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Haiti: Drought, Tropical Storms Lead to Growing Food Insecurity

Above: flooding during Hurricane Sandy (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Malnutrition rates in some parts of Haiti have increased since last fall as more and more people in the country do not have enough food to eat, […]

Caribbean Begins Recovery Efforts After Tropical Storm Cristobal

Above: recovery work in Turks and Caicos (Photo: OPTCI) By the Caribbean Journal staff The northern Caribbean region is beginning recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Cristobal. The storm caused damage in several parts of the region, including […]

Chantal Degenerates to Tropical Wave

Above: a graphic of the storm (NWS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Tropical storm Chantal degenerated to a tropical wave after passing over the Dominican Republic and Haiti, according to the US National Hurricane Center. The storm had been a […]

This Turks and Caicos Hotel Is Offering a Hurricane Guarantee

By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean is a terrific summer destination — but if a storm does hit the region, travelers like to be prepared. That’s why one Turks and Caicos hotel is offering an extra level of protection, […]

A New Boost for Coral in St. Lucia

The Sandals Foundation is partnering with CLEAR Caribbean in an effort to establish two coral nurseries aimed at restoring lost coral coverage in St. Lucia, as well as providing a habitat for marine life inside the Soufriere Marine Managed Area. […]

The 11 Best Wreck Diving Sites in the Caribbean

With its miles of coral reefs and warm crystalline waters, the Caribbean is the world’s most popular dive destination. The Caribbean’s ocean currents, rocky reefs and tropical storms have also created a trail of Caribbean ship wrecks you can dive […]

Belize Climate Resilience Gets a Boost

Belize will strengthen the climate resilience of its energy sector with the help of an $8 million grant from the Global Environment Facility . The World Bank Board of Directors approved the grant this week. “A major concern we often […]

The Mangrove Problem

Above: mangroves By the Caribbean Journal staff There are mangroves in 123 countries around the world, including across the Caribbean. These maritime forests store carbon, clean water, protect against erosion and even against extreme weather. But the world’s mangroves are […]

Interview With Ric Todd, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands

By Alexander Britell Just a few years ago, the Turks and Caicos Islands was in serious trouble. After a UK Commission of Enquiry found evidence of widespread corruption under the government of former Premier Michael Misick, the UK suspended the […]

UN Warns on Hunger in Haiti

Above: Haitians waiting for food assistance (UN Photo/Elio Rujano) By the Caribbean Journal staff Around 1.5 million people in Haiti require some form of food assistance, due to last year’s extreme weather conditions and poor harvests, according to the UN. […]

IMF: Haiti GDP Projected to Grow By 6.5 Percent in 2013

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s economy is projected to grow by 6.5 percent in 2013, according to the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook. That number is in line with a projection made by […]

UN’s Nigel Fisher Suggests Haiti “Not Yet” Open for Business

Above: Nigel Fisher (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nigel Fisher, the new chief of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Haiti, made his first public appearance since succeeding Mariano Fernandez Friday, calling for Haiti to move forward on long-delayed […]

Haiti: Food Insecurity “On the Rise”

Above: flooding during Sandy (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Food insecurity is an increasing problem in Haiti, according to the United Nations World Food Programme. While Haiti has shown progress over the last three years, the country’s […]

Jamaica’s Debt Interest Payments Were World’s Highest in 2011: Report

Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s “unsustainable public debt burden” continues to displace needed investments, preventing long-term growth, according to a new paper from the Center for Economic and Policy Research. In 2011, Jamaica had the highest debt […]

Jamaica Begins Disaster Study

Flooding from Tropical Storm Nicole (JIS Photo) Following the effects of five major hurricanes since 2004, along with two significant tropical storms, the Jamaican government is spearheading a study of coastal hazards and vulnerability. The study will be performed through […]

The Cool List: the Coolest Hotels in the Caribbean for 2023

It’s hard to believe the first edition of our landmark Cool List was published 11 years ago. Today, the Caribbean Journal Cool List is still the annual authority on the Caribbean’s coolest, most creative, singular, buzzy places to stay. That […]

10 Caribbean Beach Resorts for Your Next Vacation

It’s one of the best times to visit the Caribbean: the so-called “shoulder season,” when the storms are typically behind us but the winter tourism season hasn’t yet begun. That means you can find great value — and smaller crowds —in […]

In The Bahamas’ South Abaco, Finding Golf and Rebirth

The landscape on the Great Abaco Highway is raw and simple, one long road straddled by nature. And as you make the straight-line drive from Marsh Harbour to South Abaco, the trees and the brush begin to get taller, greener. […]

The 20 Best Caribbean Islands to Travel to in 2020

The islands of the Caribbean are in the middle of a new age, as dynamism, optimism and investment sweep across destinations as diverse as they are beautiful. And that means the world of places to visit in the Caribbean keeps […]

From Puerto Rico to Aruba, 5 Caribbean Places to Visit in December

You’re looking out at a frosted window or a flurry. Even going outside is a feat, making you dream about warm waters and palm trees. Because you could be in the Caribbean right now. And there are few times of […]

The 5 Best St Martin Hotels to Visit Right Now

There’s a certain sound to the waves in Grand Case at night, a reminder that you’re in one of the great Creole villages in the Caribbean, that you’re in a culinary wonderland. There’s a feeling on Orient Bay, when the […]

St Croix All-Inclusive Resort to Reopen in Summer 2019

By the Caribbean Journal staff St Croix’s only all-inclusive resort is planning a relaunch next summer, Caribbean Journal has learned. St Croix’s Divi Carina Bay All-Inclusive Beach Resort and Casino, which has been closed since last year’s storms, is planning […]

St Croix Eyes Major Airport Expansion, Modernization

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another major airport project could be coming to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Less than two months after the initial designs were revealed on St Thomas’ $230 million airport transformation project, the island of St Croix […]

St Croix “Significantly Impacted” By Hurricane Maria

By the Caribbean Journal staff The island of St Croix in the US Virgin Islands was “severely impacted” by the passage of Hurricane Maria, according to a statement US Virgin Islands Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty. The eye of the Category […]

“Dangerous” Hurricane Matthew Bears Down on Haiti

“Dangerous” Hurricane Matthew began bearing down on Haiti as “life-threatening” rain, wind and storm surges started to spread over portions of the country, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm remained a category four, with maximum sustained winds at […]

Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean

By George Nicholson and Nnyeka Prescod Op-Ed Contributors In the economic sphere an act, a habit, an institution or a law produces not only one effect, but a series of effects. Of these effects, the first alone is immediate; it […]

Op-Ed: Climate Change and the Caribbean

By George Nicholson and Anastasia Ramjag Op-Ed Contributors This debate surrounding our climate has polarized the world into two different groups for a long time; some theorists maintain that an intrinsic characteristic of climate is that it changes while a […]

A Look at CARIFESTA in Haiti, in Photos

A cultural celebration in Haiti By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s just the 12th time the regional CARIFESTA festival has been held, but this year’s edition is finally in one of the region’s cultural capitals: Haiti. The festival, which officially […]

This BVI Resort Just Began Its Reopening