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Rick Ross, Third World Among Stars for St Kitts Music Festival
The Caribbean’s hottest music event has announced the first wave of music stars for the 26th annual edition of the St Kitts Music Festival, which runs this year from June 22-30, with high-profile stars ranging from Rick Ross to Third […]
Robert De Niro’s Nobu Is Opening A Third Caribbean Resort
Robert De Niro’s Nobu Hospitality is opening another new Caribbean resort, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor […]
Martinique Rum Crowned World Champion at Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth
Two years ago in St Barth, a never-before-seen field of the world’s most expensive rums faced off in a rum category for the ages. And this week in St Barth, history was made again. For the first time ever, the […]
Corcoran Opens Third Caribbean Office
Corcoran is continuing its Caribbean expansion, this time with an entry to the Bahamas market. To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for […]
“Visible Progress” in Haiti: World Bank Managing Director
Above: Sri Mulyani Indrawati (World Bank Photo/Dominic Chavez) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is seeing “visible progress,” according to World Bank Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who recently concluded a three-day visit to the country. […]
Colombia Defeats Greece, 3-0, in World Cup Opener in Brazil
Above: the Estadio Mineirao in Brazil By the Caribbean Journal staff Colombia defeated Greece, 2-0, on Saturday in its opening match at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Colombia quickly got on the board when Pablo Armero scored in the […]
Jamaica Sets World Record in Men’s 4x200M at IAAF World Relays
Above: the Jamaican squad in Nassau By the Caribbean Journal staff Yohan Blake helped Jamaica’s men set a new World Record to win gold at the 4x200M event of the first-ever IAAF World Relays in Nassau this weekend. The team […]
“We Want the World to See Haiti As a Success Story”
Above: an earthquake memorial in Haiti (Photo: OP Haiti) By Alexander Britell On Sunday, Haiti marked the fourth anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake that devastated the country, with solemn memorial services and deep reflection. Now, four years later, much […]
Xander Bogaerts Becomes First Aruban Player to Win World Series
Above: Xander Bogaerts By the Caribbean Journal staff Xander Bogaerts made history on Wednesday night. The Aruba native became the first player from Aruba to ever win a World Series championship, as the Boston Red Sox defeated the St Louis […]
Aruba’s Xander Bogaerts Helps Boston Red Sox Reach World Series
Above: Xander Bogaerts By the Caribbean Journal staff The Boston Red Sox won the American League pennant on Saturday night, with a lot of help from Aruba. It might have been hard to believe a few months ago, but the […]
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins 200M at World Championships
Above: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce By the Caribbean Journal staff It was a sprinting sweep for Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who took home the gold medal in the 200M in Moscow on Friday. Fraser-Pryce’s victory came after a gold in the women’s 100M […]
Dominican Republic Wins World Baseball Classic By Defeating Puerto Rico
Above: the Dominican Republic By the Caribbean Journal staff The third meeting between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico in this year’s World Baseball Classic proved to be rather similar to the first two. Led by first baseman Edwin Encarnacion, […]
Haiti Rises to Highest-Ever Spot in FIFA World Rankings
Above: Haiti’s Grenadiers in action last year By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has risen to 38th in the world, according to the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola world rankings, the country’s highest-ever ranking. Haiti rose one spot from 39th in December. It […]
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz Ranked 50th in World in FIFA/Coca-Cola Rankings
Above: Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz in action against Antigua By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz remain the top-ranked Caribbean side, according to the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola world rankings. The Boyz are now ranked 50th in the world, ahead of Bolivia […]
Cayman Islands Ranked Third-Best Location for Expats in HSBC Survey
Above: Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Cayman Islands is the third-best location for expatriates in the world, according to a recently-released survey from Jersey-based HSBC Expat. Cayman finished third behind Singapore […]
Op-Ed: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Fighting Poverty in Haiti
Above: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (Photo: Ryan Rayburn/World Bank) By Jim Yong Kim Op-Ed Contributor World leaders are rightfully concerned about the fragility of the global economy, and many of us are closely following what is happening in […]
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz Lose 1-0 to US in Columbus World Cup Qualifier
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz lost a tight 1-0 game to the United States in Columbus, just four days after their historic win over the USMNT in Kingston. It was American Herculez Gomez that put the US […]
Grenada’s Medal Leads the World
Above: Kirani James By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada leads the world in Olympic medals — when population is considered. On a per-capita basis, Grenada leads the entire world in Olympic glory in London this summer, according to the Web […]
World Bank President Robert Zoellick to Step Down in June after Five-Year Term
Above: World Bank President Robert Zoellick on a visit to the Philippines (Photo: World Bank) By the Caribbean Journal staff World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick will step down June 30 at the end of his five-year term, the organization […]
World Bank: Chronic Diseases Threaten Caribbean Economic Growth
Above: San Fernando General Hospital in Trinidad (Photo: Trinidad Ministry of Health) By the Caribbean Journal staff Chronic diseases like heart disease, obesity and diabetes are the leading cause of death in the Caribbean, and their rapidly- increasing share of […]
Director Chris Browne’s Quest to Bring Jamaican Film to the World
By Alexander Britell Despite a number of landmark films shot in Jamaica, from Dr. No, the first James Bond film (along with several other Bond films) to Legends of the Fall, the domestic Jamaican film industry is very much in […]
The Caribbean’s Newest Reggae Hit Is a Love Letter to Antigua
Caribbean all-inclusive brand Elite Island Resorts has partnered with reggae legend Causion on a major new musical tribute to the island of Antigua. The song, Antigua Me Come From, is a common phrase of identity and heritage for Antiguans; a […]
24 Movies That Will Take You to the Caribbean Right Now
When Hollywood goes looking for a location that oozes tropical romance, it often turns to the Caribbean, which has been starring in both independent and big-budget films since the 1930s. Conversely, a handful of films produced in the Caribbean have […]
Why Pitbull and Mariah Carey Are Coming to Curacao
By the Caribbean Journal staff Music superstars Pitbull and Mariah Carey have signed on to the lineup for the upcoming Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival. The pair of luminaries will join a lineup that includes Maroon 5, Ozuna, Gladys Knight […]
Why Maroon 5 Is Coming to Curaçao
By the Caribbean Journal staff The world-famous Maroon 5 and frontman Adam Levine are coming to Curaçao this summer for the island’s annual Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival. Maroon 5 will join a star-studded lineup that already includes Ozuna, Gladys […]
Anguilla’s Must-Visit Music Festival, Moonsplash, Is Back
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Anguilla’s Moonsplash Music Festival is back. The legendary music festival will take place under a full moon at the legendary Dune Preserve on Rendezvous Bay from March 21-24, 2019. The event returns after being suspended […]
Muhammad Ali and Jamaica
Jamaica’s love affair with the Greatest. By David Rowe CJ Contributor Jamaicans first embraced then-Cassius Clay in 1964 after listening to his upset victory over the champion Sonny Liston on rediffusion radio. He was then young and brash and declared […]
Shaggy to Headline Tobago Jazz Experience
More big names By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Grammy award winners Maxwell and Shaggy have been added to the 2016 cast for the annual Tobago Jazz Experience. The duo will join Lauryn Hill, J. Cole, Arthuro Tappin and Band, Etienne […]
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