unesco

Radisson Opens Barbados Resort
News

St Barth’s Coolest New Eatery Is All About Authentic French Caribbean Food

 caribbean to go st barth

I’ve had lots of great meals in St Barth. But until today, what I’d never enjoyed on the island was a bokit.  For the uninitiated, it’s a fried dough-style sandwich that’s the most famous street food on another French Caribbean island: Guadeloupe, where bokit food trucks and stalls abound. And now it’s available in St […]

unesco

UNESCO Concludes Tour of Haiti

Above: the Citadel in Haiti (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s tourism sector was on display last week for a visiting delegation from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The 20-member delegation was in the country from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, led by Michaelle Jean, the former Governor […]

unesco

Grenada Tourism Minister: Visitors "Want More of Our History"

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The critical tourism issue in Grenada is getting visitors to spend more money during their stays, according to Tourism Minister Senator Dr George Vincent, and safeguarding the country’s intangible cultural heritage is one way to solve that problem. “What is happening in Grenada is that we […]

unesco

Haiti's La Selle Added to UNESCO Global Network of Biosphere Reserves

Above: Cascade Pichon in La Selle (UNESCO Photo: Dieufort Deslorges) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s La Selle region was among 20 sites recently added to UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves. It is Haiti’s first biosphere reserve, part of a list that now includes 598 reserves in 117 countries. Biosphere Reserves are areas designated […]

Grenada Tourism Minister: Visitors "Want More of Our History"

Above: Bridgetown, Barbados (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The cultural industries are a critical sector for Barbados’ development, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Maxine McClean. McClean was speaking following a courtesy call from Andrew Senior, a UNESCO consultant. In June, Barbados’ Garrison area was officially inscribed as a […]

Grenada's Thomas, in Paris, Calls on UNESCO for Educational Support

By the Caribbean Journal The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation needs to “deepen the partnership” with member states to help transform education, according to Grenadian Prime Minister Denzil Douglas. Thomas, who was speaking at the Leaders Forum of the 36th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO in Paris last week, challenged the […]

Grenada Signs $10.5 Million Agreement With OPEC Fund to Renovate Schools

Above: St George’s, Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has signed a $10.5 million loan agreement with OPEC’s Fund for International Development to be used for the repair and renovation of 10 schools and 17 kitchen facilities across the country. Grenadian Ambassador to the European Union Stephen Fletcher signed the agreement along […]

In the Bahamas, a Look at Climate Change

 Above: Minister of State, Ministry of Environment Phenton Neymour (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) More than 100 experts are gathering in the Bahamas to discuss the importance of climate change education for small island developing states at the UNESCO Conference on Climate Change Education. “For quite some time, scientists and environmentalists have been sounding the alarm and […]

Following UNESCO Nod, a Serious Look at Culture in Barbados

 Above: St. James Parish Church After last week’s announcement that Bridgetown and its garrison had been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Barbados Culture Minister Stephen Lashley said he hoped that heritage and culture would “be taken a bit more seriously.” Lashley was speaking after returning from the UNESCO committee meeting in Paris. “I sometimes […]

Bridgetown Named World Heritage Site

Above: Bridgetown and its colonial garrison (Barbados Government Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados’ capital, Bridgetown, has been named by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, joining the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany and a Hiraizumi, Japan. Historic Bridgetown and its garrison date back to the 17th century. UNESCO noted the city’s “serpentine urban […]