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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset at Treasure Beach, Jamaica
The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Valerie Jarvis, who sent in this lovely shot of sunset at Frenchman’s Bay in Treasure Beach, Jamaica. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with […]
Turks and Caicos’ Beach Enclave Names New Marketing Director
By the Caribbean Journal staff Turks and Caios’ Beach Enclave has named a new director of sales and marketing. The luxury brand, which is behind several residential resort developments in Providenciales, has appointed Valerie Lund to the role, group director […]
Caribbean Photo of the Week: Port St Charles, Barbados
By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Valerie Hoyte, who sent in this lovely shot of Port St Charles in the parish of St Peter in Barbados. Have you taken a great photo […]
The Top Resort in St Martin is Planning a Reopening
By the Caribbean Journal staff Belmond La Samanna, long the leading luxury resort in St Martin, is planning a relaunch. The luxe property is planning to reopen on Dec. 10, executives said this week. The property had been shuttered since […]
St Martin, St Maarten Eye Joint Tourism Master Plan
By the Caribbean Journal staff It may have two different countries on it, but it’s one island — and now both St Martin and St Maarten are joining together to plan for the island’s tourism future. The French and Dutch sides […]
Caribbean Photo of the Week: Crashboat Beach, Puerto Rico
The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Valerie Sherrer, who sent in this spectacular shot of Crashboat Beach in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in […]
Beyoncé Visits Haiti
Above: Beyoncé in Haiti (Photo: Beyonce Knowles on Instagram) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is not unaccustomed to high-profile visitors, from the Clintons to NBA stars like Dwyane Wade, particularly as it has raised its tourism profile in recent […]
British Virgin Islands Joins Global Partnership For Oceans
Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands has officially joined the Global Partnership for Oceans. The territory joined the global organization at a ceremony at the United States Department of the Interior in […]
Jamaica Hosts UN-Backed Regional Talks on Disaster Preparedness
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica hosted Latin American and Caribbean leaders last week for a three-day conference on disaster preparedness and humanitarian coordination. The talks, supported by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of […]
Guyana Swears in Sandra Jones as Newest Elections Commissioner
Above: Jones is sworn in by Guyana President Donald Ramotar (right) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana has sworn in Sandra Valerie Jones as a new commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission. Jones replaced the late Robert Williams, a former […]
Forbes: Telling the Caribbean’s Stories
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor Books Explode in Jamaica! Last year saw an explosion of book publishing in Jamaica. It seemed as if every week a newly-published book by a Jamaican author was being launched. This delightful explosion continues […]
A New Dawn for Haiti Tourism?
Above: Cayes-Jacmel (Photo: HTO) By Maura R. O’Connor CJ Contributor When Dominican business entrepreneur Frank Ranieri wanted to get involved in tourism in the 1970s, he crossed the border into Haiti to see how it was done. “[Haiti’s tourism] was […]
UN Seeks $230M for Haiti Aid
Above: UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos on her visit to Haiti in September (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Nations has launched a consolidated appeal for aid in countries around the world, with $230 million sought […]
Op-Ed: Ilio Durandis: Is Haiti Really Open for Business?
Above: UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos and Haitian President Michel Martelly (UN Photo/Marco Dormino) By Ilio Durandis At least since 2009, Haitian politicians have taken deep pride in saying that Haiti is open for business. I remember back in the […]
UN: Haiti Refugees Extremely Vulnerable
Above: UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos on her visit to Haiti this week (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The estimated 600,000 people still in camps after last year’s earthquake in Haiti are “extremely vulnerable,” UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie […]
Barbados Moves toward Urban High-Rises
By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has launched what it calls an Urban High-Rise Housing Programme, an initiative aimed at satisfying the growing demand for housing in the country. The programme, which is a joint venture partnership between the National […]
UN: Haiti Humanitarian Crisis “Not Over”
Above: UN Under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Humanitarian assistance must continue in Haiti, alongside development and reconstruction work, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos said today. “The humanitarian crisis in Haiti […]
Guyana Gives Aid for Africa Famine Relief
Above: refugees in Somalia (UN Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo announced his government would grant $100,000 in relief for those suffering from the famine in the Horn of Africa. “It is impossible not to be […]
Maintaining Leonard Howell’s Legacy
By Alexander Britell Thirty years after his death, a group of Jamaicans are working to keep alive the legacy of Leonard Howell, a Jamaican religious figure considered to be the first Rastafarian. Monty Howell, one Howell’s sons, is in a […]
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