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Melia Just Opened a New All-Inclusive on an Under-the-Radar Caribbean Island Filled With Beaches, Rainforests, and Dive Sites 

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Roatán has quietly become one of the Caribbean’s most reliable alternatives to the region’s bigger-name islands — less crowded, easiergoing, and still closely tied to what draws travelers here in the first place: reefs close to shore, small beaches tucked into coves, and a pace that has resisted large-scale tourism. A newly opened all-inclusive on […]

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Social Media and Caribbean Politics

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Counting Facebook “Likes” & Twitter Followers I’m preparing to participate in a workshop hosted by a commercial broadcaster in Jamaica. The focus is on social media and their roles in today’s broadcast media organizations. Thinking through key points which must be highlighted brought me back to my early media […]

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Antigua's Big Break on "The Bachelorette"

Above: Galley Bay Resort & Spa By the Caribbean Journal staff Three Antigua resorts will be featured on the two-part season finale episode of ABC television show, “The Bachelorette.” The episode, scheduled to air on Monday, July 29 and Monday Aug. 5, will highlight the St James’s Club, the Verandah and Galley Bay resorts in […]

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Marcia Forbes: Music Videos and Youth Culture in Jamaica

By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor The following is an excerpt from Marcia Forbes’ book, Music, Media & Adolescent Sexuality in Jamaica . The esearch-based book examines relationships between teens and TV, in particular through the music videos they watch.  Findings are based on the participation of about 550 Jamaican teenagers. The book explores issues […]