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Haiti Signs $41.5 Million Contract to Reconstruct University Hospital

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s government and the International Health Group have signed a $41.48 million contract to rebuild the Hospital of the State University of Haiti. The $41.48 million in funding is part of […]

Haiti Inaugurates Renovated Maternity Ward at State University Hospital

Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti inaugurated the maternity ward at the State University Hospital of Haiti Friday to coincide with International Women’s Day. While the maternity ward was one of the few buildings of the […]

Guyana Mulls Relationship With George Washington University Hospital

Above: George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana is reportedly looking to establish a relationship with the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC. The country is currently hosting a medical delegation from the […]

Why AMResorts Partnered With Cornell University

By the Caribbean Journal staff Apple Leisure Group subsidiary AMResorts has partnered with Cornell University on a new certificate program for AMResorts general managers, the company announced. The AMResorts Top Executive Certificate Program is a personalized business and hospitality development […]

University of Miami to Open Medical School in the Bahamas

University of Miami is coming to the Bahamas. The Florida-based university will be establishing a School of Medicine in Grand Bahama, Prime Minister Perry Christie announced. The announcement came after Christie was on the island for talks with Dean of […]

How One Caribbean Hotel Is Supporting a University Dream

From Cayman to the UK By Dana Niland CJ Contributor A nineteen year-old Caribbean student is on her way to university in the United Kingdom, thanks in part to a scholarship from Comfort Suites Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman. […]

China to Fund $511 Million Project at University of the West Indies

UWI, China Harbour sign memorandum By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The University of the West Indies and China Harbour Engineering Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a $511 million USD development project. The project will include the expansion […]

Grenada to Build New Teaching Hospital

Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada will be building a new teaching hospital in partnership with St George’s University, according to Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell. In a statement, the government said it had secured backing […]

University of the Virgin Islands to Establish Medical School

Above: the University of the Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The University of the Virgin Islands has received a $30 million gift commitment that will go toward establishing a medical school on the island. The gift on behalf […]

St Lucia Eyes Health Alliance With University of the West Indies

Above: the new National Health Complex in St Lucia (Photo: Ayman Khalil) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s government is considering an alliance with the University of the West Indies that would link the country’s hospitals with the regional […]

Haiti: Solar-Powered Mirebalais Hospital Set to Open in March

Above: the Mirebalais University Hospital (Photo: PIH) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Mirebalais University Hospital in Haiti will open in March, according to US-based healthcare organization Partners in Health. The $17 million, 300-bed national public teaching hospital has already […]

Grenada Seeks Partner for New Hospital

Above: St George’s (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada’s government is looking for a partner on a proposed new hospital on the island. Grenada has officially launched the international tender process to identify a partner for the new […]

Medical Tourism in the Caribbean

By Paul Hay CJ Contributor The fifth “Global Ministerial Summit” was held in Washington, DC on Sept. 21. Ministers of health, tourism and economic development, trade commissioners, and health attachés from 25 nations gathered to discuss medical tourism challenges and […]

Haiti’s Martelly, Lamothe Meet With World Bank President Jim Yong Kim

Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti President Michel Martelly received World Bank President Jim Yong Kim in Port-au-Prince Tuesday during the latter’s two-day visit to […]

Interview with Jamaican Parliamentary Candidate Dr Saphire Longmore

By Alexander Britell Dr Saphire Longmore is the Jamaica Labour Party candidate for Eastern St Andrew in the upcoming election in the country Dec. 29. Longmore, who recently completed her MD in psychiatry, is also a former Miss Jamaica Universe […]

In The Bahamas, A New Kind of Conch Farm

A new project by Florida Atlantic University aims to help restore the population of Queen Conch in Grand Bahama. The school’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute has received a $2.8 million grant from Builders Initiative to establish a new queen conch […]

Top Caribbean Hotel Company Names New COO

GEMS Holdings Limited, whose hospitality portfolio is headlined by the Secret Bay and Fort Young hotels in Dominica, has named a new chief operating officer, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company has tapped Ryan Didier to the role, according to […]

How to Move to Aruba, Explained

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How to Move to Antigua and Barbuda, Explained

On This Caribbean Island, You Can Live on the Beach for Less

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Sandals Is Opening a Beaches Resort in St Vincent

Sandals Resorts International is opening its first-ever resort in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The company is opening a new Beaches resort, the first in the Eastern Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The property will be a transformation of the […]

How This Antigua Resort Is Transforming Its Operations

The pandemic has altered the hospitality landscape in so many ways, with an understandably strong focus on health and safety. One Antigua resort, the Hodges Bay Club, has announced a major new initiative to transform its operations to reflect the […]

In the US Virgin Islands, a Tourism Training Push

By the Caribbean Journal staff A major tourism training push is set for the United States Virgin Islands next week, as Aquila’s Center for Cruise Excellence launches a three-day training program for tourism industry professionals in the territory. The program, […]

The Best Dominican Republic Vacation For Every Traveler

It’s not a surprise that the Dominican Republic says it “has it all.” Because the diverse Caribbean nation has something for everyone, whether you want to gorge on gourmet delicacies, scale waterfalls or discover its pre- and post-colonial history; take […]

10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites You Need to Visit in the Caribbean

UNESCO has a big footprint in the Caribbean’s historical offering By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor In 1972, UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) established the World Heritage Site program, which recognizes landmarks of natural and cultural […]

The World’s Happiest Island

What’s the happiest place on earth? It is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a Caribbean island. Following a five-year Happiness Index study conducted in partnership between the Aruba Tourism Authority and the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida, […]

How to Move to Punta Cana

It’s the most popular tourist destination in the Caribbean: Punta Cana, the beach-filled paradise on the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic. And while it’s filled with a host of great, mostly all-inclusive properties, the country’s tourism hub is also […]

The 10 Best Ways to Retire in the Caribbean

Retiring well is a subjective matter. For some it’s time to kick back and watch the world go by. For others it’s time to put it into high-gear and create an altogether new life. There are many stories about people […]

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