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A New Way of Building in the Caribbean
By Guy Britton From the Dominican Republic to Florida, BioLime has been reinventing the way people build in the Caribbean, centered around the company’s unique architectural finishes made of limestone. To learn more about the company, Caribbean Journal caught up […]
A New All-Inclusive Resort Is Opening on a Dominican Republic Island
A new all-inclusive resort is opening on an island off the coast of the Dominican Republic next year, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new Cayo Levantado Resort, part of the Bahia Principe Hotels and Resorts portfolio, is opening its doors […]
This Dominican Republic All-Inclusive Resort Is Reopening
All-inclusive brand Bahia Principe is reopening its Grand Cayacoa resort in the Dominican Republic. The Samana-area property is set to welcome back guests on Nov. 1, 2022, the company told Caribbean Journal. The 284-room hotel has two pools, five restaurants […]
Bahia Principe Reopens Tulum Resort After $40M Renovation
Bahia Principe has reopened its Grand Tulum resort following the completion of a $40 million renovation project. The property, which began welcoming guests again on Nov. 15, underwent a “complete” remodel, according to the company. “We are very excited to […]
How to Plan the Ultimate Caribbean Luxury Vacation
In the age of social distancing, travelers are placing a premium on privacy — both in their transportation and their accommodations. And that’s the reasoning behind the launch of leading luxury villa rental company WIMCO’s new WIMCO Prive’ concierge travel […]
In the BVI, Earth Day Is an Entire Month
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The British Virgin Islands is celebrating Earth Day all month long by creating community awareness through its Seeds of Love initiative. Various events have included school plantings and discussions, voluntourism planting events, plant donation drive, and a planting at the Ellis Thomas Downs […]
St Maarten’s Sonesta Maho Pushes Back Relaunch to February
By the Caribbean Journal staff The reopening of the popular Sonesta Maho Beach Resort in St Maarten has been pushed back to the end of next month, according to a statement from the property. The property said it would reopen […]
A New All-Inclusive Is Coming to Punta Cana
By the Caribbean Journal staff A huge new all-inclusive resort is coming to the heart of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. The new Grand Bahia Principe Aquamarine will be the first adults-only resort under the Grand Bahia Principe brand, […]
Using Tech to Improve the Caribbean’s Business Environment
How “RegTech” could help the Caribbean By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor In the famous words of legendary Bob Marley, “…don’t let them fool you…”. Despite the images of white sandy beaches, turquoise seas and milky coconuts, the Caribbean is notoriously […]
US Declares Public Health Emergency in Puerto Rico Over Zika
The United States government has declared a public health emergency for Puerto Rico, following the spread of the mosquito-borne virus Zika. The declaration was made by US Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell at the request of Puerto Rico […]
A New Caribbean “Kokomo?”
By Ryan Peterson CJ Contributor Popularized by The Beach Boys during the early 90s, many have wondered whether ‘Kokomo’ is real or simply an imaginary place. Likewise, as the smaller economies of the Caribbean venture deeper into the 21st century […]
Nigel Spence: A Lobster Roll Recipe Fit for a Caribbean Summer
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Bwoy, I hear seh Jamaica slowly a fret again! No sooner than dem get hit with the mosquito-borne disease Chik-V, which according to the song, “mek a bag a young people walk ole” is as […]
New $200 Million Hotel Project Coming to Antigua and Barbuda
Above: the signing ceremony in Antigua (Photo: ABG) By Alexander Britell Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has signed a memorandum of understanding on a new $200 million tourism project the government announced. The project was signed by Browne […]
A New Recipe For Braised Chicken
Above: Chef Nigel Spence’s Ripe Kitchen and Bar By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Recently, I’ve been hearing about more and more people in Jamaica contracting a new disease called Chikungunya which has been making its way throughout the Caribbean and […]
Op-Ed: Integrating the Caribbean and Central America
By Alberto Duran and Noemi Areli Sanchez Op-Ed Contributors The Central American Integration System (SICA) was formed in 1991 and is a regional organization which includes the States of Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and […]
Caribbean Hotel Occupancy, Revenue Jumped in May: Report
Above: the One & Only Ocean Club in Paradise Island By the Caribbean Journal staff After a sluggish April, Caribbean hotel occupancy rose 6.6 percent in May, the highest year-over-year jump of any month so far in 2013, according to […]
Haiti: DynCorp Awarded Contract to Support UN, Haitian Police
Above: a UN truck in Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Virginia-based Dyncorp International has been awarded a contract to provide support for the US contingent of UN police in Haiti. The contract, valued at up to $48.6 […]
Op-Ed: Why Venezuela Ought to Reconsider Its Withdrawal From ICSID
By Alexander G Leventhal Op-Ed Contributor IN JANUARY OF 2012, Venezuela announced that it would withdraw from the ICSID convention, a 1966 treaty that established an arbitration and conciliation institution based in Washington, DC to deal with international investment disputes. […]
Report Finds “Troubling” Lack of Transparency in US Aid to Haiti
Above: Port-au-Prince (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff There are “significant” problems in the way the United States delivers aid to Haiti, according to a report from the Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Research. The report, Breaking Open […]
Op-Ed: Why Jamaica’s Cabinet Must Respond to the Contractor General
By David Rowe Op-Ed Contributor THE CONTRACTOR GENERAL is a Jamaican official whose job is to prevent corruption in the awarding of government contracts. Back-scratching contracts have been a significant problem for more than three decades in Jamaica. Many Jamaican […]
Haiti Opens New United States-Funded Bridge Over Millet Ravine
Above: the new bridge in Freres By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti has inaugurated the new Millet bridge on the Route de Freres funded by the United States Agency for International Development. The opening ceremony in Freres this week was […]
Antigua Signs MoU on Aviation
Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Civil Aviation Organization. The memorandum covers regulations stipulated by the IACO’s Universal Safety Audit Programme on its Continuous Monitoring […]
Op-Ed: The Internationalization of Jamaica’s Small Business Sector
By Richard Kildare Op-Ed Contributor The challenges in developing any economy are many. It is prove, however, that through the infrastructural development of small businesses and entrepreneurship, this sector can account for employing more than 60 to 80 percent of […]
Haiti’s Officials to Receive Public Administration Training in New Initiative
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of 320 Haitian officials will undertake a course in the management of public purchases through a new initiative from the Inter-American Development Bank and […]
Grenada Ratifies Wetlands Convention
By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada has ratified the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The convention is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for international cooperation and national action to conserve and wisely use wetlands. Grenada’s first wetland site under […]
Op-Ed: Haiti’s Fight for Transparency
By Jake Johnston Op-Ed Contributor In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, donors pledged billions of dollars for reconstruction efforts. With those dollars was a commitment to “build back better”; this time was supposed to be different from previous […]
After HOVENSA Closure, US Virgin Islands Governor Seeks Federal Assistance
Above: USVI Governor John de Jongh, Jr speaks with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary Anthony Babauta before a meeting in Washington (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh is seeking federal […]
Regional Outlook: Preparing for the Worst, Hoping for the Best
By Hasan Tuluy Op-Ed Contributor Latin America and the Caribbean began 2011 on an economic high. After swiftly bouncing back from the 2008/2009 global crisis, the region grew at a record level in 2010 with some countries reaching East Asian […]
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