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The Caribbean Travel Awards 2026

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When the final tallies come in, more than 35 million people will likely have visited the Caribbean as overnight guests in 2025 — around 4 percent more than the previous year, and about 3 percent more than in 2019. That’s along with another 38 million arriving on a cruise ship. In other words, travelers continue […]

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Grenada, Morocco Hold Talks

Above: Grenada PM Tillman Thomas and Moroccan Ambassador Nasser Bourita (Photo: OPM Grenada) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas hosted a delegation from Morocco this week for talks in St George’s. The delegation, which also visited St Lucia during its Caribbean tour, was led by Ambassador Nasser Bourita, Secretary General of […]

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OAS Sending Team to Grenada Ahead of National Elections

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of American States will send a team to Grenada to monitor the country’s elections Feb. 13, following an invitation by Prime Minister Tillman Thomas. The OAS has confirmed its decision to deploy an “electoral technical assessment mission to Grenada on […]

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Grenada to Hold Elections Feb. 19

Above: downtown St George’s Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada will be holding its general election on Feb. 19, it was announced on Sunday. The date was revealed at a rally of the ruling National Democratic Congress by Prime Minister Tillman Thomas. “The time is right to seek a new mandate from […]

OAS Sending Team to Grenada Ahead of National Elections

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada and China have signed a $4.8 million economic and technical cooperation agreement, the office of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas announced Thursday. The agreement was signed by Grenada Finance Minister Nazim Burke and China’s Ambassador to Grenada, Xu Jianguo. “On behalf of the government, I wish […]

Tillman Thomas: Sandals a Potential "Game-Changer" for Grenada

 Above: Sandals LaSource Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff The entry of resort company Sandals to Grenada’s market is a “tide that could lift all boats” in the tourism industry, Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas said following the launch of the project this week. The company, which purchased the shuttered LaSource property, is bringing its […]

Grenada Prime Minister: No Plans to Decriminalize or Legalize Marijuana

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada will not follow the decisions of certain states in the United States in decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana, Prime Minister Tillman Thomas said Friday. Thomas, who was speaking to the Ninth Annual General Meeting of the Grenada Drug Information Network and National Observatory (GRENDIN) on Drugs, rejected calls […]

Grenada Prime Minister Heads to United Arab Emirates for Eight-Day Trip

Above: Grenada PM Tillman Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas is heading to the United Arab Emirates for an eight-day official visit, his office announced. Thomas, who departs Thursday evening, will attend the World Energy Forum, and engage in a series of bilateral discussions on issues “of interest to Grenada […]

Grenada PM: No Threat to Press Freedom

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government said it maintained its “commitment” to press freedom on Tuesday, following allegations to the contrary by the Media Workers Association of Grenada. Prime Minister Tillman Thomas released the statement in response to a letter put out earlier in the day by the MWAG, which […]

Venezuela's Government Hands Over Series of Projects to Grenada

Above: Grenada’s new Ford Bridge (Photo: OPM Grenada) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Venezuela handed over a group of projects to Grenada this week, highlighted by the opening of a new bridge at Ford in St Andrew. The bridge is one of three projects handed over this week, following the reconstruction of […]

Grenada PM Accepts Resignation of Environment Minister Glynis Roberts

Above: downtown St George’s Grenada and the old Parliament building (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has accepted the resignation of Environment Minister Glynis Roberts, he said in a statement. Roberts had earlier resigned from the ruling National Democratic Congress cabinet, as first reported on Thursday. She had previously […]

Grenada's Thomas Addresses Nation After MP Files No-Confidence Motion

 Above: Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas addressed the country Tuesday night following another no-confidence motion filed against him in Parliament. This motion, which followed one filed in May, was filed by former Foreign Minister and current Member of Parliament Karl Hood, a remember of Thomas’ […]