The Caribbean Tourism Organization has announced that Saint Lucia will host the inaugural CTO Latin American Market Summit on May 5-6, 2027. The announcement was made this week at World Travel Market Latin America in São Paulo, Brazil. The one-and-a-half-day event is designed to strengthen ties between Caribbean tourism stakeholders and the fast-growing Latin American travel market, bringing together airlines, tour operators, travel […]
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. Amy Thompson has spent the past several months learning the ins and outs of the […]
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 institution’s medical science faculties. The partnership would turn St Lucia’s New National Hospital Complex into […]
Above: Bob Marley By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica brought reggae to the world — but it may not have brought back much economic return, according to a new study at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. PhD student Sharma Taylor’s research shows that, due in large part to a failure by many […]
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 completed construction. It is Partners in Health’s largest undertaking to date, according to a release. […]
By Ramesh Sujanani Op-Ed Contributor An old school chum, who has his doctorate from the University of the West Indies, pointed out to me that many students seeking education at tertiary institutions these days don’t speak very well, or do not present an argument with the required detail to get a reasonable answer or debate. […]
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