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Marriott’s New All-Inclusive Resort-Within-a-Resort in the Riviera Maya Has 10 Ocean-View Suites With Private Pools

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They have lots of names. Preferred clubs. Diamond clubs. Hotels-within-hotels. But one thing is constant — they’re worth the splurge. There’s just something about that extra level of service, the privacy, the amenities — the rooms themselves. And now the Caribbean has a brand new one, at one of its most legendary resorts — and the […]

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Taking Jamaican Dancehall to the World

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 […]

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Jamaica and The Future of Television

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Dwindling Audiences for TV The King is dead. Long live the King! I will get back to this. Free to air TV stations and cable operators, in particular hardwire cable, have reason to be concerned. Their audiences are increasingly migrating online. The internet is proving to be the nemesis […]

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New NBC Television Series "Crossbones" to Film in Puerto Rico

Above: John Malkovich as Blackbeard By the Caribbean Journal staff The new NBC show “Crossbones” will soon begin production in Puerto Rico, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced Tuesday. The first season will shoot on the premises of the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Ceiba. The project, which stars actor John Malkovich, could inject as […]


Jamaica and The Future of Television

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Jamaica Jubilee Conversations To have participated in one of the five Jamaica Jubilee Conversations hosted as a part of this island’s celebration of its 50th anniversary as an Independent nation was an honour. “The Evolution of the Media Landscape in Jamaica” triggered many memories and led to this article. […]