together, 44/876, will both appear at the Dutch Caribbean music festival later this summer. They will be joined by music superstar […]


Shaggy Is Spreading Caribbean Christmas Cheer in Jamaica and Beyond

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Turning 30 – A Time for Reflection IT’S the end of 2013. Everyone’s busy making plans for 2014. I’m sitting in office on New Year’s Eve feeling more than a tinge of excitement. 2013 was a highly productive year for my business and 2014 promises to be even more […]

Rum Journal: A Ting With a Sting From St Kitts and Nevis

Above: St Kitts It’s St Kitts and Nevis’ most famous drink: the Ting With a Sting. The best way to cool down, whether you’re relaxing on Nevis’ Pinneys Beach or making the rounds at the strip on Frigate Bay, is the Ting With a Sting, or just “String,” a rather simple cocktail featuring the locally-made […]