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USVI Eyes Developer for St Thomas Hotel Project
By the Caribbean Journal Invest staff To access this content, subscribe now. Choose from two tailored subscription options: Caribbean Journal Invest for comprehensive investment news or Caribbean Journal Travel Advisor for targeted content for travel agents and advisors. Subscribe today […]
Jamaica’s Red Stripe Is Launching a Rum Punch
The iconic Red Stripe brand is getting into the rum punch business. In a nod to the growing popularity of ready-to-drink cocktails, Red Stripe is launching its first-ever rum-based drinks: Red Stripe Rum Punch and Red Stripe Rum Mojito. The […]
Hotels in Jamaica Where You Can Stay for Less than $200 Per Night
Negril may seem like just another Jamaican destination for big resorts and all-inclusive hotels, on par with Montego Bay and Ocho Rios. But travelers with longer memories may recall that Negril got its start as a mecca for backpackers and […]
How to Go Landsailing in Bonaire
By Guy Britton and Alexander Britell An island with some of the most spectacular shorelines on the planet is not the first place you’d ever imagine spending even a single day away from the water. Even more so here on […]
Discovering a New All-Inclusive Overwater Bar in Jamaica
By Tim Cotroneo CJ Contributor Sandals revolutionized the region’s overwater experience when it debuted its overwater villas at the Sandals Royal Caribbean in Jamaica, the first-ever overwater bungalows in the English-speaking Caribbean. And now they’re at it again, with another […]
The Early Days of Caribbean Aviation
By Steven Keats CJ Contributor Many people recognize the name of the founder of Pan American Airways, Juan Trippe. But another name, Basel (BL) Rowe is known by very few — yet he is responsible for providing the germinating seed […]
Island Shop: Five Perfumes Made in the Caribbean
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Rum, coffee and straw baskets are classic Caribbean keepsakes but locally produced scents also make evocative souvenirs. Get a noseful of these five fragrances, guaranteed to bring back memories of your tropical trip. Goombay, […]
Op-Ed: Haiti’s Intellectual History
By Celucien L Joseph, PhD Op-Ed Contributor IN HAITI’S intellectual history, Toussaint Louverture is not only a man of deep commitment to his people but also the great Haitian antiracist and public intellectual, radical social activist and anticolonial prophet of […]
A Big Leap for Sports in Haiti
Above: Haiti’s Samyr Laine By the Caribbean Journal staff What amounted to a distance of about a metre kept Haiti from its first medal since 1928 on Thursday. But while triple jumper Samyr Laine didn’t end up taking home hardware […]
Clothing Brand JJ Threads Partners With Haitian Olympian Samyr Laine
Above: Haiti’s Samyr Laine By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian Olympian Samyr Laine has been named a global brand ambassador for clothing brand JJ Threads, the company announced. The Olympian will be competing Thursday in the finals of the men’s […]
Haiti’s Samyr Laine Moves on to Men’s Triple Jump Final in London
Above: Haiti’s Samyr Laine By the Caribbean Journal staff Samyr Laine, who is representing Haiti in the Olympics, has qualified for the final round of the Men’s Triple Jump in London. Laine was among 12 of 26 players from the […]
Haiti Olympic Diary: Samyr Laine on the Beginning of an Adventure
By Samyr Laine CJ Special Contributor This is my first Caribbean Journal Olympic Diary entry and I’m writing it during a hiatus I’m taking from packing for my upcoming adventure, which will no doubt be the biggest of my life. […]
Triple Jumper Samyr Laine Dreams of Olympic Glory for Haiti
By Alexander Britell It was 1928 when Haiti’s Silvio Cator won a silver medal in the men’s long jump at the Amsterdam Olympics (his name now graces a stadium in Port-au-Prince). While Haitian athletes have competed in 11 Olympic Games […]
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